
Nathan Amaral wins 2024 Sphinx Competition Senior Division
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Watch violinist Nathan Amaral’s first-place performance at the 2024 Sphinx Competition.
Violinist Nathan Amaral, a 28-year-old from Rio de Janeiro, has won the senior division of the 27th annual Sphinx Finals Competition. As the winner, Amaral receives the Robert Frederick Smith Prize, a $50,000 award, and the opportunity to perform with several major orchestras across the nation. Watch Amaral’s first-place performance, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Concerto for Violin in G minor.
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Nathan Amaral wins 2024 Sphinx Competition Senior Division
Clip: Season 52 Episode 6 | 2m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Violinist Nathan Amaral, a 28-year-old from Rio de Janeiro, has won the senior division of the 27th annual Sphinx Finals Competition. As the winner, Amaral receives the Robert Frederick Smith Prize, a $50,000 award, and the opportunity to perform with several major orchestras across the nation. Watch Amaral’s first-place performance, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Concerto for Violin in G minor.
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