BACKMontreal Competition won by South Korean pianist Su Yeon Kim
South Korean pianist Su Yeon Kim has won first prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) Piano 2021 edition. She collected prizes and scholarships valued at over $180,000 – an unprecedented sum for the CMIM.
A statement from the competition praised the ‘undeniable talent of this young 27-year-old pianist, whose technique and musicality, combined with a daring programme choice convinced the international jury’. Kim’s final recital featured sonatas by Beethoven and Scriabin, culminating in an electrifying reading of Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit.
‘Mit Beethoven durch Europa’ – Aufwendiges Musikprojekt bei Arte
Beethovens neun Symphonien an neun europäischen Orten: Dieses aufwendige Musikprojekt will der deutsch-französische Sender Arte am 6. Juni präsentieren. Renommierte Orchester – sieben von ihnen live – werden die Symphonien in Bonn, Lugano, Prag, Dublin, Helsinki, Luxemburg, Delphi, Straßburg und in Wien interpretieren.
Der Konzertmarathon hätte schon im Jubiläumsjahr 2020 zum 250. Geburtstag von Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) stattfinden sollen, fiel aber wegen der Corona-Pandemie aus.
‘With Beethoven through Europe’ – Arte to present an elaborate musical project in June
Beethoven’s nine symphonies in nine European locations: the German-French broadcaster Arte plans to present this elaborate music project on 6 June. Renowned orchestras – seven of them live – will interpret the symphonies in Bonn, Lugano, Prague, Dublin, Helsinki, Luxembourg, Delphi, Strasbourg and in Vienna.
The concert marathon had already been scheduled to take place in 2020, the anniversary year of the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), but was cancelled due to the Corona pandemic.
Mort du compositeur Cristobal Halffter
Le grand musicien espagnol, qui ouvrit son pays aux courants les plus novateurs de la création, s’est éteint ce dimanche à l’âge de 91 ans. Il était le neveu de Rodolfo (1909-1987) et Ernesto (1905-1989) Halffter, deux compositeurs dont l’influence décidera de sa destinée.
Cristobal entre en 1947 au conservatoire de Madrid, ville où il était né en 1930, après avoir connu l’exil pendant la guerre civile espagnole. Il a pour professeurs Conrado del Campo et Alexander Tansman, mais c’est plutôt en autodidacte qu’il s’intéresse aux courants les plus progressistes de la musique européenne, en particulier la Seconde école de Vienne.
Death of the composer Cristobal Halffter
The great Spanish musician, who opened his country to the most innovative currents of creation, died this Sunday at the age of 91. He was the nephew of Rodolfo (1909-1987) and Ernesto (1905-1989) Halffter, two composers whose influence would determine his destiny.
Cristobal entered the Madrid Conservatory in 1947, after having been exiled during the Spanish Civil War. His teachers were Conrado del Campo and Alexander Tansman, but Cristobal was rather self-taught and took an interest in the most progressive currents of European music, in particular the Second Vienna School.