III International Vocalists’ competition named after Byulbyul
III International Vocalists’ competition named after Byulbyul was held from the 28th November until the 10th December 2005 in Baku. 116 competitors participated, 84 vocalists and 32 concertmasters from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Russia.
Jury board:
Chairman: People’s Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor, Professor Irina Arkhipova (Russia).
Deputy Chairman: People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor Farhad Badalbeyli (Azerbaijan).
Jury members:
Maria Bieshu, President of the Union of Musicians of Moldova, Professor, Moldova
Bibigul Tulegenova, People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor (Kazakhstan)
Firangiz Ahmedova, People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor (Azerbaijan)
Mati Paliy, People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor (Estonia)
Maria Stefiuk, People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor (Ukraine)
Cornelia von Kersenbrock, conductor (Germany)
Oleg Melnikov, Honored Artist of Belarus (Belarus)
Laureates of the Competition:
Grand-prize
- Mr. Abdumalik Abdukayumov, baritone, Uzbekistan
First place
- Ms. Tatiana Ganina, soprano, Ukraine
- Mr. Georgi Oniani, tenor, Georgia
Second place
- Ms. Mahira Guliyeva, soprano, Azerbaijan
- Ms. Ayna Viktorova, mezzo-soprano, Russia
- Mr. Ilya Pavlov, baritone, Russia
Third place
- Ms. Dinara Aliyeva, soprano, Azerbaijan
- Ms. Ekaterina Stratenko, soprano, Ukraine
- Ms. Sophi Gordeladze, soprano, Georgia
Fourth place
- Mr. Avaz Abdullayev, baritone, Azerbaijan
- Mr. Elchin Azizov, baritone, Azerbaijan
- Mr. Mamuka lomidze, baritone, Georgia
Fifth place
- Mr. Mamuka tepnadze, baritone, Georgia
- Shan Jun Jiang, baritone, China
Special Prizes:
«Best performance of Byulbyul’s repertoire» - Mr. Ilya Pavlov, Russia
«Best tenor of the competition» - Mr. Georgi Pavlov, Georgia
«Best folk song performer» - Mr. Farid Aliyev, Azerbaijan
«Youngest participant» - Mr. Jabrail Idrisov, Uzbekistan
Three best concertmasters of the competition
- Ms. Marina Belousova, Russia
- Ms. Natalia Korolko, Ukraine
- Ms. Kamilla Akhmejanova, Uzbekistan
Monthly grant of the Byulbyul’s Foundation
- Ms. Saida Sharifaliyeva, Azerbaijan
