Dear friends, RRI invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest called \u201cThe International Radio Orchestras Festival, RadiRo, at its 2nd edition\u201d. The contest is devoted to a unique musical event in Europe, which brings on the stage of the Radio Hall in Bucharest and live on public radio stations 5 famous orchestras and world-class conductors.<\/p>\n
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Between September 20th and 27th Bucharest will be hosting the 2nd edition of \u201cThe International Radio Orchestras Festival, RadiRo\u201d, organized by Radio Romania, a friend and supporter of classical music ever since 1928, when it aired its first broadcast!<\/p>\n
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In 2012, the first edition of \u201cRadiRo\u201d brought to Romania prestigious radio symphony orchestras: the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, and L\u2019Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.<\/p>\n
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In 2014 the 2nd edition of RadiRo will bring to Bucharest the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Finland, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart, L\u2019Orchestre National de France and the National Radio Orchestra, under the baton of renowned conductors such as Joshua Weilerstein, Ondrej Len\u00e1rd, St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve, Case Scaglione, Vassily Sinaisky, Tiberiu Soare and Cristian Mandeal.<\/p>\n
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The protagonists of the \u201cRadiRo\u201d evenings will be great soloists such as: pianist Jonathan Biss, soprano Katarina Jovanovic, pianist Jan Simon, violinists Nikolaj Znaider and Vadim Gluzman, alongside great Romanian artists: mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose, pianist Horia Mihail and violinist Alexandru Tomescu. The honorary director of this edition, the Romanian conductor Cristian Mandeal, will add prestige and European value to the \u201cRadiRo\u201d Festival.<\/p>\n
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We invite you to listen to RRI\u2019s broadcasts, follow RRI\u2019s website and Facebook, Twitter and Google+ profiles and give correct answers, in writing, to several questions until September 26th 2014, the post date, when the contest comes to an end.<\/p>\n
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The prizes and honorable mentions of the contest will be CDs with Romanian and foreign symphony music as well as other promotional material. The contest is organized together with the \u201cCasa Radio\u201d Publishers and the Bucharest City Hall.<\/p>\n
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And now here are the questions:<\/p>\n
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– What was the year when the 1st edition of RadiRo was held?<\/p>\n
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– Who is the honorary director of the 2nd edition of this festival?<\/p>\n
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– How many radio orchestras will be participating in the 2014 edition of RadiRo?<\/p>\n
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– Name 3 Romanian artists (soloists or conductors) who will participate in the 2014 edition of RadiRo.<\/p>\n
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