National Concerto Competition
The National Concerto Competition is a musical competition for young people aged 25 years and under. This year is Piano with 29 contestants, 11 from ChCh.
Our renowned National Concerto Competition is an amazing ride for a group of New Zealand’s best young pianist's and it takes place every year in Christchurch. This year we have 29 contestants competing for the six semi-finalist spots and then ultimately to become one of the three finalists for March 2023.
The preliminaries begin on Tuesday 6 December going through to Wednesday 7 December (morning only) and an announcement at 2.45 p.m. of who the semi-finalists will be. This is a very exciting time for these contestants as they strive to win a place as a finalist.
Works performed in the preliminaries include well-known concertos by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, but also feature compositions by Medtner, Franck and Moszkowski.
The adjudicators for the competition are:
- Professor Terence Dennis - Co-ordinator of Classical Music Performance, School of Performing Arts, University of Otago
- Glenn Riddle - Lecturer in Keyboard at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne
Come along and support these very talented young musicians - you won't be disappointed!
Entry is via door sales and eftpos will be available.
Our renowned National Concerto Competition is an amazing ride for a group of New Zealand’s best young pianist's and it takes place every year in Christchurch. This year we have 29 contestants competing for the six semi-finalist spots and then ultimately to become one of the three finalists for March 2023.
The preliminaries begin on Tuesday 6 December going through to Wednesday 7 December (morning only) and an announcement at 2.45 p.m. of who the semi-finalists will be. This is a very exciting time for these contestants as they strive to win a place as a finalist.
Works performed in the preliminaries include well-known concertos by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, but also feature compositions by Medtner, Franck and Moszkowski.
The adjudicators for the competition are:
- Professor Terence Dennis - Co-ordinator of Classical Music Performance, School of Performing Arts, University of Otago
- Glenn Riddle - Lecturer in Keyboard at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne
Come along and support these very talented young musicians - you won't be disappointed!
Entry is via door sales and eftpos will be available.
The Piano, 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central
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