Grand Prix winner in the "Piano" category of the International Instrumental Competition "Golden Keys" held in the period February 7-11, 2022 online is Agnieszka Kujawska at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland. Grand Prix Diploma in the "Accordion"category was awarded to Valentin Todorov at "Emiliyan Stanev" Secondary school - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. Grand Prix winner in the "Instrumental groups" category is the Instrumental ensemble at Naujene School of Music and Art - Krauja, Latvia.

The youngest participant in the competition is Stefania Tsvetoliub Pencheva at "Vasil Levski - 1861 - Karlovo" Community center - Karlovo, Bulgaria.

The "Audiences award" of the online contest went to Tsvetelin Dimitrov at National school of music and stage art "Hristina Morfova" - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Chairman of the jury is Prof. Nikolay Kravtsov from St. Petersburg, Russia (Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Culture, Russia). Members of the jury commission are: Maestro Stanimir Demirev - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria (musician, conductor, teacher and PhD student in accordion at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) and Prof. Baatar Davganamdal - Ulaanbaator, Mongolia (Honored Artist of Mongolia, musician, Mongolian State Conservatory).

Laureate titles first degree and golden diplomas were awarded to:

• Agnieszka Kujawska at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland
• Valentin Todorov at „Emiliyan Stanev“ Secondary school – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
• Instrumental ensemble at Naujene School of Music and Art - Krauja, Latvia
• Igor Pishtikov at Children’s music school of arts № 19 – Minsk, Belarus
• Group "Disonans" at „Emiliyan Stanev“ Secondary school – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
• Valentin Gavrilov at „Emiliyan Stanev“ Secondary school - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
• Third group "Augustas Rimgaila" at Siauliai music school number 1 - Siauliai, Lithuania
• Folk-music ensemble "Cantelo" at Pärnu Art´s School - Pärnu linn, Pärnumaa, Estonia
• Antoan Stanimirov Bohurov at „Hristina Morfova“ National school of music and stage art – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
• Tsvetelin Milenov Dimitrov at „Hristina Morfova“ National school of music and stage art – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
• Trio (Tsvetelin Dimitrov, Antoan Bohurov and Spas) at „Hristina Morfova“ National school of music and stage art – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
• Dinko Nikolaev Staykov – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
• Artur Pashkov at Children’s music school – Kstovo, Russia
• Boyana Bachvarova at "Iskra - 1924" Community center – Varna, Bulgaria
• Zhelyo Todorov at "Iskra - 1924" Community center – Varna, Bulgaria
• Tadeusz Kośmider at Szkoła Muzyczna i Stopnia im. Grażyny Bacewicz we Wrocławiu - Wrocław, Poland

Winners of laureate titles second degree and silver diplomas are:

• Iliya Pirinchiev at "Vasil Levski - 1861 - Karlovo" Community center – Karlovo, Bulgaria
• Margarita Mircheva at "Emiliyan Stanev" Secondary school – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
• Bozhidar Parvanov at "Vasil Levski - 1861 - Karlovo"Community center – Karlovo, Bulgaria
• Koycho Koychev – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
• Elena Dimitrova at "Iskra - 1924" Community center – Varna, Bulgaria
• Shnaider Daria - Chisinau, Moldova
• Elena Shemaeva at Piano school "Do Mi Sol" – Burgas, Bulgaria

Winners of laureate titles third degree and bronze diplomas are:

• Sergey Derbenev at Piano school "Do Mi Sol" – Burgas, Bulgaria
• Evgeniya Gavrilova at Piano school "Do Mi Sol" – Burgas, Bulgaria
• Simona Ivanova at Piano school "Do Mi Sol" – Burgas, Bulgaria
• Stefaniya Tsvetolyub Pencheva at "Vasil Levski - 1861 - Karlovo" Community center – Karlovo, Bulgaria
• Martin Evgeniev Rusev – Sofia, Bulgaria

Winners of "Discovery" diploma in the competiton are:
Boyana Lyubomirova Bachvarova at "Iskra – 1924" Community center – Varna, Bulgaria; Zhelyo Petkov Todorov at "Iskra – 1924"Community center – Varna, Bulgaria; Tadeusz Kośmider at Szkoła Muzyczna i Stopnia im. Grażyny Bacewicz we Wrocławiu - Wrocław, Poland; Augustas Rimgaila at Siauliai music school number 1 - Siauliai, Lithuania; Shnaider Daria - Chisinau, Moldova

Many of performers received also recommendations for participation in the World Championship of Folklore "World Folk" 2022 and the European Championship of Folklore "Euro Folk" 2022.

You can watch the concert of the second edition of the International Instrumental Competition "Golden Keys" - here.