XV International Tchaikovsky Competition: Violin, Final Round (I/III)

For the first time, medici.tv is the official partner of the Competition and has broadcast all the performances and more during the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, live from Moscow and Saint Petersburg. For the occasion, medici.tv has created a brand new website: http://tch15.medici.tv. The main website medici.tv is also broadcasting the Opening Concert, the Final Rounds, the Awards Ceremony and the Concert of the Laureates on medici.tv!

After the last two weeks, making it through two rounds of selection, the violinists must now give their all in the Final of the Tchaikovsky Competition. Six violinists have prevailed to the Finals: Pavel Milyukov, Alexandra Conunova, Bomsori Kim, Yu-Chien Tseng, Clara-Jumi Kang and Haik Kazazyan.

For this first day of the Final Round of violin, Pavel Milyukov and Alexandra Conunova both perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35. Pavel Milyukov also performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Alexandra Conunova Sibelius's Violin Concerto in D Minor. They are accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yury Simonov.

The announcement of the winners will be broadcast live from the Awards Ceremony on medici.tv on July 1st and on http://tch15.medici.tv On July 3rd, following the Concert of the Laureates in Saint Petersburg, one Grand Prix may also be awarded to one of the candidates... More information on http://tch15.medici.tv.

Pictures: Pavel Milyukov (left), Alexandra Conunova (right).