Sheepdrove Piano Competition Final
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- Full Price £25 (including tea and cake) (including booking fees)
Platinum priority booking goes on sale on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Gold priority booking goes on sale on Wednesday 12 February. Friends priority booking goes on sale on Thursday 13 February. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday 25 February at 10am
A wonderful opportunity to hear the best international piano students drawn from all the major UK conservatoires - and to cast your vote for the audience prize!
This notable competition, established by the Sheepdrove Trust, is open to candidates aged 26 and under from the eight major UK music colleges and attracts young pianists of the highest standard from around the world. Today’s competition, which this year has an emphasis on Ravel, features four shortlisted finalists and takes place in the tranquil setting of Sheepdrove on the Lambourn Downs. The overall winner will perform a solo recital in the Corn Exchange on Monday 19 May as part of the Festival’s popular Young Artists Lunchtime Recital Series.
1st Prize: The Kindersley Prize of £3,000 plus a recital on Monday 19 May
2nd Prize: £1,500 donated by Greenham Trust
3rd Prize: £750 donated by the Friends of NSF
4th Prize: £500 donated by an anonymous donor
Audience Prize: £250 donated by an anonymous donor
The Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation Prize: £750 to a runner-up from either round
Location: Sheepdrove Lambourn, RG17 7UU
Duration: 2hrs 45mins (approx)
Jury: Rupert Christiansen, Mark Eynon, Mikhail Kazakevich, Lucy Parham, Elena Vorotko, David Whelton
Sponsored by: Sheepdrove Trust
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