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The contest, which was originally won by 13-year-old blind virtuoso Lucy Illingworth last year, follows amateur musicians sharing their stories and with the public, performing in packed train stations around the country. Host Claudia Winkleman and judges pop star Mika and pianist Lang Lang continued their search for brilliant pianists at London's Victoria Station. Clare, from Oxfordshire, played Liszt Consolation Number 3 in Db major which she had played at her wedding 18 months previously.

"We only met about eight months before that online, as you do," she said. She told Claudia she divorced eight years ago after 25 years of marriage as she and her husband had grown apart. "It turns your world upside down.



It’s like starting a new life really," she said. "My daughters had gone off to college and I was on my own for a few years. "I thought it might be nice to find somebody.

What do people do nowadays, they go online." After looking online she found Dave "who is a beekeeper. He likes music, he sings in choirs.

All the boxes being ticked". About eight months after their first date they decided to get married. Clare described her piece as 'calm, tranquil and I played it for our wedding’.

A delighted Claudia said: "It's your song." "This can sometimes be really loud," said Clare. "This is a really lovely, beautiful piece of music, and it brings back memories of a really special day when we got married.

"I would encourage other people just to keep going. "You know sometimes yo.

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