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This Week in Piano: October 10 to 16, 2026
Competition wins in Monza and Shepparton, and full fellowships for every solo piano student at Aspen.
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- NewsAspen Music Festival and School to give full fellowships to all solo piano students
- Competition NewsPei-Heng Jiang, 16, wins the Rina Sala Gallo Monza International Piano Competition
- Competition NewsAdam Adov wins 2026 Australian National Piano Award
- NewsAndsnes and Chamayou win 2026 Gramophone Piano Award; Imogen Cooper receives Lifetime Achievement Award
- NewsMitsuko Uchida wins the 2027 Léonie Sonning Music Prize
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