關於 wfimc ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

【擔任國際鋼琴大賽評委】

非常榮幸受邀擔任葡萄牙Santa Cecilia鋼琴大賽評審。此大賽舉辦至今已至第23屆，歷史悠久更是國際大賽聯盟成員之一（WFIMC)，能夠擔任評審倍感榮幸。席間如Pascal Rogé - 法國鋼琴大師及Jan Jiracek von Arnim - 維也納音樂與表演藝術大學教授皆為重量級人物。

來到葡萄牙比賽會場才發現第一名總獎金3萬歐元，包含1萬五歐元獎金，5千歐元CD錄製及好多演出合約，連我自己都想成為參賽者，而且還是世界大賽聯盟比賽會員之一，鼓勵學生們以後可積極考慮參加！

其實接任這次評審工作非常掙扎，去年度的比賽就已收到邀約，但因疫情太嚴重延到今年。今年二月已多次確認，沒想到台灣五月疫情警戒持續升溫，本想再次取消，後來多方評估加上疫苗已施打完成，最後決定以最高防疫規格前往評審。

其實歐洲每個國家防疫態度不同，葡萄牙目前很認真防疫。出發前準備防疫文件就讓我再三檢查至非常焦慮，去哪裡都要pcr陰性出示及疫苗雙證明，若沒有至少要有一項。每一個參賽者彈完都有工作人員在鍵盤及座椅消毒，連地板都要採一個消毒版才能進去，，在認真防疫的同時卻不放棄對於文化及生活品質的追求，給予我很多啟發。雖然如此，街上及室內大家都還是有戴著口罩並保持社交距離。

最近好多國際大賽在進行直播，華沙蕭邦大賽，美國e-piano大賽，及目前我評審中的波多大賽！很高興除了目前我評審中的比賽，其他比賽裡面均有以前或現在學生的身影，讓我們替這些為藝術奮鬥的年輕藝術家們加油💪

大賽網頁：https://www.scecilia-competition.com/index.php/jury

比賽直播連結：
https://youtu.be/9Qi4dqrFtxo

ชอบมากกกกกกกกกก
Chris The Pianist, Christopher Janwong McKiggan, Chris Classical, JEEB

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Check out this beautiful cover with Violin, Piano, Thai Drums, and Saw-U (Thai Bowed Instrument). With beautiful choreography by Traditional Thai Dancers.

Piano: Chris The Pianist
Violin: Rob Landes
Thai drums: ปาณัท ดำนิล, Panut Dumnil
Saw -U: นริศรา ศักดิ์ปัญจโชติ, Narisara sakpunjachot

Thai Traditional Dancers
Teacher: Pattarakit Pumpipat, ภัทรกฤษณ์ พุ่มพิพัฒน์ (ครูเต้)
Suphanna Matcha, สุพรรณมัจฉา: Jittranun Pisitbannakorn, จิตรานันท์ พิสิษฐบรรณกร
Hanuman, หนุมาน: Phonrawin Chunkasa, พรรวินท์ ชุนเกษา
Tossakan, ทศกัณฐ์: Atthapong Poonrug, อรรถพงศ์ พูลรักษ์

Cinematography: Sugrit Rinta, Poomphong Kumwong (Special Thank you to WOF WOF http://www.hellowofwof.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/hellowofwof/)
Project Assistant: Ratsitta Klaophimai
Production Manager: Pimchanok Ujjin
Creative Director: Pimchanok Ujjin/Chris The Pianist
Directed by: Chris The Pianist

Special Thank You to Ayodhara Village for the use of their location.

Chris The Pianist (Christopher Janwong McKiggan):
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Christopher Janwong McKiggan's piano playing has been called as “masterful, highly contrasted and sharply characterized” (Gramophone magazine) and he has been hailed as a pianist "[with] astounding technique… startling poise and control" (Kansas City Star), "[with] astonishing virtuosity and piano coloration" (The Citizen), “proving to be Colossus, converting every piece into a virtuoso composition” (The Manila Times) and been called the best hope for a global music of the future (Fanfare). Christopher won the Gold medal in the Seattle International Piano Competition, a top prize as laureate at the prestigious 12th UNISA International Piano Competition (wfimc) and won numerous other awards including second prize in the Isabel Scionti International Music Competition, first prize in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition and awards in other national and international competitions around the world. He is also the recipient of the Presser Award for an upcoming international relations project titled "Resonance of Hope". He has been featured in over a dozen magazines in Thailand (Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, L’officiel, L’optimum Thai editions, among others), appeared in many TV programs, and been featured in numerous newspapers around the globe. He has also been featured on multiple TV and Radio programs around the globe including being a resident artist for “Performance Today” on American Public Media. He is currently a Doctoral of Musical Arts Candidate under Professor Jon Kimura Parker. Furthermore, Christopher spends his weekends playing his PlayStation 4.

Rob Landes
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Rob Landes is an award-winning violinist who started playing the violin at 3 years in Orem, Utah. Born to a large musical family, Rob gave his first solo recital at 10 years old, and at 12 performed in the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on the Disney Channel with the Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra. Also at age 12, Rob founded a piano trio that performed in concert at Brigham Young University, as well as for private events and special occasions throughout his teenage years.
Rob has won first prize in the Utah Symphony Youth Guild music competition and as a result, debuted with the Utah Symphony at 13 performing the first movement of Bruch’s Violin Concerto in g minor. Rob went on to win numerous local and state competitions and soloed with the Utah Valley Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, BYU Philharmonic, and BYU Chamber Orchestra. As a first violinist of the BYU Chamber Orchestra, Rob performed in more than twenty cities throughout central and southern Europe, and as concertmaster of the orchestra, gave a concert to a sold-out audience in New York’s Carnegie Hall.
While studying at Rice, Rob began covering rock and pop music, and upon returning to Salt Lake City after graduation, began playing with a looper pedal which he uses to create intricate and stunning arrangements of today and yesterday’s most popular music Rob recently won the award for "Best Instrumental" at the Utah Music Awards for his rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah”. He already has about 3 million views on his YouTube channel, so check him out!