Virtual Finals For Princeton Festival's Youth Piano Competition

Princeton NJ

14 September, 2020

12:52 PM

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PRINCETON, NJ — After being forced to go virtual due to COVID-19, finalists of the Princeton Festival's youth piano competition will perform in a video concert on Sep. 26, at 6 p.m. The winners will be announced at the end of the concert. This year, the competition drew entries from young pianists in the US, the UK, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Serbia, India, Brazil, Austria, Taiwan, and China. Entrants were required to show their skill by playing Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff. Finalists and winners will play this music in the video concert. This is the festival's first virtual competition. The video concert will last around two hours. Tickets are priced at $10 each. The stream will be available to ticket holders until Sep.27 at 10 p.m. Click here for ticket details: https://theprincetonfestival.secure.force.com/ticket#/ The Princeton Festival is an arts organization that offers a multi-genre festival of the performing arts, including operas, musical theater, jazz, chamber music, symphonic concerts, vocal recitals, dance world music, and a piano competition among others. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected] Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.