Vladimir Ivanovich Zakharov
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Vladimir Ivanovich Zakharov (born Grodno, 18 October 1961) is a Belarus
ian guitarist, composer and music teacher. In 1981 he graduated from the Grodno School of Music and in 1991 from the Belarusian State Conservatory. In 1992 he received a Diploma at the VII International Guitar Competition in Kraków
and in 1993 won the VII International Guitar Competition in Gdańsk
. He has participated in numerous festivals in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Spain. His guitar works are included in the current curriculum for Belarusian music schools. He is also the author of numerous transcriptions and arrangements of guitar, piano, choral and vocal pieces. He was awarded the Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for his contribution to Belarusian culture (1999), prize of the Grodno City Executive Committee "For his creative achievements and personal contribution to the cultural development of the city" (2001). Currently he teaches guitar at the Grodno State College of Music, a branch of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, and at the Hrodna State University
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Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian guitarist, composer and music teacher. In 1981 he graduated from the Grodno School of Music and in 1991 from the Belarusian State Conservatory. In 1992 he received a Diploma at the VII International Guitar Competition in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
and in 1993 won the VII International Guitar Competition in Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
. He has participated in numerous festivals in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Spain. His guitar works are included in the current curriculum for Belarusian music schools. He is also the author of numerous transcriptions and arrangements of guitar, piano, choral and vocal pieces. He was awarded the Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for his contribution to Belarusian culture (1999), prize of the Grodno City Executive Committee "For his creative achievements and personal contribution to the cultural development of the city" (2001). Currently he teaches guitar at the Grodno State College of Music, a branch of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, and at the Hrodna State University
Hrodna State University
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno а higher education institution, located in Grodno. It is the largest regional higher education institution in the Republic of Belarus, university complex integrating all levels of education....
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