Ten contestants on Oct. 16 advanced to the semifinal round of NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition, taking place at the Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York.
The mission of this competition is to promote traditional arts of pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty, and to bring back the glory of piano masterpieces from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods.
The competition features a special commissioned piece, rearranged from one of the vocal pieces 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….