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Moscow chamber band wins top international prize
24/11/2008 - (RIA Novosti) - Russia

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Moscow chamber band wins top international prize
24/11/2008 - (RIA Novosti)
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KALUGA, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - The Moscow State Conservatory's Sezar Quintet has won first prize at the Sergei Taneyev Chamber Music Competition in Kaluga, western Russia, the organizers said on Monday.
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The competition, named after the famous Russian composer Segei Taneyev (1856-1915) was held in Kaluga for the fifth time on Sunday with more than 60 musical ensembles from 9 countries taking part, including China, Japan, the U.S., Italy, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine.
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The second prize was jointly awarded to chamber trios from Lithuania and Russia, and third prize was another joint win for groups from Russia, Belarus and South Korea.
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The competition organizers are the Russian Culture Ministry, the Kaluga Region government and the Moscow State Conservatory.
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