Vladimir Ivanovich Zakharov (born 18 October 1961 in
Grodno
Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ...
) is a
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
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
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
and in 1993 won the VII International Guitar Competition in
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...
. 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.
References
Захаров Владимир Иванович
External links
Greensleeves
1961 births
Belarusian classical composers
Belarusian music educators
Belarusian guitarists
Living people
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