Honens International Piano Competition – Semifinals

Taking place every three years, the Honens International Piano Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious events of its kind. The Competition presents its Semifinal round October 20–24, 2022. Each Semifinalist performs a 65-minute solo recital, which includes a newly commissioned 8-minute work by Canadian pianist/composer Stewart Goodyear. In a separate 60-minute solo/collaborative recital, each Semifinalist also performs a program including one of Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas and one piece from Fritz Kreisler’s Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, both with violinist Martin Beaver, and solo repertoire to complete the program. Only three pianists advance to the Finals which takes place October 27-28. Follow along to find out who will be crowned the next Honens Prize Laureate!

The 2022 semifinalists are: Ádám Balogh, Rachel Breen, Łukasz Byrdy, Sae Yoon Chon, George Fu, Simon Karakulidi, Aleksandra Kasman Laude, Illia Ovcharenko, Philipp Scheucher, and Angie Zhang.

Tickets to the Semifinals at the Bella Concert Hall are available on the Honens International Piano Competition website, honens.com. A free live stream is available at honens.com/competition/livestream-2022 or through registration through Honens’ streaming partner, IDAGIO at idag.io/Honens_2022.

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