Around three and a half hours are left till I play my 1st round of the Sydney International Piano Competition, which is 5 am BST, hence have to stay up so late/early on my birthday.Joking, it was recorded somewhat half a year ago 😂 I hope my friends will watch at their convenience- and the ill-wishers will stay away. At the end, I’m way more mature by now - and a year older!P.S.: Prokofiev still isn’t played by me 😂 ... See MoreSee Less
Dear Friends,Some of you may remember how frustrated I was to know that my dream of making it to Australia and hold a koala 🐨 didn’t come true a year ago. I was so enthusiastic about taking part in Sydney International Piano Competition and took my preselection recording perhaps more seriously than I had ever done before. I’m very grateful to Piers Lane and all the committee board for working so hard to make the competition still happen, albeit due to the known circumstances it didn’t prove to be possible to make it physically to Sydney. This year all selected contestants had to make their (single attempt) recordings of three rounds, supervised by the Competition over a zoom call. It promises to be a very interesting lineup of performances and interviews, starting with the opening concert of Andrey Gugnin, which is to be broadcast today. If you’d like to watch and vouch, single ticket costs 15 AUD and gives you 'on demand' access to watch or a season pass gives you access to the entire competition (50 recitals & 28 sessions). The competition dates are 1-18 July.... See MoreSee Less
