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Competition opening ceremony. The Grand Hall of Moscow State Conservatory. June 9, 1998
Denis Shapovalov (Russia), 1st prize winner of the Cello Competition
Besik Gabitashvili (Georgia), 1st prize winner of the Vocal Competition
Vadim Rudenko (Russia), 2nd prize winner of the Piano Competition
Denis Matsuev (Russia), 1st prize winner of the Piano Competition

In the 1990s, the Tchaikovsky Competition was nearly expelled from the Association of Music Competitions due to non-payment of a fee of several hundred dollars. But we had the most important thing: the brand “the winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition”. I remember how at two o’clock in the morning Andrey Yakovlevich Eshpai stepped onto the stage of the Conservatory Great Hall and so calmly and simply said: “The first place goes to Denis Matsuev.” And I calmly answered him: “Thank you.” Everyone began to congratulate me, and we immediately, at night, went to play football. It was a great time!
Denis Matsuev

Competition laureates

Piano

1st Prize

Denis Matsuev (Russia)
2nd Prize

Vadim Rudenko (Russia)
3rd Prize

Frederick Kempf (Great Britain)
4th Prize

Сергей Тарасов (Россия)
5th Prize

Максим Филиппов (Россия)
6th Prize

Олег Полянский (Украина)

Violin

1st Prize

Nikolai Sachenko (Russia)
2nd Prize

Latisa Honda-Rosenberg (Germany)
3rd Prize

Yichun Pan (China)
4th Prize

Бин Хуанг (Китай)
5th Prize

Александр Тростянский (Россия)
6th Prize

Наташа Ломейко (Великобритания)

Cello

1st Prize

Denis Shapovalov (Russia)
2nd Prize

Kin Li Wei (Australia)
3rd Prize

Boris Andrianov (Russia)
4th Prize

Франсуа Сальк (Франция)
5th Prize

Not awarded
6th Prize

Вольфганг Эммануэль Шмидт (Германия)

Дмитрий Цирин (Россия)

Voice (male)

1st Prize

Besik Gabitashvili (Georgia)
2nd Prize

Evgeny Nikitin (Russia)
3rd Prize

Alexander Kiselev (Russia)
4th Prize

Ганбат Пурэвжав (Монголия)

Voice (female)

1st Prize

Mieko Sato (Japan)
2nd Prize

Elena Manistina (Russia)
3rd Prize

Mayra Mukhamed (Kazakhstan)
4th Prize

Виктория Евдотьева (Россия)

Злата Булычева (Россия)

Jury

Andrei Eshpai (Chairman; Russia)

Sergey Dorensky (Russia)

Lev Naumov (Russia)

Viktor Merzhanov (Russia)

Marcello Abbado (Italy)

Germain Mounier (France)

Hiroko Nakamura (Japan)

Daniel Pollak (USA)

Rex Hobcroft (Australia)

Min Chang Lee (North Korea)

Galina Czerny-Stefanska (Poland)

Mirian Dauelsber (Brazil)

Peter Lang (Austria)

Klaus Helvier (Germany)

Liana Isakadze (Chairman; Georgia)

Wolf Usminsky (Executive Secretary)

Irina Bochkova (Russia)

Eduard Grach (Russia)

Sergey Kravchenko (Russia)

Viktor Pikaizen (Russia)

Maxim Fedotov (Russia)

Yu Lina (China)

Mark Lubotsky (Netherlands)

Petru Munteanu (Germany)

Aiman Musakhodjaeva (Kazakhstan)

Roman Totenberg (USA)

Bogodar Kotorovich (Ukraine)

Saulius Sondeckis (Lithuania)

Wanda Wilkomirska (Poland)

Karen Khachaturian (Chairman)

Alexander Knyazev (Russia)

Anatoly Nikitin (Russia)

Alexander Rudin (Russia)

Natalia Shakhovskaya (Russia)

Kazimir Michalik (Poland)

Andor Toth (USA)

Eberhard Finke (Germany)

Mikhail Khomitser (Israel)

Casey Miki (Japan)

Erkki Rautio (Finland)

Philippe Muller (France)

Marne Vellerus (Latvia)

Franco Mannino (Italy)

Irina Arkhipova (Chairman)

Dmitry Vdovin (Executive Secretary)

Ivan Petrov

Pyotr Skusnichenko

Vladislav Chernushenko (Russia)

Nodar Anguladze (Georgia)

Maria Bieshu (Moldova)

Nikola Zaccaria (Greece)

Fiorenza Cossotto (Italy)

Teruko Ono (Japan)

Matti Palm (Estonia)

Tsevegzhavyn Purevdorj (Mongolia)

Zoya Khristich (Ukraine)

Igor Chichagov (USA)

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