Winners of 9th International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition

1st prize

Matvey Sherling (Moscow, Russia) Saxophone

11 years

2nd prize

Roman Boldyrev (Moscow, Russia) Piano

10 years

3rd prize

Andrei Zabavnikov (Kiev, Ukraina) Violin

11 years

3rd prize

Rodion Synchyshin (Moscow, Russia) Violin

12 years

5th prize

Marja Tihomirova (St. Petersburg, Russia) Piano

12 years

6th prize

Daria Kaliuzhnaya (St. Petersburg, Russia) Violoncello

12 years

7th prize

Lea Belova

(Moscow, Russia)

Violin

Angelina Gvozdareva

(Nojabrsk Tyumen Region, Russia)

Violin

Arina Pan

(Moscow, Russia)

Piano

Min Tiffany Tan

(Bushey/Herts, United Kingdom)

Violin

Ekaterina Konovalova

(Yekaterinburg, Russia)

Piano

Zinovia Nesterenko

(Togliatti, Russia)

Violin

Polina Mahina

(Voronezh, Russia)

Violin

Marfa Bagova

(Moscow, Russia)

Violin

Tatiana Fedorova

(Zhukovsli Moscow Region, Russia)

Piano

Anastasia Larina

(Ulyanovsk Moscow, Russia)

Violin

9th International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition

on the 19 – 20th of March, 2011 took place in Moscow in the main hall of the Central Music School Moscow the semifinals and finals of the 9th International Russian Rotary children music competition. The Rotary Club Moscow International is organizing the competition since 9 years, each year.
At this years’ competition the participant kids where the best compared to the last five years and their spectacular talent is always amazing to be watched and listened.

This year we had participants from six different countries like United Kingdom, USA, Ukraine, Sweden, Belarus and Russia. In total we had 37 applications from 21 cities.
The international jury was chaired by the famous Russian pianist Vladimir Ovchinnikov and voted with an unanimous decision at the finals where the six admitted finalists performed together with the symphonic orchestra conducted by maestro prof. Alexander Yakupov.

The first prize winner of 100.000 RuR was Matvey Sherling (Moscow, saxophone, 11 years). The second prize 50.000 RuR was awarded to Roman Boldyrev (Moscow, piano, 10 years). It was decided to award two third prizes to Shynchyshin Rodion (Kiew, violine, 11 years) and to Zababnikov Andrey (Moscow, violine, 12 years), each have received scholarship prizes of 30.000 RuR.

More important is that all our finalist kids have won money prizes in a total value of more then 9.500 US $.

All the organization was eased by our great sponsors whom we thank a lot and who herewith helps this talented children in their further musical development. Thank you all again!

Tiberius Braun

Past President / Rotary Club Moscow International
Chairman of the organizing committee 2011

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