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- IU Jacobs School of Music 'Young Pianist' wins international piano competition
Yihan Chen, a student of Karen Taylor in the Young Pianists Program at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, captured the Grand Prize for Best Concerto Performance (all Young Artists levels) at the 54th World Piano Competition (WPC) July 1 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He advanced to the finals after winning the Gold Medal in the Level 10 Concerto division. - IU Violin Virtuosi member wins international competition
Brian Allen, a 16-year-old member of the Violin Virtuosi and the String Academy Chamber Orchestra at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, won the Lions Clubs International Global Youth Music Competition at the 93rd annual Lions Clubs International Convention June 30 in Sydney, Australia. It was his first international competition. - IU Jacobs School of Music students to perform in Kennedy Center program
Six students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will perform on May 14 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., as part of the center's Conservatory Project, a weeklong concert series showcasing artists from America's leading music schools. The 6 p.m. performance on the Millennium Stage in the Terrace Theater is free and open to the public and will be streamed live on the Web at 6 p.m. EST. The streamed concert will be available at http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium. - IU Violin Virtuosi to give concert tour of Argentina
The Violin Virtuosi, a collection of eight young violinists from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music's Pre-College String Academy, will leave May 25 to perform a series of concerts across Argentina, returning June 15.
