{"id":11442,"date":"2020-01-25T00:28:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T00:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&#038;p=11442"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:58:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T16:58:50","slug":"kevin-ahfat","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/kevin-ahfat\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Ahfat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW187634376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187634376 BCX0\">Piano 2021 Edition<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW217221162 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217221162 BCX0\"><a class=\"maxbutton-32 maxbutton maxbutton-piano-2021-anglais\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/piano-2021\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Piano 2021<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #fc4237;\">About<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Biography (2021)<\/strong><br \/>\u201cPoised to become one of the young heirs of the classical piano realm, with a bold, boundary-pushing, millennial style matched by refined execution\u201d (Vanguard Seattle), pianist Kevin Ahfat \u201csummons plenty of thunderpower, but clearly values musicianship over mere showmanship\u201d (American Record Guide). Ahfat was named one of CBC Music\u2019s 2018 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30..\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Training<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">2018\u20132019:\u00a0Rebanks\u00a0Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency, The Glenn Gould School<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">2012\u20132018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The Juilliard School<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">BMus et MMus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Joseph\u00a0Kalichstein,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stephen Hough<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prizes\u00a0and Awards<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">2018: OSM-Manuvie Competition \u2013 2<\/span><sup><span data-contrast=\"none\">nd<\/span><\/sup><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Prize, Prize for the best performance of the imposed Canadian work, Orford Music Prize<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">2017, 2013:\u00a0Juilliard\u00a0Concerto\u00a0Competition\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">1<sup>st<\/sup><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Prize<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">2015: Seattle\u00a0Symphony\u00a0International Piano\u00a0Competition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Prize<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kevinahfat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #fc4237;\"><strong>Semifinal<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Ahfat | CMIM Piano 2021 | Demi-Finale\/Semifinal\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/539381019?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MOZART<\/strong>: <em>Nine Variations on a Minuet by Duport<\/em>, K. 573<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BERG<\/strong>: Sonata, Op. 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SCHUMANN<\/strong>: <em>Kinderszenen<\/em> Op. 15<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Von fremden L\u00e4ndern und Menschen \u2022 Kuriose Geschichte \u2022 Hasche-Mann \u2022 Bittendes Kind \u2022 Gl\u00fcckes genug \u2022 Wichtige Begebenheit \u2022 Tr\u00e4umerei \u2022 Am Kamin \u2022 Ritter vom Steckenpferd \u2022 Fast zu ernst \u2022 F\u00fcrchtenmachen \u2022 Kind im Einschlummern \u2022 Der Dichter spricht<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GINASTERA<\/strong>: <em>Danzas Argentinas<\/em>, Op. 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Danza del viejo boyero \u2022 Danza de la moza donosa \u2022 Danza del gaucho matrero<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Kevin Ahfat is generously sponsored by Barbara Bronfman.<\/span><\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/alice-burla\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17690 size-full alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/next-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piano 2021 Edition &nbsp; About Biography (2021)\u201cPoised to become one of the young heirs of the classical piano realm, with a bold, boundary-pushing, millennial style matched by refined execution\u201d (Vanguard Seattle), pianist Kevin Ahfat \u201csummons plenty of thunderpower, but clearly values musicianship over mere showmanship\u201d (American Record Guide). 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