Today, November 23, at 22.00, on the TV channel TNV the II qualifying round of the international TV contest of young performers "Tatar Mony" kicks off

November 23, 24, 25, at 22.00,  on the TV channel TNV will pass   the  II qualifying round of the international TV contest of young performers "Tatar Mony."  November  26, 27,  at 22.00,  will take place  the III  qualifying round.

In total, this year's competition received 302 applications. Of these - 156 from the Russian regions and 146 municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan. As a result of the qualifying rounds,   74 contestants  passed to the II round  - 30 of them are from  Russian regions and CIS countries.

The competition takes place in three stages: I stage - selection; II and III stages - TV, will be held in November in Kazan, and  go live on the TV channel "Tatarstan – Novy Vek» (II round will air   November 23, 24 and 25,  at 22.00, and Round III, viewers will see November  26 and 27 at  22.00).

In 2015,   the I round took place in 8 cities - Tashkent, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Dyurtyuli (Bashkortostan), Kazan, Yelabuga, Zainsk.

Also, the contestants were selected at festivals, contests held    by Tatar public organizations in Magnitogorsk, Yekaterinburg, Asekeevo (Orenburg region).

Geography of  Competition in 2015 is  wide - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Turkistan (Kazakhstan), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Magnitogorsk, Ekaterinburg, Chkalovsk, Asekeevo, Orenburg, Surgut, Ulyanovsk, Nizhny Tagil, Perm, Tyumen, Omsk and the Omsk region, Orsk, Chelyabinsk and Chelyabinsk region (Ozersk, Miass), Kurgan Oblast, Mari El Republic, Ufa, Dyurtyuli, Kazan and others.

Gala concert of the International TV contest of young performers "Tatar mony" will be held on November 29 at 18.00,  in the Cultural Entertainment Complex "Pyramid".

Tickets at the box office, "Pyramid" and distributors.

We  remind that  purpose of the contest is to promote the Tatar folk songs and works  by  Tatar composers, introducing them to a national cultural values, identify and support talented young artists to develop their creative potential.

The objectives of the contest - in  dissemination and promotion of Tatar folk and professional music and  identifying  the best young artists of the Tatar folk songs and works  by  Tatar composers.

Press Service

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan