“A heartwarming extravaganza…
[featuring] obviously talented,
budding musicians…”
-Harris Goldsmith, NY Concert Review
AFAF Online Stay at Home International Competition 2022
(Summer selection). More…
AFAF Online Stay at Home International Competition 2020-2021
ANGEL WANG, piano, CA, Grand Prix winner
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Leila Ditta Hargitai, Hungary, First place winner
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AFAF Concerto Competition 2019
Emily-Jane Luo, Canada, First place winner
Franz Schubert’s Ständchen
Franz Schubert’s Erlkönig
AFAF “Golden Voices of America 2019”
Elizabeth Moss, TX, 1st place winner
Die Mainnacht Op. 43, No. 2, Johannes Brahms
| Check out this version of Vivaldi’s Winter played by the first ever BBC Classical Introducing Artist, accordionist Iosif Purtis, the student Royal College of Music in London.
He is currently a prizewinner of more than 30 International competitions and traveled around the world performing at some of the most prestigious concert venues including Wigmore Hall, The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, George Weston Recital Hall in Toronto. In 2013 he performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall at the American Fine Arts Festival. |
Iosif Purits is one of the best known accordionists of his generation and has recently become the first ever BBC Introducing Classical artist. He has traveled around the world performing at some of the most prestigious concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, George Weston Recital Hall and UNESCO. Supported by ABRSM, Hattori Foundation and the Future of Russia Foundation, Iosif is currently a prizewinner of more than 30 International competitions. After graduating with distinction from the Gnesins Academy of Music he transferred to the Royal Academy of Music in London studying with Friedrich Lips and Owen Murray respectively. His extensive repertoire ranges from Russian to Japanese works and from classical to contemporary music. As well as solo-performance he is an enthusiastic collaborator with different multi-instrumental ensembles, chamber and symphonic orchestras. |