The Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition (in Spanish: Concurso Internacional de Piano de Santander "Paloma O'Shea") is a piano competition taking place in Santander, Spain. [1] Founded in 1972 by Paloma O'Shea as a national prize, it turned into an international competition in its 2nd edition, and was professionalized in the mid-1970s, being accepted into the World Federation of International Music Competitions in 1976. [2]
Contents
- The competition
- Guest artists
- Juries
- Prize winners
- Special prizes
- Grant-prizes
- See also
- References
- External links
Organized by the Albéniz Foundation and chaired by the Infanta Margarita and sponsored by a network of civil service and private companies, [3] it arranges an extensive world tour for the winners, [4] including debuts in auditoriums such as the National Auditorium of Music and the Wigmore Hall [ citation needed ] and cash prizes. [5] The competition takes place in the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria. [6]
