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The Tel-Hai community deeply mourns the passing of DMITRI BASHKIROV, a great musician, brilliant pianist, incomparable and dedicated pedagogue, unique human being.

For many consecutive years Prof. Bashkirov was an unfailing distinguished member of our faculty, sharing his insights, knowledge and enthusiasm with young pianists. 

We were greatly privileged to have him among us. May he rest in peace.

Here is a short heart warming moment of Prof. Bashkirov recorded 6 years ago at our summer Master Classes - https://youtu.be/W45XA1WWa_E

Big congratulations to Duo Boidi; Luciano & Daniele, participants of the 2019 Tel-Hai Master Classes, for their recent achievements:

Winning the first prize and receiving a special mention for their performance at the Piano Duo International Competition in Belgrade, Serbia: "XVII IC Davorin Jenko" - Beograd SRB.

First prize at the Piano Duo Competition "1st Leonardo Da Vinci National Competition" in Empoli (Florence), Italy.

First prize in the Piano Duo Catagory at the "2nd Wiener Danubia Talents International Music Competition" in Vienna, Austria.

In the competitions, they played Rachmaninoff Six Duets op. 11, Debussy "L'Enfant Prodigue" and Liszt "Symphonic Poem no. 6 - Mazeppa".

Very warm congratulations to the Piano Duos, alumni of the 2019 masterclasses, who have won top prizes at the Rome International Piano Competition this December:

Anna Wielgus & Grzegorz Nowak (Poland) - 1st Prize (in the category of 2 Piano Duo) and 1st Absolute Prize (category of 4 Hand Duo)

Guy & Alon Ostrun (Israel) - 3rd Prize (in the category of 2 Piano Duo)

Warmest congratulations to alumna and staff member Didel Bish (piano), together with Diana Alexe (soprano), for winning several prizes at the Antonin Dvorak's International Singing Competition:

1st prize category ‘Junior’

2nd prize category ‘Lied’

The Antonín Dvorák Society Prize for the best interpretation of  Dvorák’s Songs

Národni dûm Prize for an excellent pianist

Listen to a recording from the competition here - https://youtu.be/X_rP7Pj91c0

Announcing the winners of Tel-Hai's Concerto Competition of 2019:

1. LINDA LEE
L. v. Beethoven, Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58

2. NABEEL HAYEK
R. Schumann, Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

3. LIOR LIFSHITZ
S. Rachmaninoff, Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

shared 4th

4. ESTY YOFFE
D. Shostakovich, Concerto No. 2 in F, Op. 102

4. SOYEON CHANG
F. Liszt, Concerto No. 1 in E flat, S. 124

5. JONATHAN SENIK
P. Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Warm congratulations to Yeon Min Park who has just won the First Prize and Audience Award at Lyon International Piano Competition, France. Yeon Min is an alumnus of Tel-Hai masterclasses and will be participating again this year, laureate of Pnina Salzman Prize and Concerto Competition, student of faculty member Prof. Aviram Reichert. We are very proud!

Warm congratulations to Yoav Levanon, a participant of Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes for the past 6 years, on receiving the ‘Young Talent’ 2019 Award from ‘Excelentia Foundation’ for Culture with Presidency of Her Majesty Queen Dona Sofia in Madrid, Spain.

Yoav performed as part of the ceremony in the Symphony Hall of the National Auditorium and had the honor of meeting with Her Majesty. Yoav is invited by the Excelentia Foundation to perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, in October, at the National Auditorium in Madrid.

We congratulate Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes alumnus Tom Borrow for performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra throughout January 2019, playing Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major, the same concerto with which he won the concerto competition at Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes.

BIG congratulations to our students Mohammed Alshaikh for winning 1st prize, and to Dani Dvorkin for winning 3rd prize at the Young Artist Competition in Jerusalem!

Mohammed participated in Tel-Hai Master Classes of 2017 and Dani participated in 2018.

We are very proud of you both and wish you all the success in your continuing careers as pianists!

Warm congratulations to Seung Hui Kim, student of Prof. Reichert and participant at Tel-Hai Master Classes in 2018, on her winning this September the 3rd prize at the International Karol Szymanowski Music Competition in Katowice, Poland.

Kim played Szymanowski Variations at our Gala concert at the Tel Aviv Museum this past August.

We wish you lots of success and happiness!