Views Around the City of Geneva / Genéve, Switzerland, 6th & 7th January, 2015
Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. To read more about Geneva, click here: .
To see a film of Mont Salève (France) and views from it over Geneva, click here: .
To see a film of Geneva trams, click here: .
To see a film of the Novotel Geneva Centre, a hotel that I stayed in whilst in the city, click here: .
This film features views around the city of Geneva, and features the following identified locations and features: View of Geneva from Mont-Salève (France); Quai du Mont-Blanc; Jet d'Eau; Ligne M1 boat ride from Pâquis to Molard on La Rade (Lake Geneva); Ligne M1 boat ride from Molard to Pâquis on La Rade (Lake Geneva); Ligne M2 boat ride from Pâquis to Eaux-Vives on La Rade (Lake Geneva); Views from Eaux-Vives; Views from Prom du Lac; Jardin Anglais; Views from Pont du Mont-Blanc; The Church of the Holy Trinity; Post Office; Rue du Mont-Blanc; Place de Cornavin; Gare Cornavin; Tram ride to Nations; World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Headquarters; Place des Nations; 'Broken Chair' by Daniel Berset (dedicated to those disabled by land mines); Palace of Nations; Temple des Pâquis; Rue de Lausanne; Boulevard James Fazy; Geneva University of Art & Design; Basilica of Our Lady Notre Dame; Place de Cornavin; Rue de Cornavin; Boulevard James Fazy; Le Rhône (The River Rhone); Eglise du Sacré-Coeur; 'Frankie' by KLAT; Skate Park; Avenue du Mail; Centre St-Boniface; Pont Hans Wilsdorf; L'Arve River; Temple de Plainpalais; Plaine de Plainpalais; Plainpalais; Rue du Conseil Général; Place de Neuve; Grand Théatre; Guillaume-Henri Dufour Statue; Conservatoire de Musique de Genève; Place du Grand-Mézel; Grand-Rue; Rue Henri-Fazy; Promenade de la Treille; View over Parc des Bastions; Les Canons; Rue de l'Hotel-de-Ville; Place de la Taconnerie; St. Peter's Cathedral; Rue du Cloître; Eglise de la Madeleine; Terrasse Agrippa-d'Aubigné; Rue de la Fontaine; Place de la Madeleine; Ligne M2 boat ride from Eaux-Vives to Pâquis on La Rade (Lake Geneva); View from Pâquis; Pont des Bergues; Île Rousseau; Views over the Rhone River from Pont du Mont-Blanc; Views over the Rhone River from Quai du Mont-Blanc; Rue du Rhône; Christian Louboutin Christmas Trees; Place de la Fusterie; Tour de l'Ile; Place Philibert-Berthelier; Quai des Bergues; River Rhone & Pont de la Coulouvrenière; 'Eagle Geneva' by Frederic Schmied; Place de Saint-Gervais; Rue de Coutance; Rue Rousseau; Geneva Cornavin Railway Station; Geneva International Airport Railway Station and Geneva International Airport.
To read more about some of the above, click the links below:
Mont-Salève ;
Lake Geneva ;
Gare Cornavin ;
'Broken Chair' by Daniel Berset ;
Geneva University of Art & Design ;
Basilica of Our Lady Notre Dame ;
The River Rhone ;
L'Arve River ;
Grand Théatre ;
St. Peter's Cathedral ;
Christian Louboutin ; and
Geneva International Airport .
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1982-0824 Public Program Day 2, When Christ Will Come, Geneva, Switzerland, DP-RAW
Archive video: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi at Sahaja Yoga Public Program 1982 in Temple de la Fusterie, Geneva (Switzerland).
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19820824 When Christ will come Geneva Switzerland 1of2 DPRAW
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1982-0823 Lunch and Public Program, Geneva, Switzerland, DP-RAW
Archive video: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi at Sahaja Yoga Public Program 1982 in Temple de la Fusterie, Geneva (Switzerland).
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1982-0825 Public Program, Love is the solution, Geneva, Switzerland
Archive video: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi at Sahaja Yoga Public Program 1982 in Temple de la Fusterie, Geneva (Switzerland).
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1982-0824 Public Program Day 2, Morning, Geneva Switzerland, DP-RAW
Archive video: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi at Sahaja Yoga Public Program 1982 in Temple de la Fusterie, Geneva (Switzerland).
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1982-0824 The first Geneva meeting Geneva Switzerland Part 2, DP-RAW
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Genève (Suisse) : Itinéraire de visite touristique et culturelle par vue aérienne de la ville en 3D
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Visite virtuelle de la ville de Genève (Suisse), par vue aérienne en 3D, à partir du logiciel Google Earth.
Détail de la visite par lieux :
- Fondation Martin Bodmer
- Genève-Plage
- Parc de La Grange
- Jet d'Eau
- Jardin anglais
- Horloge fleurie de Genève
- Rue du Rhône
- Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle
- Fondation Baur Musée des arts d'Extrême-Orient
- Église orthodoxe russe de Genève
- Musée d'art et d'histoire
- Promenade des Bastions
- Monument international de la Réformation
- Promenade de la Treille
- Place du Bourg-de-Four
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Genève & Musée international de la Réforme
- Maison Tavel
- Musée Barbier-Mueller
- Musée Rath
- MEG
- Patek Philippe Museum
- MAMCO - Musée d'art moderne et contemporain
- Bois de la Bâtie
- Pointe de la Jonction
- Free Walk Geneva
- Temple de la Fusterie
- Île Rousseau
- Bains des Pâquis
- Quai du Mont-Blanc
- Monument Brunswick
- Église Anglaise
- Basilique Notre-Dame
- Place des 22 cantons
- Palais Wilson
- Parc de La Perle du Lac & Parc Mon Repos
- Musée d'histoire des sciences de la Ville de Genève
- Parc de Trembley
- Place des Nations & Broken Chair
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève
- Parc de l'Ariana
- Palais des Nations & L'Office des Nations Unies à Genève
- Musée Ariana
- Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
- Château de Prégny
- Casino du Lac de Genève
- Microcosm
- Le Globe de la Science et de l'Innovation
1982-0825 Public Program Day 3, When Christ Will Come, Follow up, Geneva, Swizerland, DP-RAW
Archive video: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi at Sahaja Yoga Public Program 1982 in Temple de la Fusterie, Geneva (Switzerland).
more at:
19820824 When Christ will come Geneva Switzerland 2of2 DPRAW
#spirituality #meditation #kundalini #enlightenment #kundaliniawakening #kundaliniawaken #holyspirit #selfrealisation #selfrealization #sahajayoga #awakening #shrimataji #chakra
Geneva
Geneva (/dʒɨˈniːvə/; French: Genève, IPA: [ʒə.nɛv]; Arpitan: Genèva, IPA: [dzəˈnɛva] and German: Genf; IPA: [ɡɛnf]) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of August 2013) of 194,458, and the canton (which is essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 474,169 residents. In 2011, the compact agglomération franco-valdo-genevoise (Greater Geneva or Grand Genève) had 915,000 inhabitants in both -- Switzerland and France (less than 30mins distance). Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.25 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud (less than 60mins distance).
