四年一度的第9届柴可夫斯基国际声乐大赛上月已在苏联莫斯科降下帷幕。来自美、苏、法、英、保加利亚、波、日、中等30多个国家的62名选手角逐本届桂冠。就此,笔者走访刚从苏联归来、担任本届国际评委的上海音乐学院高芝兰教授,请她谈谈中国选手失利的原因。在摆着三角钢琴的会客室里,笔者见 The 9th Tchaikovsky International Vocal Competition, held every four months, ended in Moscow last month. 62 contestants from more than 30 countries including the United States, the Soviet Union, France, Britain, Bulgaria, Poland, Japan and the Middle East competed for the title. In this connection, I visited Professor Gao Zhilan, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music who just returned from the Soviet Union as the current international judge, and asked her to discuss the reasons for the defeat of Chinese athletes. In the reception room with grand piano, the author see