
III International competition of Performers on Folk Instruments« Cup of the North ». Cherepovets, on October, 20-30, 1997.
Speciality: "accordion"
1 premium - R.Krachkovsky (Petrozavodsk),
2 premium - D.Gvozdkov (St.-Petersburg),
3 premium - E.Kochetov (Voronezh), A.Shalygin (Rostov - on-the Don).
Speciality: "bayan"
1 premium - S.Vasich (Yugoslavia) and M.Ovchinnikov (Novosibirsk),
2 premium - A.Dedyurin (Petrozavodsk),
3 premium - J.Vatsula (Czechia) and A.Letunov (Rostov - on -the Don).
Speciality: " mandoline"
1 premium - Yasunobu Inoue (Japan)
3 premium - T.Kostyanaya (St.-Petersburg) and N.Zmitrovich (Belarus)
Speciality: "domra"
1 premium - G.Kokorin (Moscow), M.Guseva (Moscow),
2 premium - alto player S.Astrakova and domra performer V.Trusova
3 premium - viola player V.Kiselyov (Moscow) and domra performer F.Shushenkov (Nizhny Novgorod)