December 9, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:Laura Grant, Grant Communications, 978.208.0552
Sevan Melikyan, Director of Marketing, 817.738.6536
Van Cliburn Foundation announces 157 young pianists from 37
countries accepted to audition in the Worldwide Screening Recitals
for the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition
Screening recitals will be held in China, Germany, Russia,
Switzerland, and the United States January and February 2009
The 30 pianists selected to participate in the competition will be
named on March 5, 2009
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, December 9, 2008--157 pianists from an applicant
pool of 225 have been chosen by the Van Cliburn Foundation to
perform screening audition recitals for the opportunity to compete
in the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, to
be held May 22 through June 7, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Hailing from 37 countries, including Australia, China, Italy,
Japan, Germany, Russia, South Korea, and the United States, the
pianists, all of whom are between the ages of 18 and 30, will each
give a 40-minute recital at audition sites around the world. To
create a natural concert setting, all recitals are free and open to
the public, and each pianist may perform repertoire of his/her
choice. The recitals will be held from mid-January through late
February 2009, in Shanghai, China; Hannover, Germany; St.
Petersburg, Russia; Lugano, Switzerland; and in the United States
in New York, New York and Fort Worth, Texas. A five- member jury
panel, who are also members of the Cliburn 2009 competition jury,
will attend all recitals and then select the final 30
competitors.
The pianists were chosen based on written applications, which
included proof of recent performances, prizes and awards, concert
reviews, letters of recommendation from internationally recognized
teachers and musicians, active repertoire lists, and personal
statements.
The Cliburn Competition stands apart from many of its international
counterparts, in that it offers its winners more than just a cash
prize, medal, and recording opportunities. All six competition
winners receive an unparalleled opportunity to perform throughout
the United States, sharing three years of managed concert tours and
more than 300 pre- arranged concert engagements valued at over
$1,000,000 in combined performance fees. The gold medalist is
offered additional concert engagements in Europe and Asia, in
conjunction with IMG Artists, Europe.
All Cliburn competitors will have the experience of performing in
Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall--one of the country's premier
concert venues. Further, they will receive extraordinary media
exposure as they play before a worldwide audience, via live and
on-demand Internet streaming.
As one applicant reflected in the personal statement, "Among the
many existing small and large competitions, only a few stand out as
having the ability to bestow these advantages which can change and
positively affect the path a young pianist takes...Surely, this
competition could help to broaden my horizons, and help me pave the
path of my professional career as a performing artist..."
When announcing the pianists selected for the recitals, Cliburn
president Richard Rodzinski remarked: "The level of experience of
the pianists who have applied this year clearly demonstrates that
the Cliburn Competition's main purpose--that of opening doors and
launching careers--has been well communicated. Their past number of
recitals and orchestral appearances, as well as size of repertoire
and top prizes garnered in other distinguished competitions,
including the Chopin and Tchaikovsky, offer ample evidence of their
preparedness to fulfill the many engagements arranged by the
Cliburn. The level of artistry of each applicant was further
confirmed through nearly 100 telephone conversations worldwide
directly with their teachers and other musicians. There is little
doubt that following the screening recitals we shall have assembled
one of the most astounding gatherings of talent ever presented on
the Bass Performance Hall stage in Fort Worth."
One applicant's statement summed up yet another important aspect of
the competition: "Regardless of the final result, it would be a
great honor to participate...Even performing in the Preliminary
Round, which is broadcast over the Internet, can yield new
opportunities for a pianist. One must not forget that the most
important thing for a musician is to be immersed in the right
atmosphere, to be surrounded by fellow artists of the highest
caliber. The spirit of the event is what excites me the
most."
Pianists from the following 37 countries will perform in the
January/February 2009 Cliburn Screening Recitals:
Armenia (2), Australia (5), Belarus (1), Belgium (1), Brazil (1),
Bulgaria (1), Canada (5), China (26), Colombia (1), Croatia (1),
Czech Republic (2), Egypt (1), Finland (1), France (3), Georgia
(1), Germany (4), Greece (3), Hong Kong (1), Hungary (2), Iceland
(1), Israel (5), Italy (5), Japan (6), Kazakhstan (1), Lithuania
(1), Mexico (1), Poland (1), Russia (27), South Korea (13), Spain
(1), Switzerland (1), Taiwan (2), Ukraine (9), United Kingdom (1),
United States (20), Uzbekistan (1), Venezuela (1).
Of the 157 pianists, 105 are men and 52 are women.
SHANGHAI, CHINA
January 15: 8:00-11:00 p.m.
