Dublin piano contest returns with an invasion of talent

The Dublin International Piano Competition (May 18-29), founded in 1988, has been a flagship for our musical ambition on the international scene and now ranks among the most important piano competitions in the world

Nathalia Milstein, the 2015 winner of the Dublin International Piano Competition

Here’s hoping that by the time you read this, the so-called ‘Beast from the East’ will have thawed a little, but be warned, there is another blitz on the way from that general direction. This time, however, it is of a more pleasant kind – music.

It comes in the shape of an invasion of young pianists who have qualified for the 2018 Dublin International Piano Competition (May 18-29), with South Korea leading ...