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    Barry Douglas on the pressures and benefits of competitions
    Ariane Todes

    Barry Douglas on the pressures and benefits of competitions

    As the Tchaikovsky Competition kicks off, we revisit a 2014 interview with the great Irish pianist Barry Douglas, who won the contest in 1986, and who is on the piano jury this year. He discusses the pleasures, the benefits and the perils of music competitions. Read the original article here. Benefits vs pressures ‘I was building up my career slowly and steadily, but winning something like the Tchaikovsky Competition is of vast importance. People invite you if they know that