Diary of the III Interregional Open Competition of Performers on String Instruments named after V. Ya. Shpet. Interview with Anna Sokolova

The 2nd 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.

In anticipation of this event, the Orpheus Media Platform presents interviews with the Competition jury members and past laureates.

Our guest in the studio is Anna Nikolaevna Sokolova, a member of the Competition jury, associate professor at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and teacher at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

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. Applications are accepted on the competition's official website: https://shpet-konkurs.ru/