The Vasyl Slipak International Competition of Young Vocalists is a Ukrainian singing competition. It is named in honor of Vasyl Slipak, a Ukrainian opera singer who was a soloist of the Paris National Opera, a participant in the War in Donbas and Hero of Ukraine.[1][2] The competition is held in Lviv. The first competition was held in 2017 from December 15 to December 20 at the Lviv Regional Philharmonic.[3] There are four categories (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone/bass) in two age groups: students of educational institutions I and II levels of accreditation (specialty – academic singing) up to 22 years old, including two rounds, and students of educational institutions III and IV levels of accreditation (specialty – academic singing) up to 30 years old, including three rounds. The competition program is defined by the Competition Regulations.[4] President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed an order to support the competition.[5][6]
History
editThe idea of holding the competition belongs to Volodymyr Syvokhyp, the general director of the Lviv Philharmonic.[7][8]
The Department for Culture, Nationalities and Religions of the Lviv Regional State Administration informed the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine on January 20, 2017.[9]
On March 27, 2017, the Department for Culture, Nationalities and Religions of the regional state administration announced 12 competitions in various areas to receive financial support from the regional budget.[10] The financial resource for the project is provided in the direction of the comprehensive program for the development of culture in the Lviv region.
The competition is held on December 15–20 every two years in Lviv.[11] The first one was held in 2017."[12] In 2019, the competition became international.[13][6] Also in 2019, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed an order to support the competition.[14]
The initiator and organizer of the competition is the Lviv National Philharmonic in cooperation with the Department of Culture, Nationalities and Religion of the Lviv Regional State Administration, the Vasyl Slipak Foundation with the support of the Lviv Regional State Administration and the Lviv Oblas Council. Patrons, friends, and colleagues from Ukraine, the United States, Canada, and France, as well as artistic groups, including the Ukrainian Choir Dumka (New York), the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus named after Taras Shevchenko (Detroit), the Ukrainian Men's Choir Prometheus (Philadelphia), the Axios Choir, and the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton, supported the competition.[8] The competition is held in cooperation with creative and musical educational institutions, including the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music.[8]
Jury
edit| Year | Chairman of the jury | Jury members |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Serhiy Magera,
Olga Pasichnyk — co-chairs |
Valery Buimister, Sofia Solovyi, Oleg Makhlai (USA), Taras Krysa (Ukraine — USA) |
| 2019 | Olga Pasichnyk | Paul Gauglier (France), Oleg Likhach, Dmytro Katsal, Axel Kresin (Germany), Tatyana Vakhnovska |
| 2021 | Zoryana Kushpler | Paul Gauglier (France), Beata Klatka (Poland), Oleksandr Pushniak (Ukraine – Germany), Slawomir Jakubek (Slovakia), Sofia Solovyi (Ukraine), Adrian Kelly (England) |
| 2023 | Zoryana Kushpler | Sofia Solovii (Ukraine), Axel Kresin (Germany), Ivan Cherednichenko (Ukraine), Taras Konoshchenko (Ukraine — Germany) |
Winners
editThe competition regulations define the following awards: one Grand Prix, one first place in each category, two second places in each category, two third places in each category, two Diploma winners in each category, Diplomas for the best concertmasters of the competition (3-5), Diplomas for the best teachers (3-5).
| Year | Grand Prix | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Not awarded | [15] |
| 2019 | Inna Fedoriy (soprano) | [16] |
| 2021 | Not awarded | [17] |
The first category
edit| Year | And the prize | II prize | III prize | Diploma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kosheleva Sofia (soprano) | It was not awarded | Tetiana Ilchenko (soprano),
Maryna Zinkevich (soprano), Daniil Kryvskyi (baritone) |
Volodymyr Sokolovsky (baritone) |
| 2019 | Daniel Semsichko (baritone) | Teona Todua (soprano),
Anatoly-Artem Konoplyanik (bass) |
Anzhelika Bondarchuk (soprano),
Olga Melnychuk (soprano) |
Anastasia Savaryna (soprano),
Zahary Paliy (bass), Daria Akulova (soprano), Angelina Trushevska (soprano) |
| 2021 | Daria Kolisan (soprano) | Volodymyr Shchur (baritone/bass) | Yuriy Strakhov (baritone/bass) | Daniel Semsichko (baritone/bass),
Ivan Kovalev (baritone/bass) |
The second category
edit| Year | And the prize | II prize | III prize | Diploma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tverdova Anna (soprano) | Victoria Melnyk (soprano),
Demyan Matushevskyi (baritone) |
Kateryna Levitska (soprano),
Tlusch Vladyslav (baritone), Huga Orysya (mezzo-soprano) |
Lopata Oksana (soprano),
Yankovsky Viktor (baritone) |
| 2019 | Maxim Nazarenko (baritone) | Georgy Veshapidze (baritone),
Roman Perevertun (baritone) |
Iryna Vashchenko (soprano),
Piotr Kalina (tenor) ( Poland ) |
Mar'yana Berezyak (mezso-soprano),
Liu Tao (tenor) ( China ) |
| 2021 | Teona Todua (soprano) | Yustyna Khil (soprano),
Mykhailo Kushlyk (tenor) |
Oleksandra Dyachenko (mezzo-soprano) | Nazar Mikulyak (baritone/bass),
Roman Markovich (baritone/bass) |
Special awards
edit| 2017 | Victoria Melnyk (soprano) — a diploma for the best performance of an aria from an opera by a Ukrainian composer | Tlusch Vladyslav (baritone) — a diploma for a bright stage image | Sofiya Kosheleva (soprano) — a diploma for the originality of Ukrainian solo singing | Daniil Kryvskyi (baritone) — a diploma for a bright presentation of a Ukrainian folk song |
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