I believe that the Tchaikovsky Competition has a historic chance to host apolitically thinking young bright musicians, and they should think only about music, about the profession, about the future, about the composer. Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Brahms, Bach. You are welcome. Choose your instrument, there will be an objective jury
Valery Gergiev
Co-Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition

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