The International Russian Rotary Children's Music Competition, a member of EMCY, is one of the leading events in cultural life of Russian and European youth. In 2007 the finals of the greatest European music competition for children 8 to 12 years old was held in Moscow, in the concert hall of the Central Music School of the State Tchaikovsky Conservatory on March 26, 2007.
In 2008 the finals were held in the Rachmaninoff Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory March 16. The finals of the 10th competition will be held in the concert hall of the Central Music School of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in March 2012.
This competition was initiated by Josef Marous,[1] President of Rotary Club Moscow International [2] in 2002 and in just 8 years it is giving an important chance to young, talented musicians to become known and to make a serious step in their development as artists. The best European music schools and Rotary Clubs from 29 countries and more than 125 cities, from Vladivostok, Beijing and Hong-Kong in the east to Saint Lois Potosi (Mexico) and Pasadena USA in the west, from Stord (Norway) in the north to Kfar Sava (Israel) in the south, have already participated in Rotary music competitions and nominated especially talented children who play violin, cello, piano, harp and wind instruments.
In 2007 the international jury was headed by People's Artist of the USSR, Professor of Moscow Conservatory, soloist of Moscow Philarmony, Art Director and Conductor of Chamber Orchestra Moskovia Eduard Grach. In 2009 the organizing committee has elected as chairman of the jury the national artist of Russia and chief conductor of the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra Pavel Kogan. The chairman of the Jury in 2010 is People's Artist of Russia, honored Artist of the USSR Dimitri Bashkirov, and in 2011 Peoples's Artist of Russia Vladimir Ovchinnikov.
Russia was always famous for its musical talents. We consider it our task to support remarkable and talented young musicians in order to make music education more prestigious and to attract the interest of Russian and foreign companies to financing of music education in Russia by paying of grants – said Josef Marous, Chairman of the Advisory Board and founder of the competition, President of the European Division and Member of the Board of Directors of OAO Pipe Metallurgical Company (OAO TMK).
This musical competition is supported by many ambassadors in Moscow. Leading Russian and foreign companies and individuals, as well as famous Russian musicians Vladimir Spivakov, Yuri Bashmet and Natalia Gutman, who was the Chairman of the 3rd Musical Competition, which took place in the Residence of the Ambassador of France in Moscow.
Greetings to the competition were sent by the Minister of Foreign Affaires of the Russian Federation Lavrov, the Minister of Culture and Mass communications of the Russian Federation Sokolov, the Mayor of Moscow Luzhkov, the head of the Russian Federal Culture and Cinematography Shvydkoi.
2011
1. Matvey Sherling, Moscow, Saxophone
2. Roman Boldyrev, Moscow, Piano
3. Rodion Synchyshin , Kiev, Ukraine, Violin and Andrei Zabavnikov, Moscow, Violin
5. Marja Tikhomirova, St. Petersburg, Piano
6. Daria Kaliuzhnaya, St. Petersburg, Violoncello
2010 ALUMNI
1. Ekaterina Rybina, Moscow-piano
2.Sergey Belyavskiy,Moscow-piano
3. Dmitriy Mayboroda,Moscow-piano
4. Anastasiya Vorotnaya,Moscow-piano
5. Anna Denisova,Moscow-piano
2010
1.Pak Di Na, Novosibirsk, Russia - Flute
2. Aggejalfis Taelia-Jaroslavna, Moscow, Russia- Harpe
3. Lee Jelin - Seul, Korea - Violin and Egorenkova Anastasia, Moscow , Russia - Piano
5. Prikhodko Mark, Minsk, Belorus - Violoncello
6. Mun Arsenyi, St. Petersburg, Russia - Piano
2009
1. Yeagy Park ,Pasadena, Texas, USA -violin 1. Georgy Krizhnenko - Omsk, Russia - piano
2. not awarded
3. Naina Kobzareva, Rostov na Donu, Russia - violin
4. Viktor Maslov, Moscow, Russia - piano
5. Judith Stapf, Koeln, Germany - violin
2008
1st: Martin Garcia Garcia, Spain - Piano [3]
2nd: Ruslan Shainazarov, Russia - Piano
3rd: Dmitriy Tyurin, Russia - Piano
4th: Sarah Zajtmann, France - Piano
5th: Arseniy Bardovkiy, Russia -Flute
6th: Anastasia Pentina, Russia - Violin
7th: Tsoi Se Pel, Korea - Violin
2007
1st: Alexandra Lee, Korea/Russia - violin
2nd: Vsevolod Brigida, Russia - Piano
3rd: Christina Toroshchina, Ukraine - Violin
4th: Anastasia Sokolova, Russia - Piano
5th: Dmitry Umerenkov, Russia - Piano
6th: Ekaterina Kornishina, Russia - Flute
7th: Elizaveta Irgasheva, Russia - Piano
2006
1st: Anna Savkina, Russia - Violin
2nd: Ekaterina Rybina, Rusia- Piano
3rd: Elenora Makhmudova, Russia - Piano
3rd: Elena Prosolupova, Russia - Violin
3rd: Julia Vanyushina, Russia - Piano
4th: Katariina Maria Kits, Estonia - Violin
2005
Gran prix: Narek Arutyunyan, Armenia - Clarinet
1st: Sergey Belyavsky, Russia - Piano
2nd: Dmitry Smirnov, Russia - Violin
3rd: Rimma Benyumova, Russia - Violin
4th: Timur Nardinov, Russia - Flute
4th : Anastasia Kobekina, Russia - Violoncello
2004
1st: Anna Denisova, Russia - Piano
2nd: Mikhail Mering, Russia - Clarinet
3rd: Anastasia Vorotnaya, Russia - Piano
2002
1st: Roman Kim, Korea Violin / Vladimir Kozhukhin, Russia- Piano
2nd: Emma Alikova, Russia- Violin / Tatiana Shalaginova, Russia - Violin
3rd: Dmitry Shishkin, Russia - Piano
4th: Dmitry Maiboroda, Russia - Piano [4]
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