The Competition is organized by:

Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
The Government of Moscow
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Composers’ Union of Russia
Moscow Union of Musicians
Sviatoslav Richter Foundation
International Cultural Centre
Alexander Scriabin Foundation
Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition Charity foundation

Honorary Board

Tigran Alikhanov
Irina Antonova
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Valentin Berlinsky
Vladimir Fedosseyev
Natalia Gutmann
Sergey Kapitsa
Kurt Mazur
Mstislav Rostropovich
Kurt Sanderling
Roald Sagdeev
Yuri Temirkanov
Viktor Tretiakov
Elisso Virsaladze
Yevgeny Primakov
Liudmila Shvetsova
Boris Pastuhov
Alexander Kupriyanov
Ara Abramian
Igor Vasilyev
Andrea von Knoop
Siegmar Krueger
Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Tessen von Heydebreck

Conditions

The Competition is open to professional musicians of all nationalities not younger than 23 years old (as of June 15, 2008). There is no upper age limit.

Prizes

The Sviatoslav Richter prize – USD 30 000
Second prize – USD 20 000
Third prize – USD 15 000
Fourth prize – USD 10 000
Fifth prize – USD 8 000
Sixth prize – USD 5 000
Prize of the Moscow city government to the best Russian participant – USD 3 000
Prize for the best performance of a classical concerto for piano and orchestra – USD 3 000 established by Richter Foundation
Prize of Moscow Tchaikovsky conservatory – USD 2 000

The Application Procedure

Applicants must complete and submit the attached application. It must have been postmarked by February 15, 2008 to be considered.

The application must include:

• Two 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 ins.) and one 4 x 6 cm. (1.6 x 2.3 ins.) glossy photographs
• A photocopy of the applicant’s passport or another official form of identification
• Two letters of recommendation from recognized musicians
• A DVD
• A bank receipt confirming the USD 100 application fee transfer

Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition Charity Foundation
Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, 46/17, bldg. 1
121069 Moscow
RUSSIA The steering committee shall inform the applicants about the decision regarding the admission to participation in the Competition not later than March 30, 2008.

Financial Terms

The Competition participants shall receive a reimbursement of the costs of return travel to Moscow, however not exceeding USD 500. Each participant will be provided with board and lodging free of charge, beginning on the day indicated in the official invitation to appear. Participants who do not advance to the second round may continue to stay in the hotel free of charge for 2 days after the end of the first round. Semi-finalists who do not advance to the final round shall receive a fee of USD 1000; they also may continue to stay in the hotel free of charge until the end of the Competition.

Jury

Will be announced later.

Repertoire

• First Round
  The programme and its design will be freely determined by the participant and must consist of works in various styles.
• Second Round
  The program must consist of compositions in various styles and from various periods, including two large-scale works (or one large-scale and one shorter composition) and one work composed after 1960. Participants may perform works of their own composition.
• Third Round. Final
  The finalists shall perform successively two concertos for piano and orchestra, one from the group A and the other from the group B with the participation of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Radio (Artistic Director Vladimir Fedoseyev).
  • Group A
    J. S. Bach One of the concertos
    W. A. Mozart One of the concertos (except KV. 37, 39, 40, 41 and 107)
    L. van Beethoven Concertos Nos.1–5
  • Group B
    F. Chopin Concertos Nos.1–2
    R. Schumann Concerto in A minor
    F. Liszt Concertos Nos.1 – 2
    J. Brahms Concertos Nos.1 – 2
    C. Saint-Saens Concerto No.2
    E. Grieg Concerto in A minor
    P. I. Tchaikovsky Concertos Nos.1 – 2
    S. V. Rachmaninov Concertos Nos.1 – 4, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
    A. N. Scriabin Concerto in F sharp minor
    S. S. Prokofiev Concertos Nos.1 – 5 (except no. 4)
    D. D. Shostakovich Concerto No.1
    M. Ravel Concerto in G major
    B. Bartok Concerto No.3
    A. Dvořak Concerto in G minor
    N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto in C sharp minor
    A. K. Glazunov Concerto No.1

Application form

The detailed information are presented on official site