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Performance Today Names Young Artists in Residency for 2024/25
The YourClassical broadcast Performance Today is one of America’s most popular classical music radio programs and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country,
Performance Today recently named the five young musicians who will take part in its Performance Today Young Artists in Residence program (PTYA). As part of the program, these musicians will be interviewed by Performance Today host Fred Child, and they will also perform for broadcast.
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Emad Zolfaghari Wins Top Prize at 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
Congratulations to Curtis viola student and Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr. Fellow Emad Zolfaghari, who has been named winner of the first prize and audience prize in the 17th Primrose International Viola Competition, presented by the Colburn School and the American Viola Society. Mr. Zolfaghari, who performed Bela Bartók’s Viola Concerto to rapturous applause during the final competition round, will receive $15,000, along with an invitation to perform at the 2026 American Viola Society Festival and an invitation to the semi-finals of the Concert Artists Guild Competition.
Winners Announced at the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
Violist Emad Zolfaghari won first prize in this year's competition
The 17th Primrose International Viola Competition, presented by The Colburn School and the American Viola Society, recently came to a close at Colburn School’s Zipper Hall. Featuring the world's best and most promising young violists, all live rounds are now available for playback on The Violin Channel.
Canadian Emad Zolfaghari has been named the first-prize winner and will receive $15,000. Emad will also receive an invitation to perform at the 2026 American Viola Society Festival and an invitation to the semi-finals of the Concert Artists Guild Competition. He also won the Audience Prize after members of the audience voted for their favorite competitor in the Final Round.
