Final Stages Presented by The Spiro Arks Tzavta Department
Semi Finals
Date: 20th July 2008
Time: 11am-doors open, 11.30am-5.30pm
Venue: The Spiro Ark Centre - 25-26 Enford St, W1
Price: £3
Finals
Date: 24thJuly 2008
Time: 7pm - Doors Open, 7.15-10pm - Concert & Film
Venue: Royal Academy of Music’s
David Josefowitz Hall, Marylebone Road NW1 5HT
Price: £5
The winner of £1000 prize and of the invitation to play at the Purcell Room on the 30th November between 4 6:15pm was the POLISH VIOLONIST ALICJA SMIETANA. Her accompanist Isaac Barry greatly enriched her performance. The concert at the Purcell Room is part of a day of British and Israeli Music entitled Musical Dialogues (organized by JMI). Two other finalists of the competition: Israeli pianist Amit Yahav and violinist Litsa Tunnah will also play at that concert. The other finalists who were very accomplished too were the Hambourg Piano Trio (Anna Blackmur violin; Anne Chaveau cello; Manon Ablett piano). Another finalist was the singer Camille Maalawy. As a result of their success in the competition, they have some offers to play coming their way.
