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    After Scandal, Armenian Cellist Awarded First Prize in Tchaikovsky Competition

    07.01.2011 13:04 epress.am

    Armenian national Narek Hakhnazaryan was awarded the gold medal and
    first prize in cello in the 14th International Tchaikovsky Competition
    in Moscow.

    The award ceremony was held on the evening of Jun. 30 at the
    Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and broadcast live on the competition's
    official website.

    Other winners include Russia's Daniil Trifonov (first prize in piano),
    Russia's Sergey Dogadin (second prize in violin - note, no first prize
    was awarded in this category), Israel's Itamar Zorman (second prize,
    violin), South Korea's Sun Young Seo (first prize in vocals, female)
    and South Korea's Jong Min Park (first prize in vocals, male).

    As previously reported, at rehearsals on Jun. 25, Artistic Director
    and Chief Conductor of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia
    (Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra) and National Artist of Russia Mark
    Gorenstein told the orchestra: `Don't let it concern you at all what
    this talent, this aul [a small village in the mountains; meant to
    indicate lack of respect] presented to us is playing. Your task is to
    play what is written there in the score and to do it with me.' This
    statement offended journalists who were at the recital, after which
    the story gained public attention.

    This was followed by an official statement on the competition website
    which stated that the organizing committee considered Gorenstein's
    remarks to be insulting. Hakhnazaryan subsequently received an apology
    from the conductor.

    `I would like to explain my position regarding the incident,'
    Gorenstein told Itar-Tass. `First, it was a conversation within the
    team. Second, I assure you, I neither conveyed nor did I wish to
    convey any nationalist undertones in my remarks, since that is totally
    foreign both to me personally and to our team... I am very sorry about
    what happened and I offer my sincere apologies to all those who I hurt
    with my words,' said Gorenstein.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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