The results of the VI piano competition in memory of Vera Lothar-Shevchenko Automatic translate

YEKATERINBURG. The Yeltsin Center closed the memorial competition dedicated to Vera Lothar-Shevchenko.

A native of Turin and a resident of Novosibirsk. A student of Alfred Corto, who performed with the orchestra of Arturo Toscanini, and a prisoner of the Gulag. These are facts of the biography of the same woman - Vera Lothar-Shevchenko. The meeting with the Russian Stradivarius, acoustic engineer Vladimir Shevchenko, dramatically changed the fate of the young French pianist. The reckless move of the couple in love to the country of the Soviets of the 1937 model cost them freedom and a broken life. She did not lose her mind in many years of imprisonment with a home-made wooden keyboard and music that always sounded in her soul. Thaw, an enthusiastic essay by Simon Soloveitchik and a new turn in the amazing story of her life. Vera Lothar was able to return to active concert activity. The invitation of Academician Lavrentyev to move to the famous scientific center - Novosibirsk Academgorodok - helped to find a new home.

Novosibirsk became the venue for the first memorial competition dedicated to Lothar-Shevchenko, which is held every two years. Four years ago, the baton took Yekaterinburg. The award for musicians is not only cash prizes, but also the opportunity to perform in Paris and a scholarship to study at the Ecole Normale de Musique school named after Corto (Alfred Cortot).

The winner of the VI contest, by unanimous decision of the jury, was announced by Oleg Khudyakov, a student of Valery Pyasetskiy, winner and winner of many international competitions. Silver was won by Timofei Dolya and Roman Kosyakov. Bronze by Alexander Shirokov and Zhibek Kozhakhmetova. At the closing ceremony of the competition on the first day of July, the works of Beethoven, Shostakovich, Debussy, Liszt were heard.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru