{"id":18172,"global_id":"mariacanals.org\/en\/?id=18172","global_id_lineage":["mariacanals.org\/en\/?id=18172"],"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2026-09-03 16:32:57","date_utc":"2026-09-03 16:32:57","modified":"2026-09-03 16:49:14","modified_utc":"2026-09-03 16:49:14","url":"https:\/\/mariacanals.org\/en\/event\/the-mcb-2027-competition-rounds-begin\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/mariacanals.org\/en\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/18172","title":"The MCB 2027 Competition Rounds Begin","description":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"146\">On <strong data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"35\">7 March<\/strong>, the Maria Canals International Piano Competition of Barcelona returns with the start of the <strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"145\">72nd edition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"420\">For ten days, the piano will once again fill the Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana with <strong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"264\">talent, emotion and virtuosity<\/strong>. Young pianists from around the world will take on the different stages of the competition with one goal in mind: reaching the <strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"419\">Grand Final on 17 March<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"458\"><strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"458\">These are the competition dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"557\"><strong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"489\">First Round \u00b7 Petit Palau<\/strong><br data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"492\" \/>7 March \u00b7 10 am \/ 5 pm<br data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"517\" \/>8 March \u00b7 10 am \/ 5 pm<br data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"542\" \/>9 March \u00b7 10 am<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"641\"><strong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"589\">Second Round \u00b7 Petit Palau<\/strong><br data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"592\" \/>11 March \u00b7 10 am \/ 5 pm<br data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"618\" \/>12 March \u00b7 10 am \/ 5 pm<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"697\"><strong data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"671\">Semi-final \u00b7 Petit Palau<\/strong><br data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"674\" \/>14 March \u00b7 10 am \/ 5 pm<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"747\"><strong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"729\">Grand Final \u00b7 Concert Hall<\/strong><br data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"732\" \/>17 March \u00b7 8 pm<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"849\">From <strong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"771\">7 to 17 March<\/strong>, Barcelona once again becomes a meeting point for international piano talent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"932\"><strong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"932\">MCB 2027 begins. A new edition, new pianists and plenty of music to discover.<\/strong><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"the-mcb-2027-competition-rounds-begin","image":false,"all_day":true,"start_date":"2027-03-07 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"03","day":"07","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2027-03-07 23:59:59","end_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"03","day":"07","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"utc_start_date":"2027-03-07 00:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"03","day":"07","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2027-03-07 23:59:59","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"03","day":"07","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"timezone":"UTC+0","timezone_abbr":"UTC+0","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"The MCB 2027 Competition Rounds Begin","description":"&lt;p&gt;On 7 March, the Maria Canals International Piano Competition of Barcelona returns with the start of the 72nd edition. For ten days, the piano will once again fill the Palau [&hellip;]&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"https:\/\/mariacanals.org\/en\/event\/the-mcb-2027-competition-rounds-begin\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2027-03-07T00:00:00+00:00","endDate":"2027-03-07T23:59:59+00:00","performer":"Organization"}}