Author collective of the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus, the winner of the special prize of Belarus President

Chief director of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater Mikhail Pandzhavidze

The award was bestowed upon the group of authors from the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater comprising chief artist Alexander Kostyuchenko and chief director Mikhail Pandzhavidze for the achievements in the development of modern opera and the production The Tsar’s Bride.