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OCTOBER 29, 2009

We have finally added new videos from the 2009 competitions. The videos include excerpts from live performances by the prize winners and some of the participants. To watch the videos from the 5th International Piano Competition "The Muse" please cllick here. If you like to watch the videos from the International Music Competition "The Muse Junior" go here. Enjoy it!

SEPTEMBER 12 and 22, 2009

The Muse 2009 competitions are over! This year competition exceeded our expectations. We have received 88 applications from 23 countries and all the candidates demonstrated an extremely high level of performance. The jury of the competition has made its decision that:

The winner of the 5th International Piano Competition “The Muse” is Minjeong Jeong from Korea.

The winners of the International Music Competition “The Muse Junior” in the age category 15-17 years old are a violinist Alexandra Tirshu from Moldova and a pianist Ayman Baymuldina representing Kazakhstan and Russia.

The winners of the International Music Competition “The Muse Junior” in the age category 12-14 years old are a violinist from Uzbekistan Bobur Muhametjanov and a pianist from Armenia Davit Hovhannisyan.

We would also like to congratulate and wish the best of success to all the winners of the youngest group of “The Muse Junior” competition! They are (in alphabetical order):

Polina Afanasieva, Russia
Venera Atasheva, Kazakhstan
Zoi-Mishel Bakiri, Greece
Junzheng Bo, China
Maria Limar, Moldova
Maria Lytiuga, Ukraine
Natalia Lytiuga, Ukraine
Nikolay Marinov, Bulgaria
Kristiana Smilovska, Bulgaria
Semen Sosyedka, Ukraine
Sophia Verykiou, Greece

The detailed list of all the prize winners and all the participants of the "The Muse" can be seen here and of "The Muse Junior" here. Congratulations to all!

JULY 23, 2009

Many of the common questions such as How to get to Santorini?, What hotel to book?, can now be found on the Notes page for every competition. We hope it will help you get prepaired for your trip to "The Muse" competition!

MAY 19, 2009

We have added a new video - The Muse Intro 2009. It is an introduction to our two competitions for this year: 5th International Piano Competition "The Muse" and the International Competition for Young Pianists, Violinists, and Cellists "The Muse Junior". You may watch it here.

MARCH 1, 2009

We have finally put together and added some videos from the competition on our website.. Check them out.

FEBRUARY 4, 2009 IMPORTANT NEWS!

We are very excited to announce that "The Muse" Competition, which has already established and earned a good name among College and Conservatory pianists, invites musicians of a younger generation this year. In September of 2009, the new contest – International Competition for Young Musicians “The Muse Junior” will be open for younger participants in categories of piano, violin, and cello. Please, check out the new section on our website.