FORT WORTH, Texas, May 31, 2022

The Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition welcomed 30 young pianists from around the world to the Opening Dinner & Draw Party Tuesday evening, May 31, 2022, at the Historic Hilton Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.

The competitors, members of the Jury, and host families received warm welcomes from Cliburn staff and patrons, and past Cliburn Board Chairman Susan Bagby Tilley was honored with a tribute delivered by Jury Chairman Emeritus John Giordano. Other speakers included Cliburn President and CEO Jacques Marquis, Chairman of the Board Jeffrey B. King, and 2017 Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo.

After dinner, Yekwon Sunwoo drew competitor names out of a chalice, Jacques Marquis read out the names, and each pianist came forward to choose his or her order of play.

THE PERFORMANCE ORDER WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
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1.  Georgijs Osokins, Latvia, age 27
2. Elizaveta Kliuchereva, Russia, 23
3.  Ziyu Liu, China, 24
4.  Jonathan Mak, Canada, 25
5. Anna Geniushene, Russia, 31
6. Andrew Li, United States, 22
7.  Denis Linnik, Belarus, 26
8.  Tianxu An, China, 23
9.  Arseniy Gusev, Russia, 23
10.  Masaya Kamei, Japan, 20
11.  Clayton Stephenson, United States, 23
12.  Yangrui Cai, China, 21
13.  Sergey Tanin, Russia, 26
14.  Albert Cano Smit, Spain/Netherlands, 25
15.  Yuki Yoshimi, Japan, 22
16.  Vitaly Starikov, Russia, 27
17.  Xiaolu Zang, China, 22
18.  Uladzislau Khandohi, Belarus, 20
19.  Francesco Granata, Italy, 23
20.  Yutong Sun, China, 26
21.  Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 19
22.  Marcel Tadokoro, France/Japan, 28
23.  Federico Gad Crema, Italy, 23
24.  Honggi Kim, South Korea, 30
25.  Kate Liu, United States, 28
26.  Jinhyung Park, South Korea, 26
27.  Dmytro Choni, Ukraine, 28
28.  Changyong Shin, South Korea, 28
29.  Ilya Shmukler, Russia, 27
30. Yunchan Lim, South Korea, 18

 

Preliminary Round (order of play, though not times, will hold for Quarterfinal Round recitals)

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Preliminary Recital 1

10:00 a.m. Georgijs Osokins, Latvia, age 27
10:45 a.m. Elizaveta Kliuchereva, Russia, 23
20-minute intermission
11:45 a.m. Ziyu Liu, China, 24

Preliminary Recital 2

2:30 p.m. Jonathan Mak, Canada, 25
3:15 p.m. Anna Geniushene, Russia, 31
20-minute intermission
4:15 p.m. Andrew Li, United States, 22
5:00 p.m. Denis Linnik, Belarus, 26

Preliminary Recital 3

7:30 p.m. Tianxu An, China, 23
8:15 p.m. Arseniy Gusev, Russia, 23
20-minute intermission
9:15 p.m. Masaya Kamei, Japan, 20

Friday, June 3, 2022

Preliminary Recital 4

10:00 a.m. Clayton Stephenson, United States, 23
10:45 a.m. Yangrui Cai, China, 21
20-minute intermission
11:45 a.m. Sergey Tanin, Russia, 26

Preliminary Recital 5

2:30 p.m. Albert Cano Smit, Spain/Netherlands, 25
3:15 p.m. Yuki Yoshimi, Japan, 22
20-minute intermission
4:15 p.m. Vitaly Starikov, Russia, 27
5:00 p.m. Xiaolu Zang, China, 22

Preliminary Recital 6

7:30 p.m. Uladzislau Khandohi, Belarus, 20
8:15 p.m. Francesco Granata, Italy, 23
20-minute intermission
9:15 p.m. Yutong Sun, China, 26

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Preliminary Recital 7

10:00 a.m. Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 19
10:45 a.m. Marcel Tadokoro, France/Japan, 28
20-minute intermission
11:45 a.m. Federico Gad Crema, Italy, 23

Preliminary Recital 8

2:30 p.m. Honggi Kim, South Korea, 30
3:15 p.m. Kate Liu, United States, 28
20-minute intermission
4:15 p.m. Jinhyung Park, South Korea, 26
5:00 p.m. Dmytro Choni, Ukraine, 28

Preliminary Recital 9

7:30 p.m. Changyong Shin, South Korea, 28
8:15 p.m. Ilya Shmukler, Russia, 27
20-minute intermission
9:15 p.m. Yunchan Lim, South Korea, 18