Postgraduate Pianist Wins International Competition

Postgraduate pianist Syuzanna Kaszo has won First Prize in the 15th Stefano Marizza International Piano Competition. 

The Competition, which took place in Trieste, Italy between October 22 and 24, included competitors from Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Poland, the Ukraine and Great Britain. Finalists were asked to present a 45 minute recital featuring one classic sonata by Mozart, Clementi, Haydn or Beethoven, one or more pieces from the Romantic period and one or more pieces written post 1900. 

In addition to the €2000 prize money, Syuzanna, who was born in the Ukraine, will also give recitals in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.

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