The revived 16th International Dimitris Mitropoulos Competition in Salonika ended with the jury, chaired by Thomas Sanderling, withholding first prize.
Second went to a Russian, Sergey Akimov. Third was shared between Oliver Cope (UK) and Simon Edelmann (Germany).
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Just can’t award the 1st place to a Russian? It’s easy to figure out why:
For the first prize winner there will be offered additional concerts with:
1 concert with Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
1 concert with the Sofia Philharmonic
1 radio concert with the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra
1 concert with the Plovdiv Opera
A Russian playing a concert in Plovdiv? It’s easier to imagine Donald Trump invited to give a lecture at MIT.