Fourth Young Composers International Competition of the Educational Center for Curriculum and Training Studies

The Results of the Fourth International Competition of Young Composers

First Category (7–11 years old)

The First Prize is divided between two composers:

Primaverа
A little house at the edge of the wood, a cycle of pieces for piano
Composed by Maria Mokrinskaya (Russia)

МИР

• The Sea, a piece for piano
• An Elegy for piano

Composed by Maria Grigor'yeva (Russia)

The Second Prize is not awarded.

The Third Prize is divided between two composers:

Kasper891

• Invention in C minor for piano
• Sonatina in A minor for piano

Composed by Andrei Andreyev (Russia)

Pervoklassnica

• Tarantella for two violins
• The Christmas Tale of a Small Synthesizer for narrator, violin and two synthesizers

Composed by Severina Kurnikova (Russia)

Second Category (12–17 years old)

The First Prize is not awarded.

The Second Prize:

1904
“The forest is entranced by Winter the Magician...”, a vocal ensemble
Composed by Tatiana Shul'gina (Russia)

The Third Prize is divided between two composers:

271828
The April Third Improvisation
Composed by Marianna Leticia Kazantseva (Russia)

kogter
Fragments from the opera Sword of Gideon for voice, choir and piano
Composed by Kirill Bashirov (Russia)

Alexander Chaykovsky’s Prize:

МИР

• The Sea, a piece for piano
• An Elegy for piano

Composed by Maria Grigor'yeva (Russia)

Passwords identifying the composers admitted to Round Two of the Competition:

First Category (7–11 years old):

• Kasper891
• Pervoklassnica
• Primaverа
• МИР

Second Category (12–17 years old):

• 1904
• 271828
• kogter

Round Two of the Competition will take place on 15 May 2021 at 14:00 at the Nikolai Myaskovsky Concert Hall.

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Annex of the Year 2021 to Regulations on the International Competition of Young Composers of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory’s Educational Center for Curriculum and Training Studies

A.1. General Provisions

A.1.1. The full official name of the competition is The Fourth International Competition of Young Composers of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory’s Educational Center for Curriculum and Training Studies (hereinafter to be referred to as “the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS”).

A.1.2. The dates of holding the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS are from 2 to 15 May 2021 inclusive.

A.2. Prizes of the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS

A.2.1. The Working Group has established six monetary prizes (three in each category) and two non-monetary diplomas (one in each category), as well as one special prize:

• A.2.1.1. two First Prizes — 15,000 (fifteen thousand) rubles each;
• A.2.1.2. two Second Prizes — 10,000 (ten thousand) rubles each;
• A.2.1.3. two Third Prizes — 5000 (five thousand) rubles each;
• A.2.1.4. two non-monetary diplomas;
• A.2.1.5. Alexander Chaykovsky’s Special Prize in the amount of 5000 (five thousand) rubles.

A.3. Jury Team of the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS

• Prof. Leonid Bobylyóv, chairman: teacher at the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), Honored Art Worker of Russia, member of the Composers’ Union of Russia
• Assc. Prof. Irina Dubkóva: teacher at the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), member of the Composers’ Unions of Russia and of the Moscow City, laureate of Russia’s and international competitions
• Assc. Prof. Anzhelika Komissárenko: teacher at the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), member of the Composers’ Union of Russia, member of Russia’s Society of Harpists, laureate of Russia’s and international competitions
• Elena Yevtushévskaya: teacher of composition and musicology classes at both the Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Children’s Music School and the Solveig International Center for Vocal Teaching affiliated with the Composers’ Center of the Moscow City, laureate of Russia’s and international competitions
• Alexei Chernyák: a third-year student of the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), teaching practice supervised by Assc. Prof. Irina Dubkova
• Alexander Krasóta: a fourth-year student of the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), teaching practice supervised by Assc. Prof. Anzhelika Komissarenko
• Ivan Mironyúk: a third-year student of the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), teaching practice supervised by Assc. Prof. Irina Dubkova
• Veniamin Vinter: a third-year student of the Conservatory’s Faculty of Musicology and Composition (Composition Department), teaching practice supervised by Assc. Prof. Anzhelika Komissarenko

A.4. Procedure for Holding the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS

A.4.1. The auditions of Round Two will be held on 15 May 2021 at 14:00 at the Nikolai Myaskovsky Concert Hall.

A.4.3. Every applicant must submit to the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS no more than two pieces composed by him/her personally in a free form. The following lists of instruments are possible (optionally):

• (1) any solo voice (one);
• (2) any solo instrument (one);
• (3) an ensemble of any instruments from two to five;
• (4) any solo voice accompanied by an ensemble of any instruments from one to four.

A.5. Submission of the Application, Documents and Score(s)

A.5.1. In order to participate in the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS, the following documents have to be scanned and forwarded to the Working Group’s official e-mail address:

• A.5.1.1. the application filled out and signed by the underage applicant’s parent or legal representative; Download *.doc
• A.5.1.2. the consent for processing the underage applicant’s personal data with the personal signature of his/her parent or legal representative. Download *.doc

See the list of other documents in the text of the Regulations.

A.5.4.1. The deadline for submitting the application, the documents and the score(s) in order to participate in the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS is 1 May 2021.

A.6. Financial Terms

A.6.2. The amount of the registration fee for participation in the 4^th Competition of the Conservatory’s ECCTS is, optionally:

• (1) 1500 (one thousand five hundred) Russian rubles;
• (2) 20 (twenty) US dollars;
• (3) 17 (seventeen) euros.