International Shostakovich Chamber Music Competition

The contest was open to the participants of all countries in two categories: chamber music ensembles and piano duets.

I'm positive that it has a great prospective to contribute in the development of the chamber music performance and that it will give opportunities for young musicians to express themselves.

The concert of the laureates and the closing ceremony were held in the Rachmaninoff Hall of Moscow Conservatory on March 2, 2008.

[1] According to the jury member professor Elena Sorokina: "It was not easy to select the best ensembles, for the level of competitors was very high".

I Prize - Olga Trofimova, and Ilia Hrustov II Prize - Tatiana Shatkovskaya, and Anna Shatkovskaya; Anastasia Gramoglasova, and Lubov Gramoglasova; Maria Spirina and Irina Zarechneva III Prize - Anastasia Rybina and Elena Severukhina; Artem Lyahovich and Alina Romanova Special Prizes: For the Best Performance of Shostakovich's piece: O. Trofimova - I. Hrustov; T. and A. Shatkovskaya; A. and L. Gromoglasoval; A. Lyahovich - A. Romanova For the Best Performance of the Fantasia on the themes from Mussorgsky's Opera "Boris Godunov": D. Pinchuk - A.