First Prize Winners Concert / The Final Round of competition 2024 online

Attention! Voting for the "Audience Award" (in the comments to the video) will end on March 19 at 12.00


Dear friends!

This year we have a special prize: the "Audience Award" for Savshinsky XV online participants. We propose you to choose the best one between the participants who have come to the Final round and struggle for Grand Prix.
To choose your favorite musician:
— watch online concert on Youtube
— Leave a comment with the name of your favorite participant

The estimated schedule of ONLINE competition

  • February 15, the proofreading of information sent in applications and by e-mail is completed.
  • February 15 — 18, First (qualifying) round auditions are held.
  • February 19, the personal pages of participants who qualify for the Second (main) round are published on the competition website in the "Participants Online" section.
  • February 19 — March 5, auditions are held for the participants of the Second (main) round of the competition.
  • March 1, the site publishes the personal pages of the participants of the Ensemble categories.
  • February 25 — March 8, the results of the Second Round are published (as soon as they are ready, stay tuned)
  • March 16, Audience Award vote starts. On this date on our website we post a video, edited from the videos of the contestants awarded with the First Prize in their category and age group. To vote for your favourite musician, leave a comment with his name below the video.
  • March 16 — 19, an audition for the Third (final) round of the competition takes place, as well as a collection of votes (in the comments to the final video) for the "Audience Award".
  • March 20, the Grand Prix laureate (if awarded) goes on. The "Audience Choice Award" will be announced a little later to give everyone the opportunity to watch the video and vote.
  • After March 20, we start the distribution of diplomas and certificates of participation to participants' addresses.
The schedule is subject to minor adjustments

About the competition

The international music competition named after the excellent pianist and teacher Samary Ilyich Savshinsky has been held in St. Petersburg annually since 2009. Over the past years, several thousand young musicians from more than 40 countries have participated in the competition. In 2021 — In 2023, it was held only in an online format, and in the coming 2024 it will take place in both versions — live and online.

Live & Online — two independent contests

This year you can choose the format of the competition depending on your preferences and capabilities. The competition will be held in live format in St. Petersburg from January 30 to February 4, 2024. To participate in the online competition you need to send a link to your videos (by January 20). These recordings will be published on your personal pages on this website, and your performance will not only be appreciated by a professional jury, but also heard by a wide audience. The winners of both competitions are awarded laureate diplomas of the First, Second and Third Prizes, and a diploma without laureate. The remaining competitors receive certificates of participation. There are also diplomas for teachers.

Grand jury

The jury is divided into specialized commissions according to competition categories. Its members include famous performers, professors and teachers from Russia, Sweden, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Serbia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Finland, Austria, and China.

Feedback

We want to make your participation in the competition as useful as possible for your creative and professional growth. During the competition, you can get feedback and recommendations from the jury members. We also organize master classes which you can take if interested.

Competition is supported by: