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3 Grand Finalists Announced at the 2021 Busoni International Piano Competition

Minutes ago, 3 grand finalists were announced at the 2021 International Busoni Piano Competition. They are: Do-Hyun Kim from S. Korea, b. 1994 Watch his final solo performance here. Lukas Sternath from Austria, b. 2001 Watch his final solo performance here. Jae Hong Park from S. Korea, b. 1999 Special Chamber Music Award: Jae Hong

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163 Finalists Announced at the 2020 Piano League Piano Star International Competition

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After a week of intense judging at the Preliminary Round of the 2020 Piano League Piano Star International Competition, the result is finally out! First, a reminder of the prize rules for the Preliminary Round:• 1st prize certificate: Star Score 9.0-10.0• 2nd prize certificate: Star Score 8.0-8.9• 3rd prize certificate: Star Score 7.0-7.9• Honorable Mention certificate:

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Pablo Galdo in conversation with Piano League on Star Talk

Pablo Galdo on the City of Vigo Competition and Martha Argerich

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The City of Vigo competition’s artistic director on dropping age limits, open repertoire and his friendship with Martha Argerich.

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September 2020: Amy Beach

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The Selection This month, in honor of her birthday month (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944), we are honoring American composer and pianist Amy Beach. About Known as the first female composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra (her “Gaelic” Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896), she was

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Exclusive Interview with LEGO Grand Piano creator Donny Chen

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Today, Lego announced that a PLAYABLE grand piano will be available for sale starting on August 1st, 2020 A while ago, we talked with the creation and interviewed its creator Donny Chen, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Below is the full interview transcript: PL: Tell us a little bit about yourself? Donny: I’ve been learning

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Harper, 5 Years Old, Sings and Plays Piano

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I practice the piano every day, and sometimes I feel tired, but I still want to keep playing, because then I can play all kinds of different songs. I think this is very fun and interesting.

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July 2020: Nikolai Kapustin

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The Selection This month, we honor the late Russian composer and pianist Nikolai Kapustin, who passed away last week (22 November 1937 – 2 July 2020). About Nikolai Kapustin is a Russian composer and pianist. He was born on November 22, 1937 in Gorlovka, Ukraine. Early Life At age 14, he moved to Moscow and

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