Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition , also known as The Cliburn for short , is an international piano competition that was launched in 1962, a few years after Van Cliburn won First Prize at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958. It is held every four years in Fort Worth , Texas. In 1977 she joined the World Federation of International Music Competitions . The Cliburn rests on the shoulders of a community of supporters - dedicated individuals, corporations, foundations, arts, service and education organizations. In addition to the actual piano competition, The Cliburn offers elementary school children a participatory music education, music lovers access to excellent art and young pianists the chance to fully develop their potential. He is continuing Van Cliburn's vision of sharing classical music with as large an audience as possible and using the peace-making and unifying power of this music internationally.
history
In 1958, Irl Allison, founder of the United States' National Guild of Piano Teachers, announced the launch of a US $ 10,000 First Prize in an International Piano Competition. This price should be named after Van Cliburn.
The announcement unleashed tremendous energy among music lovers, leading figures in Fort Worth, and Van Cliburn itself. Volunteers started raising funds for the project. A number of politicians, internationally known composers, conductors, musicians, managers and professional music educators joined the movement. In 1961 the Van Cliburn Foundation was officially established with the aim of establishing a world-class international piano competition in Fort Worth.
The First International Van Cliburn Piano Competition then took place in 1962. The Cliburn competition is one of the few competitions in the world that allows participating artists to stay with host families in Fort Worth and the surrounding area. This often resulted in long lasting friendships. The hospitality of the southern United States thus became the unique trademark of this competition.
Award winners
| year | gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
| 2017 | Yekwon Sunwoo | Kenneth Broberg | Daniel Hsu |
| 2013 | Vadym Kholodenko | Beatrice Rana | Sean Chen |
| 2009 | Nobuyuki Tsujii and Haochen Zhang (two prizes) | Yeol Eum Son | no one |
| 2005 | Alexander Kobrin | Joyce Yang | Stuff |
| 2001 | Stanislav Ioudenitch and Olga Kern (two prizes) | Maxim Philippov and Antonio Pompa-Baldi (two prizes) | no one |
| 1997 | Jon Nakamatsu | Yakov Kasman | Aviram Reichert |
| 1993 | Simone Pedroni | Valery Kuleshov | Christopher Taylor |
| 1989 | Alexei Sultanov | José Carlos Cocarelli | Benedetto Lupo |
| 1985 | José Feghali | Philippe Bianconi | Barry Douglas |
| 1981 | Andre-Michel thrust | Panayis Lyras and Santiago Rodriguez (two prizes) | no one |
| 1977 | Steven De Groote | Alexander Toradze | Jeffrey Swann |
| 1973 | Vladimir Viardo | Christian Zacharias | Michael James Houstoun |
| 1969 | Cristina Ortiz | Minoru Nojima | Mark Westcott |
| 1966 | Radu Lupu | Barry Lee Snyder | Blanca Uribe |
| 1962 | Ralph Votapek | Nikolai Petrov | Mikhail Voskressensky |
Web links
- The Cliburn: Van Cliburn Piano Competition (Official Website). Accessed July 21, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ The Cliburn: Support. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
- ^ The Cliburn: History of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .