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Steinway Youth Piano Competition to kick off this month

The fourth Steinway Youth Piano Competition will launch the countrywide audition round on March 20 to select the national winner to represent Vietnam at the regional final in Taiwan.
Steinway Youth Piano Competition to kick off this month ảnh 1The jury panel including piano teachers from Vietnam National Academy of Music and HCM Conservatory at National Steinway Youth Piano Competition in 2016. (Photo: steinwaycompetition.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - The fourth SteinwayYouth Piano Competition will launch the countrywide audition round on March 20to select the national winner to represent Vietnam at the regional finalin Taiwan.

The International SteinwayFestival takes place every two years and is one of the most significantevents for piano students in the world. 

In Vietnam, the competition has been held since2012 by Vietnam Music, a Steinway representative in the country. This yearthere are about 130 young contestants registering to take part in the event.

The competition will include audition, semi-finaland final rounds. 

The semi-final round will be held in April 20 inHanoi and HCM City. The final round will take place on May 19in HCM City.

There are three categories for different ages. Thefirst category is for 11 and under, the second category is for 12 to 14 and thethird category is for 15 to 17.

The winners from the categories will perform thesame piece at a gala concert to compete for one slot to present at the regionalfinals in Taiwan in August. There, competitors will vie for a chanceto represent Southeast Asia at the International Steinway Festival 2018in Hamburg, Germany.

The Vietnamese representative will compete withcontestants from Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines,Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore atthe regional final.-VNA
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