Sunday 25 March 2017, Carole Nash Hall, Chetham’s School of Music, Long Milllgate, Manchester, M3 1SB. Jury: Niel Immelman, Alicia Fiderkiewics, Melvyn Cooper 1st: Matthew Lau (Royal Nothern College of Music) 2nd: Liana Storey (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) 3rd: Evgeni Petrichev (Royal College of Music) Compulsory bagatelle: Op.119 No.5
First Prize Andrei Iliushkin (RAM)Second Prize Victor Lim (RNCM) Third Prize Domonkos Csabay (Birmingham Conservatoire) Special mention George Fradley (RWCMD) The BPSE wishes to express their sincere thanks to Birmingham Conservatoire for their generous hospitality and the use of the Steinway Model ‘D’ Concert Grand. We would particularly like to thank John Thwaites, Head of … Read more
Congratulations to the BPSE 2015 Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition prizewinner– Ilya Kondratiev for his wonderful performances of 2 Beethoven Sonatas, contrasting Franck’s Prelude, Chorale, and Variations.
Bela Hartmann’s superb performance of Beethoven’s 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli at St. James’s last week – a hugely successful concert. Thank you all who came along!
Sunday 27 November 2016 Birmingham Conservatoire 1st prize: Andrei Iliushkin (RAM) 2nd prize: Victor Lim (RNCM) 3rd prize: Domonkos Csabay (RBC) Special mention: George Fradley (RWCMD) Our Senior Intercollegiate Competition was held for the first time out of London, at the Birmingham Conservatoire by courtesy of the Head of Piano John Thwaites and with wonderful support from the … Read more
Study and performance of all five Beethoven Piano Concertos, in association with Opus Musica and EPTA West London 1st Prize: Imma Setiadi (playing Concerto No.5 in E flat, Emperor) Programme: 14 – 17 November 2016, 10-4pm everyday, Steinway Hall: Masterclass with Professor Alberto Portugheis 18 November 2016, 2-5pm, St Stephen’s Church, Southwell Gardens, London … Read more
First Prize: Louko Piano Trio (RNCM) – Erkki Louko (violin) | Waynne Woo Seok Kwon (cello) | Victor Lim (piano) Second Prize: Amarins Wierdsma (violin) | Edward Liddall (piano) – Guildhall School of Music Special mention: Jonel Manciu (violin) – Guildhall School Music of Music Click here for the review of this competition
Friday 11 December 2015, 1:10pm St James’s Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom BPSE Lunchtime recital series Mark Viner – piano A CONNOISSEUR’S RECITAL We were treated to a programme of rare interest given by the young British virtuoso Mark Viner. As recently elected Chairman of the Alkan Society it was natural that Viner should open with … Read more
Sunday 13 Mar 2016, 1pm, Steinway Hall Jury: Niel Immelman, Bobby Chen, Graham Fitch 1st prize: Vincent Ling, Royal College of Music 2nd prize: Can Arisoy, Yehudi Menuhin School 3rd prize: Jeremy Ho, Birmingham Conservatoire There was a warm ambience at the recent 2016 Beethoven Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition held at Steinway Hall on Sunday 13 March 2016. Eight … Read more
15th December 2005 Austrian Cultural Forum Jury: Professor Deborah Sobol and Professor Raphael Terroni Prizewinner: Joseph Sloan, Junior Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama The winner of the 2005 Beethoven Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition held on 15th December 2005 was Joseph Sloan (Junior Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama). The BPSE’s annual Junior competition was … Read more
