The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is internationally recognised as one of the world's great piano competitions.
The competition was inaugurated in July 1977 by Claire Dan AM OBE and is held every four years. It was admitted as a member of the Federation of International Music Competitions in 1978, and is presented in association with the University of Sydney and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
2008 is the ninth competition and runs from 16 July to 2 August. The finals will be held in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. These finals will see the six finalists playing concertos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and then on the 2nd of August the prizes will be presented.
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29 July Mozart Concertos Concert 1
30 July Mozart Concertos Concert 2
1 August 19th and 20th Century Concertos Concert 1 2 August 19th and 20th Century Concertos Concert 2, 2.30pm Presentation of Prizes and Finalists' Recitals, 8.00pm Sydney International Piano Competition - Broadcast live on ABC Classic FM
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