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Geneva
00:02:16 1 Name
00:03:16 2 History
00:05:05 3 Geography and climate
00:05:15 3.1 Topography
00:08:10 3.2 Climate
00:10:05 4 Politics
00:10:14 4.1 Coat of arms
00:10:22 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:10:55 4.3 Government
00:12:34 4.4 Municipal Council
00:14:05 4.5 Elections
00:14:13 4.5.1 National Council
00:14:55 4.6 International relations
00:15:13 5 Demographics
00:15:22 5.1 Population
00:24:47 5.2 Historical population
00:25:10 5.3 Religion
00:28:12 5.3.1 Protestant Rome
00:30:29 5.4 Crime
00:30:59 6 Cityscape
00:31:08 7 Heritage sites of national significance
00:34:51 8 Society and culture
00:35:01 8.1 Media
00:36:20 8.2 Traditions and customs
00:38:20 8.3 Music and festivals
00:39:22 9 Education
00:43:23 10 Economy
00:48:14 11 Sport
00:49:20 12 Infrastructure
00:49:29 12.1 Transportation
00:52:12 12.2 Utilities
00:53:42 13 International organisations
00:55:54 14 Notable people
00:56:04 14.1 A–G
00:56:12 14.2 H–R
00:56:43 14.3 S–Z
00:56:53 15 See also
00:57:24 16 Notes and references
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- Socrates
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Geneva (; French: Genève [ʒənɛv]; Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva]; German: Genf [ɡɛnf]; Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]; Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.26 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. A 2009 survey by Mercer found that Geneva has the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (behind Vienna and Zürich for expatriates; it is narrowly outranked by Zürich). The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the Peace Capital. In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world. Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op. 110a: I. Largo and II. Allegro
The United Strings of Europe perform Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony Op. 110a at the Temple de la Fusterie in Geneva, Switzerland on 6 April 2016
Franck Fontcouberte, conductor
Julian Azkoul, leader
Tomás Alegre - Chopin Étude Op. 10 No. 7 in C major (HD)
Chopin Étude Op. 10 No. 7 by Tomás Alegre
Tomás Alegre
(Argentina / Italy)
In 2017 Tomás made his appearance on the prestigious international stage Teatro Colón as a soloist of Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto No. 1; in the same year he has performed at the “Blue Whale” Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Center (largest international cultural venue in Latin America). He has been invited by the pianist Martha Argerich in 2011, 2013 & 2015 to perform at her International Festival in Lugano, Switzerland. Golden Medal category “Virtuoso” 4th Manhattan International Music Competition 2019. In 2018 he received, from the former Queen Sofía, the award to the most outstanding student of the Piano department of Dmitri Bashkirov at the Queen Sofía School of Music in Madrid. With the “Aurora Piano Quartet” he was laureate at the “Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition 2016”, and was awarded the “Gian Andrea Lodovici Prize 2015” (CD recording by the german label ARTS); Tomás won first prize at the “Bienal Juvenil Shell Argentina Competition 2011” and first prize at the “Chopin Piano Competition Argentina 2010”. He has been awarded the “Classical Music Revelation Prize 2009” in Argentina by Clarín newspaper, he was honored by The Argentine Interpreters Association and by “The Argentine Music Critics Association in 2008, and he has received an honorable mention at the “Necochea National Piano Competition 2005”, Argentina.
Tomás was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 1, 1992. He began his musical studies at the age of 8 with his father Osvaldo, and he was pupil of Susana Kasakoff at the Juan José Castro Conservatory in Buenos Aires. On the recommendation of Martha Argerich, he received a scholarship at the age of 19 to study with Nelson Goerner at the Geneva University of Music, Switzerland where he obtained a Degree in Piano Improvisation with honors. He is currently studying with Prof. Dimitri Bashkirov and Denis Lossev (assistant professor) at the Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid, Spain. He has participated in master classes given by: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Eldar Nebolsin, Jerome Rose, Joaquín Achúcarro, Péter Nagy, Kálmán Dráfi, István Lantos, Sarah Beth Briggs, Alan Weiss, Remo Remoli, Daniel Rivera, Jorge Alos y Edith Fischer. Tomás has been awarded several scholarships: Mozarteum Argentino, National Foundation of Arts, The Hindemith Music Centre, MAPP, Rotary International Genève Sud, MAEC-AECID, Carolina Foundation, Banca della Svizzera Italiana and Albéniz Foundation.
