16-Year-Old Virtuoso from Canada Takes Top Prize In Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition
Tie-Dan Yao, 16, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was awarded first prize after the final round of the 2008 Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition last night (Friday, Aug. 8) in Kilbourn Hall of the Eastman School of Music. As top winner of the weeklong event for talented 15-to-18-year-old pianists, Tie-Dan Yao receives a cash award…