The Frauchi International Competition and Festival () is a biannual competition for classical guitarists and festival which takes place in Moscow, Russia.
Founded in 2009 by pianist Maria Latinskaya-Frauchi in memory of her late husband, the famous Russian guitarist and guitar professor , this competition has become one of the most prestigious awards for guitarists in Russia and abroad. The competition has no age limit, and winners of previous first prizes cannot re-enter the competition in subsequent years. There is a substantial cash prize, with smaller amounts for other finalists.
During the competitional years, the stars of the Frauchi festivals have included Roland Dyens, Marcin Dylla, Aniello Desiderio, Zoran Dukic, Sérgio and Odair Assad, Roberto Aussel, Pavel Steidl, Leo Brouwer, Ricardo Gallen, David Pavlovic, José María Gallardo Del Rey, Yamandu Costa, Artyom Dervoed, Dimitri Illarionov and the Kupinski Guitar Duo.
List of previous winners
Year First Prize Second Prize Third Prize Diploma 2023 Vera Danilina, Russia Vyacheslav Shugaev, Russia Nikita Nedelko, Russia Sergey Perelekhov and Ivan Smertin, Russia 2021 Marko Topchii, Ukraine Vera Danilina, Russia Domenico Savio Mottola, Italy Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and Sergey Perelekhov, Russia 2019 not awarded Marko Topchii, Ukraine Vera Danilina, Russia, and Carlotta Dalia, Italy Dmytro Omelchak, Ukraine 2017 Tengyue Zhang, China Marco Piperno, Italy Giulia Ballare, Italy Nikita Nedelko, Russia, and Bogdan Mihailescu, Romania 2015 not awarded Andrea De Vitis, Italy, and Vera Danilina, Russia Roman Zorkin, Russia, and Marko Topchii, Ukraine Mircea Stefan Gogoncea, Romania 2013 Artyom Dervoed, Russia Anton Baranov, Russia Marko Topchii, Ukraine, and Yuri Aleshnikov, Russia Dmitry Zagumennikov, Russia 2011 Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Russia Artyom Dervoed, Russia Marko Topchii, Ukraine, and Konstantin Okudzhava, Russia Anton Baranov, Russia 2009 not awarded Konstantin Okudzhava, Russia, and Pavel Kukhta, Belarus Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Russia Ilya Makhov and Anton Baranov, Russia
See also International classical guitar competitions List of classical music competitions Classical guitar
References
External links Official site