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ITALIAN ARTIST IMPRESSED BY "TCHAIKOVSKY" STUDENTS
February 11 2015
Pianist Antonio Gonzalez will give a concert together with music school
students Italian pianist Antonio Gonzalez visiting Armenia for the
first time gave a master class at the Tchaikovsky Specialized Music
Secondary School. Without presenting the importance and necessity for
such events, it should only be mentioned that giving master classes by
eminent musicians visiting our country for decades at this 75-year old
school, which trains musicians for the Komitas State Conservatory,
seems to become a tradition. "Aravot" attended the classes given
by this Italian pianist. School auditorium was full not only with
students and professors, but also our prominent musicians, moreover,
not only pianist. At the end of the master class, Antonio Gonzalez,
talking to us and evaluating the role of music secondary vocational
schools, said that in Italy, for example, the 6-year-old child,
decades ago, was attending Conservatory from the first grade.
Music vocational children's institutions have begun to operate in
our country since recent times. To half-jokingly and half-serious
question of why he had attended the piano lessons not at the age of
6 but 7, our interlocutor replied, "My parents were not musicians,
but my father who was an engineer by profession was an ardent music
lover. He even played on a few musical instruments. It was my father
who first noticed my musical abilities. That was the reason why I
started to learn the piano at the age of 7. In general, there are
children whose musical abilities are displayed at the age of 6, 7, 8 or
at a higher age. For example, if Mozart started playing piano at age
3, then, if I'm not mistaken, my favorite composer Aram Khachaturian
started to seriously deal with composition at the age of 21...". We
inquired whether the information reached us is true that one of his
professional preferences is to communicate with children, that is
to say, giving master classes. If yes, then whether he can bring at
least one example that seeing a talent with the beginner pianist,
he has kept him in his "visual field". "Years ago, in the USA, during
the sequential master class, I was attracted by a 5-year-old kid. He
was just a genius. I began to work with him as much as possible. Now,
this child is 11 years old, the famous Gavin George, who recently won
the US President Barack Obama prize," informed the pianist. Skipping
the question of whether he met someone talented among the students
whom he was teaching at the Tchaikovsky Specialized School, Antonio
Gonzalez replied, "Really, they are wonderful students. I'm impressed
so much that just hearing them playing, I already got an idea about
the high quality Armenian piano school. At this point, I can only say
that the school director Martun Kostandyan gladly accepted my offer on
giving a concert jointly with the students at the school concert hall."
Samvel DANIELYAN In the photo - Antonio Gonzalez with Tchaikovsky
school students
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/02/11/168787/
From: Baghdasarian
February 11 2015
Pianist Antonio Gonzalez will give a concert together with music school
students Italian pianist Antonio Gonzalez visiting Armenia for the
first time gave a master class at the Tchaikovsky Specialized Music
Secondary School. Without presenting the importance and necessity for
such events, it should only be mentioned that giving master classes by
eminent musicians visiting our country for decades at this 75-year old
school, which trains musicians for the Komitas State Conservatory,
seems to become a tradition. "Aravot" attended the classes given
by this Italian pianist. School auditorium was full not only with
students and professors, but also our prominent musicians, moreover,
not only pianist. At the end of the master class, Antonio Gonzalez,
talking to us and evaluating the role of music secondary vocational
schools, said that in Italy, for example, the 6-year-old child,
decades ago, was attending Conservatory from the first grade.
Music vocational children's institutions have begun to operate in
our country since recent times. To half-jokingly and half-serious
question of why he had attended the piano lessons not at the age of
6 but 7, our interlocutor replied, "My parents were not musicians,
but my father who was an engineer by profession was an ardent music
lover. He even played on a few musical instruments. It was my father
who first noticed my musical abilities. That was the reason why I
started to learn the piano at the age of 7. In general, there are
children whose musical abilities are displayed at the age of 6, 7, 8 or
at a higher age. For example, if Mozart started playing piano at age
3, then, if I'm not mistaken, my favorite composer Aram Khachaturian
started to seriously deal with composition at the age of 21...". We
inquired whether the information reached us is true that one of his
professional preferences is to communicate with children, that is
to say, giving master classes. If yes, then whether he can bring at
least one example that seeing a talent with the beginner pianist,
he has kept him in his "visual field". "Years ago, in the USA, during
the sequential master class, I was attracted by a 5-year-old kid. He
was just a genius. I began to work with him as much as possible. Now,
this child is 11 years old, the famous Gavin George, who recently won
the US President Barack Obama prize," informed the pianist. Skipping
the question of whether he met someone talented among the students
whom he was teaching at the Tchaikovsky Specialized School, Antonio
Gonzalez replied, "Really, they are wonderful students. I'm impressed
so much that just hearing them playing, I already got an idea about
the high quality Armenian piano school. At this point, I can only say
that the school director Martun Kostandyan gladly accepted my offer on
giving a concert jointly with the students at the school concert hall."
Samvel DANIELYAN In the photo - Antonio Gonzalez with Tchaikovsky
school students
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/02/11/168787/
From: Baghdasarian