The First International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1958)

The jury of the First International Tchaikovsky Competition on the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in April 1958. Young Pioneers run onto the stage and present bouquets of flowers to the jury members.

Views of the Conservatory stage and presidium with applauding jury members during the awards ceremony; the laureates exit and bow to the audience.

Views of the hall and stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory during the awards ceremony.

Composer D.D. Shostakovich delivers a speech from the jury table on stage. D.D. Shostakovich during the awards ceremony.

Pianist Lev Vlasenko in the audience.

A meeting of the competition jury members discussing the winners and voting for the prizes.

Violinist David Oistrakh among the jury members in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Jury members in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory during the awards ceremony.

Composer Aram Khachaturian discusses an issue with a jury member.

Shostakovich and Oistrakh are at the jury table on the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

The faces of the jury members.

Khachaturian among the jury members.

Oistrakh's face.

The jury meeting.

Van Cliburn delivers an acceptance speech from the podium and goes to his seat, the jury members applaud.

The jury members' speeches, Oistrakh's face.

The faces of the jury members.

A meeting of the jury members and the competition laureates, the chairman delivers a speech.

The meeting participants applaud Van Cliburn, the pianist thanks everyone present.

The members of the presidium of the meeting congratulate the competition laureates, shake hands with the laureates approaching the table, the meeting participants applaud.

The next speaker takes the floor, Van Cliburn is sitting on the presidium.

Van Cliburn delivers his speech.

The jury applauds while seated at a table on the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

A meeting in honor of the competition laureates.

The jury members during the awards ceremony on the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Honorary diplomas are presented to the competition laureates.

A medal is awarded to one of the laureates.

Honorary diplomas and awards are presented to the laureates, and congratulations are offered.

Van Cliburn during the awards ceremony.

Oistrakh congratulates one of the competition laureates. D.D. Shostakovich delivers the closing speech.