Klaudia Taev Competition
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Winners of the Klaudia Taev Competition with the artistic director of the competition Mr.Erki Pehk
The Klaudia Taev Competition is a competition for young opera singers. It is a main event of the Pärnu Opera Music Festival PromFest. The Competition has been named after a local legendary singing teacher Klaudia Taev. The first Competition was held in year 1996 and it takes place biannually.[1]
It is the only competition for opera singers in Estonia and one of the leading competitions in the region. Among others Barbara Hendricks, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Ileana Cotrubas and Irina Arkhipova have been the jury members of the Klaudia Taev Competition .
Prize winners
| Nr | Year | 1st Prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1996 | Kristina Vähi (soprano, Estonia) | Taina Hirvonen (Finland) | Monika Sutt (Estonia) |
| 2. | 2001 | Anna Samuil (soprano, Russia) | not awarded | Gediminas Tiškevičius (tenor, Lithuania) Klavdia Sorokina (soprano, Russia) Merle Silmato (mezzo-soprano, Estonia) |
| 3. | 2003 | Laimonas Pautienius (baritone, Lithuania) | Tatjana Romanova (soprano, Estonia) Jelena Semjonova (soprano, Russia) | Eleonore Marguerre (soprano, Germany) |
| 4. | 2005 | not awarded | Angelina Shvachka (mezzo-soprano, Ukraine) Zhu Huiling (mezzo-soprano, China) | Ewa Biegas (soprano, Poland) |
| 5. | 2007 | Ji-Min Park (tenor, South-Korea) | Veronika Dzhioeva (soprano, Russia) | Ilya Silchukov (baritone, Belarus) Oliver Kuusik (tenor, Estonia) |
| 6. | 2009 | not awarded | Anatoli Siuko (basso, Belarus) | Asmik Grigorjan (soprano, Lithuania) Pauliina Linnosaari (soprano, Finland) Maria Veretenina (soprano, Estonia |
| 6. | 2011 | not awarded | Andrey Sauchanka (baritone, Belarus) | Elina Volkmane (soprano, Latvia) |
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