Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was first held in 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas. It was created by Fort Worth area teachers in honor of Van Cliburn, who had won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition four years prior with Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.
The Van Cliburn Competition is held every four years (the year after the United States Presidential elections; thus, the next competitions will be held in 2009, 2013, and so forth). The winners and runners-up receive substantial cash prizes, plus concert tours at world-famous venues where they perform pieces of their choice. This competition now rivals the Tchaikovsky competition and is often dubbed "the most prestigious in the world."
Previously held on the campus of Texas Christian University, the competition is now held at the Bass Performance Hall.
Top prize winners
Winners of the top prize awarded in the given year (first prize, unless otherwise noted).
*2005 — Alexander Kobrin
*2001 — Stanislav Ioudenitch and Olga Kern (tied)
*1997 — Jon Nakamatsu
*1993 — Simone Pedroni
*1989 — Alexei Sultanov
*1985 — Jose Feghali
*1981 — Andre-Michel Schub
*1977 — Steven DeGroote
*1973 — Vladimir Viardo
*1969 — Cristina Ortiz
*1966 — Radu Lupu
*1962 — Ralph Votapek
ee also
* List of classical music competitions
* World Federation of International Music Competitions
External links
* [http://www.cliburn.org The Van Cliburn Foundation] — History and information on the competition.
* [http://masamizuno.com Directory of International Piano Competitions]
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