The International Mark Rothko Competition of Young Performers of Modern Music

IMRCYPMM is organized by Daugavpils Iespēju Vidusskola in cooperation with Mark Rothko Museum, the Daugavpils City Culture Department, the Educational Department of Daugavpils, the Faculty of Music and Arts at Daugavpils University, and the association “Mentors”. The purpose of the competition is to contribute to the development of musical skills among young musicians and to honor the world-famous artist Mark Rothko, who was born in Daugavpils.

World of Music and Arts’ founder Dr. Anna Vavilova is proud to serve as an Executive Director of North American Campus for this competition! For more inforamtion please visit MR official website: https://markrothkocompetition.com/

Please note that next competition (which is hosted every 2 years) is set for 2026-2027 season.

RULES:

The first round of the competition will take place remotely via video recording, submitted before March 23rd, 2025. European Grand Prix competition will be held in person on April 12, 2025 in Daugavpils Mark Rothko Museum and North American Grand Prix competition will be held in person on May 3rd 2025 at Roy Barnett Recital Hall (University of British Columbia School of Music) in Vancouver, BC.

Students who do not wish to travel for the Grand Prix competition will receive email certificates after the final stage of the competition. We will also host an online award ceremony showcasing best performers. All performers will be featured in a special brochure and poster…(read more)