Diary of the III Interregional Open Competition of Performers on Stringed Instruments named after V. Ya. Shpet. Interview with Pavel Romanenko

A series of interviews with jury members of the III Interregional Open Competition for Performers on String Instruments named after V. Ya. Shpet and past laureates.

Guest: Pavel Romanenko – jury chairman, founder of the V. A. Berlinsky Quartet, founder of the Moscow Orchestra "New Camerata," and conductor of the Moscow Theater "New Opera" named after E. V. Kolobov.

The III Interregional Open Competition for Performers on String Instruments named after V. Ya. Shpet will be held in Omsk from February 7 to 15, 2026, as part of the "Omsk – Cultural Capital of Russia – 2026" program.

Vilgelm Yakovlevich Shpet is a Siberian educator who has trained several generations of professional musicians working throughout Russia and abroad.

The competition is organized to enhance the performance skills of students in continuing pre-vocational and vocational education institutions and to identify and support talented and gifted young musicians. The competition is open to performers on stringed instruments—violin, viola, and cello—aged 7 to 23. The official website of the competition is https://shpet-konkurs.ru/