5th Competition ‘Pianovoce’ of Vocal-Piano Duos

07 February 2024 - 10 February 2024 |

The Results of the Fifth International Competition of Vocal and Piano Duos Pianovoce

First prize and the title of a laureate:
AnimaDuo: Daniil Akimov (bass), Alina Smirnova (piano)

Second prize is divided between, and the titles of laureates are awarded to, the following three duos:

  • Darya Gorozhanko (mezzo-soprano) and Ivan Kobylchenko (piano)
  • Kirill Popov (tenor) and Ivan Koshcheyev (piano)
  • Ivan Vasilyev (baritone) and Lada Aksyonova (piano)

Third prize is divided between, and the titles of laureates are awarded to, the following three duos:

  • Just ensemble: Ramilya Baymukhametova (soprano), Pavel Zamula (piano)
  • The Bronze Horseman: Maxim Morozov (baritone), Nikolai Manakov (piano)
  • Pampiliong: Zhang Mengwen (soprano), Vasily Salnikov (piano)

Diploma:
Lui e Lei: David Sanikidze (tenor), Cynthia Soto-Cordero (piano)

Congratulations to the winners!

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According to the results of Round Two, the following eight vocal and piano duos
are admitted to participate in Round Three:

No. 1. Kirill Popov (tenor) and Ivan Koshcheyev (piano)
No. 3. Ivan Vasilyev (baritone) and Lada Aksyonova (piano)
No. 4. AnimaDuo: Daniil Akimov (bass), Alina Smirnova (piano)
No. 5. Just ensemble: Ramilya Baymukhametova (soprano), Pavel Zamula (piano)
No. 7. Darya Gorozhanko (mezzo-soprano) and Ivan Kobylchenko (piano)
No. 10. Lui e Lei: David Sanikidze (tenor), Cynthia Soto-Cordero (piano)
No. 11. The Bronze Horseman: Maxim Morozov (baritone), Nikolai Manakov (piano)
No. 12. Pampiliong: Zhang Mengwen (soprano), Vasily Salnikov (piano)

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Preliminary Schedule of the Competition

February 6, Tuesday

13:00–14:00 The drawing of lots with the Organizing Committee (the Great Hall Building, Office 210)
22:00–24:00 Rehearsals of Duos Nos. 1–8 (The Rachmaninoff Hall)

February 7, Wednesday: the Rachmaninoff Hall
Round Two (Day One)

10:00–11:30 Auditions of Duos Nos. 1–4
11:30–12:00 Intermission
12:00–13:30 Auditions of Duos Nos. 5–8
13:30–14:00 Intermission
14:00–16:00 Rehearsals of Duos Nos. 9–16

February 8, Thursday: the Rachmaninoff Hall
Round Two (Day Two)

10:00–11:30 Auditions of Duos Nos. 9–12
11:30–12:00 Intermission
12:00–13:30 Auditions of Duos Nos. 13–16
13:30–14:30 Calculation of the votes, approval of the participants of Round Three, announcement of the results
14:30–17:00 Rehearsals of the duos finalists for Round Three

February 9, Friday: the Small Hall
Round Three

10:00–11:45 Auditions of the duos finalists
11:45–12:15 Intermission
12:15–13:45 Auditions of the duos finalists
13:45–14:30 Calculation of the votes, summing up the results
14:30–15:00 Announcement of the results of the Competition
15:00–17:00 Rehearsals of the duos laureates for the Final Concert

February 10, Saturday: the Rachmaninoff Hall
14:00–17:00 The Laureates’ Awarding Ceremony and the Final Concert

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According to the results of Round One, the following 16 vocal and piano duos are admitted
to participate in Round Two:

1. Due anime: Alexander Gontsa (baritone), Nadezhda Kulikova (piano)
2. Pampiliong: Zhang Mengwen (soprano), Vasily Salnikov (piano)
4. Kirill Popov (tenor) and Ivan Koshcheyev (piano)
6. Darya Gorozhanko (mezzo-soprano) and Ivan Kobylchenko (piano)
7. Just ensemble: Ramilya Baymukhametova (soprano), Pavel Zamula (piano)
9. Lui e Lei: David Sanikidze (tenor), Cynthia Soto-Cordero (piano)
10. The Bronze Horseman: Maxim Morozov (baritone), Nikolai Manakov (piano)
11. AnimaDuo: Daniil Akimov (bass), Alina Smirnova (piano)
12. Avanti all’arte: Anna Prilepko (mezzo-soprano), Artyom Aksyonov (piano)
13. Nuovo duo: Vladislav Zhidov (tenor), Daniil Kozionov (piano)
15. Ivan Vasilyev (baritone) and Lada Aksyonova (piano)
18. Mari’Ann: Maria Zubova (soprano), Anna Parshina (piano)
20. Art-nova: Andrei Medvedev (baritone), Inessa Bessonova (piano)
21. VASH: Polina Sharovarova (mezzo-soprano), Mark Vaza (piano)
22. Elena Prokhvatilova (soprano) and Ekaterina Belykh (piano)
23. Tenor&Piano: Mikhail Basenko (tenor), Tatiana Rodionova (piano)

Round Two will take place in the Rachmaninoff Hall of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory
on 7 and 8 February 2024 at 10:00.

Annex of the Year 2024 to the Regulations on Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory’s International Pianovoce Competition of Vocal and Piano Duos

A.1. General Provisions

A.1.1. The full official name of the competition is Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory’s Fifth International Pianovoce Competition of Vocal and Piano Duos (hereinafter to be referred to as
“the 5th Pianovoce Competition”).

A.1.3. The dates of holding the 5th Pianovoce Competition are 7–10 February 2024 inclusive.

A.2. Prizes of the 5th Pianovoce Competition

  • A.2.1. First Prize: 200,000 (two hundred thousand) rubles.
  • A.2.2. Second Prize: 150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand) rubles.
  • A.2.3. Third Prize: 100,000 (one hundred thousand) rubles.
  • A.2.4. Two diplomas of 50,000 (fifty thousand) rubles each.

A.3. Jury Teams of the 5th Pianovoce Competition

A.3.1. The Jury Team of Round One:

  • Alexander Bonduryansky, chairman
  • Galina Brykina
  • Irina Osipova
  • Pyotr Skusnichenko

A.3.2. The Jury Team of Rounds Two and Three:

  • Alexander Bonduryansky (Russia), chairman
  • Galina Brykina (Russia)
  • Anastasia Moskvina (Belarus)
  • Irina Osipova (Russia)
  • Jiang Shangrong (China)
  • Pyotr Skusnichenko (Russia)

A.4. Procedure for Holding the 5th Pianovoce Competition

  • A.4.3. The 5th Pianovoce Competition consists of three rounds.
  • A.4.3.1. Round One is an eliminating contest of the submitted video recordings to be held during
    8–20 January 2024     inclusive.
  • A.4.3.2. Round Two will take place in the Rachmaninoff Hall of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (hereinafter to be referred to as “the Rachmaninoff Hall”) on 7 and 8 February 2024 at 10:00.
  • A.4.3.3. Round Three will take place in the Rachmaninoff Hall on 9 February 2024 at 10:00.

A.4.7. The award ceremony and the final concert of the winning duos will take place in the Rachmaninoff Hall
on 10 February 2024 at 14:00.

A.5. Submission of the online applications, the documents and the video recording

A.5.1. In order to participate in the 5th Pianovoce Competition, each musician of the applying duo must fill out his/her personal online application.
See the description of the other necessary documents in the main text of the Regulations (clauses 5.1 and 5.3).

A.5.2. In addition, each duo applying for participation in the 5th Pianovoce Competition must submit the video recording of their performance of the Round One program: see clause 5.2 of the main text of the Regulations.

  • A.5.4.1. The deadline for submitting the online application, the documents and the video recording is
    7 January 2024.
  • A.5.4.2. The order and dates of paying the registration fee will be announced by the Organizing Committee after the Initial Meeting of the duos participating in the 5th Pianovoce Competition: see clause 6.1
    of the main text of the Regulations.

A.6. Financial Term of the 5th Pianovoce Competition

A.6.2. An amount of the registration fee for participation in the 5th Pianovoce Competition is, optionally:

  • (1) 3000 (three thousand) Russian rubles;
  • (2) 240 (two hundred forty) Chinese yuans;
  • (3) 34 (thirty-four) US dollars;
  • (4) 31 (thirty-one) euros.

A.9. Program of the 5th Pianovoce Competition

See the general requirements to the program of the 5th Pianovoce Competition in Article 9 of the main text of the Regulations.

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