Winners with Jin Ju
Performing and sweating
The International Piano Competition San Dona di Piave, near Venice, in which I took part, concluded yesterday.
After I passed the first round with the Prelude and Fugue in B major by Bach, etude by Rachmaninoff Op.39 N.6 and the Mephisto Waltz n. 1 by Liszt, I got to the final along with 8 other outstanding pianists from all over the world.
The acoustics of the room were not particularly generous and the program I presented (the 4th ballade by Chopin, Schumann Toccata, for which I was a bit tense since it was the first time I performed in front of a public, and Kapustin Variations op.41) was not trivial but fun!
Hand me the cup!
The awards ceremony held at San Donà di Piave was very pleasant!
Thanks to Francesca Vidal for the organization.
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