by Henri Polgar and Lisa McFarren Polgar
The WIPAC Festival of Music 2022 is, as its name implies, a true international festival of the art of piano performance, as it draws pianists from around the world to share their musical talents in the Annual Washington International Piano Artists Competition, now in its 19th year. […]
by Lisa McFarren-Polgar
In a Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom, Tomorrow’s Celebrating Youth (TCY) organized an afternoon of outdoor games, food and a poster contest with the theme “What Does Freedom Mean to Me.”
The poster contest at Garrison Park brought young people of all ages together to express their creative talent inspired by the […]
By Henri Polgar and Lisa McFarren-Polgar
At a time when the world continues to witness the ravages of war and human suffering, music brought hope and healing at the Embassy of Slovakia in Washington, DC, and reminded us that despite our differences, there is a universality of the human condition expressed through art. Hosting the […]
Founder and Executive Director of Divine Inspirations, Capriece Piper, has been able to captivate the imagination of girls who have found a home in the dance-arts programs held in their studio in Potomac Mills. Dedicated to providing quality and affordable arts and mentorship programs to girls, Divine Inspirations Center for the Arts (DICA) is filling […]
(December 12, 2021, Springfield, Virginia) Bolivian pianist Luis Alberto Rojas Miranda was greeted with great affection by the audience after his phenomenal performance of traditional folkloric music of his native country at Sabor Boliviano in Springfield, VA. Each piece brought back memories of their homeland to the primarily Bolivian audience as Luis Rojas Miranda performed […]
by Henri and Lisa Polgar “It’s like the Olympics. Its guiding principle is not just to win, but to be a part of it.” Those words by HE Tihomir Stoytchev, Ambassador of Bulgaria to the US, brought the 18th Washington International Piano Arts Competition to a successful end, as he added, “It’s such a […]
by Henri and Lisa Polgar And the winners are!!!!!!…….. The finalists have been chosen for the 18th WIPAC piano competition. In several hours three pianists will join the “pantheon” of WIPAC’s finalist award recipients. The judges were faced with some tough choices as they made their decision on who should advance. There were some […]
The Washington International Piano Arts Competition returned for the 2021 season with great fanfare with a welcoming reception held at the residence of the Ambassador of Bulgaria, His Excellency Tihomir Stoytchev and his wife, Dr. Lubka Stoytcheva. The reception launched the 18th Washington International Piano Artists Competition and the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Washington […]
In the framework of “Music that Astonishes the World,” two gifted and seasoned musicians performed at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in McClean, Va. under the auspices of the Washington International Piano Arts Council, the President of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Azerbaijan. Pianist Frank Conlon and Soprano Marina Shinko were […]
As a moment of silence was observed on August 6 at 8:15 am in Japan to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at precisely the same time in the US, August 5 at 7:15 pm EST, the panelist on the EngageAsia online forum shared that moment of silence, as an expression […]
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