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Welcome to AADGT. DISCOVERING OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AADGT competitions and festivals are held under the patronage of EVGENY KISSIN International Young Gifted Musicians Competition Passion of Music Japan 2025 Winners Recitals in Japan Suntory Hall Tokyo Minato Mirai Hall Yokohama 25th International Young Musicians Festival Passion of Music 2025 at Carnegie Hall International Young Musicians Competition Album Young Gifted Performers 2025 In recognition of our contributions to cultural life the New York State Senate has honored AADGT with a special resolution. The Gold Medalists from the 2024 AADGT Festival performed with an orchestra to great acclaim at the Perugia Music Festival in Italy in July 2024 Aimi Kobayashi a young prodigy who was under the management of AADGT from 2004 to 2011 won fourth prize at the 18th Chopin Piano Competition the most famous and prestigious piano competition in the world held in Warsaw from October 2 to 23 2021. Aimi Kobayashi Moscow 2008 AADGT founder Elena Rossman and Lang Lang have known each other for many years.