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Con Brio Recordings
1961 Rose Ln.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(925) 689-3444
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Recent Competition Wins: Strings
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Violinist Xiao Wang bested 20 contestants to win first prize at the New York Classic Violin Competition on May 31st. The 37-year-old string player, currently a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, received a €20,000 cash prize … »Read
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Recent Competition Wins: Piano and Voice
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Moscow-born pianist Ilya Shmukler [pictured] has swept the triennial Géza Anda Competition awards, winning first prize of 40,000 CHF (about $45,000) along with the audience prize, the Mozart prize, the special prize of the Hungarian Radio … »Read
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National Symphony Announces $10M Gift
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In announcing a new board leadership slate, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has disclosed an endowment gift from longtime trustee Roger Sant of $10 million, the orchestra’s largest ever single gift and bringing Sant’s largesse … »Read
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Siemens Chooses Berlin Phil Conductor Fellow
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Peruvian conductor Dayner Tafur-Diaz, 26, was yesterday announced as winner of the Siemens Conductors Scholarship, entitling him to work with the Berliner Philharmoniker Karajan Academy for two years starting in October. He will also assist … »Read
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Occidental College Gets $5M to Create Music Institute
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Music biz attorney John G. Branca has announced a $5 million gift to Occidental College, his alma mater, to establish an Institute for Music bearing his name at the private liberal arts college in Los Angeles. The idea is to partner with local … »Read
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An Artistic Triumph Dampened by Human Behavior
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On June 1 Ukrainian violinist Dmytro Udovychenko celebrated his 25th birthday with a performance of Shostakovich’s First Concerto that won him first place at the 2024 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussels. The first … »Read
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