Armenia’s Zhora Sargsyan wins prize at Long-Thibaud-Crespin international classical music competition
Armenian pianist Zhora Sargsyan won the third prize in the piano category of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin international classical music competition in Paris. As anmmedia.am reported, the competition was held from November 8-16 and attended by around 37 pianists from around the world. Among the participants was another Armenian Jan Paul Gasparyan who represented France.
Japanese artists Kenji Miura and Keigo Mukawa won top and second prizes respective in the competition.
The Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition, known as a gateway for young artists to success, started in Paris in 1943 during World War II, when the French capital was under German occupation. It has three categories — piano, violin and singing.