Congratulations to Abhinav Kumar '20 who won the second prize in the advanced category of the 2019 International Music Competition "Grand Prize Virtuoso" in Vienna. On September 13, Abhinav gave a vocal performance in the prestigious Winner's Recital at the Gläserner Saal, Musikverein Theater, home of the revered Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
The International Music Competition "Grand Prize Virtuoso" is open to all ages and nationalities in strings, piano, wind, vocal, and chamber music. In 2019, contestants from over 60 countries participated. For more information, click here.
Abhinav was also named the second prize winner in the advanced category of the 2019 "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition (he will perform on November 3 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall) and a second place winner in the intermediate opera aria repertoire category of the 2019 American Protégé International Vocal Competition (he will perform on December 21 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall).