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Alfred Brendel, the internationally celebrated pianist and author known for his interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, and Liszt, died on June 17, 2025. He was 94. Born on January 5, 1931, in Wiesenberg, Czechoslovakia (now Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic), Brendel gave his first public recital at age 17 in Graz. He rose to prominence
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Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2025 — After two and a half weeks of thrilling performances at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall, the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition concluded on June 7 with the announcement of its 2025 winners. The competition, held May 21–June 7, featured 30 pianists from
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The Piano Star International Competition has officially concluded its fifth season! This weekend, on December 14th (Groups A–C) and December 15th (Groups D–E), our Grand Finals showcased an extraordinary level of talent and artistry from young pianists across the globe. Over the past few months, the live performances and adjudication process have been an incredibly
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PIANO LEAGUE | EDITORIAL (NEW YORK, 2 OCTOBER 2024) – The Leeds International Piano Competition, which recently concluded its 2024 season, introduced new jury voting processes designed to address the gender gap in classical music and the industry overall. This was the first competition Leeds hosted with these new equality-driven measures. Although the intention behind
Correcting Imbalances: Do Equality Measures Undermine Merit in Piano Competitions? Read More »
(11/21 Update: two additional grand finalists were added after the announcement. Read our full statement and explanation here.) We are thrilled to announce the grand finalists of the 2023 Piano Star International Competition. In conjunction with this announcement, we’d like to offer some insights into the selection criteria that have been an essential part of our competition’s
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A native of Shanghai, China, Qi Zhang started learning piano at the age of 3. From an early age, Zhang’s music talent was apparent. At the age of 8, Zhang was selected into the prestigious Shanghai Music Middle School affiliated to Shanghai Music Conservatory, in which Zhang was the only piano student being accepted from Shanghai that
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Over the weekend, the Final Round of the 2022 Piano Star International Competition took place. Our esteemed panel of judges listened to 155 pianists from around the world who played LIVE on Zoom and gave verbal feedback immediately after their performance. We appreciate their hard work! As always, here is a reminder from our judges
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We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the 3rd annual Piano Star International Competition. About the competition The Piano League Piano Star International Competition is an online international piano competition open to pianists up to 18 years old in 8 different age groups. The competition has an unprecedented format that brings together young piano talents
166 Finalists Selected for the 2022 Piano Star Competition Read More »
Piano League is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Luzerne Music Center, a prestigious summer music camp in Lake Luzerne, NY, USA, for musicians from all over the world ages 9 to 18. Luzerne Music Center will be sponsoring over $10,000 USD in scholarship to the 2022 Piano Star International Competition to attend
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