Anna-Luisa Mahaffy
Anna-Luisa Mahaffy (born March 1, 1997 in Vienna ) is an Austrian violinist . Her mother Dagmar Mahaffy is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna .
education
Anna-Luisa Mahaffy received her first violin lessons at the age of 3. At the age of 7 she was accepted into Evgenia Polatschek 's class at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna . Since 2010 she has been taught by Dora Schwarzberg at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and is also a student of the famous French violinist Pierre Amoyal .
Appearances
Mahaffy has been performing publicly for several years. At the age of 6, she performed as a soloist at a charity gala at Schönbrunn Palace . This was followed in the next few years, among other things, appearances in the Wiener Konzerthaus, at the Burgtheater , in the Bösendorfersaal, in the Mozarteum Salzburg and at the Wiener Festwochen and the Salzburg Festival , the European Youth Music Festival, the Festival Bad Ragaz , the Progetto Martha Argerich and concerts in Italy , Poland, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary and Egypt.
In 2008 she was seen in the opening act at the concert of Ricardo Marinello in Austria. Together with her mother as piano accompanist, she played her first solo recital in 2009 at the age of 11 as part of the Amici del Loggione program at La Scala in Milan. In 2012 she won the selection game "Musica Iuventutis" at the Wiener Konzerthaus.
Awards and honors
Mahaffy has been participating in competitions since 2002 and has won numerous first prizes in national competitions. She received eight first prizes at the national youth music competition Prima la musica . In addition, she was honored with special prizes at national competitions, as well as the Alfredo Marcosig Prize and the Culture Prize and a medal from the city of Perchtoldsdorf (2003). Mahaffy has also been awarded 1st prize many times internationally:
- 2004 Rovere d'Oro
- 2006 Prize Monterosa - KAWAI, International Competition Valsesia Musica juniores
- 2007 1st prize at the International Music Competition Paolo Spincich
- 2008 Osaka International Music Competition
- 2009 Prize of the International Summer Academy Mozarteum
- 2010 3rd prize " David Oistrach Violin Competition", Moscow
- 2011 1st prize "International Music Competition Euterpe" and the "Trofeo Euterpe 2011"
In 2002 the Austrian radio made a documentary about Mahaffy. The Polish composer Elzbieta Wiedner-Zajac dedicated the piece A Little Fantasy for Anna to her , which she premiered in 2006 at the Konzerthaus in Vienna .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Woman power in Schönbrunn Palace , Börse Express. November 22, 2003
- ↑ Photos from the appearance in Magna Racino ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Concert by Anna Luisa Mahaffy and Dagmar Mahaffy ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Event calendar of the Austrian Foreign Ministry
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mahaffy, Anna-Luisa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |