The VI International Contest of the Performers on Folk Instruments «Cup of the North» took place in Cherepovets from 10 till 21, April, 2006. 97 participants from 6 countries of the world contended for skills.
Winners of the VI International Contest of the Performers on Folk Instruments «Cup of the North»
Grand Prix – Shmelkov S. (bayan, Moscow, Russia)
«ACCORDION»
The 1st prize – Vlasov N. (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia), Barakov A. (St. Petersburg, Russia)
The 2nd prize – Vorobev S. (Petrozavodsk, Russia)
The 3rd prize – Kaledin A. (St, Petersburg, Russia), Satsenko A. (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Rank of a Diplomant – Shkinderova N. (Moscow, Russia ), Pyatnova A. (Petrozavodsk, Russia), Tarabrina K. (Moscow, Russia)
«BAYAN»
The 1st prize – Kotkov S. (Moscow, Russia)
The 2nd prize – Komarov A. (Petrozavodsk, Russia)
The 3rd prize – Petrov A. (Petrozavodsk, Russia)
Rank of a Diplomant – Shevoldaev S. (Petrozavodsk, Russia)
«DOMRA»
The 1st prize – Fish K. (Nizhniy Novgorod), Orlova A. (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
The 2nd prize – Volchkov E. (Moscow, Russia), Smolyar S. (St. Petersburg, Russia)
The 3rd prize – Skroznikova A. (Moscow, Russia), Karplyuk D. (Moscow, Russia)
Rank of a Diplomant – Girina A. (St. Petersburg, Russia), Neverova J. (Moscow, St. Petersburg), Savchenko A. (Rostov-on-Don, Russia), Omelchenko P. (Moscow, Russia)
The 2nd prize – Valdovsky N. (Moscow, Russia)
The 2nd prize – Buryakov A. (Rostov, Russia)
The 3rd prize – Yurov A. (St. Petersburg), Yakimov S. (Moscow, Russia)
Rank of a Diplomant – Poznuchov K. (Moscow, Russia), Kuntsevich D. (St. Petersburg, Russia), Budyuk G. (Rostov, Russia), Grigorev D. (Moscow, Russia)
«GUITAR»
The 1st prize – Mamedkuliev R. (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia)
Thr 2nd prize – Glushkin A. (Rostov, Russia), Domogatsky V. (Moscow, Russia)
The 3rd prize – Ponomarchuk A.(Moscow, Russia)
Rank of a Diplomant – Aleshnikov J. (Rostov, Russia), Parfinovich A. (Moscow, Russia), Kuhta P. (Minsk, Belorussia)
«CYMBALS, TONED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (XYLOPHONE, MARIMBAPHONE, VIBRAPHONE)»
The 1st prize – Sushchenya T. (Minsk, Belorussia)
The 2nd prize – Shagun A. (Minsk, Belorussia)
The 3rd prize – Shura A. (Kishinev, Moldova)
Rank of a Diplomant – Salnik S. (Minsk, Belorussia), Alekseev A. (Yekaterinburg, Russia), Logvinov G. (St. Petersburg, Russia)
«MANDOLINE»
The 1st prize – Zabavskaya E. (Moscow, Russia)
The 2nd prize – Korsak N. (Minsk, Belorussia)
The 3rd prize – Solovei E. (Yekaterinburg, Russia)
Deeds for participation in the 3rd round – Sovako N. (Tokyo, Japan), Sakurai M. (Tokyo, Japan)
LEADERS
Rank of a Diplomant for high professional accompaniment:
- Chernova Maria Alekseevna (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- Grines Olga Vyacheslavovna (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia)
- Silvestrova Olga Michailovna (Moscow, Russia)
- Yarkova Vera Vladimirovna (Yekaterinburg, Russia)
- Vainshtein Oleg Gennadevich (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Deed for the best execution of piece on folk theme – Yurov A. (balalaika, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Deed for the best execution of jazz piece – Aleshnikov J. (guitar, Rostov, Russia)
Deed for artistry – Vlasov N. (accordion,Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia)
Deed for high professional accompaniment – Governor's Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments. Galina Perevoznikova (Cherepovets, Russia), an Honoured artist of the RF is the artistic director and the main conductor of this orchestra.
