Three young pianists, all finalists in the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition, will be performing with Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. They’ll be competing for the $50,000 grand prize in the competition’s final round at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in Music Hall. Each competitor will perform a blockbuster piano concerto with the CSO before an audience and a jury.
The competition, which aims to promote talented African American pianists, took place June 21-24 at the University…