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Applications for the XXIII “Moscow Meets Friends” festival are accepted until 15 March 2026 through your personal account. Below is how to apply and what you need to know.

Apply in 4 steps

How to apply

Register in your personal account

Register at личный кабинет фонда and complete your profile. If you have taken part before, log in and check your details.

Record your performance video

Film a video specifically for the festival: up to two vivid concert pieces with a total duration of up to 5 minutes.

Upload the video link

Post the video on a file-sharing service (Yandex.Disk, Google Drive, Mail.ru Cloud) and upload the link to your personal account.

Submit your application by 15 March 2026

Submit your application for the 2026 festival. Selection results are published after 15 May 2026.

Go to your personal account →
Who can take part

Disciplines

Children and teenagers up to 18 years of age may take part — as soloists, ensembles and groups or as visual artists — both in person and online.

Instrumental performanceVocalsChoral ensemblesSpoken wordChoreography (dance)Circus artsPainting

Video requirements

  • No more than two vivid concert pieces, with a total duration of up to 5 minutes; no large forms, polyphony or school études.
  • The recording was made no earlier than 6 months before submission and filmed specifically for the festival (not from an archive).
  • Horizontal orientation, resolution 1920×1080 or higher, MP4 format.
  • Hosted on a file-sharing service (Yandex.Disk, Google Drive, Mail.ru Cloud) — no YouTube, VK Video or Rutube.
  • The performer’s bow after the final chord must be in the frame; no extraneous noise, applause or voices.
  • The description must list the composers and lyricists, arrangers and the names of the accompanists.

Festival regulations

The principal organiser — the Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation — acts with the support of the Government of Moscow, the Department of Culture, the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. The organisers provide accommodation for one soloist and one accompanying person — from the day of arrival until the day after the performance, with breakfasts and transfers. Participants perform with their own accompanists.

Applications are accepted until 15 March 2026. Selection results — after 15 May 2026.

Questions about participation: info@spivakov.ru. You can become a regular participant in the concert programmes and a foundation scholarship holder by starting with the festival itself — read more in the section How to become a scholarship holder.