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birba

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chopin competition winner

on: January 02, 2011, 07:45:40 AM

Not that I care, but has anyone heard the dirt that Avdeeva (or whatever her name is) won the chopin competition because she was backed by YAMAHA?

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russda_man

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Re: chopin competition winner

Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 07:55:10 AM

Quote from: birba on January 02, 2011, 07:45:40 AM

Not that I care, but has anyone heard the dirt that Avdeeva (or whatever her name is) won the chopin competition because she was backed by YAMAHA?

I don't really care for Yamaha pianos anyway. They have no soul. I really wasn't impressed by anything she played. And these competitions are always political, hence why I don't bother or believe in competitions.