Cliburn 2009: May 22 - June 7
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The Cliburn schedule, tickets, parking ...
Cliburn Foundation
The 2009 Cliburn begins May 22.
The 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
May 22-June 7
Bass Hall
Information: www.cliburn.org, 817-738-6536
How the competition works
What’s happened so far: Thirty competitors from 14 countries were chosen out of 155 who auditioned this spring in Shanghai, China; Hanover, Germany; St. Petersburg, Russia; Lugano, Switzerland; New York and Fort Worth.
What happens next: Each competitor will play one recital in the preliminary round starting May 22. Twelve semifinalists will be chosen to play a second recital and a performance with the Takacs Quartet. Then, six finalists will be chosen to perform a third recital and two concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Who judges: A jury composed of 11 distinguished musicians, teachers and other industry professionals, led by jury chairman John Giordano, former music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
What they win: The Cliburn winner receives a gold medal, silver trophy cup, $20,000 cash, international concert tours and career management for the three concert seasons, a CD recording and air travel during the three-year tour.
Second and third place receive a silver medal and crystal trophy, respectively, plus $20,000 cash, U.S. concert tours and career management for three concert seasons, and a CD recording.
The non-medaling finalists receive three years of managed concert tours and $10,000. Semifinalists receive $5,000.
In addition, the jury awards prizes for best performances of a new work, best chamber music performance and a few discretionary awards.
Competition schedule
May 22-26: Preliminary round
All 30 competitors perform one 50-minute solo recital.
Recitals take place daily at 1 p.m., 1:55 p.m., 3 p.m. and 3:55 p.m; then again at 7:30 p.m., 8:35 p.m. and 9:40 p.m.
May 26: Twelve semifinalists announced (immediately after last solo recital in preliminary round)
May 28-31: Semifinal round
Twelve semifinalists each perform a 60-minute solo recital and one piano quintet with the Takács Quartet.
Solo recital includes a new work commissioned for the Cliburn as part of the American Composers Invitational.
Performances take place daily at 1:30, 2:45 and 3:40 p.m.; then again at 7:30, 8:35 and 9:40 p.m.
May 31: Six finalists announced (immediately after last recital in semi-final round)
June 3-7: Final round
Six finalists each perform a 50-minute solo recital and two concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, led by James Conlon.
Recitals take place daily at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m. June 3-6 and at 1:30 and 2:45 p.m. June 6-7.
June 7: Awards Ceremony
Announcement of winners and presentation of awards at 5 p.m.
Ancillary events schedule
Reel Rosen Film Festival: a film festival dedicated to the works of Peter Rosen, at Four Day Weekend Theater,
312 Houston Street, Fort Worth. Free and open to the public. Visit www.cliburn.org for the complete schedule and a synopsis of each film. Films include:
June 1: First Person Singular: I.M. Pei (1997), Reflections: Leonard Bernstein (1978), Shadows in Paradise (2008)
June 2: In the Key of G: The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival (2005), Workshop for Peace (2005), Who Gets To Call It Art? (2006)
June 3: Toscanini: The Maestro (1985), The Golden Age of the Piano (1993), Great Conversations in Music: The Pianists (2004)
June 4: A Place of Dreams: Carnegie Hall at 100 (1991), The Hollywood Bowl: Music under the Stars (2001), Khachaturian (2003)
June 5: Enrico Caruso: Voice of the Century (1998), The Museum on the Mountain (1998), Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist (1995), Rubenstein Remembered (1988)
Symposia: featuring distinguished speakers, artists and industry professionals, at Bass Hall and Maddox-Muse Center. Check www.cliburn.org for the complete schedule and descriptions. Free admission. Events include:
June 3: "Music Diplomacy — Ideals for a New Generation" with J. Thomas Schieffer, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Lyndon Olson, former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
June 4: "Critics round table" with music critics and journalists
June 5: "Meet the Jury" with Cliburn competition jurors
June 6: "A Talk with James Conlon, " noted conductor and Cliburn maestro
Piano marathons: Competitors who did not advance perform their remaining repertoire.
2 p.m. June 1-2 (tentative, depending on how many pianists participate)
Tickets
Subscription ticket packages are still available for all stages of the competition and the awards ceremony. A limited number of individual tickets (starting at $15) will also be available each day at the box office in Bass Hall. For ticket inquiries: 800-462-7979 or www.cliburntickets.org.
Good to know: All patrons at the Cliburn must be at least 12 years old.
Live streaming: Anyone, including children and those without tickets, may attend the free live competition screening, located at the Van Cliburn Recital Hall in McDavid Studio, across from Bass Hall.
Parking
Saturdays and Sundays:
Free street parking and free parking at Carter-Burgess Plaza garage (directly south of Bass Hall) and City Center II garage (north of Bass Hall).
Monday through Friday:
Before 6 p.m., street parking and garage parking will incur a charge.
After 6 p.m., free street parking and free garage parking at Carter-Burgess Plaza and City Center II garages.
Other ways to follow the competition
The Star-Telegram will cover it live on our web site, dfw.com/cliburn and on Twitter @dfwdotcom.
The Cliburn Foundation will stream the entire competition live at www.cliburn.tv.
KTCU will broadcast the entire competition live at 88.7 FM and online at www.ktcu.tcu.edu
WRR 101.1 will broadcast the finals only.
Gift shop
Souvenirs of the Cliburn, recordings from past competitors, posters and other items will be available in the Cliburn Gift Shop in the Bass Hall lobby each day and online at http://shop.cliburn.org.
New this year: elegant custom-designed Vineyard Vines silk ties feature pianos, treble clefs and music notes on a yellow, blue or pink background; $65. Equally intriguing are their custom-labeled wines: A cabernet with a gold piano seal sells for $40, and a chardonnay with the 2009 Cliburn poster as the label sells for $25.
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