Trifonov Stuns the Crowd on a Fazioli - 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition Opening Gala Concert

The International Tchaikovsky Competition, one of the most anticipated events in the classical music world, takes place every four years and has been called the Olympics for musicians. The 13-day competition, which runs June 17–29, 2019, in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, is being broadcast by the Medici TV platform (https://tch16.medici.tv/en/piano/).

The competition kicked off in grand style with an opening gala concert at Moscow Conservatory’s Grand Hall, featuring the Mariinsky Orchestra led by Valery Gergiev, with the pianist Daniil Trifonov as soloist. The performance received multiple standing ovations and the Rachmaninov encores are particularly inspiring played on the beautiful Fazioli.

Watch the astounding Daniil Trifonov at the opening gala concert stun the crowd on his instrument of choice - a Fazioli F278

You can watch the gala concert here - https://tch16.medici.tv/en/replay/opening-gala-concert/ The piano concerto starts at minute 48 of the concert if you would like jump directly to Trifonov's performances. If you're not familiar with the Medici TV platform we urge you to have a look as it enables you to enjoy all the competition performances live rather than settle for recorded performances - https://tch16.medici.tv/en/piano/.