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Biography
Career
Asier Polo studied in Bilbao, Madrid, Cologne and Basel with Elisa Pascu, Maria Kliegel and Ivan Monighetti, and also received guidance from János Starker, Natalia Gutman and Mstislav Rostropovich in various masterclasses. He soon stood out as a promising young musician, winning the first prizes in Cello and Chamber Music at the National Young Musicians Competition in Spain.
Asier Polo has been awarded numerous prizes, and amongst others, the Ojo Crítico by Radio Nacional de España (), the Fundación CEOE Prize for Musical Interpretation () and the National Music Award by the Ministry for Culture and Sports of Spain (). In he was appointed “Ilustre de Bilbao” (Bilbao being his native city).
He is regularly invited to be on the judging panel of international cello competitions, such as the Dotzauer Wettbewerb (Germany), Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition (Mexico), Benedetto Mazzacurati Competition (Italy) and the Manhattan International Music Comp
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Hayden Wilde: From landscape gardener to world-class triathlete
As things go, was a pretty crazy year for Hayden Wilde. In addition to claiming victories in the Xterra Off-Road Triathlon in Maui, Hawaii, there was the small matter of a bronze medal in Tokyo. And more recently, a silver medal at the Paris Games.
Not one to rest on his laurels, he followed that up with a series of big Superleague Triathlon Championship wins in , as well as securing second at the World Championship Series in Yokohama, Japan, and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Now aged 26, the New Zealand native – nicknamed ‘The Falcon’ for his under-the-radar rise – is looking to add more tin to his trophy cabinet. After that, things might get weird…
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Classroom to competition: teachers recognise triathlon potential
Growing up in the small town of Whakatāne on New Zealand’s east coast, Wilde found han själv about half an hour’s drive from Crankworx Rotorua, but unfortunately
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"By keeping closer than most pianists to Beethoven’s original texts, Pereira creates a strikingly clear and clean sound, though one that is still full of drama and passion."
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Winner of numerous national and international awards, Portuguese pianist Artur Pereira has received great acclaim for his compelling and original interpretations. His individual style is based on a profound awareness of the composers’ language and of the period’s performing practices.
Artur performs regularly as soloist and chamber musician in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Canada, Chile and South Africa. He is often invited as a soloist with orchestra, frequently interpreting Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff concertos. As a chamber musician, Artur also appears regu