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Second Stage of CPC to Talented Children Contest is Over

The second absentia stage of the International Children's and Youth Creativity Contest "CPC to Talented Children” is over. Of 4,565 participants who had applied for the first round of the contest, 2,502 soloists and ensembles advanced to the second round and applied, a 10% increase from 2023. The increase in the number of participants in the second round, according to the organizers, is due to the skill improvement of the performers who attended the master classes of the contest experts.

65 applications were received from Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai sent 646 pieces of work and Novorossiysk - 415. 497 applications were received from Astrakhan Oblast and 249 from the Republic of Kalmykia.

Instrumental performance is leading in the categories. In total, 967 young instrumentalists, pupils of children's music schools and art schools participated in the second round. Vocal genres are also popular. The total number of such contestants is 771. The art of theater attracts kids with its depth of expression. 532 applications were submitted to the second round in the Theater and Declamation category.

"The introduction of a new "Reading a patriotic literary work” genre increased the interest of participants of the theater direction, contributed to the solution of educational objectives of the project, and a better understanding of historical and cultural values of the country, which, of course, forms civic responsibility and patriotic consciousness," - pointed out Victoria Rille, Director of the Academy of Cultural and Educational Innovations and Contest Administrator.

The members of the expert council, which included outstanding teachers, directors, honored artists of Russia, honorary figures of culture and arts, selected the best participants who would come to the events of the third in-person regional stage of the contest. Young talents will enjoy master classes by the contest's experts in various categories, the winners will perform in gala concerts in Astrakhan, Elista, Stavropol, Krasnodar and Novorossiysk. The most talented will receive certificates for a trip to Moscow to the Moscow Meets Friend international forum.

The second round results are published on the contest’s official site.

https://ktk-talant.ru/

https://vk.com/ktk_talant

https://t.me/ktk_talant

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CPC to Talented Children Contest is conducted annually at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) initiative and financed by its charity funds. The Independent Non-Profit Organization of additional education called Academy of Cultural and Educational Innovations has been the contest Administrator since 2021.

CPC Pipeline System is one of the major investment projects with foreign capital in energy sector in the CIS. The length of the Tengiz – Novorossiysk pipeline is 1 511 km. This route transports over two-thirds of all Kazakhstan export oil, and crude from Russian oil fields, including those in the Caspian Region. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with three Single Point Moorings (SPM) that allow to load tankers safely at a significant distance offshore, also amid poor weather conditions.

CPC Shareholders: Federal Agency for State Property Management represented by Transneft (trust management) – 24 %, IC CPC Company – 7%, KazMunayGas – 19%, Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%, Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company – 15%, Lukoil International GmbH - 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company– 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited– 7.5%, BG Overseas Holdings Limited– 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. S.ar.l. – 2% and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.