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Stepanov International Flute Competition (International Competition of Flute Players named after F.V. Stepanov)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International flute competition founded in 2025 by the St. Petersburg Conservatory, open to students and graduates of music schools from Russia and other countries. Two age groups; first round by video, later rounds in person, Senior final with symphony orchestra.
- Organiser
- N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory
- Instruments
- Flute
- Category
- Solo flute
- Age limits
- Junior 12–17, Senior 18–30 (age on 24 March 2025)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application documents (form, biography, photo, video link, fee receipt) by e-mail; fee RUB 5,000.
Rounds & time limits
- Round 1: video
- Round 2: in-person recital (from memory)
- Round 3 (Senior only): with symphony orchestra
Repertoire
2025 Senior: Telemann fantasia and a Paganini caprice (video); C.P.E. Bach or Leclair sonata, a Russian work and a commissioned piece; final Mozart Andante K. 315 and Sinisalo concerto. Junior: free Baroque/Classical and Romantic/20th-c. works, then Mozart sonata, Pugni Ballade and commissioned piece.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Denis Lupachev (chair, Russia)
- Irina Stachinskaya (Russia)
- Maria Fedotova (Russia)
- Olga Ivusheikova (Russia)
- Eduardo Belmar (Germany)
- Stanislav Yaroshevsky (Russia)
Prizes
- Senior 1st: RUB 200,000 plus a Goncharov flute
- Senior 2nd: RUB 150,000; 3rd: RUB 100,000
- Junior 1st: RUB 100,000; 2nd: RUB 75,000; 3rd: RUB 50,000
- Special prizes incl. Mariinsky Festival performance
Past editions
- 2025 — St. Petersburg Conservatory, 24–30 March 2025 source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source