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OCTOBER 20 – HOMECOMING CONCERT + PARTY: A SHOWCASE CELEBRATION OF THE CLIBURN’S LAST DECADE
ANNA GENIUSHENE – CLIBURN CONCERTS DEBUT SEPTEMBER 21 & 22
Final Round Concert & Awards Ceremony
A look book of photos from Final Round Concert & Awards Ceremony of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring full concertos by Jan Schulmeister, Yifan Wu, and Seokyoung Hong with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Valentina Peleggi, conductor.
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THE WINNERS
Bernice Gressman Meyerson First Prize
cash award of $15,000
Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea
Shirley Cox McIntyre Second Prize
cash award of $10,000
Yifan Wu 吴一凡, 14, China
The Horchow Family Third Prize
cash award of $5,000
Jan Schulmeister, 16, Czechia
Each finalist will also receive $2,500 scholarships that must be spent toward furthering their musical advancement.
OTHER AWARDS
cash award of $500
Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea
cash awards of $2,500 each
Zihan Jin 金子涵, 14, China
Modan Oyama 大山桃暖, 17, Japan
Zhonghua Wei 魏中华, 14, China
Semifinal Round Concert 3
A look book of photos from Semifinal Round Concert 3 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances of concerto movements with piano accompaniment by each semifinalist: Yifan Wu, Zihan Jin, Modan Oyama, Jan Schulmeister, Zhonghua Wei, and Seokyoung Hong.
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Semifinal Round Concert 2
A look book of photos from Semifinal Round Concert 2 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Yifan Wu, Zihan Jin, and Modan Oyama.
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Semifinal Round Concert 1
A look book of photos from Semifinal Round Concert 1 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Jan Schulmeister, Zhonghua Wei, and Seokyoung Hong.
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Quarterfinal Round Concert 4
A look book of photos from Quarterfinal Round Concert 4 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Sizhe Wang, Zihan Jin, Modan Oyama.
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Quarterfinal Round Concert 3
A look book of photos from Quarterfinal Round Concert 3 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Yifan Wu, Tiankun Man, and Alyssa Gabrilovich.
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Quarterfinal Round Concert 2
A look book of photos from Quarterfinal Round Concert 2 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Zhonghua Wei, Taige Wang, and Seokyoung Hong.
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QUARTERFINAL ROUND CONCERT 1
A look book of photos from Quarterfinal Round Concert 1 of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Jan Schulmeister, Yiran Zhou, and Eddison Chen.
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2023 CLIBURN JUNIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND CONCERT 4
A look book of photos from Preliminary Round Concert 3 (June 9 I 7:00 PM) of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Zihan Jin, Modan Oyama, Chenxi Chu, Xuanyan Jessie Gong, and Andrew Gu.
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2023 CLIBURN JUNIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND CONCERT 3
A look book of photos from Preliminary Round Concert 3 (June 9 I 2:30 PM) of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Yifan Wu, Tiankun Ma, Alyssa Gabrilovich, Lukas Lee, Mi Hou, and Sizhe Wang.
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2023 Cliburn Junior Preliminary Round Concert 2
A look book of photos from Preliminary Round Concert 2 (June 8 I 7:00 PM) of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Chengcheng Yao, Steven Ruochong Cui, Jaeuk Lim, Taige Wang, Seokyoung Hong, and Chihiro Sugawara.
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2023 Cliburn Junior Preliminary Round Concert 1
A look book of photos from Preliminary Round Concert 1 (June 8 I 2:30 PM) of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival featuring performances by Jan Schulmeister, Saehyun Kim, Seoeun Lee, Yiran Zhou, Eddison Chen, and Zhonghua Wei.
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2023 Junior Opening Dinner & Draw Party
A look book of photos from Opening Dinner & Draw Party (June 7) of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival at the Bush Institute!
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2023 Junior Orientation
A look book of photos from orientation (June 6–7) of the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival!
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Gala Donation Form
2022 AMATEUR FINAL ROUND
Jon Lee, Software Engineer, 41, United States
Xavier Aymonod, Marketing Director – Public Transportation, 46, France
Masanori Murakami, Clinical Project Manager, 38, Japan
Dominique Salloum, CEO – Artificial Intelligence Industry, 53, France/Lebanon
Michael Slavin, Neuro-Ophthalmologist (retired), 71, United States
Dmytro Vynogradov, Business Development Manager, 52, Ukraine
Photo credit: Ralph Lauer
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2022 Amateur Winners Announced
After seven days of truly inspiring music making by 39 of the best amateur pianists from around the globe, Pamela Mia Paul, chairman of the Jury of the Eighth Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, for non-professional pianists age 35 and older (taking place October 12–18, 2022, at Van Cliburn Recital Hall and Bass Performance Hall), tonight announced the winners from the Bass Hall stage.
The Richard Rodzinski First Prize was awarded to
Name, profession, age, country
$2,000 cash prize
Funded by a generous gift to the Cliburn Endowment by Scott Cutler
+ Custom boots, donated by Justin Brands
Second Prize
Name, profession, age, country
$1,500 cash prize
Third Prize
Name, profession, age, country
$1,000 cash prize
SPECIAL AWARDS
Jury Discretionary Award
Deirbhile Brennan, Accountant, 53, Ireland
$500 cash prize
Jury Discretionary Award
Sean Sutherland, Product Manager, 45, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Canada
$500 cash prize
Jury Discretionary Award
Noah DeGarmo, Physician, 44, United States
$500 cash prize
Audience Award
Name, profession, age, country
$500 cash prize
+ Cowboy hat, donated by Justin Brands
2022 Cliburn Amateur Winners Announced
October 18, 2022
After seven days of truly inspiring music making by 39 of the best amateur pianists from around the globe, Pamela Mia Paul, chairman of the Jury of the Eighth Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, for non-professional pianists age 35 and older (taking place October 12–18, 2022, at Van Cliburn Recital Hall and Bass Performance Hall), tonight announced the winners from the Bass Hall stage.
The Richard Rodzinski First Prize was awarded to
Jon Lee, Software Engineer, 41, United States
$2,000 cash prize
Funded by a generous gift to the Cliburn Endowment by Scott Cutler
+ Custom boots, donated by Justin Brands
Second Prize
Michael Slavin, Neuro-Ophthalmologist (retired), 71, United States
$1,500 cash prize
Third Prize
Xavier Aymonod, Marketing Director – Public Transportation, 46, France
$1,000 cash prize
Special Awards
Jury Discretionary Award
Deirbhile Brennan, Accountant, 53, Ireland
$500 cash prize
Jury Discretionary Award
Sean Sutherland, Product Manager, 45, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Canada
$500 cash prize
Jury Discretionary Award
Noah DeGarmo, Physician, 44, United States
$500 cash prize
Audience Award
Name, profession, age, country
$500 cash prize
+ Cowboy hat, donated by Justin Brands
2022 Amateur Final Round – Orchestra Rehearsals
The Finalists spent Monday in rehearsal with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Jon Lee, Software Engineer, 41, United States
PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 (III)
Michael Slavin, Neuro-Ophthalmologist (retired), 71, United States
BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 1 in C Major, op. 15 (I)
Xavier Aymonod, Marketing Director – Public Transportation, 46, France
PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 (III)
intermission
Masanori Murakami, Clinical Project Manager, 38, Japan
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 (III)
Dmytro Vynogradov, Business Development Manager, 52, Ukraine
TCHAIKOVSKY Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23 (III)
Dominique Salloum, CEO – Artificial Intelligence Industry, 53, France/Lebanon
PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 (III)
Photo credit: Ralph Lauer
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2022 Amateur Semifinal Round – Concerts 3 & 4
The Semifinal Round of the 2022 Amateur Competition concluded on Sunday, with these 12 extraordinary pianists performing 28-minute recitals:
Jon Lee, Software Engineer, 41, United States
Xavier Aymonod, Marketing Director – Public Transportation, 46, France
Masanori Murakami, Clinical Project Manager, 38, Japan
Jorge Zamora, Business Development Director, 49, Mexico
Deirbhile Brennan, Accountant, 53, Ireland
Robert Finley, Electronics Engineer, 72, United States
Dominique Salloum, CEO – Artificial Intelligence Industry, 53, France/Lebanon
Aaron Miller, Academic Administrator, 42, United States
Dmytro Vynogradov, Business Development Manager, 52, Ukraine
Eiji Yoshimura, Business Planning Director, 50, Japan
Yeon Wook Jeong, Entrepreneur/Attorney, 53, South Korea
Noah DeGarmo, Physician, 44, United States
Photo credit: Ralph Lauer