AKIPRESS.COM - Three young Mongolian pianists have won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 12th Ciudad de Huesca. The International Piano Contest took place in Huesca, Spain from January 23-29. Students of the Music and Dance College, State University of Culture and Arts, and Mongolian Children’s Palace participated in the competition under the guidance of pianist S.Sayantsetseg, reports news.mn.
Seven-year-old Mongolian pianist O.Nandin won gold medal in the 13 and under category. This was her second gold medal win in Spain, she also claimed a gold medal in the U9 category at the 11th Ciudad de Heusca International Piano Competition in 2015.
E.Tsogt, a student at Ulaanbaatar's Hobby School, won a silver medal, and Sant School student G.Enkhtsetseg earned a bronze medal in the same category which O.Nandin topped. Six-year-old pianist D.Enerelt won first place in the U9 category this year, and seventeen-year-old B.Bat-Amar took third place in the U17 category.
The first Ciudad de Huesca International Piano Competition took place in 1999. Young pianists from over ten countries, including Japan, China, South Korea, Canada, Poland, Russia, Italy and Spain, competed this year.