<p>The piano sonatas of Beethoven are a vast and varied compendium of human experience, and a colossal technical and musical challenge to any pianist. Students of the RWCMD are put through their paces as they tackle these immense sonatas head on, competing for the coveted annual Eric Hodges Prize.</p>

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The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama attracts the best creative talent from across the globe. As Wales’ national conservatoire, we fire imagination and drive innovation, offering training to more than 800 actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts managers from more than 40 countries. The College presents hundreds of events a year, from orchestral concerts and recitals to drama, opera, jazz, new music and musical theatre, performed by our students and a diverse array of world-class artists from around the globe.

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The piano sonatas of Beethoven are a vast and varied compendium of human experience, and a colossal technical and musical challenge to any pianist. Students of the RWCMD are put through their paces as they tackle these immense sonatas head on, competing for the coveted annual Eric Hodges Prize.

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