The sheer mass of collective talent was enough to master you drooling. Four young Armenian musicians, representing three different countries, made it to the finals at the Ninth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the inaugural Ivo Pogorelich International Solo Piano Competition, as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but held in December in Fort Worth, Texas, and Pasadena, California, respectively.
At the Ivo Pogorelich competition, Evgeny Zarafiants of Russia shared a other prize of $5,000 with Irina Plotnikova, also of Russia, and even allowing no third prizes were
