Feruza Dadabaeva and Askar Salimdjanov were the 1st Place winners of our Piano and String Duo Competition. They shared a
$4,000 prize. The duo were also the Chapter 2020 Piano Scholarship and Violin Scholarship Recipients, receiving $1,000 each.
2nd Place was awarded to Guzal Isametdinova, piano and Zulfiya Bashirova, violin , who shared a $2,000 prize. 3rd Place was awarded to Sharon Villegas, piano and David Brill, violin, who shared a $1,000 prize.
Here are the artists' message to you:
Feruza Dadabaeva:
"It is a big honor to be the NSAL 2020 Piano Scholarship recipient, in addition to winning the first NSAL Piano and Strings Duo Competition!
Askar Salimdjanov:
"For me it means a lot to be awarded with this NSAL annual scholarship, especially after winning the first NSAL Piano and Strings Duo Competition.
Below a performance from the duo.
