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Re: GG and Competition and Showing Off
Daniel said:
>I'm curious to know
> how piano, violin, cello, etc. solo performers start their career? Are
> competitions a necessary evil . . . . ?
I don't think that they are absolutely necessary to a career, but winning a
major contest does give a young performer a jump start.
I have never heard that Glenn Gould entered any of the major international
competitions. I know he entered and won at the Kiwanis Music Festival when
he was young. In fact he was in the very first competition. This is now a
national competition. At that time I think the competitions were merely
local ones. I don't think that the Provincials had been organized then.
One of the things that I like best about the Glenn Gould Prize given by the
Foundation is the fact that the winner gets to name a protégé. The protégé
receives $10,000 and much needed recognition.
It seems to me that Glenn Gould thought of the concert stage as competition.
It certainly is. Not all, but a great many people go to concerts to see if
A can "out play" B. This is more important to some people than the music.
Anne
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