Amateur competition: May 23-29, 2011
Tuesday offers another full day of preliminary Cliburn amateur competition, featuring several international contenders, as well as a slew of North Texas pianists.
The first round takes place 1-5 p.m., with two breaks. The second round runs 7:30-10:30 p.m., with one break. Watch the competition all day live on www.dfw.com/cliburn.
Here's a look at today's competitors. (Note: program repertoire is subject to change)
Afternoon session
1 p.m. Judy Darst
Retired piano teacher, Bend, Oregon. Playing Granados "Mazurka;" Rachmaninoff Prelude in G major, Op. 32; Schubert "Hungarian Melody."
1:15 p.m. Choo Jooi (Janice) Khoo
Medical practice manager, Bakersfield, Calif. (Born in Malaysia.) Playing Beethoven Bagatelle Op. 33; Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor, Op. 23; Chopin Etude in C major, Op. 10
1:30 p.m. Joseph Mercuri
Hospital physician, Sartell, Minn. Playing Chopin Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30; Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor.
1:45 p.m. Vincent J. Schmithorst
Research scientist, Batavia, Ohio. Playing Scarlatti Sonata in D major, K.96; Brahms Ballade in G minor, Op. 118; Liszt "Transcendental Etude" No. 5 "Feux follets."
2 p.m. Andrea Terenzi
Dentist, Rome, Italy. Playing Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor
(Break)
2:30 p.m. Kazuyuki Ohmura
Software engineering manager, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. Playing Chopin Polonaise F-sharp minor, Op. 44
2:45 p.m. Andrea De Tomas
Lawyer, London, United Kingdom (Born in Italy). Playing Liszt "Funerailles" from "Harmonies poetiques et religieuses"
3 p.m. Mari Shiokawa (Jacobson)
Director of Japanese sand company, San Francisco (Born in Japan). Playing Poulenc Improvisation No. 7 in C major; Chopin Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25; Chopin "Revolutionary" Etude
3:15 p.m. Angela Lee Tien
Homemaker, Winchester, Mass. Playing Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major; Debussy "Claire de lune;" Bolcom "Graceful Ghost Rag."
3:30 p.m.Yoko Taruki
Kindergarten teacher, Yokohama, Japan. Playing Moszkowski Etude in A-flat major, Op. 72; Debussy "Pour le piano:" prelude; toccata.
(Break)
4 p.m. Leslie Myrick
Retired hospital administrator, Toronto, Ontario (Born in the U.S.). Playing Chopin Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44.
4:15 p.m. Jorge Zamora
Distribution manager in telecommunications, Huixquilucan, Mexico. Playing Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23.
4:30 p.m. Reiko Osawa
Homemaker, Itami, Hyogo, Japan. Playing Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor; Khachaturian Toccata.
4:45 p.m. Jose Mauro Peixoto
Portfolio manager, Sao Paolo, Brazil. Playing Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor.
Evening session
7:30 p.m. Dominic Piers Smith
Race car designer, Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Playing Debussy Preludes, Book 1: "Ce qu'a vu le vent de l'Ouest; La cathedrale engloutie;" Rachmaninoff Prelude in C minor, Op. 23
7:45 p.m. Marisa Naomi Haines
Teacher, Murphy, Texas (Born in Brazil). Playing Bach Concerto in D after Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo by Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974: (untitled); Adagio; Presto
8 p.m. Debra Saylor
Vocal instructor, Huntsville, Ala. Playing Granados "Quejas, o la maja y el ruisenor" from "Goyescas;" Chopin "Military" Polonaise
8:15 p.m. Anne Blakeney
Homemaker, Dallas. Playing Granados "Quejas, o la maja y el ruisenor" from "Goyescas;" Schumann "Aufschwung" from "Fantasietucke, Op. 12
8:30 p.m. Robin Green
Retired attorney, Dallas. Playing Debussy "Jardins sous la pluie" from "Estampes;" Ginastera "Suide de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15; Adagietto pianissimo; Allegro rustico; Allegretto contabile; Calmo e poetico; Scherzando-Coda: Presto ed emergico.
(Break)
9 p.m. Clark Griffith
Retired database programmer, Fort Worth. Playing Bach Prelude No. 9 in E major; Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor; Faure-Griffith "Berceuse" from "Dolly Suite;" Brahms Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76; Cumming Prelude No. 23 in B major.
9:15 p.m. James Raphael
Jeweler, spa owner, real estate investor, Fort Worth. Playing Scarlatti Sonata in E major, K. 380; Sonata in D minor, K. 9; Liszt "Gondoliera" from "Venezia e Napoli;" Raphael "Theme and Four Variations from 'Katikua' in memory of Holocaust victims.
9:30 p.m. Paul Rutschmann
Adjunct instructor of European & German history, Arlington. Playing Scarlatti Sonata in D major, K. 119; Rachmaninoff "Moment musical" in E minor, Op. 16.
9:45 p.m. David Hibbard
Retired railroad manager, Fort Worth. Playing Rachmaninoff "Lilacs," Op. 21; Tchaikovsky-Rachmaninoff "Lully," Op. 16; Behr-Rachmaninoff "Polka de W.R., de Lachtaubchen," Op. 303.
10 p.m. Mark Graham
Heath care worker, Denton. Playing Liszt "Transcendental" Etudes: No. 1 "Preludio;" No. 5 "Feux follets;" No. 4 "Mazeppa."
10:15 p.m. Ken Iisaka
Internet start-up entrepreneur & consultant, Mill Valley, Calif. (Born in Japan). Playing Schumann Fantasy in C major, Op. 17: "Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutgragen."
Source: Cliburn Foundation