Since his debut at the age of 12 as a soloist of Mozart's piano concerto K.415, he has appeared on Radio and Television programs and his presentations are recognized and published by the press in the most important newspapers and magazines of his country. Tomás is currently member of the Contrastes Quartet” and the Albéniz de Prosegur Quintet, and he was also part of the group Aurora Piano Quartet. Along with the violinist Lucy Hall, he premiered “Mavrya” for violin and piano by Andrea Liberovici (*1962). Tomás has also performed as a soloist in Argentina with The National Symphony Orchestra, The National Congress Chamber Orchestra, The Colon Theater Orchestra, ORTP (Public Radio and Television Orchestra) and The National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been invited to perform in several important music festivals such as Lugano Festival Martha Argerich, Rencontres Culturelles de la Vallée de Joux, International Week in Blonay, Switzerland; International Chopin Festival, Mozarteum Argentino, Ushuaia Festival and Llao Llao Festival in Bariloche, Argentina. He has performed in Buenos Aires at the prestigious “Teatro Colón”, Gran Rex Theater, Amijai Concert Hall, Usina del Arte and Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Centre; Temple de la Fusterie and Auditorium RSI in Switzerland, Sony Auditorium and National Auditorium of Music of Madrid in Spain.
Elgar Serenade for Strings Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole
The United Strings of Europe perform Elgar's Serenade for Strings Op. 20 at the Temple de la Fusterie in Geneva, Switzerland on 6 April 2016
Franck Fontcouberte, conductor
Julian Azkoul, leader
Tomás Alegre - D. Scarlatti Sonata in A major, K. 24
D. Scarlatti Sonata in A major, K. 24 by Tomás Alegre
Allegro
Tomás Alegre
(Argentina / Italy)
In 2017 Tomás made his appearance on the prestigious international stage Teatro Colón as a soloist of Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto No. 1; in the same year he has performed at the “Blue Whale” Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Center (largest international cultural venue in Latin America). He has been invited by the pianist Martha Argerich in 2011, 2013 & 2015 to perform at her International Festival in Lugano, Switzerland. Golden Medal category “Virtuoso” 4th Manhattan International Music Competition 2019. In 2018 he received, from the former Queen Sofía, the award to the most outstanding student of the Piano department of Dmitri Bashkirov at the Queen Sofía School of Music in Madrid. With the “Aurora Piano Quartet” he was laureate at the “Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition 2016”, and was awarded the “Gian Andrea Lodovici Prize 2015” (CD recording by the german label ARTS); Tomás won first prize at the “Bienal Juvenil Shell Argentina Competition 2011” and first prize at the “Chopin Piano Competition Argentina 2010”. He has been awarded the “Classical Music Revelation Prize 2009” in Argentina by Clarín newspaper, he was honored by The Argentine Interpreters Association and by “The Argentine Music Critics Association in 2008, and he has received an honorable mention at the “Necochea National Piano Competition 2005”, Argentina.
Tomás was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 1, 1992. He began his musical studies at the age of 8 with his father Osvaldo, and he was pupil of Susana Kasakoff at the Juan José Castro Conservatory in Buenos Aires. On the recommendation of Martha Argerich, he received a scholarship at the age of 19 to study with Nelson Goerner at the Geneva University of Music, Switzerland where he obtained a Degree in Piano Improvisation with honors. He is currently studying with Prof. Dimitri Bashkirov and Denis Lossev (assistant professor) at the Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid, Spain. He has participated in master classes given by: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Eldar Nebolsin, Jerome Rose, Joaquín Achúcarro, Péter Nagy, Kálmán Dráfi, István Lantos, Sarah Beth Briggs, Alan Weiss, Remo Remoli, Daniel Rivera, Jorge Alos y Edith Fischer. Tomás has been awarded several scholarships: Mozarteum Argentino, National Foundation of Arts, The Hindemith Music Centre, MAPP, Rotary International Genève Sud, MAEC-AECID, Carolina Foundation, Banca della Svizzera Italiana and Albéniz Foundation.
