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18th November: First concertmaster of Vienna Symphony, La Scala supports Venice, winner of 2019 Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition

Monday 18th November 2019

Dalibor Karvay named first concertmaster of Vienna Symphony

The Vienna Symphony has named the 34-year-old Slovak violinist Dalibor Karvay as its first concertmaster.

Born in Vrútky, Slovakia, Karvay started playing the violin under the guidance of his father. He studied with Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatoire and has won prizes in numerous international competitions, including Young Musicians meeting in Córdoba in 1996, the Eurovision Grand Prix – Young Musician of the Year in 2002, and first prize at the Tibor Varga in 2003.

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Mailänder Scala unterstützt Venedigs hochwassergeschädigtes Theater La Fenice

Die Mailänder Scala hat ihre Unterstützung für das venezianische Gran Teatro La Fenice angekündigt. Das Theater wurde durch die Überschwemmungen in der Stadt in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. In einer für Ende November geplanten Sondervorstellung der Ballett-Sparte sollen Spenden gesammelt werden. Über diese solidarische Initiative der Scala-Mitarbeiter berichtete Mailands Bürgermeister Giuseppe Sala auf einem sozialen Netzwerk.

Venedig kämpft seit rund einer Woche mit Überschwemmungen, rund 70 Prozent der Stadt sind betroffen. Neben dem Theater La Fenice, das seinen Betrieb vollständig einstellen musste, sind auch andere Gebäude beschädigt, darunter der Markusdom.

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High resolution (~90mpix) side view of Teatro La Fenice opera house , as of 2015, in Venice, Italy. Burnt twice, the last time in 1996, the opera house was rebuilt in 2003 and reopened in 2004.

La Scala in Milan supports Venice’s flood-damaged La Fenice theatre

Milan-based Scala has announced its support for the Venetian Gran Teatro La Fenice. The theatre was affected by the flooding in the city. Donations will be collected in a special performance of the ballet section scheduled for the end of November. Milan’s mayor Giuseppe Sala shared this social initiative with Scala’s solidarity initiative.

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Le pianiste japonais Kenji Miura grand vainqueur du Concours Long-Thibaud-Crespin 2019

Cette année, le Concours International Long-Thibaud-Crespin était consacré au piano et placé sous la direction artistique de Bertrand Chamayou. Les neuf membres du jury, présidé par Martha Argerich, ont consacré le jeune pianiste japonais Kenji Miura qui a remporté le 1er Grand Prix et trois autres distinctions. Ils étaient 6 six, cinq garçons et une fille, à s’affronter dans cette finale qui proposait 2 épreuves (piano seul et concerto avec l’Orchestre National de France). Parmi eux, 2 pianistes japonais, 2 Français, une Russe et un Arménien. Au total, ce sont 4 prix que s’est adjugé Kenji Miura, qui étudie le piano à Berlin. Le jeune et brillant pianiste japonais ajoute ainsi son nom à la prestigieuse liste des lauréats de ce prix qui comprend, entre autres, Samson François, Mikhaïl Rudy, en passant par Aldo Ciccolini et Cédric Tiberghien, dernier pianiste français récompensé.

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Japanese pianist Kenji Miura, winner of the 2019 Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition

This year, the Long-Thibaud-Crespin International Competition was dedicated to the piano and placed under the artistic direction of Bertrand Chamayou. The nine members of the jury, chaired by Martha Argerich, dedicated the young Japanese pianist Kenji Miura, who won the 1st Grand Prize and three other distinctions. There were 6 six, five boys and one girl, to compete in this final which proposed 2 events (solo piano and concerto with the Orchestre National de France). Among them, 2 Japanese pianists, 2 French, one Russian and one Armenian. In total, Kenji Miura, who studied piano in Berlin, won four prizes. The young and brilliant Japanese pianist thus adds his name to the prestigious list of winners of this prize, which includes, among others, Samson François, Mikhaïl Rudy, Aldo Ciccolini and Cédric Tiberghien, the last French pianist to be awarded.

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