Tomorrow, September 22, the results of the first round of the F.Shalyapin I International competition of vocalists who started on September 20 became known.

From 41 participants to the second round succeeded only 18 people, among them 3 contestants from Bashkortostan (it is the competitions final). In the second round will fight – the Honored artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Kaipkulov Artur, the student of the Z.Ismagilov Ufa state institute of arts Belov Kirill and Akhmetshina Aygul.

Also have reached the final: Donets Anastasia (St. Petersburg, Russia), Kim Gleb (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), Guz Alyona (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Bazhbeuk-Melikyan Sargis (Yerevan, Armenia), Petryanik Yaroslav (St. Petersburg, Russia), Abdulov Gamid (Baku, Azerbaijan), Rustamova Regina (Baku, Azerbaijan), Danilov Andrey (Russia), Pozolotina Vera (Yekaterinburg, Russia), Zhabagin Aydos (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Gabdiyev Artur (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Mendelev Victor (Minsk, Belarus), Zaikina Maria (St. Petersburg, Russia), Dzhusoyev Dinar (Kazan, Russia) and Budaratsky Oleg (Yekaterinburg, Russia).

Following the results of the first tour jury has also announced names of owners of special prizes. Among them there is a soloist of the Bashkir state philharmonic hall of H.Akhmetov Taipov Damir. Also special prizes will be won: Ruan Jiang (Guilin, China), Shcheglova Anastasia (Moscow, Russia), Karan James Dalton (Hamilton, USA), Gobechiya Said (Pitsunda, Abkhazia) and Lozhevskaya Yulia (St. Petersburg, Russia).

The rehearsal of the final will begin at 12:00 h already today.

Let's remind that the first tour lasted two days (on September 21 and 22). Contestants were listened by eminent jury – the chairman of jury, the National artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the soloist of the Maryinsky Theater - Askar Abdrazakov; the cochairman of jury Artem Makarov is the honored artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the chief conductor of opera theater; also National actor of Russia, Ukraine, the Republic Northern Ossetia-Alania, the Republics South Ossetia - Larisa Gergieva; the honored worker of arts of Russia - Irkin Gabitov; the director of the International academy of music Elena Obraztsova, the adviser of directorate of Mikhaylovsky theater, the singer - Elena Makarova; The National artist of Russia and the Republic of Bashkortostan - Salawat Askarov; the honored worker of culture of BASSR, the honored worker of arts of Russia and the Republic of Bashkortostan - Farzana Sagitova and the Honored actress of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the soloist opera theater - Elvira Fatykhova.

We congratulate our fellow countrymen and we wish them to act their best in the second round. The final (the II round) of a competition will take place on September 24 at 18:00. The name of the winner will be known only on September 25 at the Gala concert which will take place in the Big hall of Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre.