The VIII Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition takes place this year. First round takes place in four places: USA, Kansas, April 12–13; Germany, Hamburg, May 13–17; Russia, Moscow, August 26–30; and Kazakhstan, Astana, August 31–September 2. Second and third rounds: September 5–11, Kaliningrad, Russia.
The opening ceremony of the competition will be held on September 5 in Kaliningrad Philharmonic Society Concert Hall. The closing ceremony of the competition and awarding the prizes will be held in Kaliningrad Cathedral.
All winners will be awarded with monetary and special prizes and diplomas (prize fund is $18,000). Besides the monetary awards, the finalists will receive the Special Award of the International Organ Festival in Tallinn, Special Prize of the St. Micaelis Kirsche (Hamburg), solo recital in the main Catholic church of Russia, Catholic St. Maria Maiden’s Chaste Conception Church in Moscow, Special Prize of the St. Petersburg Shostakovitch Philharmonic Society, solo recital in the Grand Hall, and prize of the audience.
The jury includes Thierry Escaich, James Higdon, Wolfgang Zerer, Keiko Inoue, and Lyubov Shishkhanova. For information: www.organcompetition.ru.
