Nathan Amaral, 28, won the 27th annual Sphinx Competition and took home $50,000. ‘Estadão’ tried to contact him, but received no response
The Brazilian violinist Nathan Amaral At the age of 28, he won the 27th edition of the Sphinx Competition in Detroit, USA, on Sunday the 27th. Competing in the senior category, among people aged 18 to 30, he took home $50,000 (about R ) $ 245.5 thousand) and the guarantee of presenting a land of violin in the major orchestras of the country. look up.
The competition honors young black and Latino classical string players. Contestants perform before a panel of internationally renowned judges and receive guidance from accomplished professionals in their fields. The finalists play with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, the only black and Latino orchestra featuring the best musicians in the United States.
Amaral received the award after presenting the 1st movement of the work Violin Concerto in G minor by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at the end of the dispute. Second place went to North American cellist Aaron Olguin, 29, who won $20,000 (R$98,100); and the third, with North American violinist Bethlehem Kelley, 22, who won 10,000 dollars (R$49,100).
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Amaral began studying violin at the age of 12 in a social project that used music to get children off the streets. Since then he has received numerous awards, including the Paul Roczek of the Mozarteum University, Salzburg, Austria, as best violin student; and was also a two-time winner of Brazil’s largest violin prize, the Eleazar de Carvalho.
Just under 30 days before winning the Sphinx Competition, the artist launched a challenge on social media to showcase 100 days of his training. In one post after winning the contest, she said that she was “still trying to absorb everything that had happened.”
“I’m finally home and relaxing, trying to absorb everything that’s happened, and training is what keeps me grounded. I used the little time I had to slowly wiggle my fingers and thank my body for the amount of work we have done in the last few days,” he wrote on Instagram.
He later said he was preparing for the second stage of the audition and thanked his followers for their support. “Thank you all so much for the many loving messages I have received and for supporting me so much on my crazy journey,” she concluded.
The public congratulated him in the comments. “Congratulations on your talent and dedication, you are a source of pride for us Brazilians!” said one person. “You played beautifully, Nathan! Proud of all you’ve become! Always in the crowd here,” said another.
OR Estadao She attempted to contact him to learn more about his career, but had not heard back as of this publication. The space remains open.
Source: Terra
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