It was a Gala concert.

 

 

26th of August 2012 was a special day for a group of special people that included highly talented young music performers and some amazing artists <3!!! so before i actually begin this post i thought i look up the history of this even ( as in how this came to be :-) ....and by reading it i learn t a lot about how it all started my self!!!...so the special person behind it all was Emin Tagiev whom i met in person !!! i even got a chance to shake hands with this great soul <3 ! and i should provide you a direct link here (before i forget ) that will take you straight to the main website if you are more interested ( which i am sure you will after going through this !!!). dont forget to scroll up and find that link here <3







Founder: Emin Tagiev

After graduating as Dux of the music school for gifted and talented children in Baku, USSR, Emin Tagiev completed a Masters Degree in Teaching and Violin Performance at the Azerbaijan State Conservatorium of Music.  Whilst is Russia, he co-authored three books on violin teaching methods with his father, Professor Murad Tagiev, who held the position of Head of Strings at the Azerbaijan State Conservatorium of Music.

Emin Tagiev was very fortunate to have studied under the great names in violin at the time, including Professor Leonid Kogan and Professor Kravchenko at the Moscow Conservatorium of Music.  Upon completion of his studies, Emin Tagiev became a member of the Azerbaijan Chamber Orchestra and then the world-renowned Israeli Chamber Orchestra and the Israeli Violin Ensemble. 

Emin Tagiev has always been involved in teaching, especially children, and when he was invited to Australia in 1995 to improve the curriculum and teaching methods used by the Stoliarsky School of Music in Brisbane, he was delighted to accept the position.  Since that time he has achieved a formidable reputation as a brilliant violin teacher, coaching many students to achieve beyond their expectations, with a significant number of past students continuing their tertiary studies in prestigious music establishments around the world.  

Emin’s teaching style is distinguished and highly regarded. Professional musicians throughout Europe, North America and Asia have applauded the success of his youthful orchestra which has amazed audiences on their international tours.  Emin continues to work in the proven Russian methods of teaching. Emin understands the value of different teaching methods and styles. He works collaboratively with other music teachers and encourages his students to attend Master classes to assist his students to strive for reaching their full potential.

To find our more about the panel please refer to  this link The panel 

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To your left is this special person together with Tania Frazer and Honorable, Lord Mayor of Brisbane ... Graham Quirk who was present at the occasion and he declared open this inaugural event.

Had a commendable ordinance count given this being the first event !!!

Two of my fellow ambassador friends that i chose to focus my camera lens to ! Ming and Xavier

This is us <3! my "oz bro" Oscar , Sung, Manaho and Akina..we were pretty excited and this was actually taken AFTER the presentation :-)! thought i will introduce us first ;-)!

 Anna with her with the Lord Mayor

 Zoe to your left and Lily to the left ...they were all brilliant musicians ! and not forgetting to mention the were all under 20 or 21 as far as remembered!!! it was pretty awesome to listen them play .

Oliver to your left won the first place in the event but i am sure they had a very hard time trying to figure out the winners!!! and of course to your right Grace Wu..she took our breath away by her talent and performance !

Pamina receiving her certificate of appreciation .

let the performance begin !!!

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 I was compelled to provide a special note on him in honor of his wonderful performance <3 and yes he was one of the members in the panel <3 ...he was invited to play for us .

Ilya Konovalov was born to a musical family in Novosibirsk (USSR) in 1977. At the age of 7 he commenced his studies with Prof. Zakhar Bron and later with Prof. Alexey Gvozdev in Novosibirsk. During this time he was a prize winner in the All-Russian and Wieniawski International Violin Competition. He later studied with Prof. Dora Schwarzberg at the Vienna Academy of Music.
Ilya has perfomed all over Russia and Europe and in Brazil, Indonesia,Korea and Japan. He has appeared with prestigious orchestras such as the "Moscow Virtuosi", the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra,the Israel Sinfonieta Beer-Sheva, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra "Musica Viva" , the Saint Petersburg State Capella Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, the American-Russian Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductors such as Vladimir Spivakov, Hugh Wolf, Zubin Mehta and Yoel Levi. He played chamber music with many prominent artists, among them: Yuri Smirnov, Yuri Bashmet, Yuri Gandelsman, Kyoko Takezawa, Guy Braunstein, Dora Schwarzberg, Steven Isserlis, Matt Haimovitz etc.
For the past 10 years he has been participating many prestigious festivals such as: "Young Artists in Concert", Festival in Davos Switzerland, "Schubertiaden" Music Festival in Germany, Haifa Music Festival and " Dreiklang" Festival in Gemany. Ilya Konovalov has recorded two CD's for Melodiya label in Russia and the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra under Arnold Katz. Since 1997 he has been Concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta.
Ilya Konovalov is the 1st violinist of the Israel Philharmonic String Quartet  wich was found in 2006 by the the request of Maestro Mehta and supported by the Richter family.
Since 2006 Ilya Konovalov teaching violin and chamber music at the Buchmann – Mehta School of Music at the Tel Aviv University.

 me with Oleg and Aaron ...!

Emin Tagiev the founder with Grace .

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The student ambassadors <3!

...and then i had dinner with my friends <3




thank you !

An evening @ EKKA ! in Brisbene..austalias new world city

 what a fine evening to go visit EKKA !!! ..so me and my friends decided to go visit Ekka....and actually its a couple of stope from where  we lived too!! so it was just a matter of geting on the train and getting off just in front of "Ekka Show grounds"!

Meet my uni friends !! and yes i have a circle of great friends from all around the world !! this is one big plus when you some overseas to study as an international student ! you make friends from all over the world..and then the wold becomes a very small place <3 

from the right, Manaho form Japan , Sung from Korea, Alison from France and my "OZ BRO" Oscar form Brisbane ! Alison and sung just arrived to Australia so they were pretty excited to go see EKKA !!! so..what is EKKA???

Here is a very short and sweet history that i pulled out form the web thanx to the web site here

The Royal National Association

On 13 August 1875 a group of colonists met at the Brisbane Town Hall to form the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. The association's charter, with Governor Sir William Cairns as its president, was to promote and encourage the agricultural and industrial development of Queensland; as well as provide a unique opportunity for country and urban residents to come together in a celebration of Queensland lifestyle.

The First Show

Bowen Park was chosen in January 1876 as the site for the first Show. The park covered 6.8 hectares bordered by Bowen Bridge Road, Gregory Terrace and a creek which ran through the middle of what is now Main Arena.
The 'Intercolonial Exhibition of 1876' was held from 22 - 26 August. A public holiday was declared and on opening day 17,000 people attended - a colossal success, given that the total population of Brisbane at the time was only 22,000.
Men attended in their suits and ladies in their finest garments. Food was served on long tables and the first showbag - a bag of coal - was free for all visitors.

The Origin of 'Ekka'

The first 'Royal' Show was held in 1921, when the Association was granted the prefix under warrant from His Majesty King George V.
Since then, the shortened name "Ekka" has replaced "Exhibition" in the Queensland vernacular, indicating locals' affection for the Show.
Ekka has since been held every year with only two exceptions. In 1919, Brisbane suffered a Spanish influenza epidemic, and in 1942 during wartime the Showgrounds were used as a staging depot for troops moving north.

The modern Ekka

Today, Ekka runs for ten days and attracts about half a million visitors every August. Ekka is famous for its mix of entertainment, agriculture and education. From Champion Rooster of Show to the glamorous fashion parades, Ekka has always celebrated the rural and the urban; the traditional and the innovative, and it's for this reason the event holds a special place in the hearts of Queenslanders - as it has for generations.

so.......back to our story <3 

This is a day to showcase there pride..the Queen slanders pride! people form all walks of life..mainly farming and agriculture industry come gather here with  what they have to show to the rest of the country...especially for the people form the urban areas where they don't really get a chance to see these things!

our first stop was actually one of the highlights of the day ! the motor car  show !!!

Drivers riding in there much loved vehicles with all all the deco that will help them win this competition !

was so fascinating to see all this cars dressed up and modified to give them a rugged "outback" look! which was what they were aiming to achieve ! to get the most rugged look as possible !!! every one was proud to show off there respective flags that showed the ordinance where they come from in Australia. They all sure did do a good job in entertaining all of us with there horns and exhaust sounds !

There was a good supportive crowd to keep the drivers happy and feeling good about there individual performances ! we all gathered near the fence when the cars passed by us just so that we get a chance to do a quick hand shake   ( i guess that's what u call the act you see on the left ? :-)
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on top of the cars that drove on the track , there were other events that were happening within the grounds too !

i managed to capture this beautiful sunset background with my friends in it ! its was time to say good bye to the motor show .

then we came to the farming section ..where they had different variety of cows and sheep for public viewing <3 

well this was not an actual person stuck underneath this humungous animal !!!! it was just a prop !!!;-)!!! could become a good prank hey ;-)!

we tried our luck here and spent a good deal of $$$ but of cource it was all worth it..all for a good cause <3

i met a friend form my country Srilanka !

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then came the rides and other entertainment areas !!!! there were so many things to do here !

fireworks of course we had them !!1

we met a "zombie" guy when we walked past the scary haunted Halloween props!!! and we badly wanted to take a pic with him how was busy trying his luck in scaring youngsters !!! he sure did scare e when i opted to ask if we can take a pic with him ;-)! he was a gentle soul at hart i would say !!! don't be deceived by the looks :-)!

and of course  iconic Ekka Strawberry Sundae!!! we could not say good bye to EKKA tonight without trying those !!!!

i get excited when i see some one with a interesting looking camera or a different lens so i don't forget to take a picture of a person taking a picture !!! 

and yes ..we could not take pics while we went on the ride..but we did...!!! it was fun..!!!! i was screaming all the way till the end !!!!:-) !!!!

want to know more about EKKA :-)?! this link will take you to where you can find out more http://www.ekka.com.au/

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