Background
Čápová learned the basics of piano playing from her mother Gizela, a piano teacher.
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Sylvia Capova-Vizvary
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Slovak pronunciation:. Born March 12, 1947, Szombathely, Hungary) is a Slovakian pianist. At the age of 7 she was admitted to the Conservatory and Academy of Music in Bratislava as a special student, followed, in 1960, by further study in Leningrad.
Achievements
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From childhood onwards her abilities were recognised at numerous statewide competitions in Prague, where she received first prize on a number of occasions in succession. As a 15-year-old she won first prize at the all-Czechoslovakia art schools" competition, and her earlier career had included victory in international competitions, including the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966 and the George Enescu Competition the following year.
