Ms Gwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a Taiwanese-American pianist who in 1993, won the biggest cash prize in the history of piano competitions, ($100,000.00.) Ms. Chen, then a young lady of 23, was the youngest contestant at the Ivo Pogorelich International Piano Competition. Subsequent to the award, Mr. Pogorelich himself said of her talent, “She is too good to be true.” Immediately recognized as one of the foremost pianists of her generation, the victory was broadcast internationally on CNN television. In recent years she has played joint concerts with Ivo Pogorelich in Switzerland and in Taiwan.
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1993年獲得的第一屆波哥雷利奇國際鋼琴賽首獎，她當時才二十三歲，是最年輕的參賽者，經過四回合的激烈競爭，她以唯一的女性晉入決賽，恥也七位決賽者，各個都是身經百戰，經驗豐富且有輝煌音樂經歷的演奏家，最後她以卓越的琴藝擊敗其他決賽者而贏得首獎，獲得歷來比賽最高獎額十萬美元的獎金。得到這項被視為國際鋼琴大賽諾貝爾獎的榮銜，使她的知名度更是暴增，成為世界樂壇盡知的鋼琴新銳
陳毓襄（前排立者右2）獲得波哥雷利奇國際鋼琴大賽首獎，由英國前首相奚斯（前排立者左3）頒獎
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Posted in 05/2018
