Events

Russian Musical Union supported the Art Masters National Open Championship of Creative Competencies, being a partner of the competition in the category "Composer and Arranger". The results of the competition were summed up in Moscow in October.

Pianist Mikhail Buzin won the first prize at the XIV International Competition for the Performance of Contemporary Music in Orleans (France). He also received the prize for the best performance of Polish music and the prize named after the pianist Samson France. Pianist Dmitry Batalov won the second prize and special awards named after Edison Denisov, the pianist Claude Elfer, the pianist Samson Pascal François, as well as an invitation to the residence named after Henri Dutille.

The Guild of Young Musicians "MolOt" of the Russian Musical Union together with the Belarusian Society of Contemporary Music, the Main Department of Ideological Work, Culture and Youth Affairs of Minsk Regional Executive Committee and the Molodechno State College of Music named after M.K. Oginsky will hold the VI International Symphony Forum-Workshop among the CIS Countries named after M.K. Oginsky. Free online teaching courses for students and graduates of music educational institutions, selected on a competitive basis, will be held for a week and a half - from November 10 to 20, 2020.

The Association of Musical Museums and Collectors, the Russian Cultural Foundation, the Russian National Museum of Music and the "Mir-Mio" Association launched to the 180th anniversary of P.I. Tchaikovsky, the project entitled "Tchaikovsky Unites the World" - admirers of the composer's work from different countries will jointly perform one of his works.

The names of the winners of the first Russian National Award "Organist of the Year", established by the Foundation for the Development of Creative Initiatives, Russian Musical Union and the 'Musical Life' critics journal, were announced. On October 17, a ceremony of awarding the winners took place at the Kaliningrad Cathedral.

The Guild of Young Musicians "International MolOt" of Russian Musical Union and the Department of Music Theory and Composition of the Saratov State Conservatory named after L.V. Sobinov, host the XIII International Competition for Young Composers named after A.G. Schnittke.

The collective of the St. Petersburg MolOt-Ensemble with the support of Russian Musical Union has begun a series of master classes for musicians called "New Instrumentation".

Representatives of Russian Musical Union, a member of the International Music Council (IMC) in the status of National Music Council of Russia, took part in the annual assembly of the European Music Council (EMC), which was held on September 6, 2020 in the format of an online conference.

Russian Musical Union opened on its website a unique electronic music library "The Golden Funds of Russian Symphonic and Choral Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries", thanks to which musicians will have access to rare symphonic and choral works by prominent Russian composers.

The Obraztsova Foundation has completed accepting applications for the International Vocal Competition "Jose Carreras Grand Prix". The organizers received 287 applications from 30 countries.

The Rachmaninoff International Competition for Pianists, Conductors and Composers is planned to be held in 2022. This decision was reached by the participants of the meeting organized in the format of a videoconference by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Admittance of applications for participation in the 2021 “Pure Sound” International Award for the Best Recording of Russian Academic Music has been opened on the official website of the Award.

The American magazine 'History Rundown' included the works written by a composer, Honored Artist of the USSR, a member of the Council of Russian Musical Union Eugene Doga, in the rating of the best classical music compositions.

Victory Day is a special holiday for all Russians. May 9 is the date to pay tribute to those who defended their homeland - fought at the front or worked in the rear, bringing the Great Victory closer. Also, it is the day to look into old family photo albums and remember those who worthily passed the ordeals of the war years. With that idea, Russian Musical Union and Russian Cinema company have organized the social patriotic project “We Remember”, which gives everyone the opportunity to share their family’s story. The project is dedicated to May 9, but will last throughout the anniversary 2020, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Victory, and thereafter.

The results of the preliminary selection of Russian Competition of Young Composers, timed to coincide with the 67th session of the International Forum of Broadcasting Organizations "International Rostrum of Composers", have been announced. The selection took place in the form of absentee voting by the jury.

From March 1 to May 17, 2020, the II Russian Competition of Young Composers and Music Journalists will be held in Moscow A creative competition is organized by Moscow Children's Music Schools No. 66 and No. 92 with the support of Russian Musical Union.

The Guild of Young Musicians "MolOt" of the Russian Musical Union and the Union of Composers of the Republic of Belarus hold the First Russian-Belarusian international competition of choral scores.

The enrollment of participants in the jubilee 10th International Academy of Young Composers begins, which will be held from August 30 to September 13, 2020 in the town of Tchaikovsky in the Perm Region. The hosts of the Academy are the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization “The Center for New Musical Initiatives” and the Municipal Autonomous Institution of Culture “Tchaikovsky Center for the Development of Culture”.

Russian National Museum of Music, together with the Yandex media service, has opened access to a wide variety of online activities: from thematic playlists to virtual tours.

On March 11–13, 2020, the IV International Vocal Jazz Festival-Competition for Young Performers “GNESIN-JAZZ-VOICE-2020” was held in Moscow. The festival is hosted by Gnesins Russian Academy of Music with the support of Russian Musical Union (RMU) and under the auspices of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO.