September 15, 2022
The Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (held June 2–18, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA) reached a record-breaking number of people around the globe, exponentially surpassing viewership and online engagement from its past editions.
QUICK NUMBERS (June–August 2022):
- WEBCAST
- 25 million views
- 5x increase from 2017
- 50x increase from 2013
- 177 countries
- 3 million hours watched
- 25 million views
- SOCIAL MEDIA
- 300 million impressions
- 80,000 new followers across platforms (a 141% increase)
- 4 million engagements
- YOUTUBE (break out)
- Yunchan Lim: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Marin Alsop and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra)
- More than 7 million views
- Trended #24 globally the day following the performance
- The most watched version of the famed piece on the platform
- Performance being rereleased with remastered audio on September 16, 2022 at 8 P.M. CDT
- Cliburn subscribers quintupled – have just hit 100,000
- Yunchan Lim: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Marin Alsop and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra)
Read a complete Competition summary in the latest issue of Cliburn News.
“Intense planning and a great deal of hard work from our experienced and innovative team set the stage for a different, elevated online experience; but what truly captured the world’s attention was the pure talent and artistry that emerged and delighted us all throughout the three weeks,” said Jacques Marquis, Cliburn president and CEO. “Each and every artist that took the stage showed us their heart, their vision, and their dedication—from the 30 pianists through to their artistic collaborators: Marin Alsop, Nicolas McGegan, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. They touched us all.”