Nominations: “Symphonic Work of Large Form” and “Symphonic Work of Small Form”

On August 24, the official website of the IV All‑Russian Competition of Young Composers “Partitura” published a list of 40 finalists and special prize‑winners. On September 7, concert auditions (read‑throughs) of their works will continue in the Great Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. On that day, the works of the finalists in the categories “Symphonic Work of Large Form” and “Symphonic Work of Small Form” will be performed. The music of the contestants will be performed by the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra. At the conductor’s podium is Mikhail Golikov, artistic director and conductor of the Tavrichesky Symphony Orchestra, People’s Artist of the Kabardino‑Balkarian Republic..

This year, the Organizing Committee received a record 1,405 applications from 138 cities across Russia. The competition’s geographical reach extended far beyond the country’s borders: applications were submitted by composers from Belarus, Uzbekistan, China, Germany, France, and the United Arab Emirates. Out of nearly fifteen hundred works, the 40 best were selected. Now, the jury, which includes outstanding contemporary musicians and cultural figures, will have to select the winners in each of the eight categories: “Symphonic work in a large form,” “Symphonic work in a small form,” “Ballet music,” “Opera,” “Film music,” “Work for one or more instruments/voices with an orchestra,” “Pop‑symphonic work, operetta music and musical,” and “Choral music.”

The names of the winners will be announced on November 20 at the gala concert in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. They will be rewarded with monetary prizes and global media support from the competition’s partner — the Orpheus Broadcasting and Television Centre.

The “Partitura” competition is organised by the Fund for Innovative Development of Culture, Education and Science (FIRCON) with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and the Union of Composers of Russia. The project’s partners are the Moscow Conservatory, the Moscow Academic Musical Theatre named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich‑Danchenko, the Russian National Museum of Music, the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra (MGASO), and the Orpheus Broadcasting and Television Centre. The general partner is the Russian Musical Society.

Moscow, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, September 7, 2026