Bakitone International is a non-profit organization based in Athens, Greece that maintains a network of almost 1000 international classical

music competitions A music competition is a public event designed to identify and award outstanding musical ensembles, solo (music), soloists, composers, conducting, conductors, musicologists or compositions. Pop music competitions are music competitions which are h ...

around the world. Bakitone International represents interests of

European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the ...

members at the international level in the field of classical music since 2010. It was founded in 2008 as a promotional agency for musicians in order to assist them in selecting from the database of music competitions and master-classes to achieve their career goals. In 2009 Bakitone International has opened branches in

Moscow, Russia Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

Shanghai, China Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

and

Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

. The organization has quickly earned international acclaim amongst young artists, as well as famous musicians, such as

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, ...

Daniel Pollack Daniel Pollack is an American pianist. Biography Early life and education Daniel Pollack was born in 1935 and raised in Los Angeles, California. As a child prodigy, Pollack began his studies at the age of four and made his debut with the New York ...

and

Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet (born 24 January 1953) is a Russian conductor, violinist, and violist. Biography Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet (née Kri ...

. In 2009 Bakitone was featured on TV Kultura channel and Newsland channel in Russia, dedicated to classical music and arts. In 2010 the organization published a magazine in Russia featuring interviews with

and

. In September 2010, Bakitone International has established a special award for the best performance at ''The Muse International Piano Competition'' in

Athens, Greece Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

. The Prize was awarded to a 5-year old prodigy violinist Dunja Kalamir from Serbia.

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External links

Bakitone International OpenSpace Russia World Federation of International Music Competitions
Music competitions