Liviu Prunaru
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Liviu Prunaru is a Romania
n violin
ist. He serves as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
's concertmaster
together with Vesko Eschkenazy
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. He serves as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a symphony orchestra of the Netherlands, based at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In 1988, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands conferred the "Royal" title upon the orchestra...
's concertmaster
Concertmaster
The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...
together with Vesko Eschkenazy
Vesko Eschkenazy
Vesko Eschkenazy is a Bulgarian violinist. He serves as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's concertmaster.Born in Bulgaria in 1970 into a family of musicians, still a child, Vesko appeared as an orchestra leader. At 11 years old he became concertmaster of the youth Philharmonic Orchestra of Prof....
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Competition record
- 1991 Rodolfo Lipizer IVC, Gorizia - 1st prize.
- 1992 C. Flesch IVC, London - 4th prize.
- 1993 Queen Elisabeth IMCQueen Elisabeth Music CompetitionThe Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, a founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions has been, since its foundation, considered the world over to be one of the most prestigious and most difficult. It is devoted to violin , piano , to composition and to singing...
, Brussels - 2nd prize. - 1997 Seoul IMC - 2nd prize (ex-aequo with Ju-Young Baek)
- 1998 Indianapolis IVC - 2nd prize
- 1999 Juilliard Mendelssohn IVC - 1st prize