January 28, 2014
Today
we officially announce the launch of a brand new program in 2015—a
competition and festival for 13 to 17-year-old pianists.
The First Cliburn International Junior Competition and Festival will take place June 21–28, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas in Ed Landreth Auditorium and PepsiCo Hall on the campus of TCU. 24 of the world’s best young pianists will be selected to compete.
1997 Cliburn Gold Medalist, in-demand touring artist, and esteemed adjudicator Jon Nakamatsu will serve as jury chairman, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will perform with each of three finalists under the baton of dynamic conductor Mei-Ann Chen.
Competition
performances will be open to the public (tickets will go on sale in
early 2015) and will be webcast live at
Cliburn.org—so that the talents
of these young artists can be enjoyed all across the world.
“We
are providing a valuable forum for these young artists to express
themselves and an entrance to the next step of their journeys,” said
Jacques Marquis, Cliburn president and CEO. “The top international
jurors, the media and webcast, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and
the festival atmosphere—which will include performance experience and
professional career advice—all make the Competition and Festival
significantly useful for a student who has aspirations of being a
professional musician.”
We
also announce today that the seventh International Piano Competition
for Outstanding Amateurs™, for pianists 35 and older, will occur in
summer 2016. A Cliburn Amateur Piano Video Contest will be held in
summer 2014, details to be announced in February.
Thank you for your support as we continue to further the Cliburn’s mission and expand the global reach of classical music!
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