Yerevan Sefimanals: the first stage of the 1st Classical Guitar Competition

The Semifinals jury: Valeria Galimova (Germany/Russia) and Nikita Nedelko (Russia). 

Ten participants, aged from nine to 17, performed works by Villa-Lobos, Tiomkin, Yevtushenko, Carulli, Badalyan, Sanz, Piazzolla, Barrios, and Dumond at the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall. 

Congratulations to Roland Baghdasaryan for making it to the first place!

Well done to his teacher, Ms. Valeria Shakhikyan, who received a Certificate of Appreciation and a 50,000 AMD prize.

Thank you to our partners CBonds, D’Addario & Co., Yamaha Music Shop Armenia, and Mr. Vladimir Abramov for their support. And a big thanks to the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall for their brilliant partnership. 

More photos and highlights from the semifinals can be found here >