Finalists of International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition 2011 announced

The five finalists of the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition 2011 have been named. Over the next 4 evenings (27-30 June 2011), they will perform 2 concertos each, one of which must be by Tchaikovsky. No surprises, all of them have elected to perform the First Piano Concerto in B flat minor (Op.23) over the much-maligned (and more difficult to pull off) Second Piano Concerto in G major (Op.44). The finalists include two Russians, one Ukrainian and two Koreans. They will be performing in this sequence:

ALEXANDER ROMANOVSKY (Ukraine): Tchaik 1 / Rachmaninov 3

SEONG JIN CHO (Korea): Rachmaninov 3 / Tchaik 1

DANIIL TRIFONOV (Russia): Tchaik 1 / Chopin 1

YEOL EUM SON (Korea): Rachmaninov 3 / Tchaik 1

ALEXEI CHERNOV (Russia): Tchaik 1 / Brahms 1

The concerts may be caught on-line at: http://pitch.paraclassics.com/#/live/piano

TCHAIKOVSKY INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 2011 starts today!

The prestigious International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow starts today, and will run till 30 June. Simultaneously , the violin, cello and voice competitions will also be taking place in different venues in Moscow and St.Petersburg.

The 30 competitors for the Piano competition, with their performing repertoire, and a sample video of playing, may be found on this link: http://www.tchaikovsky-competition.com/en/2011/piano/competitors

Interestingly, the top two prizewinners of the recently concluded Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition are among the contenders, Daniil Trifonov (1st) and Boris Giltburg (2nd). The 3rd prizewinner of the last Tchaikovsky Competition in 2006 - Alexander Lubyantsev - is also in contention. This time, under the directorship of Valery Gergiev, a 1st prize will be awarded.

To access live and archived performances, please click on the Webcast icon on this link:

http://www.tchaikovsky-competition.com/en