American wins Tchaikovsky cello section
mainZlatomir Fung, 20, was tonight declared winner of the Tchaikovsky cello competition.
Second was the Colombian Santiago Cañón Valencia.
Third was the Russian Anastasia Kobekina.
The jury was chaired by Carnegie Hall’s Clive Gillinson.
Fung, US-born of Bulgarian and Chinese parents, studies at Juilliard with Richard Aaron and Timothy Eddy. His maternal grandparents studied in Russia.
It’s Zlatomir Fung, not “fang”.
That modern piece Fung played that has a long section without bow was my favorite. I wonder what the score looks like.
Maybe it’s me. But I find these modern “classical” piece dreadful! Totally ugly music. Sorry.
Heartfelt congratulations to Zlatomir Fung, the second American cellist to win the Tchaikovsky. I am thrilled and happy to change the wording on my own biography from “only” to “first”.
Dear Mr Rosen, it’s a pleasure to have you on this page. I have long loved that film of you playing Don Quixote with Previn
Bravo, Nate! Wonderful sentiments….!
(BTW….loved your Schumann Concerto, with
Blomstedt….1979…Staatskapelle Dresden,
Ames, Iowa….)
Always a class act, NR…
Totally agree!
Nick, I remember when you came back with the top prize. Soon after, you soloed with the Honolulu Symphony as part of your world tours. Sold out the house. While in Honolulu you also joined some of our symphony players in a memorable recital performance of the great Schubert C major quintet. You rocked then and still do!
-Que orgullo para nosotros los colombianos tener un músico de la talla de Santiago Cañón,estuvo sensacional y a la altura de tan importante competencia
And like George Li, his pre-college years were at New England Conservatory Preparatory School.
Heartiest congratulations to Mr. Fung and to Young Concert Artists, who have given us the privilege of hearing this remarkable artist on the threshold of a major career.
A *very* talented young musician! Just earlier this month, I heard him do Bloch’s Schelomo with the Cedar Rapids Symphony (aka “Orchestra Iowa”) Hands down, the most intense, powerful, concentrated performance of that piece I’ve ever heard. Awesome that the left Iowa and went right on to take the Tchaikovsky medal. DO NOT pass up a chance to hear this fellow perform.
He played a marvelous Dvorak @ Juilliard earlier this season.
He will be performing at five concerts with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players in New York at their next season beginning in December.