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Home About Award Recipients and HonoreesNina Simone Piano Competition

Nina Simone Piano Competition

The inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition, for African American pianists, was held in 2023 and won by NEC pianist Clayton Stephenson.

Nina Simone Piano Competition

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2023

Clayton Stephenson ’23 Harvard/NEC, ’27 AD, grand prize

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