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Final Round Concert & Awards Ceremony

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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

Audience Award
cash award of $500

Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea

Semifinalists
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

Gala Donation Form

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The Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival was established in 2015 as another means for the Cliburn to use its standing and expertise to encourage exceptional pianists age 13 to 17, to provide a valuable forum for them to express themselves, and to give them an entrance to the next step of their journeys. Your support helps these piano stars of tomorrow achieve their dreams and reach new audiences around the world with their music.

2022 AMATEUR FINAL ROUND

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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

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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

Posted on by Garrett Owen

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

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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

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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


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