Arto Noras was born on 12 May 1942. He is a Finnish celloartist who started his studies in Sibelius Academy at age of 8 years. His teacher was Yrjö Selin. Noras continued his studies in Paris where his teacher was Paul Tortelier. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... A cello The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... The Sibelius Academy in downtown Helsinki. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ... Paul Tortelier (March 21, 1914 - December 18, 1990) was a French cellist and composer. ...

In 1966 Noras won the 2nd place award in Moscow at the Tchaikovsky-contest. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ...