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NORAH SANDE AWARD 2010
A piano competition for Young Adult Pianists of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London postal districts
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WINNER OF MAJOR PIANO AWARD CHOSEN
July 2009 |
Meng Yang Pan won the 2009 Norah Sande Award at a thrilling final held at Eastbourne College Theatre. Meng Yang, 23, received a cheque for £3000 and the opportunity to perform in a recital later in the year. Fourteen semi-finalists performed a 20 minute programme on Saturday 11th July before a prestigious adjudication panel, John Byrne. Richard Deering and Ruth Gerald – all keyboard exponents of international repute. Three were chosen to perform a full recital programme incorporating classical, romantic and contemporary pieces the following day.
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WINNER OF MAJOR PIANO AWARD CHOSEN
July 2008 |
Alexander Karpeyev won the 2008 Norah Sande Award after two days of intense, world class competition performances by fourteen leading young pianists at Eastbourne College Theatre. The audience was treated to a thrilling final between Alexander and hiis fellow countryman from Russia,, Alexie Petrrov and Lithuanian Martyna Jatkauskaite. Alexander, 25, received a cheque for £3000 and the opportunity to perform in a recital at Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Huntingdon on 19th September 2008.
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WINNER OF MAJOR PIANO AWARD CHOSEN
July 2007 |
Caroline Tyler won the 2007 Norah Sande Award at a thrilling final held at Eastbourne College Theatre. Caroline, 24, received a cheque for £3000 and the opportunity to perform in a recital later in the year. Ten semi-finalists performed a 20 minute programme on Saturday 14th July before a prestigious adjudication panel, Timothy Barratt, Ruth Gerald and David Patrick – all keyboard exponents of international repute. Three were chosen to perform a full recital programme incorporating classical, romantic and contemporary pieces the following day.
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CLOSING DATE APPROACHING FOR MAJOR PIANO AWARD
Feb 2007 |
As the deadline approaches for entries to the Norah Sande Award for young adult pianists, Kodo Osado, the winner of the inaugural award in 2006 urged others to enter.
“Winning the Norah Sande Award was definitely one of the most rewarding experiences of my performing career” he said. “The whole organisation and the atmosphere of the competition was very friendly and comforting, and I never felt the unpleasant competitive tension that abounds in some competitions. I was not only offered a very generous amount of cash prize from winning the Award, but it also led to a recital opportunity in the prestigious and beautiful Huntingdon Peforming Arts Centre. I really hope that the competition will continue to help musicians in their careers as much as it has done mine”, continued Kodo.
An increased prize value has been announced for the second Norah Sande Award. The winner of the competition which takes place on 14th and 15th July 2007 in Eastbourne, East Sussex will receive a cheque for £3000 and the opportunity of a recital, with £1000 for the runner up and £500 for the third prize. The closing date for entries is 28th February - details and entry form on www.sande-award.co.uk. The patron of the Norah Sande Award is Freddy Kempf, international concert pianist, recording artist, broadcaster and winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1992. The adjudicators of the 2007 Award are Timothy Barratt GRSM,LRAM,ARCM, Ruth Gerald FRCM and David Patrick FTCL,ARCO,LRAM,FRSA, all pianists and adjudicators of international repute.
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WINNER OF MAJOR PIANO AWARD CHOSEN IN EASTBOURNE
July 2006 |
Kodo Osada was chosen as the first-ever Norah Sande Award winner at a thrilling final held at Eastbourne College Theatre. Kodo, 23, a former BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist received a cheque for £2000 and the opportunity to perform in a recital later in the year. Nine semi-finalists performed a 20 minute programme before a prestigious adjudication panel, Richard Deering, Ian Jones and David Patrick – all keyboard exponents of international repute. Three were chosen to perform a full recital programme incorporating classical, romantic and contemporary pieces the following day.
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