2022

XVI Open composers’ competition named after composer Andrey Petrov Nomination « SYMPHONIC MUSIC» Nomination for young composers «SHORE OF HOPE»

In 2022, the competition received 206 applications from 43 cities in Russia, as well as 14 countries near and far abroad. According to the Regulations of the competition, 6 compositions in the nomination «Symphonic Music» and 3 compositions in the nomination «Shore of hope» were admitted to the final. The final of the competition was held on September 15, 2022 in the format of a public performance in the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after Dmitry Shostakovich. The Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Hall under the direction of Fyodor Lednev took part in the final round of the competition. Soloists: Herman BULLER (oboe), Andrey EFIMOVSKY (cello), Dmitry MAZANSKY (tenor), Ilya MAZUROV (baritone), Vladimir VIROK-STOLETOV (cello), Elena TOKAREVA (alt), Dugar TSIBIKOV (oboe). The host of the concert was Anna MALYSHEVA.

The winners of the competition:

Nomination « SYMPHONIC MUSIC»

I PRIZE

Artem LAUKHIN (St. Petersburg, Russia)
«RADIANCE» for orchestra

II PRIZE

Alina PODZOROVA (Moscow, Russia)
«VESCHII GAMAYUN» double concerto for oboe, cello and orchestra

III PRIZE

Eduardo SOUTULLO (Spain, Vigo)
«THRENUS HELIANTHUSES» for two voices and a symphony orchestra

DIPLOMA HOLDERS

Igor DRUKH (St. Petersburg, Russia)
«MELTING CLOCKS», fantasy Concerto for cello and orchestra No. 2 (based on the works of Salvador Dali)

Aleksey LOGUNOV (St. Petersburg, Russia)
«Messier 87» for orchestra

AUDIENCE’S CHOICE AWARD and
Special prize from the Academic symphonic orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Hall

Ekaterina KHMELEVSKAYA (Moscow, Russia).
«CHETYRE PAKHOMA», Slavic fantasy for voice and orchestra

Nomination for young composers «SHORE OF HOPE»

I PRIZE

Ziyi TAO (Forest Hills, New York, USA).
«KRIANA» for orchestra

DIPLOMA HOLDERS

Eduard KHRISTAFOROV (Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia)
«WITNESS OF THE DARKEST DAYS» for orchestra

Andrey CHERNYSHEV (Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, Russia)
«THE PRINCE AND THE BEGGAR» for oboe and orchestra

AUDIENCE’S CHOICE AWARD and
Special prize from the Academic symphonic orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Hall

Andrey CHERNYSHEV (Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, Russia)
«THE PRINCE AND THE BEGGAR» for oboe and orchestra

The 2022 members of the competition jury:

Frangiz ALIZADE (Baku, Azerbaijan)
President of the jury - National Artist of Azerbaijan, composer

Arthur WABEL (St. Petersburg, Russia)
composer, laureate of the VI, X, XIV Open composers competition named after Andrey Petrov

Alexander KNAIFEL (St. Petersburg, Russia)
composer, Honored Artist of Russia

Anatoly KOROLEV (St. Petersburg, Russia)
composer, Honored Artist of Russia

Arkady SHTEINLUCHT (St. Petersburg, Russia)
conductor, Honored Artist of Russia

Alexander RADVILOVICH (St. Petersburg, Russia)
composer, Honored Artist of Russia

Nastasia KHRUSHCHYOVA (St. Petersburg, Russia)
composer, laureate of the Youth Prize of the Government of St. Petersburg

Dmitry YANOV–YANOVSKY (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
composer

Organizer:
Foundation for the preservation and development of creative heritage of composer Andrey Petrov

With the support of:
Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation
Presidential Foundation for cultural initiatives
Saint-Petersburg Committee of culture
Valery Brovko Foundation