Hanoi to host 3rd international piano competition

Young Vietnamese piano talents will have a chance to compete at the 3rdHanoi International Piano Competition, scheduled to kick off onSeptember 4 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM), as heard ata press conference held in Hanoi on August 31.

Press conference of the 3rd International Piano Competition. (Photo: vtv.vn)

The eight-day event will host 55 contestants from nine countries andterritories including Vietnam, China, Taiwan (China), Singapore,Thailand, Indonesia, Ukraine, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK).Many of them have received numerous international prizes.

The biennial competition is categorised for pianists aged 10-13, 14-17and 18-25. Each competitor will deliver performances in two individualrounds before playing a concerto with the orchestra in the final round.

In addition to official awards worth 200 million VND (9,150 USD), ascore of auxiliary prizes will be presented to top performing artists.

Members of the jury are seven renowned pianists from Austria, Finland, France, Japan, the RoK, the US and Vietnam.

According to the organising board, the event was first organised in 2010 to nurture classical music talents.

VNA

Hanoi to host 3rd international piano competition

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