Azim Lewis, Pianist
The Competition Years
1956-1961

The First Franz Liszt International Piano Competition: Budapest, Hungary
September-October 1956

The First Frederic Chopin International Festival and Piano Competition: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
July-August 1957

The First Georges Enescu International Piano Competition: Bucharest, Romania
September 1958

The First Dimitri Mitropolous International Piano Competition: New York, USA
December 1961

Azim Lewis in Budapest: October 1956

Azim Mayadas, whose  professional name on the concert stage is Azim Lewis, is shown here in a photograph  taken in Budapest, Hungary, on the occasion of his performance of Liszt's Sunt Lacrymae Rerum for which he was awarded a special prize of 750 Forints at the First Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in October 1956.
Use the soundspot below to listen to another well-known Liszt composition "Waldesrauschen" while you surf "The Competition Years".