Welcome to the Dudley International Piano Competition

in association with Yamaha

THE 2011 COMPETITION

CONCERTO FINAL
with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

RESULTS

Slava Sidorenko (Ukraine): Third Place
Concerto No 1 in B flat minor - Tchaikovsky

Cordelia Williams (Great Britain): Second Place
Concerto No 4 in G major - Beethoven

Qiaojing Dai (China): 1st Place and Audience Prize
Concerto No 2 in Fminor - Chopin

FULL RESULTS ARE POSTED ON THE RESULTS PAGE

 

To listen to Qiaojing Dai playing her prize winning performance
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2
2nd movement
[Click here]

3rd movement
[Click here]

The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities studying or resident in the British Isles and aged 30 years or under at the Final stage of the Competition.

The Dudley International Piano Competition evolved in 1968 from piano classes at the Dudley Festival of Music and Drama. It had a concerto final, was held annually until 1989 when it became a biennial event and from 1991 to 1995 was opened to competitors from overseas. Many past winners including Benjamin Frith, Andrew Wilde, Graham Scott and Paul Lewis went on to establish a successful career whilst past competitors have included Ian Hobson, Peter Donohoe, Joanna MacGregor and Timothy Horton. The Dudley International Piano Competition then took a break until it re-emerged in 2000 as a competition with a recital final open to pianists of all nationalities studying or resident in the British Isles. Attracting entrants of an extremely high standard from all the main colleges, its success in 2000 and 2001 dictated that it should become a regular event and it is now held held every two years. The concerto final with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra was introduced for the 2009 Competition.

 

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