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On September 21, the XVIII Open composers competition named after Andrey Petrov in the category «The Shore of Hope» has been concluded in the Small Hall of the Philharmonic named after Mikhail Glinka. At the end of the second part of the concert, a solemn awards ceremony was held for the laureates and diploma recipients of the competition.

On 20 of September in the Great Hall of the Saint Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after Dmitry Shostakovich the final round of the competition in the category «SYMPHONIC MUSIC» was held.

On September 21, the concert of the final of the competition in nomination «The shore of hope» will present. It will be held in Small Hall of the Philharmonic named after Mikhail Glinka.

On September 20, the concert of the final of the competition in nomination «Symphonic Music» will present. It will be held in The Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after Dmitry Shostakovich.

The second round of the competition was completed and the finalists became known in nominations «Symphonic Music» and «The shore of hope». Project is being supported by Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation, National project «Culture», The Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives, Committee on Culture of Saint Petersburg.

The second round of the competition in the categories "Symphonic Music" and "Shore of Hope" is taking place from July 22 to August 4, 2024. The results will be announced no later than August 12, 2024.

In 2024 the competition is held in the nominations «Symphonic music» and «Shore of hope». On the XVIII Open composers’ competition named after Andrey Petrov 121 applications in the nomination «Symphonic music» were received from 42 cities of Russia, as well as from countries of near and far abroad: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, China, Colombia, the United States and Turkey. In the nomination for young composers «Shore of hope» 24 applications were received from 12 cities of Russia, as well as Belarus, France and China. The results of the first round of the Competition will be announced no later than July 18.

Dear composers! The Directorate of the Competition decided to change paragraph 3.2 of the Regulations on the XVIII Open composers competition named after Andrey Petrov. Now applications in the nomination «Symphonic Music» are accepted without any age restrictions. In the nomination «Shore of hope» conditions remained the same.

Dear friends! We are pleased to announce the start of the XVIII Open Composer Competition named after Andrey Petrov. This year the Competition is held in two nominations: «SYMPHONIC MUSIC» and nomination for young composers «THE SHORE OF HOPE». Applications are accepted from March 1st till June 15th, 2024.

Yesterday has finished the XVI Open composers’ competition named after Andrey Petrov. In the first two sections the Academic Symphonic Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic conducted by Fedor Lednev performed six finalist works from the nomination «Symphonic music», and in the third part, three works from the nomination «Shore of hope». While the competent jury was summing up the results, Andrey Petrov's music was performed for the audience

Dear friends! The acceptance of applications for participation in the XVI Open Competition of Composers named after Andrey Petrov begins. This year the competition is held in two nominations: «Symphonic music» and a special nomination for young composers - «Share of hope». We are waiting for your applications!

XIV Open composers competition named after Andrey Petrov is closed. Many congratulations to all winners! See you next time in 2022