👉🏻 State Opera and Ballet Theater of Russia’s Udmurt Republic invites you to participate in the 2nd International Children’s and Youth Competition “IN THE HOMELAND OF PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY,” which will be held in the cities of Votkinsk and Izhevsk on October 11-14, 2026. ✍🏻 Applications for participation in the Competition are accepted until August 15, 2026, through e-mail: konkurs@operaizh.ru. International contestants interested in guaranteed Russian visa issuance for participation in the live rounds must submit their application before July 15, 2026. The Competition is open to musicians from Russia and other countries worldwide, aged 10 to 22 as of the start date of the Competition. ✅ The Competition will be held in the 4 instrumental categories: piano; string instruments; woodwind instruments; brass instruments; folk instruments. The winner will receive a cash prize of one million rubles. 🙌🏻 Detailed information about the Competition is available on the official website https://operaizh.ru/konkurs