Classical Notes
Dick O’Riordan: Armenian baritone sparkles to take €10,000 prize
Grisha Martirosyan won the tenth Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition at the National Concert Hall on Tuesday with a performance of arias by Leoncavallo, Gounod and Massenet
In a way, it was a victory waiting to happen when 24-year-old Grisha Martirosyan won the tenth Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition at the National Concert Hall on Tuesday.
The Armenian baritone had been hotly tipped during the preliminary rounds. He was first to sing on the final night and, even more tellingly, scooped the Audience Prize of €1,000 in advance of being declared overall winner and securing another €10,000 to the approval of a ...
