NZJPC 2020 Semi-Finalists Announced

Join New Zealand's finest young pianists on a musical journey of a lifetime at NZJPC on 1-5 October 2020. The LECT received over 40 entries this year; double the entries received in 2018. The NZJPC Preliminary Adjudicator commended the excellent quality of music-making and the dedication from each applicant.

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Wallace International Piano Festival: Education and Appreciation at all levels

Tony YanTong Chen, Student Blogger, 2018 Wallace International Piano Festival Festival-goers were treated with a feast of piano music by two international recitalists: Avan Yu thrilling us with a platter of beloved classical favourites and Marta Zabaleta transporting us with a colourful showcase of Spanish flavours.

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HEAR FROM OUR #WNPC2017 STUDENT BLOGGER

WNPC 2017 student blogger Callum Blackmore holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours in musicology from the University of Auckland. He won the 2017 Drake Medal Prize for the best musicology essay and will be travelling to Leeds later this year as the 2017/18 Pettman DARE Fellow in Music Education to work with Opera North and the University of Leeds. His research interests include the performance of opera in the digital age, and how modern performances relate to the original context of the work.

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