International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition

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.

Advisory board

LAUREATES

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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