Since his debut at the age of 12 as a soloist of Mozart's piano concerto K.415, he has appeared on Radio and Television programs and his presentations are recognized and published by the press in the most important newspapers and magazines of his country. Tomás is currently member of the Contrastes Quartet” and the Albéniz de Prosegur Quintet, and he was also part of the group Aurora Piano Quartet. Along with the violinist Lucy Hall, he premiered “Mavrya” for violin and piano by Andrea Liberovici (*1962). Tomás has also performed as a soloist in Argentina with The National Symphony Orchestra, The National Congress Chamber Orchestra, The Colon Theater Orchestra, ORTP (Public Radio and Television Orchestra) and The National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been invited to perform in several important music festivals such as Lugano Festival Martha Argerich, Rencontres Culturelles de la Vallée de Joux, International Week in Blonay, Switzerland; International Chopin Festival, Mozarteum Argentino, Ushuaia Festival and Llao Llao Festival in Bariloche, Argentina. He has performed in Buenos Aires at the prestigious “Teatro Colón”, Gran Rex Theater, Amijai Concert Hall, Usina del Arte and Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Centre; Temple de la Fusterie and Auditorium RSI in Switzerland, Sony Auditorium and National Auditorium of Music of Madrid in Spain.
Geneva | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Geneva
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Geneva (, French: Genève [ʒənɛv], Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva], German: Genf [ɡɛnf], Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra], Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.26 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. A 2009 survey by Mercer found that Geneva has the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (behind Vienna and Zürich for expatriates; it is narrowly outranked by Zürich). The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the Peace Capital. In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world. Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.
Elgar Serenade for Strings Op. 20: III. Allegretto
The United Strings of Europe perform Elgar's Serenade for Strings Op. 20 at the Temple de la Fusterie in Geneva, Switzerland on 6 April 2016
Franck Fontcouberte, conductor
Julian Azkoul, leader
Elgar Serenade for Strings Op. 20: II. Larghetto
The United Strings of Europe perform Elgar's Serenade for Strings Op. 20 at the Temple de la Fusterie in Geneva, Switzerland on 6 April 2016
Franck Fontcouberte, conductor
Julian Azkoul, leader
Tomás Alegre - Mendelssohn Fantasy in F sharp minor, Op. 28, “Scottish Sonata” HD
Mendelssohn Fantasy in F sharp minor, Op. 28, “Scottish Sonata” by Tomás Alegre.
00:00 I. Con moto agitato - Andante - Con moto agitato
05:29 II. Allegro con moto
08:02 III. Presto
Tomás Alegre
(Argentina / Italy)
In 2017 Tomás made his appearance on the prestigious international stage Teatro Colón as a soloist of Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto No. 1; in the same year he has performed at the “Blue Whale” Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Center (largest international cultural venue in Latin America). He has been invited by the pianist Martha Argerich in 2011, 2013 & 2015 to perform at her International Festival in Lugano, Switzerland. Golden Medal category “Virtuoso” 4th Manhattan International Music Competition 2019. In 2018 he received, from the former Queen Sofía, the award to the most outstanding student of the Piano department of Dmitri Bashkirov at the Queen Sofía School of Music in Madrid. With the “Aurora Piano Quartet” he was laureate at the “Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition 2016”, and was awarded the “Gian Andrea Lodovici Prize 2015” (CD recording by the german label ARTS); Tomás won first prize at the “Bienal Juvenil Shell Argentina Competition 2011” and first prize at the “Chopin Piano Competition Argentina 2010”. He has been awarded the “Classical Music Revelation Prize 2009” in Argentina by Clarín newspaper, he was honored by The Argentine Interpreters Association and by “The Argentine Music Critics Association in 2008, and he has received an honorable mention at the “Necochea National Piano Competition 2005”, Argentina.
