The final of the III All-Russian Competition of Young Composers “Partitura” will take place on 26 November in the Grand Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where winners will be determined across eight categories encompassing various musical genres and forms. TV BRICS serves as the event’s media partner.

In 2024, the competition attracted a record-breaking number of entries – 1,094 works from 101 locations across Russia. For the first time, composers from Kazakhstan and Belarus joined the competition. Many compositions were dedicated to significant anniversaries and milestones of prominent Russian cultural figures, proposed as priority themes.

The works were evaluated by a professional jury, including the Chairman of the Council of the Union of Composers of Russia, Aleksander Tchaikovsky; the Rector of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Aleksander Sokolov; conductor Yury Bashmet; saxophonist Igor Butman; founder and artistic director of the Helikon-Opera Theatre, Dmitry Bertman; composers Yury Poteyenko and Aleksey Rybnikov; among others. International jury members included Chinese composer Zuo Zhenguan.

The music of the winners will be performed by the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory. According to the organisers, the competition’s primary goal is to support young talents and promote their work. Music by the finalists has already been performed at concerts in Moscow.

“We believe that holding such a competition can provide an additional impetus to the development of compositional creativity, and the winners’ music will enrich the repertoire of the country’s musical and theatrical ensembles”

Irina Gerasimova Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the “Partitura” Competition, General Director and Artistic Director of the Orpheus TV and Radio Centre

The “Partitura” competition is organised by the Foundation for Innovative Development of Culture, Education, and Science (FIRCON) in collaboration with the Russian State Musical TV and Radio Centre “Orpheus” (a partner of TV BRICS ) and with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.

The winners will be announced in the
following categories: Large-Scale Symphonic Work; Small-Scale Symphonic Work; Ballet Music; Opera; Composition for One or More Instruments/ Vocals with Orchestra; Pop-Symphonic Work, Operetta, and Musical Theatre; Film Music, and Choral Music.

Photo: ll-Russian Competition of Young Composers “Partitura”