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Irish pianists accepted to perform in the 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition will perform their competition programmes in Carlingford Heritage Centre on Sunday 1 April 2012 at 4pm.

BENJAMIN SHAFFREY & NADENE FIORENTINI

Two of the three Irish pianists accepted to perform in the 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition will perform their competition programmes in Carlingford Heritage Centre on Sunday 1 April 2012 at 4pm. This is a great opportunity to support two of Ireland's emerging pianists and have a chance to see and hear them perform before they compete against 57 international pianists in May.

About the Pianists....

NADENE FIORENTINI (22)

Nadene Fiorentini began her piano studies in Derry at the age of six. She later studied piano with Dr John O’Conor and Thérèse Fahy and is currently in the final year of her Masters Degree in Music Performance at the RIAM.

In 2010, Nadene performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto Op. 54 with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and performed in the presence of President Mary McAleese in the National Convention Centre in 2011.

She is a multiple prize winner at the ESB Feis Ceoil and has taken part in the Clandeboye International Festival, directed by Barry Douglas. In 2009 she received a full scholarship to study at the Aspen Music Festival and School with Dr. John O’Conor.

Benjamin is in his third year of the BMus undergraduate degree at NUI Maynooth.

He is currently studying piano with Hugh Tinney at the RIAM. He gave his first public concerto performance with the NUI Maynooth Chamber Orchestra in the RDS Concert Hall in May 2011 and has given solo recitals as part of the Castletown Lunchtime Recital Series.

Benjamin was awarded the Murray Perpetual Memorial Cup in the Sligo Feis Ceoil in 2011.

THE DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

The Dublin International Piano Competition was established in 1988. A triennial event, it was sponsored for the first three competitions by GPA. In 1994, the sponsorship was taken over by Guardian Insurance and when AXA acquired the company in 1999 they also took over title sponsorship which they sustained for 10 years. The Dublin International Piano Competition is now supported by a private benefactor.

Since its formation the Competition’s reputation has grown in stature, and now ranks among the most important piano competitions in the world. It offers a generous prize fund, but perhaps the most important prize is the prestigious list of engagements secured for the winner. These include début concerts in London, New York, Paris and of course Ireland. Previous winners have launched highly successful international careers from this springboard. Chaired by John O’Conor, who is also the Artistic Director, and adjudicated by distinguished members of the music profession from around the world, the Competition attracts an enormous international entry.

If you would like to learn more about this prestigious competition visit the website Here

Tickets €10.00 Concessions €8.00

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