Tomás was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 1, 1992. He began his musical studies at the age of 8 with his father Osvaldo, and he was pupil of Susana Kasakoff at the Juan José Castro Conservatory in Buenos Aires. On the recommendation of Martha Argerich, he received a scholarship at the age of 19 to study with Nelson Goerner at the Geneva University of Music, Switzerland where he obtained a Degree in Piano Improvisation with honors. He is currently studying with Prof. Dimitri Bashkirov and Denis Lossev (assistant professor) at the Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid, Spain. He has participated in master classes given by: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Eldar Nebolsin, Jerome Rose, Joaquín Achúcarro, Péter Nagy, Kálmán Dráfi, István Lantos, Sarah Beth Briggs, Alan Weiss, Remo Remoli, Daniel Rivera, Jorge Alos y Edith Fischer. Tomás has been awarded several scholarships: Mozarteum Argentino, National Foundation of Arts, The Hindemith Music Centre, MAPP, Rotary International Genève Sud, MAEC-AECID, Carolina Foundation, Banca della Svizzera Italiana and Albéniz Foundation.
Since his debut at the age of 12 as a soloist of Mozart's piano concerto K.415, he has appeared on Radio and Television programs and his presentations are recognized and published by the press in the most important newspapers and magazines of his country. Tomás is currently member of the Contrastes Quartet” and the Albéniz de Prosegur Quintet, and he was also part of the group Aurora Piano Quartet. Along with the violinist Lucy Hall, he premiered “Mavrya” for violin and piano by Andrea Liberovici (*1962). Tomás has also performed as a soloist in Argentina with The National Symphony Orchestra, The National Congress Chamber Orchestra, The Colon Theater Orchestra, ORTP (Public Radio and Television Orchestra) and The National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been invited to perform in several important music festivals such as Lugano Festival Martha Argerich, Rencontres Culturelles de la Vallée de Joux, International Week in Blonay, Switzerland; International Chopin Festival, Mozarteum Argentino, Ushuaia Festival and Llao Llao Festival in Bariloche, Argentina. He has performed in Buenos Aires at the prestigious “Teatro Colón”, Gran Rex Theater, Amijai Concert Hall, Usina del Arte and Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Centre; Temple de la Fusterie and Auditorium RSI in Switzerland, Sony Auditorium and National Auditorium of Music of Madrid in Spain.
Geneva | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:16 1 Name
00:03:16 2 History
00:05:05 3 Geography and climate
00:05:15 3.1 Topography
00:08:10 3.2 Climate
00:10:05 4 Politics
00:10:14 4.1 Coat of arms
00:10:22 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:10:55 4.3 Government
00:12:34 4.4 Municipal Council
00:14:05 4.5 Elections
00:14:13 4.5.1 National Council
00:14:55 4.6 International relations
00:15:13 5 Demographics
00:15:22 5.1 Population
00:24:47 5.2 Historical population
00:25:10 5.3 Religion
00:28:12 5.3.1 Protestant Rome
00:30:29 5.4 Crime
00:30:59 6 Cityscape
00:31:08 7 Heritage sites of national significance
00:34:51 8 Society and culture
00:35:01 8.1 Media
00:36:20 8.2 Traditions and customs
00:38:20 8.3 Music and festivals
00:39:22 9 Education
00:43:23 10 Economy
00:48:14 11 Sport
00:49:19 12 Infrastructure
00:49:28 12.1 Transportation
00:52:11 12.2 Utilities
00:53:41 13 International organisations
00:55:54 14 Notable people
00:56:03 14.1 A–C
00:58:56 14.2 D–G
01:01:38 14.3 H–M
01:04:24 14.4 N-R
01:06:25 14.5 S–Z
01:09:17 15 See also
01:09:48 16 Notes and references
01:09:58 17 Bibliography
01:10:29 18 External links
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Geneva (; French: Genève [ʒənɛv]; Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva]; German: Genf [ɡɛnf]; Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]; Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.26 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. A 2009 survey by Mercer found that Geneva has the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (behind Vienna and Zürich for expatriates; it is narrowly outranked by Zürich). The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the Peace Capital. In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world. Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.
