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Students of the capital's art schools, subordinate to the city Department of Culture, won five out of nine possible awards at the 26th International Television Competition for Young Musicians "The Nutcracker." It was held by the Rossiya-Kultura TV channel in Moscow from November 24 to December 1.
Participants competed in three categories: Piano, String Instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp), and Wind and Percussion Instruments (except recorder). Of the 48 young musicians, one-third were from Moscow, many of whom had already made a name for themselves in competitions at various levels.
Sixteen people competed in the Piano category, seven of whom study at Moscow art schools: Robert Kuklin, Alexey Larin, and Ivan Starodubovsky at the Gnessin Moscow Secondary Specialized Music School (MSSMSh); Roman Klimov from the music school at the Gnessin Moscow Secondary Specialized Music School; Emir Basim Zakaria at the music school at the Chopin Moscow State College of Music Performance (MGKMI); Olesya Tursunova at the W.A. Mozart Children's Music School; and Gerald-Emanuel Nikulin at the V.V. Krainev Children's Art School. Emir Basim Zakaria received the highest award.
Among the 16 string players, three represented Moscow: Sofia Berezina and Vasilisa Parshkova from the Gnessin Moscow Specialized Music School, and Gabriella Kharmat from the S. Ya. Lemeshev Children's Music School.
Competing in the Wind and Percussion Instruments category were students from the Gnessin Moscow Specialized Music School: Yuna Guryanova, Danila Zakharevsky, Sergey Kovynev, Egor Povidysh, Veronika Tkachuk, Yana Cherenkova, and Miroslava Shakirova. Anatoly Vasiliev from the V.P. Solovyov-Sedoy Children's Music School also showcased his talent. Also competing for victory were students from the Chopin Moscow State Music Institute: Bogdan Katalevich and David Porfenov. David advanced to the second round and received a diploma. Three young musicians from Moscow won awards in this category: Veronika Tkachuk took gold, Miroslava Shakirova took silver, and Yuna Guryanova took bronze.
The Nutcracker Competition was established in 2000. It is open to pianists, string and percussion players aged 14 and under, and wind instrument players aged 15 and under. Past winners include pianist Daniil Trifonov, violinist Daniel Lozakovich, percussionist Rostislav Sharaevsky, violinist Leia Zhu, and other musicians.
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