FESTIVAL EVENT: Join us for a conversation with Ann Meier Baker, director of music and opera at the National Endowment for the Arts, on the importance of the arts in building vibrant communities, and creating social and civic dialogue.

Host:
Shields-Collins Bray, principal keyboardist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Cliburn artistic consultant

FESTIVAL EVENT: The Cliburn invites the general public to celebrate the winners of the 2017 Competition at its FREE Closing Party in Sundance Square Plaza, featuring the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra. Cash bar.

FESTIVAL EVENT: Live FREE broadcast on a large LED screen of three finalists performing with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin, plus interviews and highlights from webcast hosts Anderson & Roe, and the Awards Ceremony.

FESTIVAL EVENT: Live FREE broadcast on a large LED screen of three finalists performing with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin. Cash bar.

 

FESTIVAL EVENT: The Cliburn presents “Carnival of the Animals,” a show from its signature music education program, Cliburn in the Classroom. Host Corrie Donovan will lead the whole family through a series of fun, interactive activities to discover various elements of music as pianist Jonathan Tsay performs the famous work by Saint-Saëns.

Program writer and Cliburn Artistic Consultant Shields-Collins “Buddy” Bray and Director of Education Susan Robertson will discuss briefly how the Cliburn in the Classroom programs are crafted and coordinated, and take questions.

Cliburn in the Classroom is presented annually to approximately 50,000 second-, third-, and fourth-grade public school students across North Texas at no cost to participating schools.

Lunch is available for purchase (no outside food or drinks).

FESTIVAL EVENT: Enjoy a free recital by some of the 2017 Cliburn Competition non-finalist competitors. Lunch is available for purchase (no outside food or drinks).

FESTIVAL EVENT: Enjoy a free recital by some of the 2017 Cliburn Competition non-finalist competitors. Lunch is available for purchase (no outside food or drinks).

Three Young Artists from the PianoTexas International Academy and Festival will play for Cliburn Juror Christopher Elton.

 

Three Young Artists from the PianoTexas International Academy and Festival will play for Cliburn Juror Anne-Marie McDermott.

Three Young Artists from the PianoTexas International Academy and Festival will play for Cliburn Juror Arnaldo Cohen.

 

FESTIVAL EVENT: A panel discussion about the role competitions play in the classical music industry today—what are the goals of major competitions, how can they best be achieved, and why should we pay attention?

Moderator:
Fred Child, host of American Public Media’s Performance Today

Participants:
Benjamin Woodroffe, secretary general, World Federation of International Music Competitions
Jacques Marquis, president and CEO, the Cliburn
Graham Parker, president, Universal Music Classics USA

 

FESTIVAL EVENT: Members of the 2017 Cliburn Jury will examine how training, technique, and artistic sensibilities have changed, and discuss their own approach to and experiences in their careers in music. They will also look at repertoire, programming, and what it takes to build a career today—and how those considerations play into their decisions.

Moderator:
Elliott Forrest, WQXR host

Jury Members:
Arnaldo Cohen (Brazil), Christopher Elton (United Kingdom), Marc-André Hamelin (Canada), Joseph Kalichstein (Israel / United States), Mari Kodama (Japan), Anne-Marie McDermott (United States), Erik T. Tawaststjerna (Finland), Alexander Toradze (Georgia/United States)

FESTIVAL EVENT: Award-winning writer Stuart Isacoff leads a panel discussion about the role the arts can play in international relations. Panelists will draw on their experiences leading and observing artistic exchanges around the world to consider how arts can transcend national borders and cultural differences to foster meaningful connections.

Moderator:
Stuart Isacoff

Participants:
Patrick Castillo, composer, performer, writer, educator
Maya Pritsker, journalist, music critic, lecturer, and cultural commentator
Sarah Tanguy, curator, U.S. Department of State, Office of Art in Embassies
Marc Thayer, executive director, Symphony New Hampshire & former deputy director, American Voices

FESTIVAL EVENT: Leaders in arts education discuss the importance and impact of arts education, how schools and arts organizations/educators can work together to deliver effective programs, and the state of arts education today.

Moderator:
Shields-Collins Bray, Cliburn Artistic Consultant

Participants:
John Feierabend, specialist, music and movement development in childhood
Blasko Smilevski, executive director, Jeunesses Musicales International
Christina Walk, executive director, Visual and Performing Arts–Fort Worth ISD

FESTIVAL EVENT: The composer (and Jury member) discusses the 2017 commissioned work, which every competitor will perform in the Preliminary Round.

FESTIVAL EVENT: Award-winning author Stuart Isacoff discusses the scene and some of the hidden aspects of the dramatic moment in history when American pianist Van Cliburn won the first Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War.

FESTIVAL EVENT: Using actors, a concert pianist, and video projections, this one-of-a-kind musical production teaches children about the life, music, and significance of Van Cliburn. Created in 2014 by the Cliburn and Performing Arts Fort Worth’s Children’s Education Program, the production uses actors, a concert pianist, and video projections to bring his heroic story to life.

Van Cliburn: An American Hero is performed at Bass Hall for 12,000 Fort Worth ISD fourth-graders each year.

Written by Joel Ferrell. Starring Robert Reed, Shannon McGrann, and Nathanael Clark, and featuring pianist Adam Golka.

FESTIVAL EVENT: Using actors, a concert pianist, and video projections, this FREE one-of-a-kind production teaches children about the life, music, and significance of Van Cliburn. Created in 2014 by the Cliburn and Performing Arts Fort Worth’s Children’s Education Program, the production uses actors, a concert pianist, and video projections to bring his heroic story to life.

Van Cliburn: An American Hero is performed at Bass Hall for 12,000 Fort Worth ISD fourth-graders each year.

Written by Joel Ferrell. Starring Robert Reed, Shannon McGrann, and Nathanael Clark, and featuring pianist Adam Golka.