Tomás Alegre - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (HD)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
00:00 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito 0
21:45 II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo
28:55 III. Allegro con fuoco
Tomás Alegre
(Argentina / Italy)
In 2017 Tomás made his appearance on the prestigious international stage Teatro Colón as a soloist of Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto No. 1; in the same year he has performed at the “Blue Whale” Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Center (largest international cultural venue in Latin America). He has been invited by the pianist Martha Argerich in 2011, 2013 & 2015 to perform at her International Festival in Lugano, Switzerland. Golden Medal category “Virtuoso” 4th Manhattan International Music Competition 2019. In 2018 he received, from the former Queen Sofía, the award to the most outstanding student of the Piano department of Dmitri Bashkirov at the Queen Sofía School of Music in Madrid. With the “Aurora Piano Quartet” he was laureate at the “Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition 2016”, and was awarded the “Gian Andrea Lodovici Prize 2015” (CD recording by the german label ARTS); Tomás won first prize at the “Bienal Juvenil Shell Argentina Competition 2011” and first prize at the “Chopin Piano Competition Argentina 2010”. He has been awarded the “Classical Music Revelation Prize 2009” in Argentina by Clarín newspaper, he was honored by The Argentine Interpreters Association and by “The Argentine Music Critics Association in 2008, and he has received an honorable mention at the “Necochea National Piano Competition 2005”, Argentina.
Tomás was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 1, 1992. He began his musical studies at the age of 8 with his father Osvaldo, and he was pupil of Susana Kasakoff at the Juan José Castro Conservatory in Buenos Aires. On the recommendation of Martha Argerich, he received a scholarship at the age of 19 to study with Nelson Goerner at the Geneva University of Music, Switzerland where he obtained a Degree in Piano Improvisation with honors. He is currently studying with Prof. Dimitri Bashkirov and Denis Lossev (assistant professor) at the Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid, Spain. He has participated in master classes given by: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Eldar Nebolsin, Jerome Rose, Joaquín Achúcarro, Péter Nagy, Kálmán Dráfi, István Lantos, Sarah Beth Briggs, Alan Weiss, Remo Remoli, Daniel Rivera, Jorge Alos y Edith Fischer. Tomás has been awarded several scholarships: Mozarteum Argentino, National Foundation of Arts, The Hindemith Music Centre, MAPP, Rotary International Genève Sud, MAEC-AECID, Carolina Foundation, Banca della Svizzera Italiana and Albéniz Foundation.
Since his debut at the age of 12 as a soloist of Mozart's piano concerto K.415, he has appeared on Radio and Television programs and his presentations are recognized and published by the press in the most important newspapers and magazines of his country. Tomás is currently member of the Contrastes Quartet” and the Albéniz de Prosegur Quintet, and he was also part of the group Aurora Piano Quartet. Along with the violinist Lucy Hall, he premiered “Mavrya” for violin and piano by Andrea Liberovici (*1962). Tomás has also performed as a soloist in Argentina with The National Symphony Orchestra, The National Congress Chamber Orchestra, The Colon Theater Orchestra, ORTP (Public Radio and Television Orchestra) and The National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been invited to perform in several important music festivals such as Lugano Festival Martha Argerich, Rencontres Culturelles de la Vallée de Joux, International Week in Blonay, Switzerland; International Chopin Festival, Mozarteum Argentino, Ushuaia Festival and Llao Llao Festival in Bariloche, Argentina. He has performed in Buenos Aires at the prestigious “Teatro Colón”, Gran Rex Theater, Amijai Concert Hall, Usina del Arte and Symphonic Hall of the Kirchner Cultural Centre; Temple de la Fusterie and Auditorium RSI in Switzerland, Sony Auditorium and National Auditorium of Music of Madrid in Spain.
moiré
performance by o.blaat (Keiko Uenishi) at Fusterie de la Temple, Geneva, Switzerland, as a part of OSC8 festival, Aug. 19, 2006 (audio is not high-rez. taken from camera. sorry!)