IBLA Grand Prize Winners In Concert
Venue: Performance Hall (Covington Center), Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2017
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
The Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts presents the IBLA Grand Prize Winners in concert on their US Tour on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Performance Hall located within the Covington Center.

Two pianists, a trombonist and an accordion / piano duo are considered among the best concert musicians in the world per the IBLA Grand Prize World Music Competition. These performers begin their United States tour at Radford University.

“The performers selected and representing IBLA that grace our Performance Hall each spring are among the finest in the world,” said Al Wojtera, Chairman of the Department of Music. “We are very fortunate that Radford University continues to be a regular stop on their annual tour that culminates at New York’s Carnegie Hall. This is a wonderful performance opportunity for our students, faculty, and our patrons in the region”.

The evening’s program includes work from composers Appermont, Brahms, Chopin, Kanno, Liszt, Lutoslawski, Molique, Monti, Motomazu, Piazolla, Rojko and Rota.

IBLA is an elite international music competition located in the Sicilian city of Ragusa-Ibla. It showcases musical talent of the highest caliber. This is the 26th year of this competition.

Founded by Radford University, this competition began in 1981 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hungarian composer Bela Bartók's birth. Originally the Bartók Competition, it later expanded to honor Russian composers Dmitri Kabalevsky and Sergei Prokofiev. It now honors the memory of the great pianist and musician, Bartok's protege and Radford Competition jury chairman for decades.

For more information on IBLA and the performers, visit http://www.ibla.org.

To view the event flyer, visit: http://i.imgsafe.org/2179c631ba.jpg.

For more information on the concert, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/cvpa/home/news/Releases/IBLA-2017.html or https://www.radford.edu/content/cvpa/home/performance-season/cvpa-calendar.html or https://www.facebook.com/RadfordArts/ or call 540-831-5265.

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