Cliburn Junior Competition Preliminary Round Performance 4

SOLD OUT- Tickets to this Competition concert are all reserved however, vacant seats will be released 15 minutes prior to the start of each concert.

5 of 23 Competitors  each performing a 20-minute recital to include a virtuosic étude and one three- or four-voice Bach Prelude and Fugue.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

7:30 p.m. CDT—Ray Ushikubo, United States, 17
7:52 p.m. CDT—Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 16
8:14 p.m. CDT—Ishan Loomba, United States, 17
8:54 p.m. CDT—Miyu Shindo, Japan, 17
9:16 p.m. CDT—Harmony Zhu, Canada, 13
~10:15 p.m. CDT—Quarterfinalist Announcement
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Quarterfinal Round Performance 1

Quarterfinal Round- 4 of 14 pianists, each performing a 30-minute recital to include the first or last movement of a Classical sonata.

NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Quarterfinal Round Performance 2

Quarterfinal Round- 3 of 14 pianists, each performing a 30-minute recital to include the first or last movement of a Classical sonata.

NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Quarterfinal Round Performance 3

Quarterfinal Round- 4 of 14 pianists, each performing a 30-minute recital to include the first or last movement of a Classical sonata.

2:30 p.m.—Naomi Yamaguchi, United States/Japan, 15
3:02 p.m.—Chung Yue Tien, Hong Kong, 13
3:52 p.m.—Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15
4:24 p.m.—Chun Lam U, Hong Kong, 16
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Quarterfinal Round Performance 4

Quarterfinal Round- 3 of 14 pianists, each performing a 30-minute recital to include the first or last movement of a Classical sonata.

7:30 p.m.—J J Jun Li Bui, Canada, 14
8:02 p.m.—Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 16
8:54 p.m. —Miyu Shindo, Japan, 17
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Semifinal Round Performance 1

Semifinal Round- (Phase I) 3 of 6 pianists, each performing a 40-minute recital to include a work by a living composer and a substantial work of at least 18 minutes in length.

2:30 p.m. —Avery Gagliano, United States, 17
3:12 p.m. —JiWon Yang, South Korea, 17
4:12 p.m. —Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Semifinal Round Performance 2

Semifinal Round- (Phase 1) 3 of 6 pianists, each performing a 40-minute recital to include a work by a living composer and a substantial work of at least 18 minutes in length.

7:30 p.m. CDT—Chun Lam U, Hong Kong, 16
8:12 p.m. CDT—J J Jun Li Bui, Canada, 14
9:12 p.m. CDT—Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 16
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Semifinal Round Performance 3

Semifinal Round- (Phase 2) 6 pianists, each performing one concerto movement with piano accompaniment.

1. Avery Gagliano, United States, 17—RACHMANINOV Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 (I)
2. JiWon Yang, South Korea, 17—TCHAIKOVSKY Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23 (I)
3. Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15—RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (Variations 13-24)
Intermission
4. Chun Lam U, Hong Kong, 16—CHOPIN Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11 (I)
5.  J J Jun Li Bui, Canada, 14—RACHMANINOV Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, op. 1 (I)
6. Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 16—RACHMANINOV Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 (I)
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

Cliburn Junior Competition Final Round

3 pianists, each performing one complete concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ruth Reinhardt.
Awards Ceremony shortly after the last performance.

 

Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15—RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 16—RACHMANINOV Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30
Intermission
JiWon Yang, South Korea, 17—TCHAIKOVSKY Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23

 

Learn More about our Fort Worth to Dallas Party Bus ticket package for the Final Round.

Cliburn Junior Competition Preliminary Round Performance 3

SOLD OUT-Tickets to this Competition concert are all reserved however, vacant seats will be released 15 minutes prior to the start of each concert.

