Reception in the Kremlin in honor of the laureates of the International Tchaikovsky Competition (1958)

Guests walk along the corridors of the Grand Kremlin Palace before the reception in honor of the winners of the 1st International Tchaikovsky Competition; foreign laureates and participants pass by.

USSR Minister of Culture N.A. Mikhailov and his wife greet guests at the entrance to the St.

George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace and shake hands with the guests. N.A. Bulganin, M.A. Suslov, N.G. Ignatov, A.N. Kosygin talk to guests while standing at the entrance to the St.

George Hall. N.A. Mikhailov greets guests at the entrance to the St.

George Hall. A.I. Kirichenko, N.G. Ignatov, N.A. Bulganin, M.A. Suslov, N.A. Kosygin greet guests at the entrance to the St.

George Hall.

Guests in the St.

George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, views of the hall during the reception. N.S. Khrushchev passes through the hall, talking with one of the guests, pass by Kirichenko A.I., Ignatov N.G. Suslov M.A. and Mikoyan A.I. approach Ignatov N.G., Brezhnev L.I. and Kosygin A.N. approach them.

Khrushchev N.S., Mikoyan A.I., Mukhitdinov N.A., Suslov M.A. are standing at the banquet tables during the speech of Mikhailov N.A. Mikhailov N.A. is delivering a speech in front of the guests, Khrushchev N.S. and Mikoyan A.I. are standing on the left.

The face of Khrushchev, passing through the hall accompanied by the guests.

Khrushchev N.S. and the American pianist Van Cliburn are among the guests with glasses of champagne in their hands.

Khrushchev N.S. drinks from a glass.

Khrushchev N.S. walks around the guests with a glass in his hand, clinks glasses with the guests.

Khrushchev N.S. among the guests, Van Cliburn is also here.

Van Cliburn is talking to the guests and members of the competition jury.

The guests are drinking from glasses.

The guests are talking to each other, standing at the buffet table.

Violinist Oistrakh D.F. is performing for the reception participants.

Van Cliburn is at the piano.