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“CPC to Talented Children” summarized the results of the second round in Astrakhan Oblast

20180925.jpgA gala-concert was given at the Astrakhan State Philharmonic Hall to celebrate the finished second round of the children and youth creativity competition “CPC to Talented Children” in Astrakhan Oblast. At the award ceremony, participants and laureates were honored by First Deputy Minister of Culture Olga Prokofieva, CPC General Manager, Public and Autorities Relations Igor Storozhenko and other officials.

“The competition “CPC to Talented Children” gathered hundreds of talented children from Astrakhan Oblast, it gave them a wonderful opportunity to try their hand in different genres, find good mentors, friends and associates, earn attention from audience. This exciting experience boosted children and youth artwork, promoted cultural, aesthetic and moral values in children and teenagers,” Olga Prokofieva said.

Just before the gala concert, the winners of the Regional round took part in master classes arranged by famous art community members, Honored Artists of Russia, laureates of various international competitions.

Viktor Shershnev, Ballet Master of State Dance Company “Russky Sever”, Expert Choreographer in Moscow Department of Culture, Pavel Ukhanov, Professor from the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music, Natalia Krivopust, Musical Director of Children and Youth Folk Club of the Moscow State Musical Folk Theater “Russkaya Pesnya”, Tatyana Tarasova, Senior Professor of Dramatics Department of the Gerasimov Russian State Cinema Institute, shared their know-how with the young talents.

In the course of the ceremony, commemorative diplomas and awards were handed over to the distinguished participants and laureates of the competition. The winners in their nominations, participants of the first and second rounds of CPC to Talented Children competition received Certificates for a trip to Moscow where master classes for the laureates and the culminating gala concert will be held on October 26-30,2018.

The festival “CPC to Talented Children”, which was launched almost two decades ago, is intended to promote and preserve folk traditions and culture, it gives opportunity to bring the young talents to light and acquire new skills during master classes with well-known teachers. Each year the festival discovers bright new “stars”, who then become worthy representatives of their regions at the All-Russia and international creativity competitions.

For more details about the competition please refer to http://cpc-talant.ru/.

For reference.

CPC pipeline system is one of the largest investment projects in the energy industry with participation of foreign capital on the CIS territory. The length of the pipeline connecting the oil fields in Western Kazakhstan with the Marine Terminal near Novorossiysk is 1,511 km. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with single point moorings which allow for safe tanker lifting at a considerable distance from the shore, also when the weather conditions are unfavorable.

The Expansion Project includes rehabilitation of 5 existing and construction of 10 additional pump stations (2 in the Republic of Kazakhstan and 8 in the Russian Federation), six new storage tanks (100,000 cu.m each) in addition to the existing four near Novorossiysk and a third SPM at the CPC Marine Terminal, and also the replacement of an 88 km pipeline section in Kazakhstan with a larger diameter pipe. The total amount of the Project investments will be US$ 5.4 billion.

CPC Shareholders: Russian Federation (represented by Transneft – 24% and CPC Company – 7 %) – 31%; Republic of Kazakhstan (represented by KazMunayGaz – 19% and Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%) – 20.75%; Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company - 15%, LUKARCO B.V. – 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company – 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited – 7.5%, BG Overseas Holding Limited - 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. - 2% и Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.