Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Tchaikovsky International Competition is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world. Named for Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, it has taken place in Moscow every four years since 1958. In 2002, the most recent year, 627 musicians applied from 54 countries, of whom 272 were accepted: 65 pianists, 52 violinists, 63 cellists and 92 vocalists. Originally the competition was for pianists and violinists only. Cellists were added starting with the second competition in 1962, and vocalists with the third in 1966. No other categories have been added since 1966. The competition is organized by a committee of prominent Russian musicians and managed by the Russian State Concert Company (Sodruzhestvo). Juries of notable soloists, music professors, music directors and previous winners from all over the world are selected to judge the performances and choose the winners. Three elimination rounds are held throughout the month of June. Currently, a total of 26 prizes are awarded: six in each instrumental category and four each for male and female vocalists. Sometimes, however, no one wins first prize, or it may be shared between competitors. This can also occur with the lesser prizes. In earlier years, up to eight prizes were awarded. Table of contents 1 Top prize winners 1.1 Piano 1.2 Violin 1.3 Cello 1.4 Vocal, male 1.5 Vocal, female 2 See Also 3 External Links Top prize winners (incomplete) Winners of the top prize awarded in the given year and category (first prize, unless otherwise noted). Piano 1958: Van Cliburn 1962: Vladimir Ashkenazy and John Ogdon shared first prize. 1966: Grigory Sokolov 1970: Vladimir Krainev and John Lill shared first prize. 1974: Andrei Gavrilov 1978: Mikhail Pletnev 1982: No first prize awarded. Peter Donohoe and Vladimir Ovchinnikov shared second prize. 1986: Barry Douglas 1990: Boris Berezovsky 1994: No first prize awarded. Nikolai Lugansky won second prize. 1998: Denis Matsuev 2002: Ayako Uehara Violin 1958: Valery Klimov 1962: Boris Gutnikov 1966: Viktor Tretyakov 1970: Gidon Kremer 1974: No first prize awarded. Eugene Fodor, Ruben Agaranyan and Rusudan Gvasaliya shared second prize. 1978: Elmar Oliveira and Ilya Grubert shared first prize. 1982: Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler shared first prize. 1986: 1990: 1994: No first prize awarded. Anastasiya Chebotareva and Jennifer Koh shared second prize. 1998: 2002: No first prize awarded. Tamaki Kawakubo and Chen Xi shared second prize. Cello 1962: Natalia Shakhovskaya 1966: Karine Georgyan 1970: David Geringas 1974: 1978: Nathaniel Rosen 1982: Antonio Meneses 1986: 1990: Gustav Rivinius 1994: 1998: 2002: No first prize awarded. Johannes Moser won second prize. Vocal, male 1966: Vladimir Atlantov 1970: Yevgeny Nesterenko 1974: 1978: 1982: Paata Burchchuladze 1986: 1990: Hans Choi 1994: 1998: Besik Gabitashvili 2002: Mikhail Kazakov Vocal, female 1966: Jane Marsh 1970: Yelena Obraztsova 1974: 1978: 1982: Lidiya Zabilyasta 1986: 1990: Deborah Voigt 1994: 1998: 2002: Aitalina Afanasieva-Adamova See Also List of classical music competitions International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, an unrelated competition with a similar name External Links Official page This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.