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Nashville hosts its first major International Piano Competition


International Chopin Piano Competition comes to Vanderbilt School of Music…

Music City isn’t just the home of country music, but is also a hub for some of today’s most talented and well-respected classical musicians and classically-trained performers. Surprisingly, though, Nashville has never been home to a major international piano competition—until now.

This weekend, Nashville’s competitive classical music scene bubbled to the surface yet again, as the city hosted some of the most decorated and established young pianists on the international scene for the inaugural Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition.

On Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15, 26 finalists took to the stage at Vanderbilt’s own Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts, part of the Blair School of Music. The lineup included finalists with their own unique stories, traveling to Nashville from…

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