Piano competition is won by director’s teaching assistant

Piano competition is won by director’s teaching assistant

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norman lebrecht

December 15, 2021

The 70th Wideman International Piano Competition, held annually in Van Cliburn’s town of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been won by Zheyu (Crystal) Jiang of China.

Ms Jiang studies with the competition’s new director Alon Goldstein and is, additionally, his teaching assistant. They also make videos together (see below).

Goldstein was named director earlier this year, succeeding Lester Senter Wilson.

Wideman joins the long list of competitions that needs a rigorous cleanup.

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