BREST, 3 February (BelTA) – The Brest City Hall will offer cash prizes to winners and runners-up of the 4th edition of the Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition, Svetlana Semashko, head of the culture department of the Brest City Hall, told a press conference on 3 February, BelTA has learned.
Depending on their age group, the best contestants will receive from 20 to 40 base amounts (as from 1 January 2021, one base amount equals Br29). Eligible to compete are pianists from Belarusian and foreign educational institutions aged 16-25. Applications will stay open until 27 February.
The piano competition will take place on 13-19 March. The main events will be hosted by the Shirma Brest State Music College. The competition will wrap up with a concert in the Brest Academic Drama Theater on 20 March, Sviatoslav Richter's birthday.
The program of the competition will also feature various other events, including concerts, master classes, and meetings. In view of the epidemiological situation, the organizers will take all the necessary safety measures, Svetlana Semashko noted.
The piano competition will consist of two rounds. Musicians will be required to show their technical and performance skills, famous Belarusian pianist Lilia Batyreva said.
The aspiring pianists will be judged by a professional jury led by Associate Professor Vladimir Dulov, head of the specialist piano chair at the Belarusian State Academy of Music.
The Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition takes place every two years. The competition commemorates Sviatoslav Richter, a renowned pianist of the 20th century who often performed in Brest. The event aims to improve professional skills of young pianists and popularize works by Belarusian and foreign composers. The organizers are the Brest City Hall, the regional music society, and the Shirma Brest State Music College.
