Pianists battle it out as town hosts international competition

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Mar 2016, 10:59 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:00 BST
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This year's Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition reaches its climax at the White Rock Theatre this Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, when six young hopefuls compete in front of an international jury in the two-evening final for the first prize of £10,000.

Each will play the whole of the concerto they have chosen from the competition’s list with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Three will play on Friday night, the other three will play on Saturday. The winner will be announced soon after nine o’clock on Saturday.

The competition has been in full flow since Thursday of last week, February 25. 38 young pianists from all over the world, all aged between 16 and 30, started out in Stage One, when they played excerpts from their chosen concerto.

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