This is where the new page of the Moscow guitar life history opens and the phenomenon called The class of Alexander Kamillovich Frauchi, the prominent musician and guitarist, takes place.
The first State International Competition of classical guitar performers will open in November, 2009. It will take place from the 5th to the 9th of November in the halls of the Russian Gnesins' Academy of Music. A most interesting festival program is expected within the framework of the competition.
The originality and importance of this competition are in the fact that the jury will be represented by the best guitarists of Frauchi class from various countries. The jury will consist of well-known performers and teachers, such as D. Illarionov, D. Regginos (Cyprus), J. Kurauskas (Lithuania), E. Finkelstein, D. Tatarkin, V. Mityakov and guests: the famous all over the world composer and guitarist Roland Dyens (France), Aleksey Murin (Kazakhstan), a brilliant balalaika performer Andrey Gorbachev and one of the most gifted violinists in her generation Alyona Baeva.
This event takes place thanks to the strong desire and ardent efforts of people with a highly developed moral code, set of values and love for their work.
Special thanks to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Alexander Alekseevich Avdeev for his comprehensive help; to the head of the Russian Gnesins' Academy of Music, Galina Vasilievna Mayarovskaya for her assistance in the organization of this competition; to everybody else who has participated in this undertaking.
— M. Latinskaya-Frauchi