The jury of the children's competition "Vitebsk-2012" worked as honestly and professionally as possible - D. Sepiashvili

July 18, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The jury of the X International Children's Music Competition "Vitebsk-2012" at the XXI International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" worked extremely honestly and professionally. This assessment of the international jury's work was given by its chairman, composer, singer, laureate of the State Prize of Georgia, Cavalier of the Order of Honor Jemal Sepiashvili at the awards ceremony for the winners, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. "The competition brought together the most talented team of the most talented children, it was very difficult for us, but the choice was made as honestly and professionally as possible," emphasized Jemal Sepiashvili, thanking Belarus, Vitebsk, the audience, as well as the huge team of people led by the General Director of the Vitebsk Culture Center, Director of the International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" Rodion Bass, who organized this bright event. Other jury members also noted the high level of performance skills of the young contestants in their conversation with a BELTA correspondent. "The winners were determined by the slightest nuances: performance skills, diction, correct repertoire selection, which is very important, as not all participants had a successful one. Everything played a role. We tried to recognize all the children who performed brilliantly," said jury member, Bulgarian composer Haigashot Agasyan. As an example, he cited Mariam from Bulgaria, whom he knows from her participation and victories in other prestigious festivals. The girl became a laureate of the competition because, according to Haigashot Agasyan's conviction, she could not reveal and demonstrate her full potential due to an unsuitable composition. A similar opinion was expressed by the youngest jury member, popular Russian singer, laureate of the International Competition of Pop Song Performers "Vitebsk-2006" Alexey Goman. Regarding the Georgian contestant Mariam Bichashvili, who won the Grand Prix, he noted that she performed very strongly on the first day of the competition. "Personally, I gave her two well-deserved tens. I understand that malicious tongues may start drawing parallels: a girl from Georgia - the jury chairman from Georgia - with the corresponding conclusion, but nothing like that happened. We did not know each other's scores until the end of the competition performances," emphasized Alexey Goman. The artist also added that he was rooting for the representatives of his country Aigul Valiullina and Anna Muzafarova. "Anna Muzafarova sang very well, but the arrangement of one of the songs let her down, so I couldn't give her the highest score," admitted the artist, once again noting the honesty and impartiality that guided the jury in choosing the winners. The Grand Prix of the X International Children's Music Competition "Vitebsk-2012" at the XXI International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" was awarded to Mariam Bichashvili from Georgia. The winner of the festival's minor intrigue received $5,000, a special prize, and a diploma of the Grand Prix winner of the X International Children's Competition "Vitebsk-2012". The first prize in the amount of $3,000, a special prize, and a laureate diploma were awarded to Alisher Zhaksybay from Kazakhstan. The second prize in the amount of $2,000 was divided by the jury among three participants. Diana from Romania, Shukhrat from Uzbekistan, and Poliana Ryzhak from Ukraine became the recipients of the award. The young contestants were presented with special prizes and laureate diplomas of the X International Children's Competition "Vitebsk-2012". The third prize in the amount of $1,000, a special prize, and a laureate diploma of the competition from Vitebsk will be taken by Paulina Skrabite from Lithuania.-0-