Japanese Violinist, Tamaki Kawakubu Wins International Tchaikovsky Competition
I have two sons. Both compete and both have won in their chosen fields.
One son is a swimmer. The clock tells him whether he won, placed or has to train harder.
The other son is a musician, a classical pianist. The judges decide based on their feelings, impressions, interpretation of crowd reaction, blah, blah, blah.
The first one is very strict, but there is never an argument about prejudice and judge rigging.
The second is totally subjective.
The first, we are happy when he wins and reflect on better training ideas when he loses.
The second, we are happy when he wins, and not too often angry if he loses…not always.
A swimming dad watches his little girl get 'judged' in diving competitions. He gets angry a lot…or at least used to.
A Japanese girl, Mayuko Kamio, by hook or by crook has won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in the violin category. She is the first Japanese to win the competition in 17 years. The last was Akiko Suwanai back in 1990.
Mayuko took second place in the last
competition held in 2002 and nobody won first. ( I don't know what happened.) Can someone tell me?
Thus, top place in the violin category has gone to a Japanese for two consecutive competitions…or so the judges think.
Tonight…I will hear my son play at a local coffee house. He will be the best there….just ask his dad the judge.
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1 opinion for Japanese Violinist, Tamaki Kawakubu Wins International Tchaikovsky Competition
Eugene
Jun 30, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Actually, Kamio did not enter the 2002 Int’l Tchaikovsky Comp. Second prize was shared between Tamaki Kawakubo of Japan and Chen Xi of China.
The main issue is that her teacher (Zakhar Bron) was a member of the jury, but I don’t think it’s fair to say Kamio didn’t deserve to win. She plays brilliantly, and besides, Bron was only one of fourteen jury members.
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