Toyota to Be General Sponsor of 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 31, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation will be the general sponsor of the 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition The International Tchaikovsky Competition is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world. Named after Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, it has been scheduled to take place in Moscow every four years since 1958. to be held in Moscow in June and July 2007, as part of its philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: contributions. The Competition Organizing Committee and the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Russian Federation: see Russia. have announced details of the event. The competition is one of the world's most prestigious classical music competitions in which young, first-class musicians gather from around the world. The competition began in 1958, and this will be the 13th time it is being held. To promote the further growth and internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation of the competition, Special Selections will be added outside of Russia, in Japan, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and France for piano and violin. Toyota will The Toyota WiLL series consists of three individually-designed cars, based on the mechanicals of other Toyota models. The series was intended to appeal to markets that were not covered by Toyota's mainstream range, and to discover how commercially feasible such unusual designs were. support musicians chosen in these selections by offering scholarships to help them participate in the competition. Overview of the 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition
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Date June 13, 2007 - June 30, 2007
(Laureates' concerts will be held on July 1-2, 2007.)
Venues The Moscow State Conservatory
The Moscow International House of Music (Dom Muziki)
The Tchaikovsky State Concert Hall
Hosts Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the
Russian Federation
Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography
OSCONCERT
President of the
Organizing
Committee of the
Competition Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich
Vice president
of the Organizing
Committee of the
Competition Alexander Sergeevich Sokolov
(Minister of Culture and Mass Communications of the
Russian Federation)
Divisions Piano, Violin, Cello, Vocal
Jury presidents Piano - Nikolay Arnoldovich Petrov
Violin - Vladimir Theodorovich Spivakov
Cello - Natalia Nikolaevna Shakhovskaya
Vocal - Irina Petrovna Bogacheva
General sponsor Toyota Motor Corporation
Official
competition
website www.xiiitc.ru
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About Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 7203; NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TM), established in 1937, is one of the world's representative automobile manufacturers, producing vehicles in 26 countries and regions and marketing vehicles in more than 170 countries and regions. In fiscal 2006, Toyota provided nearly eight million vehicles on a consolidated basis to customers around the world under the Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino brands. Toyota had more than 280,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2006. The company is headquartered in Aichi, Japan. For more information, please visit www.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html. Source: Toyota Motor Corporation Contact: Corporate Communications Department Public Affairs Division Toyota Motor Corporation Tel: +81-3-3817-9150 URL: www.toyota.co.jp/en/ Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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