The Sydney International Piano Competition presents The Sydney Piano Marathon.
From Thursday 23 July they will webstream the entire 2016 competition – preliminaries, semis and finals – continuously over four days, with messages and commentary from the 2016 laureates, jury, chamber musicians, schools and other members of The Sydney’s extended family.
Click here for all details on how to watch the free webcast or to donate.
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