Mackenzie Melemed
Newton, Mass. native Mackenzie Melemed has been gaining awards worldwide on his journey to the 2021 American Pianists Association finals. In 2019 he won the Juilliard School s Leo B. Ruiz Carnegie Hall Recital Prize, and in 2018 gained triple recognition winning the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Prize, the Paris Recital Prize from Poland s Prix de Tarnów Competition, and third prize in the first China International Music Competition.
On March 12, at 8 p.m. he presents the final concert in the Frances Clark-American Pianists Association collaborative Piano Stories On Stage.
âHe recently joined the roster of young artists at the Centre for Musical Excellence,â noted Clifford Lee, APA director of marketing, in a news release. The Indianapolis-based organization annually designates a roster of young musicians in all fields of music to showcase them in programs worldwide.
Jun Bouterey-Ishido to play Whanganui concert this Sunday
14 Feb, 2021 10:09 PM
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Wanganui Midweek
Chamber Music Wanganui is hosting a rescheduled concert to be given in the Concert Chamber of the Whanganui War Memorial Centre on Sunday, February 21 at 4pm.
In April and May last year, pianist Jun Bouterey-Ishido s solo tour for Chamber Music NZ was cancelled due to the pandemic. Chamber Music Wanganui is delighted to be able to offer this concert opportunity for Jun as part of his rescheduled tour.
Lasting about one hour, Jun s programme involves a wide-ranging journey through musical lands and epochs, including Chopin s Polish dances (a selection of waltzes and Mazurkas), Bartók s rustic Central and East-European dances and songs alongside a Haydn Sonata and music by Debussy.