VSA arts International Young Soloist Makes Debut at Toronto Symphony Orchestra

VSA arts International Young Soloist Makes Debut at Toronto Symphony Orchestra

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- VSA arts, an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, takes pride in announcing that Adrian Anantawan, winner of the 2002 VSA arts Rosemary Kennedy International Young Soloist Award is making his debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, November 12, 2005.

This brilliant young violinist is best remembered in Washington for his performance with famed Irish Tenor, Ronan Tynan, on the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall stage opening the 2004 VSA arts International Festival. Today, the 22 year old Canadian native who began violin training at the age of nine, is the winner of many national music honors and considers the VSA arts Young Soloists award a "crowning achievement."

His awards include: the Roy Thomson Hall 1st Prize in the 2005 National Piano Concerto Competition considered a "launch pad" for some of Canada's greatest young artists. Anantawan was born without a right hand and is a spokesperson for the CHAMP (Child Amputee Program of War Amps Canada.)

VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. VSA arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA arts showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year millions of people participate in VSA arts programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in more than 60 countries around the world. VSA arts is an affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For more information visit http://www.vsarts.org/.

Source: VSA arts

CONTACT: Sue Kennedy of VSA arts, +1-202-628-2800

Web site: http://www.vsarts.org/

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