2023 CHARITY CONCERT & COMPETITION RESULTS
We extend our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to all the participants who generously contributed to and actively participated in the 2023 "Charity Online Concert Event" titled "Harmonies for the Wild: Uniting Music and Nature in the Fight Against Wildfires." This event was designed to raise awareness about the crucial need to safeguard our environment and protect the welfare of all living beings and wildlife.
As inhabitants of this planet, our destinies are interconnected, and it is our collective responsibility to preserve the harmony of life. Through the power of music, we aimed to raise awareness about the ways in which we can support one another and preserve our natural surroundings for future generations. By working together, we can ensure a sustainable and habitable world for all.
Once again, we express our deepest gratitude to all the participants who made this event possible and contributed to this noble cause. Your support and dedication have made a significant difference in our efforts to protect the environment and the welfare of all living creatures.
Grand Prize Winner - Victoria Tan (Composition)
Certificates of Recognition for Participants & Contributors:
Angel Fernando Curbelo Jorge (Composition)
Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs (Composition)
Moca Takahashi (Piano Performance)
Vit Polasek (Song Composition)
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Top Prize Winner - Victoria Tan - USA (Composition) - Renaistre
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Certificate of Recognition: Angel Fernando Curbelo Jorge - Spain (Composition) - Liber
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Certificate of Recognition: Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs - Netherlands (Composition) - Save the Nature and the Animals
Certificate of Recognition: Moca Takahashi - USA
(Piano Performance) - The Lark |
Certificate of Recognition: Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs - Netherlands (Composition) - Be the Change
Certificate of Recognition: Vit Polasek - Song Composition - Ignite the Change
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As an expression of gratitude towards our esteemed participants and to commemorate their valuable contribution to this event, we cordially invite all our generous participants to share their photo and biography with us for publication on this platform. Additionally, we are delighted to create individualized special posters for each participant as a memento of their participation.
Kindly send your photo and biography to the following email address: [email protected]
Your active participation and engagement have played a significant role in making this event truly memorable, and we look forward to showcasing your achievements and celebrating your involvement in this noble endeavor. Thank you!
Kindly send your photo and biography to the following email address: [email protected]
Your active participation and engagement have played a significant role in making this event truly memorable, and we look forward to showcasing your achievements and celebrating your involvement in this noble endeavor. Thank you!
Biography of Charity Concert Participant
Victoria Tan - Composer - Grand Prize Winner - USA
Victoria Tan, from the United States, plays the violin and piano, and has been privileged to win grand and first prizes in many international competitions for both. She has performed on international stages, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and has played with orchestras, including the Washington Heights
Chamber Orchestra in New York, the NV Chamber Orchestra in New Jersey, and the Metropolitan String Orchestra in Connecticut as a violin soloist. She was honored to win the Grand Prize for the 2023 Nobel-Artist International Charity Online Concert “Harmonies for the Wild: Uniting Music and Nature in
the Fight Against Wildfires” for her composition, “renaistre”. Victoria is the founder of The Luminarii (theluminarii.org), an astronomy organization spearheading access to STEM education for all and the reduction of light pollution. She is a fierce advocate for the increased involvement of women in STEM and
the preservation of dark skies across the globe. She loves conducting science research and is currently exploring black holes and neutron stars in the Simons Summer Research Program. Victoria also is a published writer of fantasy, science fiction, and poetry. In her free time, you can find her reading books of all kinds or listening to music.
Victoria Tan - Composer - Grand Prize Winner - USA
Victoria Tan, from the United States, plays the violin and piano, and has been privileged to win grand and first prizes in many international competitions for both. She has performed on international stages, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and has played with orchestras, including the Washington Heights
Chamber Orchestra in New York, the NV Chamber Orchestra in New Jersey, and the Metropolitan String Orchestra in Connecticut as a violin soloist. She was honored to win the Grand Prize for the 2023 Nobel-Artist International Charity Online Concert “Harmonies for the Wild: Uniting Music and Nature in
the Fight Against Wildfires” for her composition, “renaistre”. Victoria is the founder of The Luminarii (theluminarii.org), an astronomy organization spearheading access to STEM education for all and the reduction of light pollution. She is a fierce advocate for the increased involvement of women in STEM and
the preservation of dark skies across the globe. She loves conducting science research and is currently exploring black holes and neutron stars in the Simons Summer Research Program. Victoria also is a published writer of fantasy, science fiction, and poetry. In her free time, you can find her reading books of all kinds or listening to music.
Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs - Composer - Belgium / Poland
Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs was born in 12 December 2012 in Antwerp, Belgium. She is bilingual as her mother is Polish and her father Belgian. She also speaks English. She started learning violin from Serdar Erkmenis in May 2019, and in July 6 2019 she had her very first public concert. In 2022 Anna Morozova also became Izabela’s violin tutor. In September 2019, Izabela added piano to her curriculum, under tutorship of Hulya Keser. In September 2022 she joined the first violins at the Youth Viotta ensemble.
In April 2023 due to a right hand injury which obliged her to take a 2 months break in playing violin/piano, Izabela started self-study in composition and begon to compose complete pieces winning fast her first prizes in composition music competitions.
She likes a broad spectrum of artists, such as, H. Wieniawski, W. A. Mozart, A. Vivaldi, Bach family, T.A. Vitali, F. Chopin, O. Rieding, J.H. Fiocco, R. Schumann, but also A. Walker, and Y. Tiersen. She enjoys both classical pieces as well as pop music.
She has given violin and/or piano concerts at the Musikverein in Vienna, Royal Albert Hall in London, Mozarteum Salzburg, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Amphithéâtre Cité de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris, and Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona; she has also been invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall in NYC, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, BP Hall in Los Angeles, the Studio Recital Hall at Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar) of Brussels.
In Barcelona Izabela also performed (piano & singing) her very first composition, named “Tears” for piano and song lyrics. She has been invited to perform her own composition for piano (“Romario”) in Toronto 2024 during Winners’ Recital under Pulsar Music.
She also participated with her two compositions in the 2023 Charity Online Fund Raising Concert Event, “Harmonies for the Wild: Uniting Music and Nature in the Fight Against Wildfires”.
In her spare time, Izabela enjoys rollerblades, reading books, comics, construction things with Lego, and horse riding. She is an animal and nature lover. Izabela also loves to write book stories for children about animals.