Details of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition have been announced with the news that the competition will be streamed live online in its entirety via Medici TV. The competition, which will take place over 18 days from June 15 to July 3, will host 120 competitors in categories for violinists, pianists, cellists and singers. The competition opens with a gala concert conducted by Valery Gergiev in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory on June 15. The winners will be revealed on July 1 with celebratory concerts featuring the winners to occur on July 2 and 3.