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21.10.2021 / 20:04
Top piano event winner says pandemic helped him concentrate
coronavirus pandemic lockdown helped him concentrate on music, and now he'll have to try to retain the sense of inner peace he gained.Bruce Xiaoyu Liu of Canada, 24, was named Thursday as the winner of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) first prize in the 18th Frederic Chopin piano competition, that has launched many a pianist’s successful global career.“I still wouldn’t call myself (a) professional pianist," the Paris-born musician told The Associated Press later Thursday.He sees his win as a “huge