New Tang Dynasty Television International Piano Competition Results

Yesterday marked the end of the NTDTV International Piano Competition. I am proud to have competed, but the result was less than satisfying.

I got bounced in preliminaries, and while I thought I played well enough to advance to the semi-finals, the adjudicators thought otherwise. I don't blame them, however. Their opinion is their opinion. I don't regret how I performed. Do I wish I was perfect? Yes. There was one spot that I had a slight slip but I didn't let it stop me. I kept going and that is what a performer is expected to do. I prepared the best I could, and I was ready to play, ready to perform. There is no denying that. I was not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. Nobody is perfect.

I was one of twelve competitors eliminated in preliminaries, reducing a field of 26 down to 14. That was later reduced to 7 or 8, and I congratulate everybody who competed, whether they were eliminated early or in the semi-finals, and especially if he or she was a prize winner.

I do not know who the prize winners were or are, but I know they are all talented, and I am forever proud to have not only competed against a plethora of wonderful musicians, but also to have performed in a great city like New York City.