Hando Nahkur (born 7 July 1982) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n pianist. Since 2003, Hando Nahkur has been living in the United States. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the

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, a Master's degree from the Yale University School of Music, an Artist Diploma from the Texas Christian University School of Music, and diplomas from the Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts. Nahkur is the first musician to receive the prestigious Artist Diploma from the Meadows School of the Arts. His instructors in the United States have included Pamela Mia Paul,

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, Gabriel Chodos and Boris Berman. He is also nearing the completion of his doctoral studies at the

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. Since 2006, he is a member of Association of Estonian Professional Musicians.

Awards

He has won several national and international awards: * First Prize in the Estonian National Piano Competition (Estonia) * National Winner of

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(Austria) * Special Prize winner in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition (Russia) * Recipient of the Harold Von Mickwitz Prize (USA) * Golden Medal of Merit (Canada) * Diplomat of Nation Certificate of Merit (Estonia)

References

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