In a significant environmental advocacy move, over 1,500 artists in Finland have joined forces in a petition calling for increased forest protection. This collective action, recorded until December 10, demands immediate implementation of stringent forest conservation measures in line with the EU s biodiversity strategy, proposing the protection of 10% of forests in each region.
Mackenzie Melemed
Newton, Mass. native Mackenzie Melemed has been gaining awards worldwide on his journey to the 2021 American Pianists Association finals. In 2019 he won the Juilliard School s Leo B. Ruiz Carnegie Hall Recital Prize, and in 2018 gained triple recognition winning the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Prize, the Paris Recital Prize from Poland s Prix de Tarnów Competition, and third prize in the first China International Music Competition.
On March 12, at 8 p.m. he presents the final concert in the Frances Clark-American Pianists Association collaborative Piano Stories On Stage.
âHe recently joined the roster of young artists at the Centre for Musical Excellence,â noted Clifford Lee, APA director of marketing, in a news release. The Indianapolis-based organization annually designates a roster of young musicians in all fields of music to showcase them in programs worldwide.