6 of 23 Competitors each performing a 20-minute recital to include a virtuosic étude and one three- or four-voice Bach Prelude and Fugue.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

2:30 p.m. CDT—Naomi Yamaguchi, United States/Japan, 15
2:52 p.m. CDT—Chung Yue Tien, Hong Kong, 13
3:14 p.m. CDT—Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15
3:54 p.m. CDT—Chun Lam U, Hong Kong, 16
4:16 p.m. CDT—Xingyu Zhou, China, 14
4:38 p.m. CDT—J J Jun Li Bui, Canada, 14
NOTE: PATRONS MUST BE 8 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND JUNIOR COMPETITION PERFORMANCES.
Paid parking is available in the Moody and Binkley Parking Centers visit smu.edu/parking for more details

 

Cliburn Junior Competition Ticket On-Sale Launch Event

In partnership with NorthPark Center, the Cliburn is hosting an event to celebrate the start of ticket sales for the Second Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.

The event will take place at NorthPark Center in the NorthCourt located on Level One between Nordstrom and Macy’s.

Featuring a short performance by 2015 Cliburn Junior Competitor Amir Siraj, followed by remarks from Cliburn President & CEO Jacques Marquis. There will be light reception following the remarks. An on-site box office will be selling Junior Competition tickets throughout the time of the event.

PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT YOU’LL BE ATTENDING. RSVP to [email protected].

northparkcenter.com,  8687 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75225.

Rachel Cheung, piano

Free Concert
No RSVP or Ticket Required

Performances at 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM

Winner of the Audience Award and finalist at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2017, Young Steinway Artist Rachel Cheung was described as “a poet, but also a dramatist” displaying “the most sophisticated and compelling music-making” (The Dallas Morning News).

Rachel was born and raised in Hong Kong,and is a graduate of both the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Yale School of Music. A highly decorated performer, Rachel also won prizes at the Leeds and Chopin International Piano Comepetitions. She has performed for audiences around the world, throughout Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Ukraine,the United Kingdom, and the United States, including performances at Auditorium du Louvre (Paris), Steinway Hall (London), Kennedy Center (Conservatory Program), and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

PROGRAM


PROKOFIEV                                  Suggestion diabolique

TCHAIKOVSKY | PLETNEV       Selections from the Nutcracker Suite
                                                              March
                                                              Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
                                                              Trèpak (Russian Dance)

SCHUMANN | LISZT                  Widmung

SCHUBERT | LISZT                   Auf dem Wasser zu singen

LISZT                                            Mephisto Waltz No. 1

 

Meet Santa Clause in Sundance Square from 11:00 AM
Grab a cup of cheer at the cash bar in the pavilion.

 

Cliburn in the Community is presented by The Stayton at Museum Way.

Rachel Cheung, piano

Free Concert
No RSVP or Ticket Required

Winner of the Audience Award and finalist at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2017, Young Steinway Artist Rachel Cheung was described as “a poet, but also a dramatist” displaying “the most sophisticated and compelling music-making” (The Dallas Morning News).

Rachel was born and raised in Hong Kong,and is a graduate of both the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Yale School of Music. A highly decorated performer, Rachel also won prizes at the Leeds and Chopin International Piano Comepetitions. She has performed for audiences around the world, throughout Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Ukraine,the United Kingdom, and the United States, including performances at Auditorium du Louvre (Paris), Steinway Hall (London), Kennedy Center (Conservatory Program), and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

PROGRAM


FRANCK | BAUER                        Prelude, Chorale et Variation, op. 18

PROKOFIEV                                  Suggestion diabolique

TCHAIKOVSKY | PLETNEV       Selections from the Nutcracker Suite
                                                              March
                                                              Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
                                                              Trèpak (Russian Dance)

SCHUMANN | LISZT                  Widmung

SCHUBERT | LISZT                   Auf dem Wasser zu singen

LISZT                                            Mephisto Waltz No. 1

 

Coffee & Cookies Following the Performance

 

Cliburn in the Community is presented by The Stayton at Museum Way.

CLIBURN laureates + RACHMANINOV

Fei-Fei 2013 finalist – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Yeol Eum Son 2009 silver medalist – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18
Haochen Zhang 2009 gold medalist – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30

with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
and Eugene Tzigane conductor

At this one-night-only event, witness a spectacular that is rarely seen on the Bass Hall stage outside of the Cliburn Competition: the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra joins three extraordinary pianists for three iconic concertos—all Rachmaninov—in one night.

 

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