2016 GUIDE TO COMPETITIONS
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Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition |
ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is quadrennial and held in Fort Worth, TX. Cash awards: $50,000/$20,000/$20,000. Winners also receive three years of artist management services and tour booking, audio recording and distribution, and other prizes. The competition will be streamed live, and a documentary will be produced for PBS and international distribution.
MAIN OFFICE
201 Main Street, Suite 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
UNITED STATES
WEBSITE
http://www.cliburn.org/
ELIGIBILITY
Age 18 to 30 years old.
Applicants must have been born after June 10, 1986, and on or before May 25, 1999.
First-prize winners of previous Cliburn Competitions are not eligible to compete.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Piano |
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DETAILS |
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| Travel Covered? | Yes | |
| Frequency | Quadrennial | |
| Cash prizes | $10,000 to $50,000 | |
| Additional prizes | Performances | |
| Jury chair(s) | Leonard Slatkin, Conductor and Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre National de Lyon | |
| Jury size | 6 to 10 | |
| Application deadline | October 13, 2016 | |
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SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
Preliminary Round (May 25 to 28, 2017 - Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth, TX)
30 competitors perform a 45-minute recital, to include the commissioned work of 4-6 minutes by Marc-André Hamelin
Quarterfinal Round (May 29 to 30, 2017 - Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth, TX)
20 competitors perform a 45-minute recital
Semifinal Round (June 1 to 5, 2017 - Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth, TX)
12 competitors in two phases: (1) Mozart concerto to be selected from a list with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan; and (2) 60-minute recital |
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FINALS (live rounds)
Final Round (June 7 to 10, 2017 - Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth, TX)
6 competitors in two phases: (1) Piano quintet selected from a list with Brentano String Quartet; and (2) Concerto with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Leonard Slatkin
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ Semifinals | ✔ Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ Finals | ✔ Finals streamed |
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