Julliard Piano Competition Finals

September brings the students back to Julliard along with the many free opportunities to attend music, theatre and dance.  This past Friday, the Julliard School held its piano competition finals.  There were 5 groups competing as piano duos.  All 5 teams perform the same piece (obviously.)  The piece performed was Rachmaninoff Paganini Rhapsody.  The Paul Hall Studio @ Julliard was packed, people were standing in the back.  The piece was performed with gusto.  I'm not able to judge which duo would deserve to win.  Nor do I choose to hear the same piece played 5 times simultaneously.  I wasn't alone in feeling this way as many in attendance left after the first piece.  This did allow for those  standing to fill in some of the vacated seats.  It was enjoyable, the price was right (free) and I was delighted to see so many people in attendance.  Go on line or pick up the performance schedules left on the first floor of the Julliard School and take advantage of all the wonderful performances the school offers.  The students love having an audience for their performances.