The Mikael Tariverdiev Organ Competition is the first and the only international organ competition held in Russia. From 1999 onwards this international event is held in Kaliningrad once every two years.
Dates of the 15th competition 2027.
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The results of the 14th competition 2025.
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The dates of the 15th competition are here
Results of the XIV Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ competition
09.09.2025
First Prize - Sunghyun Park (Korea)Second Prize - Polina Panteleyeva (Russia)
Third Prize - Ivan Tsarev (Russia)
Two diplomas - Irina Kryukova (Russia) and Ilaria Centorino (Italy)
Special Prize for Best Interpretation of Tariverdiev's Music - Ilaria Centorino (Italy)
Booklet of XIV Competition
18.08.2025
XIV Mikael Tariverdiev international organ competition. Full booklet (pdf)
The dates of the 14th competition are announced
31.10.2023
The dates of the 14th competition are announced
Results of the XIII Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ competition
09.09.2023
First Prize - Maria Koronova, RussiaSecond Prize - Хiaofeng He, China
Third Prize - Jean Nouvel Alaux, France
Diploma - Aida Glukhova, Russia
Diploma - Elena Maleva, Russia
Special Prize and Diploma for the best interpretation of Mikael Tariverdiev`s music - Maria Koronova
In 2023, all the first (qualifying) rounds of the competition, except for the Moscow round, will be held in the format of video recordings
08.03.2023
In 2023, all the first (qualifying) rounds of the competition, except for the Moscow round, will be held in the format of video recordings. After submitting an application, participants will need to make video-recordings of the 1-st round of the competition program and send them to the organizing committee until April 24 inclusive (Yale and Hamburg) and until May 20 inclusive (Beijing).
The dates of the 13th competition are announced
05.12.2021
Dates of the 13th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition 2023
Results of the 12th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition
08.09.2021
1st prize and laureate title — Elisaveta Borodaeva , Russia2nd prize and laureate title — Carolyn Craig, the USA
3rd prize, laureate title - Tyler Boehmer , the USA
3rd prize, laureate title - Alexander Patrushin , Russia
Diploma - Aidan Hill, The USA
Diploma - Arang Park, Korea
Special prize “For Best Performance of Mikael Tariverdiev’s Works” - Carolyn Craig, the USA
12th Competition Jury
12.04.2020
The Organising Committee of the 12th Mikael International Organ Competition is announcing the list of the Jury for Hamburg, Lawrence (Kansas), Moscow, Kaliningrad. Join us!
The dates of the 12th competition are announced
26.10.2019
Dates of the 12th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition 2021
Results announced for 11th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition
09.09.2019
The results of the 11th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition
11th Organ Competition final and Organ+
03.07.2019
Concert programs for the 11th Organ Competition final and Organ+
11 Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ competition 1st round
02.07.2019
11 Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ competition, Moscow round starts in Russian National Museum of Music on August, 29
Results for the European round of the 11th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition
21.05.2019
On 17th May in Hamburg, results were announced for the first round of the 11th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition
European leg of the competition
10.04.2019
The auditions for the European leg of the competition will be held at Hamburg’s St. Michael’s Church on 15th, 16th, and 17th May (admission is free). The panel will include the renowned musicians Wolfgang Zerer, Thomas Dahl, Christoph Schoener (Germany), Daniel Zaretsky (Russia), and Ben van Oosten (the Netherlands).
The results of the North American round
09.04.2019
The North American round is over. Four contestants passed to the second round and will come to Kaliningrad. But before the announcement the Jury thanks everybody and we make traditional photo together.
11th Organ Competition in "Russian Seasons in Germany" project and in "Year of the Organ 2019"
15.02.2019
11th Organ Competition in "Russian Seasons in Germany" project and in "Year of the Organ 2019"
Dates of the 11 Organ Competition
23.10.2017
The 11th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition 2019 dates
Results of the 10th MIKAEL TARIVERDIEV INTERNATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION
11.09.2017
September, 8 a press conference on the results of the 10th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition was held in the Kaliningrad Cathedral. The competition’s award and closing ceremony, with a concert by the awardees, were held at the Cathedral, on 8th September. Representatives of leading Russian and international concert venues were awarding the prizes to the winners.
The results of the competition’s North American Round 2017
04.05.2017
On 1st May, the first round of the The 10th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition started in Lawrence, Kansas. 11 people had applied for the competition and 9 organists took part in the Competition this year.
The results of the competition’s North American Round were announced on May, 3rd.
The results of the competition’s European round 2017
30.04.2017
The 10th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition started in Hamburg on 26th April 2017. This year, 26 people had applied for the competition, and 19 had been entered. The results of the competition’s European round were announced at St Michael’s church on 28th April. Participants who qualified for the second round included organists from Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Germany, and Korea.
28 April 2017 final concert in Hamburg
06.03.2017
28 April 2017 final concert in Hamburg
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Antonio di Dedda and Baptiste Florian Marle Ouvrard conceters in November
26.11.2016
Antonio di Dedda concert tour and Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard conceters was held in November with great success.
Governor of Kaliningrad region Nikolay Tsukanov approved the procedure for the Special Prize
12.03.2016
Governor of Kaliningrad region Nikolay Tsukanov approved the procedure for the Special Prize he had set up as part of the Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition
Programme and the dates of the 10th Organ Competition in 2017
25.10.2015
The Organizing Committee has announced the programme and the dates of the 10th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition in 2017