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 Prokofiev, 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 18 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 18 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
Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation Prize: £750 to a runner up from either round
Jury
Rupert Christiansen
Mark Eynon
Mikhail Kazakevich
Lucy Parham
Frederick Scott
Ticket includes tea and cake.
Free for under 30s