By Steve Wright

Published: Friday, 30 September 2022 at 12:00 am


Japanese pianist Yukine Kuroki emerged victorious at the finals of the Liszt Utrecht piano competition last night.

Kuroki was the preferred choice of the jury of international pianists, ahead of Derek Wang (United States) and Yeon-Min Park (South Korea). All three pianists chose to perform Franz Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, transcribed by Franz Liszt for piano and orchestra, in front of a live audience and an international jury. The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Christian Reif, provided the  accompaniment.