January 16, 17: 2:00-6:00 p.m. and 8:00- 11:00 p.m.
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
He Lu Ting Concert Hall
Mr. Yunjie Chen (China)
Mr. Roger Longjie Cui (Australia)
Ms. Christine Luo (Australia)
Mr. Yoshito Numasawa (Japan)
Mr. Wenyu Shen (China)
Mr. Tom Tang (China)
Mr. Chun Wang (China)
Ms. Shiran Wang (China)
Mr. Tianyang Wang (China)
Mr. Zhefei Wang (China)
Mr. Chi Wu (China)
Ms. Yashuangzi Xie (China)
Ms. ChenXin Xu (China)
Mr. Feng Zhang (China)
Ms. Yu Zhang (China)
Mr. Ning Zhou (China)
Mr. Xixi Zhou (China)
HANNOVER, GERMANY
January 20-24: 1:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:30- 10:30 p.m.
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
Konzert und Theatersaal
Mr. Ron Abramski (United Kingdom)
Mr. Hinrich Alpers (Germany)
Mr. Evgeni Bozhanov (Bulgaria)
Mr. Evgeny Cherepanov (Russia)
Ms. Jae-won Cheung (South Korea)
Ms. Eugene Choi (South Korea)
Mr. Romain David (France)
Ms. Martina Filjak (Croatia)
Mr. Andreas Hering (Germany)
Ms. Soyeon Kim (South Korea)
Ms. Natacha Kudritskaya (Ukraine)
Mr. Alexey Lebedev (Russia)
Ms. Colleen Lee (Hong Kong)
Ms. Tamara Licheli (Georgia)
Mr. Michail Lifits (Germany)
Ms. Maria Masycheva (Russia)
Mr. Benjamin Moser (Germany)
Mr. Soheil Nasseri (United States)
Mr. Dmitriy Onyschenko (Ukraine)
Ms. Satu Paavola (Finland)
Ms. Esther Park (United States)
Ms. Mara Prjevalskaia (Spain)
Mr. Ilya Rashkovskiy (Russia)
Mr. Philippe Raskin (Belgium)
Ms. Mayumi Sakamoto (Japan)
Mr. Louis Schwizgebel-Wang (Switzerland)
Ms. Yeol Eum Son (South Korea)
Mr. Avan Yu (Canada)
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
January 26, 27: 2:00-6:00 p.m. and 8:00- 11:00 p.m.
The N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory Glazunov
Concert Hall
Mr. Vladimir Farkov (Russia)
Mr. Vatslav Graznov (Russia)
Mr. Andrey Gugnin (Russia)
Ms. Sofya Gulyak (Russia)
Mr. Evgeny Izotov (Russia)
Mr. Vadym Kholodenko (Ukraine)
Mr. Yaron Kohlberg (Israel)
Ms. Asiya Korepanova (Russia)
Mr. Eduard Kunz (Russia)
Mr. Alexander Maslov (Russia)
Ms. Dinara Nadzhafova (Ukraine)
Mr. Alexandre Pirojenko (Russia)
Mr. Sergey Sobolev (Russia)
Ms. Kateryna Titova (Ukraine)
Mr. Alexander Yakovlev (Russia)
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND
January 31, February 1-3: 2:30-5:30 p.m. and
8:30-11:30 p.m.
Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua italiana
Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI
Ms. Gloria Campaner (Italy)
Mr. Alessandro Deljavan (Italy)
Mr. Dmitry Demyashkin (Russia)
Mr. Francois Dumont (France)
Ms. Gayane Gasparyan (Armenia)
Ms. Irena Gulzarova (Uzbekistan)
Ms. Sooyeon Ham (South Korea)
Ms. Ching-yun Hu (Taiwan)
Mr. Alexander Karpeyev (Russia)
Ms. Tata Kolesova (Russia)
Ms. Olga Kozlova (Russia)
Mr. Istvan Lajko (Hungary)
Mr. Ji Liu (China)
Ms. Alexia Mouza (Greece)
Mr. Vikingur Olafsson (Iceland)
Mr. Tristan Pfaff (France)
Mr. Matan Porat (Israel)
Mr. Timur Scherbakov (Belarus)
Mr. Marian Sobula (Poland)
Mr. Victor Stanislavsky (Israel)
Ms. Sujung Sun (South Korea)
Mr. Alessandro Taverna (Italy)
Ms. Mariangela Vacatello (Italy)
Mr. Lukas Vondracek (Czech Republic)
Mr. Daniel Wnukowski (Canada)
Mr. Takashi Yamamoto (Japan)
Mr. William Youn (South Korea)
Mr. Maurizio Zaccaria (Italy)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
February 12: 12:00-3:00 p.m. and 7:00- 11:00 p.m.
