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The results of the XVIII Open Competition of composers named after A.P. Petrov
in nomination «Symphonic Music»

On September 20, the final concert of the competition in the nomination «Symphonic Music» took place in the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after Dmitry Shostakovich. In the first section, the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic conducted by Fyodor Lednev performed six finalist works of the competition. In the second section, while the competent jury was working on the results, the music of Andrey Petrov was performed for the audience of the competition: «Radda and Loiko», a symphonic poem based on the story of M. Gorky's «Makar Chudra» and the First suite from the ballet «Creation of the World».

As a result, the jury determined the winners and diploma holders, and at the end of the concert, the finalists of the competition were awarded.

Nomination «SYMPHONIC MUSIC»

First prize - Artur VABEL (St. Petersburg, Russia)

«IRREVERSIBILITY» for symphony orchestra

Second prize – Ziyi Tao (New York, USA)

«MOTTETTO» for viola and symphony orchestra

Third prize – Artem LAUKHIN (St. Petersburg, Russia)

«TUBA MIRUM» for symphony orchestra

Diploma – Alisa DUKHOVLINOVA (St. Petersburg, Russia)

«THE PALACE OF NIGHT», four paintings for symphony orchestra based on the play «The Blue Bird» by Maurice Meterlink

Diploma – Tatiana GERASIMENOK (Shklov, Belarus)

«PRIMORDIAL GRACE – The Era of Giants: symphony of the Jurassic forest», for symphony orchestra

Diploma – UFUK BIÇAK (Istanbu, Turkey)

«AXES AND ORBITS» for symphony orchestra

Special prize from the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic - UFUK BIÇAK (Istanbu, Turkey)

«AXES AND ORBITS» for symphony orchestra

Audience award – Alisa DUKHOVLINOVA (St. Petersburg, Russia)

«THE PALACE OF NIGHT», four paintings for symphony orchestra based on the play «The Blue Bird» by Maurice Meterlink

We sincerely express our gratitude to all composers who took part in the competition, and congratulations to the winners! Next XX Open composers’ competition named after Andrey Petrov in symphonic nominations will be held in 2026.