Live Music Is A Once In A Lifetime Experience
Only Western classical, so far
“. . . a non-profit, non-governmental organization with concerns encompassing the cultures, traditions, public affairs, arts and sciences of all regions of Asia, especially South Asia, (and aiming) to support projects that reconcile the frictions between people, technology and nature, between the old and new, the East and West that are manifest in cultural products and services.” …
“You’re a crazy woman!!”
Perhaps that’s not the expected way to open a conversation with a respected virtuoso violinist like Yi- Jia Susanne Hou, who will be performing culturally significant classical music in the vaunted halls of the Centre for Performing Arts, . . .
I have an idea: we had the Honens International Piano Competition last fall, which invited two dozen competitors to Calgary for over a month of performance, assessment community participation, mentorship and finally, prize money. And right next door we have the Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC), which was founded over 20 years ago and, like the Honens, is intended to recognize and reward performers in the developing stages of their careers.
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