The XXII All-Russian Competition of Young Performers named after Anatoly Kusyakov was held from April 2nd to 6th at the RGC base of S.V. Rachmaninoff in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

This year, 66 performers from Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Belgorod, Tambov, Voronezh, Kazan, Simferopol, Taganrog, Shakht, Korolev, Uyar and Krylova came to compete for prizes of a prestigious music competition with a rich history.

Competition results as follows:

• “Accordion” Category 1A: 1st – Nikolai Korolev
• “Bayan” Category 1A: 1st – Sestrakov Timur & Ivan Shishkanov
• “Accordion” Category 1B: 1st – Nalivaiko Svetlana Krasnodar
• “Bayan” Category 1B: 1st – Kamyansky Maxim & Yakunin Ivan
• “Accordion” Category 2: 1st Vovk Maxim
• “Bayan” Category 2: 1st – Alexey Chukaev
• “Accordion” Category 3: Grand Prix – Egor Shapovalov
• “Bayan” Category 3: 1st – Lysyakov Fedor & Horobey Denis