– laureate and diploma winner of all-Russian and international competitions, winner of the “Imperial Culture” award of the Union of Writers of Russia, the “Patriot of Russia” medal, winner of nine international bayan competitions, including the most prestigious: the Mogens Ellegard Prize bayan competition (Denmark, Copenhagen, 1996), the Klingenthal Bayan Competition (Germany, 2004), the Golden Accordion Competition (USA, New York, 2006). Being one of the best bayanists in the country, Dmitry Dmitrienko combines his conducting activities with solo performances at prestigious Russian and foreign venues.