February 13: 7:00-11:00 p.m.
February 14-18: 12:00-3:00 p.m. and 7:00-11:00 p.m.
Rockefeller University
Caspary Auditorium
Mr. Evgeny Andreev (Russia)
Mr. Carlos Avila (United States)
Mr. Jan Bartos (Czech Republic)
Ms. Yelena Beriyeva (Armenia)
Mr. Stephen Beus (United States)
Mr. Yue Chu (China)
Mr. Ran Dank (Israel)
Mr. Gregory DeTurck (United States)
Mr. Christopher Falzone (United States)
Mr. Wael Farouk (Egypt)
Ms. Anna Fedorova (Ukraine)
Ms. Tanya Gabrielian (United States)
Mr. Pavlo Gintov (Ukraine)
Ms. Yoonjung Han (South Korea)
Ms. Miao Hou (China)
Mr. Gleb Ivanov (Russia)
Mr. Ilya Kazantsev (Russia)
Mr. Sean Kennard (United States)
Mr. Ben Kim (United States)
Ms. Kyu Yeon Kim (South Korea)
Ms. Andrea Lam (Australia)
Ms. Soyeon Lee (South Korea)
Mr. Dong Hyek Lim (South Korea)
Mr. Dong Min Lim (South Korea)
Mr. Edvinas Minkstimas (Lithuania)
Mr. Spencer Myer (United States)
Mr. Hoang Pham (Australia)
Mr. Vassily Primakov (Russia)
Mr. Serhiy Salov (Ukraine)
Mr. Shohei Sekimoto (Japan)
Mrs. Anna Shelest (United States)
Mr. Konstantin Soukhovetski (Russia)
Mr. Diyi Tang (China)
Mr. Jue Wang (China)
Ms. Di Wu (China)
Mr. Hong Xu (China)
Mr. Ryo Yanagitani (Canada)
Ms. Amy J. Yang (United States/China)
Mr. Einav Yarden (Israel)
Mr. Wie-Jen Yuan (United States)
Mr. Haochen Zhang (China)
Mr. Eric Zuber (United States)
Ms. Zhang Zuo (China)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, UNITED STATES
February 21-24: 2:00-5:00 p.m. and 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Texas Christian University
Ed Landreth Auditorium
Ms. Jun Asai (United States)
Mr. Kristhyan Benitez (Venezuela)
Ms. Sara Daneshpour (United States)
Mr. Tamas Erdi (Hungary)
Mr. David Fung (Australia)
Mr. Christopher Guzman (United States)
Ms. Tanya Karyagina (Kazakhstan)
Mr. Stanislav Khristenko (Russia)
Ms. Naomi Kudo (United States/Japan)
Mr. Dmitri Levkovich (Canada)
Ms. Ang Li (Canada)
Ms. Anastasia Markina (Russia)
Mr. Dimitris Papadimitriou (Greece)
Mr. Eduardo Rojas (Colombia)
Mr. Aleyson Scopel (Brazil)
Mr. Andrew Staupe (United States)
Ms. Young-Ah Tak (South Korea)
Mr. Chetan Tierra (United States)
Mr. Konstyantyn Travinsky (Ukraine)
Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii (Japan)
Mr. Vassilis Varvaresos (Greece)
Mr. Abdiel Vazquez (Mexico)
Ms. Ti Xin (China)
Mr. Ilya Yakushev (Russia)
Please visit www.cliburn.org for details on the 2009 Screening
Recitals, the Cliburn 2009, or to purchase ticket subscriptions to
the event.
ExxonMobil is the Principal Corporate Sponsor of the Van Cliburn
Foundation. American Airlines, Bank of America, City of Fort Worth,
Eastman Kodak Company, JPMorgan Chase, Star- Telegram, Steinway
& Sons, and XTO Energy Inc. are Official Corporate Sponsors,
and Clear Channel Communications and RadioShack are the Cliburn's
Corporate Sponsors. Official Sponsors are the Amon G. Carter
Foundation, Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Beaumont
Foundation of America, the Burnett Foundation, and the Sid W.
Richardson Foundation. Star- Telegram is the principal media
partner and WRR 101.1 FM is the official radio station of Cliburn
Concerts.
Contact: Laura Grant
email: lgrant11@comcast.net
phone: 978.208.0552
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