Tamberg's Concerto Grosso, Op. 5 was awarded a gold medal at the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students, which was held in what city?
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Concerto Grosso (Tamberg) Eino Tamberg's Concerto Grosso, Op. 5, was composed in 1956. It was awarded a gold medal at the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students the following year and was subsequently performed through both the Eastern and Western Blocs, launching the Estonian composer's career.
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6th World Festival of Youth and Students The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students (Russian: Всемирный фестиваль молодёжи и студентов) was opened on 28 July 1957, in Moscow, Soviet Union. The festival attracted 34,000 people from 130 countries. This became possible after the bold political changes initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. It was the first World Festival of Youth and Students held in the Soviet Union, which was opening its doors for the first time to the world.
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International Percussion Festival The International Percussion Festival (French: "Festival international de percussions" ) is an annual festival of percussion instruments in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival takes place on different places around Montreal each July over a period of six days . The festival is a nonprofit organization presenting over 500 local and international musicians, on 4 stages, attracting close to 200,000 spectators annually. The Percussion Festival whas a different theme each year.
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City of London Festival The City of London Festival was an annual arts festival that took place in the City of London, England, over two to three weeks in June and July. The Festival was strongly geared towards classical music, but also offered a programme that included jazz, world music, opera, film screenings, lectures and guided tours. Performances were usually held within local venues including some of London's ornate churches, St Paul's Cathedral and Livery Company Halls.
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City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra The City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra is an orchestra in Sheffield, England. It has about 90 players whose age range from 13 to 21 years, with half still being at school with the rest at college, many of them training as professional musicians. The orchestra assembles three times a year during holiday periods for concentrated training courses with tutors and conductors of professional standing. They have worked with many distinguished soloists including Natalie Clein, Matthew Barley and Leonel Morales.
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3rd World Festival of Youth and Students The Third World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) was held in 1951, in East Berlin, East Germany, and organised by World Federation of Democratic Youth.
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Kids in Jazz Kids in Jazz (established 2012 in Norway) is an international jazz festival where children perform. The festival takes place in August, with concerts on numerous stages in Oslo.
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Piano Concerto No. 6 Piano Concerto No. 6 refers to the sixth piano concerto written by one of a number of composers:
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Vilnius Jazz Festival The Vilnius Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held in Vilnius, Lithuania. It provides a broad perspective on contemporary trends in jazz from all over the world.
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Australian Youth Orchestra The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) is an Australian organisation for young musicians. It operates the flagship "Youth Orchestra" as well as "Camerata Australia", "Young Australian Concert Artists" and "Young Symphonists". It also runs several other activities including master classes, outreach programmes and a generous scholarship scheme. It is a member of the "Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence".
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Artsplash Festival Wellington's annual Artsplash Festival is New Zealand's largest student arts festival, and comprises over 100 primary and intermediate schools from the lower North Island an suneel
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Eszter Perenyi Eszter Perenyi (born December 15, 1943) is a Budapest-born Hungarian violinist and Meritorious Artist of Hungary. She have graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and then played Erich Leinsdorf and István Kertész at the London Symphony Orchestra. She also performed abroad in such countries as Germany, Italy and Sweden and since 1975 became a teacher at Liszt Academy. In 2002 she became a recipient of the "Bartók-Pásztory Prize" and five years later was named a Merited Artist of the Republic of Hungary.
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Norwalk Youth Symphony The Norwalk Youth Symphony (NYS) is an American symphony orchestra for high school aged and younger students. The symphony is based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Established in 1956, the symphony includes students from Connecticut and some parts of New York. The NYS has been regarded as one of the best youth orchestras in the region. In Norwalk, the NYS performs at Norwalk City Hall at least 3 times per year. The NYS has performed at the Stamford Town Center, Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, and the United Nations. The NYS has also performed outside of the United States in such countries as the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Spain, Italy, and Germany.
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Prague Spring International Piano Competition The Prague Spring International Piano Competition is a music competition for young pianists that takes place in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Youth Orchestra Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) is the Los Angeles Philharmonic's initiative to establish youth orchestra programs in underserved communities throughout Los Angeles. Modeled on Venezuela’s El Sistema,a program which brings classical music education to children from low-income communities, YOLA provides free instruments, music training, and academic support to nearly 800 students age 6-18. A "social project first and artistic project second," 100% of YOLA's 2016 graduating class completed high school, and 90% went on to college.
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Tammerfest Tammerfest is an urban city festival located in Tampere, Finland which was established in 1995. For 5 days and 5 nights in July, Tammerfest spreads the message of summer, joy, music and festival atmosphere to the whole town. Everything happens in the heart of the city whether it’s in a park, a cruise, a club or on the street. Music flows out from every corner and there is always something going on somewhere.
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Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (Czech: "Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně" ; abbreviation in Czech: JAMU) is a university-level school in Brno in the Czech Republic.
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Dmitry Masleev Dmitry Masleev is a classical pianist, winner of the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Born on May 4, 1988 in Ulan-Ude, a Siberian town between Lake Baikal and the Mongolian border, Mr. Masleev was educated at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Mikhail Petukhov, and at the Lake Como International Piano Academy in Italy.
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Adam International Cello Festival and Competition The Adam International Cello Festival and Competition took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1995–2009, on the initiative of Professor Alexander Ivashkin and Professor Natalia Pavlutskaya while on the staff at the School of Music, University of Canterbury. The mission of the competition was to provide an opportunity for gifted young musicians in New Zealand to meet and compete with their international peers. Professor Ivashkin subsequently became the Artistic director of the Festival.:. The acclaimed Russian cellist, pianist, and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich accepted the position of patron. The Festival and Competition were supported by Denis and Verna Adam of the Adam Foundation, as well as charitable trusts, business and private sponsors.
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Tampere Hall The Tampere Hall (Finnish: "Tampere-talo" ) is the largest concert and congress centre in the Nordic countries, located in the southern edge of Sorsapuisto, in the centre of Tampere, Finland. Opposite of the Tampere Hall is the main building of the University of Tampere, and the Tampere railway station is only half a kilometre away. The main auditorium has capacity of 1,756 seats.
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Jean-Baptiste Accolay Jean-Baptiste Accolay (17 April 1833 – 19 August 1900) was a Belgian violin teacher, violinist, conductor, and composer of the romantic period. His best-known composition is his one-movement student concerto in A minor. It was written in 1868, originally for violin and orchestra.
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Sibelius Academy The Sibelius Academy (Finnish: "Taideyliopisto Sibelius-Akatemia" , Swedish: "Konstuniversitetets Sibelius-Akademi" ) is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities with roughly 1,700 enrolled students.