Round Two: results

We've heard some thrilling piano playing in Round Two of the competition - and it's been a particular delight to have our patron, Sir Stephen Hough, in the audience throughout to hear 20 performances of his new work, Metropolis, composed specially for the competition. 20 competitors reached this stage of the competition, and were asked to devise and perform a programme of solo works, including Metropolis, lasting between 30 and 35 minutes. The variety of programming has been incredible, with music ranging from Scarlatti and Bach to Ligeti and Stravinsky. 

Vanessa Latarche, Artistic Director and Chair of the Jury, has just announced the results of Round Two from the stage of the White Rock Theatre in Hastings. 10 participants have been selected to go through to the semi-finals, which begin on Wednesday afternoon (GMT). 

01 - Yanfeng (Tony) Bai
04 - Yangrui Cai
09 - Roman Fediurko
13 - Khadizha Israpil
17 - Song Hyeon Kim
21 - Pin-Hong Lin
32 - Anson Wong
35 - Jiwon Yang
36 - Adria Ye
39 - Ryan Zhu

And in the meantime we look forward to the semi finals of the competition which begin on Wednesday 4 March.

All performances to date are available online via our YouTube channel.