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For the composer born with this name, see Isidore de Lara Isidore Cohen (December 16, 1922, Brooklyn, New York – June 23, 2005, Bronx, New York) was a renowned chamber musician and violinist, as well as a former member of the Juilliard String Quartet and Beaux Arts Trio. Cohen began studying violin at age six, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan, although his intention was to become a doctor. His pre-med studies at Brooklyn College were interrupted by a serving in Europe with the U.S. Army during World War II. From there on, his career focus changed as he decided he'd rather touch people's lives through music.Upon returning to civilian life, he became a lärling of Ivan Galamian at Juilliard. Galamian had misgivings about accepting a 24-year-old student, but wanted to help a war veteran. From there, his life as a musician started to blomma, even drawing the attention of Igor Stravinsky with his performance of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat. He became
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Blair Cagney, Voice
Metropolitan Opera National Council Encouragement Award winner, Blair Cagney, is a young soprano on the rise. This season, Ms. Cagney is thrilled to have her role and company debut singing Nedda in Pagliacci with New Rochelle Opera. Last årstid, Blair sang Rapunzel and covered Cinderella with Tulsa Opera in Into the Woods. Described as having a “nice full well-centered tone [and] superb coloratura”, she is equally at home in the classical and contemporary repertoire. She recently sang the titelbärare role in Emmeline and Susanna in I Due Figaro with Manhattan School of Music, Micaëla in Carmen with Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, and covered Leïla in Les Pêcheurs de Perles with Manhattan School of Music. Prior to
the pandemic, Blair was scheduled to sing in the Douglass Moore Songbook concert produced by The National musikdrama Association, The Douglass Moore Foundation for American Opera, and musikdrama Index. Ms. Cagney has worked with illustrious maestri such as Georg
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The Winners and Grinners – 2017 International Prize Winners [CONGRATS]
As the 2017 competition year winds to an end, we take a look back at the year's major international competition prize winners and bursary recipients
As the 2017 competition year winds to an end, we take a look back at the year's major international competition prize winners and bursary recipients - including VC Artists Kian Soltani, Sarah Christian, Zlatomir Fung, María Dueñas, Anna Luisa Kramb, Lara Boschkor, Sirena Huang, Paul Huang, Nathan Meltzer, Ioana Cristina Goicea, Luke Hsu, Rennosuke Fukuda, Nakyung Kang, Eunbin Lee, Eugene Kawai, Yo Kitamura and Ji Won Song - and the Calidore and Notos Quartets.
27 year old VC Young Artist Sarah Christian from Germany and 23 year old Andrea Obiso from Italy were awarded joint-2nd prize at the 2017 ARD International Violin Competition – in Munich, Germany. [PICTURED]
27 year old Kristine Balanas from Latvia was awarded 3rd p