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Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition

The mission of the competition is to promote traditional arts of pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty.

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Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition — Award winners of NTD's 7th International Piano Competition pose for a photo on the stage of the Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York on Oct. 19, 2024. Larry Dye/The Epoch Times

By NTD Newsroom

10/19/2024Updated: 10/19/2024

NTD announced the winners of its 7th International Piano Competition in New York on Oct. 19.

Gold Award Robert Neumann, Germany

Silver Award Shih-Yeh Lu, Taiwan

Bronze Award Tang Hsing Lien, Taiwan

Outstanding Performance Awards Ching-Yi Lin, Taiwan Jean-Luc Therrien, Canada

Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition Robert Neumann, Germany Shih-Yeh Lu, Taiwan

The competition took place at Kaufman Music Center in New York City from Oct. 14 through Oct. 19.

The International Piano Competition is part of a series of international cultural and arts events sponsored by NTD Television Network. The mission of this competition is to promote traditional arts of pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty.

In addition to piano pieces from the Baroque, Classical, or Romantic periods, the competition features a special commissioned piece, rearranged from a vocal piece composed by Artistic Director of Shen Yun Performing Arts, D. F.

This year’s commissioned piece, “Holy Grace,” a symphonic poem, is classical Chinese music for the piano.

Semifinal competitors had the chance to compete for the “Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition.”