Children from all over the world took part
190 girls and boys between the ages of 6 and 11 submitted their entries to the fifth Henle Piano Competition.
Henle Verlag writes in a press release dated May 25:
"Young pianists took part in the Henle Piano Competition 2016 on YouTube with great pleasure. They played one of the Lyrical pieces by Edvard Grieg. The winners were announced on the publisher's website. Their video contributions can be viewed there: www.henle.de/de/startseite/klavierwettbewerb-2016-die-preistraeger.html
All competition entries can be seen at: www.youtube.com/henleverlag
The Henle Piano Competition took place for the 5th time. For the first time, children aged 6 to 11 were invited to take part worldwide, after Germany and then Austria and Switzerland took part in previous years. As a result, the number of participants once again exceeded the very good results of previous years. A total of 190 girls and boys submitted entries (2015: 166). They came from 11 different countries, including 126 from Germany, 29 from the USA, 10 from Austria and 8 from Switzerland.
Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, Managing Director of the organizing G. Henle Verlag and member of the jury, commented: 'Despite the very demanding repertoire and the immense number of participants, the entries were all of a high to very high standard. We are grateful and full of respect for every child who took part. The jury had difficult decisions to make. The jury consisted of Michael Schäfer (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), Wolf-Dieter Seiffert (G. Henle Verlag, Munich) and Claudius Tanski (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg).
The next Henle Piano Competition starts in January 2017."
