The results of the second edition of summer International competition “Digi-Talenty Lato 2020” are ready!
Summer, as it turned out, is also a great time for creativity and new achievements. Congratulations to all laureates and diploma winners!
May there always be a desire to create and develop, learn and strive for new heights! We wish all participants joy from creativity and new victories!
In this edition, about 500 applications were evaluated in various nominations (the video clip category was a new addition this time).
65 applications were accepted free of charge (orphans, children with disabilities).
About 2000 participants from countries all over the world (Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain, USA, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Malta, Great Britain, Armenia, Romania, Moldova) took part in the competition.
And the creativity of the contestants was evaluated by a professional jury. We are also grateful to them for their objectivity and professionalism!
1. Irina Narbekova
Member of the Union of Cinematographers, member of the Union of Theater Workers, member of the Guild of Actors of Belarusian Cinema, leading stage master, theater and film actress, Honored Artist of Belarus.
2. Baritone Albert Niedel
is specializing in the outstanding lyric and dramatic roles of Verdi and other composers, one of the finalists of the American Prize in 2019 and the second winner of the 2018 Inese Galante International Vocal Competition in Latvia, also received the highest awards at the College Department of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), as well as at the Baltimore Music Club in the Professional Vocal category. The famous soprano Montserrat Caballe personally invited Albert Nidel to attend her master class and gala concert of the opera in Saragosa, Spain. He also sang at workshops of other world-famous singers, including Simon Estes, Sylvia Sass and Wei Song. In addition, Mr. Niedel has worked with renowned conductors and singers such as Christian Badea, Michel Plasson, Inessa Galante, Jason Sterns and Lois Alba.
3. Maryna Leanovich
folk vocal teacher. Winner of international competitions. Creative Director of Artivities, Russia-Belarus.
4. Mariola Sójka
Specialist in modern forms of dance, holder of regional and state awards in the field of culture and education, Poland.
5. Natalia Nikolska
a graduate of the Studio of Individual Directing (led by Boris Yukhananov), studied classical vocal with a teacher M.A. Kikina. Co-author and actress of the play «Bella Cura» ( Drama Theater. C.K. Norvida in Jelenia Góra), who was nominated for the prestigious Paszport Polityki Award in the Event of Musical Life nomination in 2006. She is currently the lead singer of Breslauer Cocktail and Retro Power Band. Lives and works in Poland.
6. Vitali Papish
choreographer — director; teacher of dance technique of jazz contemp; initiator of many creative projects in India, China, Nepal, France. Member of many international festivals and creative laboratories.
7. Tetiana Chernoknizhnaya
Choreographer; teacher of dance technique of jazz contemp; initiator of many creative projects in Europe and Asia. Member of many international festivals and creative laboratories. Choreographer of the school of modern dance «Potoki» Dnepr (Ukraine)
8. Aliaksandra Beshta
teacher of arts and crafts, author of projects-winners at the Republican competitions of applied and artistic creativity.
9, Olga Louque is A Graduate Of The Belarusian State Academy Of Music.
In the past, she was a soloist of the folk instruments Orchestra of the Belarusian State University.
Winner of several prestigious competitions in Belarus and Poland. For many years, she worked as the head of the Children’s vocal and instrumental ensemble “Plomen”, a multiple winner of National and International competitions and festivals. Olga’s students, instrumental soloists and vocalists, are also multiple winners of international competitions. Olga also taught at the school of early development. Teaching experience of more than 20 years.
Olga is also a graduate of the Belarusian Academy of Postgraduate Education, where she majored in speech Therapy. Experience as a speech therapist is more than 15 years.
Olga Louque is the founder and head of ” North Texas Talentville School” (Texas, USA), where children from 1 year old develop their talents in different directions. The main one is Music!
10. Svetlana Levchenko
Teacher-choreographer, Director of show programs, organizer of projects in the field of culture and art, author of ideas and developer of youth competitions: “Miss un Misters Rīgas Talants “, “Deju Maratons 2015”, “Princese-ikstīte 2016”, “Hit Parade of Parodies 2014 and 2015”, head of the modern dance theater “MAGIC DANCE”, multiple prize-winner and winner of international festivals and competitions in Latvia and Europe. LATVIA
11. Teresa Grynia first gained national recognition in her home country of Poland when at age 16, she was one of four Polish musicians to be selected for the Central European Initiative Youth Orchestra. Since then, Grynia continues to make her mark as an orchestral musician, performing regularly with the Las Colinas Symphony, Arlington Symphony Orchestra, Garland Symphony Orchestra, and Plano Symphony Orchestra. Grynia has also performed with notable classical and pop musicians such as Krzysztof Penderecki and Genesis. Along with her virtuosity on violin, Grynia is an accomplished pianist and vocalist, primarily focused on jazz, pop, and R&B. She has performed and recorded with the award-winning jazz groups, Whitehall Jazz Collective and Athens Tango Project. She has also performed and recorded with ARCO Chamber Orchestra and Monkier, where she can be heard on albums including Efrem Podgaïtz: Etrange Conte pour Cordes and Highs/Lows. She continues to serve as a versatile freelance musician in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. As a soloist, she has performed Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto with the Hodgson Symphony Orchestra. A native of Kraków, Poland, Teresa Grynia began studying the violin at age 6 and received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Kraków Academy of Music, Master of Music degree and Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia. She most recently received her Performer’s Diploma from the Southern Methodist University. She studied under the tutelage of Emanuel Borok and Levon Ambartsumian with further influences from Diane Kitzman and Frederick Burchinal.
12. Oksana Kulchytska is a songwriter, head of the children’s vocal theater “Notki”, music teacher, pop vocal teacher at The Only School of Jazz and Pop Music in Ukraine (Kiev, Ukraine), master of music.
13. Tatiana Valerius
Graphic artist, designer, graduate of the Moscow Polytechnic Institute, course of Yu.N. Markarov. Member of the Creative Union of Designers of Russia. Teacher of art, design, typography and computer graphics at the Moscow Academic Art School, New School, Brother Fox school. Head of the publishing house of the New School. Head of the Department of Graphic Design at the Moscow Academic Art School.
14.Master Edward Klepczynski
Graduated from the Music Academy in Gdansk. Music school teacher in Koszalin. Pop musician. His students take part and win in many competitions in Poland and abroad.
Congratulations again to all participants!