| THE WINNERS OF THE 2009 "GEORGE ENESCU INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL" CONTEST ON RRI The Enescu contest was held with the support of several sponsors and partners whom we thank once again. The contest was sponsored by S. C. ELECTRECORD S.A. and the Public Corporation "Monitorul Oficial", being also supported by the "Radio House" Publishing-House. By tuning into our broadcasts, you could get an image about this year's Festival, which concluded in late September, about the remarkable value of the participating orchestras, soloists and concerts. You could get the answers to our questions from our broadcasts and on RRI's site. Thank you for having entered this contest run by RRI. We have received your answers, the contest is over and we have designated the winners. But before letting you know their names, may we remind you the questions: Where and when was George Enescu born? The correct answer is: he was born in Liveni, Botosani County, Northern Romania on August 19th 1881. Name at least three works by Enescu. Your answers could have been the following: "The Romanian Poem" symphonic Suite Opus 1, the two Romanian Rhapsodies (1901-1902), the "Vox Maris" symphonic Poem for soprano, tenor, choir and orchestra, the Seven Songs on lyrics by Clement Marot, Suite Nr. 1 for orchestra, Suite for orchestra Nr. 2, the opera "Oedipus"( actually his only opera), String Quartet Nr. 2, Chamber Symphony for 12 solo instruments, the "Village Suite" Nr. 3, Sonata Nr. 3 in Romanian folk style for violin and piano. What myth is the only opera of the Romanian composer based on? The correct answer is : the myth of Oedipus. What edition of the "George Enescu" International Festival takes place this year? The correct answer is: the 19th edition. Here now are the winners. There are 24 runners-up, among whom let us mention our listeners or Internet users: Ian Morrison of China Deepa Kumari of India Alan Holder of Great Britain Kurt Svensson of Sweden Agide Melloni, Giorgio Borsier, Fiorenzo Repetto of Italy Tatjana Rubin and Ivica Smolcic of Serbia Gaik Octembrian of Rusia Alibek Ahmadiev of Kazahstan Lai Xing, Fan Yurong, Wang Yang and Wang Chuntian of China Emile Christian Duchimé of Camerun Gloria Suciu of Romania Olena Makovii of the Ukraine Klaus Weinhart of Germany Francisco Solorzano, El Salvador, Alfonso Flores Oliveira of Peru Jorge Garcia Rangel of Venezuela Khalid Said Dayan of Yemen Jaroslaw Jedrzejczakof Poland 50 third prizes went to our listeners or Internet users: Martin Galas of the USA Shunicki Sekiya of Japan Shankar N. and Prasenjit Bhakat of India Mogire O. Machuki of Kenya Safira Akter Panna of Bangladesh Christer Brunstrom of Sweden Brian Kendall of Great Britain Aaron Tiu of the Philippines Cao Fujie of Malaysia Milentije Miljkovic of the US Dmitri Balikin, Vladimir Yaroshik and Viaceslav Izrianov of Russia Alina Ledroumaguet, Philippe Marsan and Jean–Pierre Bailly of France Alessia Porreca of Italy Olexandr Kozlenko of the Ukraine Hans-Martin Friedrich of Switzerland Daniel Bustos Aravena of Chile Eduardo Ladislao Trejo Recinos, El Salvador, Gerardo Andres Groh of Argentina Berny Solano of Costa Rica Glauber Gleidson Peres, Brazilia, Jorge Alberto Jimenez Suarez of Columbia Hamrani Mousa, Abdel-Hamid Djabbari of Algeria Mohamad Ben el Bashir of Tunisia Idriss Fitouri of Libia Abdel-Naser Mohm Rashad Kamel of Egypt Abdel-Karim Nadjim of Morocco Batoul El Atas of Saudi Arabia Rossella Buccilli and Alessandro Errichetti of Italy Alfred Arinze of Libia Mogire O. Machuki of Kenya Safira Akter Panna of Bangladesh Norbert Bonnet of France Patrick Vong of France Tang Jingbo, Han Shenglin, Zhou Lüjun, Li Meng, Xue Bing, Li Ming, Yang Tietong, Luo Yinghu, Wang Jian, Zhang Shifeng, Zhang Lili şi Zhou Fei of China. The 5 winners of the second prize are: Efim Arteev of Russia Silveri Gomez of Spain Abdel-Hamid Kharifi of Morocco Hans Verner Lollike of Denmark Xue Sanyang of China. The 13 winners of the first prize are: Valeria Matskevici of Russia Jacques Augustin of France Romanian-born Alina Seman of Italy Roman Bondarevski of Ukraine Christoph Preutenborbeck of Germany Javier Gonzalez Balon of Ecuador Hugo Calderon Carbajal of Mexico Mohamad Suleiman Shokr of Egypt Stefano Citterio of Italy Thein Soe of Malayesia Bezazel Ferhat Ben Rabah of Algeria Cui Wenbai of China He Guoliang of China. First prize winner, Christoph Preutenborbeck of Germany wrote: "I'm very fond of music and I take particular interest in classical music. Participating in the contest run by RRI, I had the opportunity of knowing the life and work of George Enescu. RRI brought closer this son of the Romanian people to us, foreign listeners and I'd like thank the RRI staff for that. It was interesting to find out about the measures taken by the communists against him and about the debates on the date of his death. I'm also glad that I had the opportunity of finding out that Enescu was not only a composer, but also an exceptional violinist who took part in the training of the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin." We conclude quoting the entry of first prize winner, Cui Wenbai of China: "Every man has got his hobbies; one of my hobbies is classical music and George Enescu's music holds pride of place in my preferences. I've got many of his works and tired after a day's work, I'm often delighted to listen to his music. Listening to his music, I feel as if I were immersed in an ocean of sounds. Time seems to go back and the energy which notes give to me provides me with a matchless experience. You can see the influences of Enescu's music everywhere, whether you are in Europe or in America. Enescu had his unique perspective both in his creation and his interpretation. His work has become a national wealth, but at the same time, it has entered the world artistic heritage. His artistic achievements are now a landmark in musical education and science. That is why, I have entered this contest." We will mail our prizes to the winners, whom we ask to confirm their reception by mail, fax or e-mail. Thank you once again for having participated in the "2009 George Enescu Festival" and we invite as many of you as possible to enter our next contests. (Source : RRI) ------- Alokesh Gupta New Delhi |
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