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Cliburn Masterpiece is a new series that examines the who, what, when, where, and how of the greatest piano works. Cliburn laureates and other esteemed specialists, in and outside the field of music, join host Buddy Bray to lead us through the story of each piece—the composer, the background, the narrative, the characters, the technical difficulties, and more. Each episode ends with a standout, full performance of the piece from a past Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
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ENCORES
MENDELSSOHN Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, op. 28 (“Scottish Sonata”)
featuring Dasol Kim, 2017 jury discretionary award
SCHUBERT Sonata in C Minor, D. 958
featuring Yekwon Sunwoo, 2017 gold medal
PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, op. 84
featuring Georgy Tchaidze, 2017 finalist
+ Dr. Peter Kupfer, SMU associate professor and chair of musicology
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
featuring Haochen Zhang, 2009 gold medal
+ Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
SCRIABIN Sonata No. 5, op. 53
featuring Sean Chen, 2013 third prize
+ Jerome Lowenthal, pianist
SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, op. 16
featuring Rachel Cheung, 2017 finalist and audience award winner
+ Dr. Jeffrey Todd, TCU professor of modern languages and literature
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
featuring Daniel Hsu, 2017 Cliburn bronze
BACH Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911
featuring Kenny Broberg, 2017 Cliburn silver
VINE Sonata No. 1
featuring Steven Lin, 2013 Cliburn jury discretionary award winner + Carl Vine, composer
CHOPIN Preludes, op. 28
featuring Fei-Fei, 2013 Cliburn finalist