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В США в період з 15 по 31 жовтня відбувся благодійний концертний тур переможців Міжнародного конкурсу молодих піаністів пам'яті Володимира Горовиця

From the 15^th to the 31^st of October there was a charitable concert tour of the winners of International competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz in the USA.

The purpose of the arrangement was to present the competition's laureates and the competition itself. One of the aims of the International Charitable Fund of Vladimir Horowitz competition is to promote the career and the development of creative skills of the winners.

Within the concert tour the USA were visited by Wong Wai Yin, Anastasia Rizikov and Artem Kanke. It's important to emphasize that despite their young age, every performer has already won in several the most prestigious world competitions and have been repeatedly invited to participate in the most renowned festivals. It indeed confirms a uniqueness of their talants.

Wong Wai Yin (China) - I Prize - winner of the VII International competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, Intermediate group. She chose to perform three sonatas of Cimarosa, as well as compositions of Granados, Tchaikovsky and Debussy. A combination of precision and balance with the sincere and sensitive performance made unforgettable impressions on the audience.

Anastasia Rizikov (Canada) - I Prize - winner of the VII International competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, "Horowitz - Debut" group. She is the youngest performer. An 8-year-old Canadian played two the most difficult Etudes of Chopin. Her skills and brilliant technique attracted the audience. Like diamonds sparkled do the Chopin's Grand Waltz (E0dur, op.18) impressed. A hint of impressionism was created by the Debussy's compositions from "Children's Corner".

Artem Kanke (Ukraine) - a winner of the VII International competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, Senior group. His program expressed the musical culture of our country the most fully. The Skoryk's "Burlesque" was performed with irony but Lysenko's "Elegy" was sounded lyrical in the pianist's performance.

Artem Kanke's choice of Liszt - Horowitz "Hungarian Rhapsody No2" to perform became an interesting moment in the concerts of the competition's winners.

During the tour participants visited 6 cities and performed in each of them a free and open for the public concert.

9 October on behalf of Kyiv Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International Program and Chicago city Kate Kheilman welcomed three prize winners to perform an open concert in the Fourth Presbyterian Church in the downtown of Chicago.

In order to make the group's stay pleasant and convenient, and concerts - unforgettable, many efforts were exerted by the following persons:

Mrs. Vera Eliashevsky - Head of the Kyiv Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International Program

Mrs. Orysia Cardoso - Vice-president of the Kensington Group, LLC

Mrs. Marta Farion - President of Kyiv - Mohyla Fund in the USA

Mr. Vasyl Korzachenko - Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago

The Cultural Fund of the Washington Group, which organizes concerts, recitals, art exhibitions and other cultural measures in order to introduce Ukrainian culture to the citizens of Washington, hosted the members of the Organisation and chosen winners of the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz on the 21^st of October in the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia state.

Sincere gratitude to the director Marta Zielyk for the invitation.

 

Warm reception of the Embassy of Ukraine to the USA will remain in memories of guests for a long time. In return pianists presented two concerts on the 21^st and 22^nd of October.

Photo: Artem Kanke, Yevgen Bondar (First deputy of the Chairman of the Main department of culture and arts Kyiv City State Administration), Iryna Polstyankina (Executive director of the International Charitable Fund of Vladimir Horowitz competition), Wong Wai Yin, Anastasia Rizikov.

To participate in the concerts of Embassy Series is an excellent opportunity to express profound gratitude to the persons mentioned below for a long fruitful cooperation and support to the Horowitz Competition:

Mr. Oleh Shamshur - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in the USA

Mr. Olexandr Oleksandrovych - Counselor on cultural issues

Mr. Jerome Barry - Director of Embassy Series

23 October - concert in the synagogue Temple Shalom in Washington (with the support of Jewish public organisations)

28 October - concert in Steinway Hall, New York. Traditionally, the concert was arranged with the support of Regina Davidoff and Valida Rassulova - Suk.

Photo: Yuri Zilberman (President of the International Charitable Fund of Vladimir Horowitz competition), Wong Wai Yin, Artem Kanke, M.Kyrychenko – Consul General of Ukraine in New York, Anastasia Rizikov.

Sincere gratitude for the help, organization of the group's stay in New York to:

Mr. M.Kyrychenko - Consul General of Ukraine in New York

Mr. A.Olefirov - Consul of Ukraine in New York

Photo: Anastasia Rizikov and a renowned pianist Bella Davydovych. 

On Monday, 29 October there was the performance in Montclair State University (New Jersey State) which finished the concert tour within the USA. Special thanks for the invitation to David Witten.

The tour of the winners of the Horowitz competition is over but memories of organizers' warm smiles, sincere thanks of listeners and loud applause of halls will remain alive.

The article was prepared by
Lidia Novokhatko - third - year -student of the Music Art Department; and
Alla Kyslenko - translator.