Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas from May 22 to June 7, 2009. The competitors were selected by a screening jury during screening auditions that took place in January and February 2009. The Takács Quartet performed with the semifinalists, while the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Conlon accompanied the finalists.
At the suggestion of composer John Corigliano, a 25-member nominating committee of distinguished musicians issued invitations to noted American composers to submit solo piano scores 8 to 12 minutes in length. Original works by American composers John Musto, Mason Bates, and Daron Hagen were chosen.
Competitors can meet Van Cliburn, a famous American pianist, who came in first place at the Tchaikovsky competition that took place in Moscow, Russia.
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is a quadrennial competition hosted by the Van Cliburn Foundation. The first competition took place September 24-October 7, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Jury
(* denotes members of screening audition jury)
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Awards
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| First Prize (Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal) |  Nobuyuki Tsujii Zhang Hao Chen(tie) |
cash award of US $20,000 each International concert tours and career management for the three concert seasons following the competition compact disc recording on the harmonia mundi usa label contribution towards domestic and international air travel on American Airlines during the three-year concert tours performance attire provided by Neiman Marcus silver trophy cup |
| Second Prize (Silver Medal) |  Yeol Eum Son |
cash award of US $20,000 U.S. concert tours and career management for the three concert seasons following the competition compact disc recording on the harmonia mundi usa label |
| Third Prize (Crystal Award) | not awarded | |
| Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance(s) of Chamber Music |  Evgeni Bozhanovand Yeol Eum Son |
cash award of US $3,000 each |
| Beverly Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work | Nobuyuki Tsujii |
cash award of US $5,000 |
| John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award |  Alessandro Deljavan |
cash award of US $4,000 |
| Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award |  Lukáš Vondráček |
cash award of US $4,000 |
| Jury Discretionary Award |  Eduard Kunz |
cash award of US $4,000 |
| Internet Voter Award | Mariangela Vacatello (23.9%) Nobuyuki Tsujii (22.6%) Yeol Eum Son (15.9%) | |
Competition results, by rounds
Screening Auditions
Shanghai - Shanghai Conservatory, He Lu Ting Concert Hall, January 15-17, 2009
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Hanover - Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, January 20-24, 2009
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Saint Petersburg - N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory, January 26-27, 2009
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Lugano - Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana, February 1-3, 2009
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New York - Rockefeller University, February 12-14, 2009
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Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Christian University, February 21-24, 2009
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Preliminary round
Fort Worth, Texas - Bass Performance Hall, May 22-26, 2009
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Semifinalists
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Finalists
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Competition Documentary
Like previous Cliburn Competitions, a competition documentary was produced called A Surprise in Texas, directed by Peter Rosen who directed several previous Cliburn documentaries. It premiered on April 11, 2010 at the Dallas International Film Festival and was broadcast nationwide in the USA on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television starting on September 1, 2010.[1][2]
References
- ↑ A Surprise in Texas: The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "A Surprise in Texas: The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition", PBS, premiered Wednesday, September 1, 2010.