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Shkëlzen Baftiari

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Shkëlzen Baftiari
Shkëlzen Baftiari at Autumnal Music Festival in Skopje, 2017
Shkëlzen Baftiari at Autumnal Music Festival in Skopje, 2017
Background information
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia
Occupation(s)Pianist, professor
InstrumentPiano

Shkëlzen Baftiari (born at 1986, in Tetovo) is an Albanian pianist and professor from Republic of Macedonia.[1]

Career

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Shkëlzen Baftiari performing in Autumnal Musical Festivities in Skopje (2017)

Baftiari has participated in many concerts in Macedonia and abroad. In addition, he is also the winner of many national and international competitions. Some of them include: First Prize in Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria), Laureates at the Valentino Bucchi International Competition in Rome, Second Prize at the Nikolai Rubinstein International Competition in Paris, First prize at the Schumann-Brahms International Competition in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). In April 2007 he was the winner of the Special First Prize at The Republic of Macedonia Competition on Piano.[1]

He has given recitals in Skopje, Pristina, Tirana, Sofia, Belgrade, Tetovo, Ohrid (Ohrid Summer Festival) and has performed as a soloist with Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Faculty of Musical Arts in Skopje.[2][3]

Awards

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In 2015, Baftiari was awarded with "Milingona e Artë" - Achievement of the Year in the Performing Arts of Serious Music.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "SHKËLZEN BAFTIARI". european-music-academy-ks.com. European Summer Music Academy. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Pianist Shkelzen Baftiari". londoncityphilharmonic.co.uk. London City Philharmonic. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Piano and flute concert - Shkëlzen Baftiari and Lejla Beqiri". Tetovo Municipality. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ Baleci, Erblina (29 February 2016). ""Milingona e Artë" shpall fituesit për arritjet e vitit 2015" (in Albanian). TELEGRAFI. TELEGRAFI. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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