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MOSCOW. The list of participants in the Grand Piano Piano Competition and the composition of the international jury have been announced.

Pianists of the 11-16 age category got a chance to prove themselves in another competition. The first International Grand Piano was organized at the initiative of renowned musician Denis Matsuev. As a result of rigorous selection, a list of participants was determined, which included young pianists from different countries.

A little bit about the team of Russian participants. Pianist and composer Ivan Bessonov represents at the competition not only the St. Petersburg Music School named after S. Lyakhovitskaya, but also his own family of musical geeks. The younger brothers - violin virtuoso Daniel and the talented vocalist Nikita - perform with him as part of the Bessonov Brothers trio. Ivan is a diploma winner at the 16th Nutcracker contest, the winner of several etude contests at the Kikiny Chambers Music Lyceum, and the author of the music for the Varicella film. In November 2015, Olga Ivanenko was awarded the Grand Prix of the Dmitry Shostakovich Competition for Young Pianists, held in November 2015. Elizaveta Klyuchera is a laureate and winner of music competitions in the Czech Republic, Mexico, Great Britain, Lithuania, Russia, a scholar of the Vladimir Krainev charity foundation.

Varvara Kutuzova’s list of achievements includes victories at the Astana Piano Passion, awards of various values ​​at competitions in Mexico, Serbia, Moscow, New York, Nizhny Novgorod, Vorzel. Varvara is a soloist with the Renaissance Chamber Orchestra and a scholarship holder for Vladimir Spivakov’s charity foundations. She performed in joint concerts with Denis Matsuev, the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra. Alexander Malofeev is a student at the Gnesins’ school, a participant in many prestigious festivals (Rostropovich, Spivakov, Matsuev, Stars of the White Nights, Crescendo), winner of the youth competitions named after Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Astana Piano Passion, Mozart wunderkind. Gleb-Joseph Romanchukevich, a scholarship holder to the Moscow government, was second to none at the 2010 Edward Grieg Moscow Festival. He became the laureate of the 1st prize at the Neygauz festivals, at the contests “Musical Diamond”, “Steps to Mastery”. Ilya Papoyan, a student at the School for Gifted Children at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, also more than once worthily represented Russia at the competitions of young pianists.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru