Forty-nine aspiring young pianists from 17 countries, including the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China, will participate in the 4th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition to be held in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in March and April, 1983, it was announced today.
It will be the first competition without the maestro’s presence. Rubinstein died in Geneva last week at the age of 95.
The 49 finalists were chosen from 81 who applied to participate in the competition. They were selected on the basis of recommendations, their general education and prizes they have won in past competitions. Prizes in the Rubinstein competition range from $10,000-$1,000.
The countries to be represented, in addition to Israel, the USSR and China are the U.S., Taiwan, Korea, Rumania, Bulgaria, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Britain, Italy, Japan and West Germany.
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