Semi-finalists tune up for 2012 Amateur Piano Competition in Manchester to win dream prize and recognition as most outstanding adult amateur pianist
Seventeen of the most outstanding adult amateur pianists from around the world are preparing to step out of the living room and onto the concert platform in Manchester next month after being selected to perform at the live semi-final of the prestigious 2012 Amateur Piano Competition presented by Pianist magazine, Yamaha and Chetham’s School of Music. Attracting entries worldwide, the semi-finalists, all aged 30 and over, hail from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and mainland Europe and their diverse range of day jobs include a solicitor, banker, chemist, author, human genetics scientist and