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Thursday, February 8, 2001
7:30-9 p.m. Concert
9-10 p.m. Panel Discussion
Caspary Auditorium
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue (at East 66th Street)
Free and Open to the Public
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis
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The Foundation is a chartered, non-profit organization formed to sponsor
the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. This Competition, widely
considered to be "the most prestigious classical piano competition
in the world" (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 1996) was created by
a group of Fort Worth music teachers and other volunteers in celebration
of Van Cliburn's sensational victory at the first International Tchaikovsky
Competition in 1958. Since the first gold medal was awarded in 1962, the
Van Cliburn Competition continues, every four years, to identify outstanding
young artists and open doors for them by providing two years of concert
management services and hundreds of engagements around the world. These
winners bring the highest quality of music and musicianship to audiences
everywhere.
The Foundation is not only committed to developing artists but also to
cultivating a knowledgeable audience in the North Texas area. Since 1976,
Cliburn Concerts has presented
a combination of rising young stars and established musical virtuosos
in an annual concert series. Premiere pianists, instrumentalists, and
chamber groups have been presented as well as past laureates of the Van
Cliburn Competition and other talented young artists, many of whom have
emerged from major international competitions. The Van Cliburn Foundation
further demonstrates its commitment to education
by offering lectures and demonstrations to the public, and participating
in educational and outreach projects which include Adopt-A-School and
Imagination Celebration. The International
Association is a membership program for people around the world who
share a love of classical music and support the efforts of the Foundation
which recognizes the world's most talented young pianists and encourages
an appreciation for their work.
Support and sponsorship from major American corporations has enabled
the Van Cliburn Foundation to produce award-winning documentaries on the
competitions which have been aired nationally on public television and
syndicated on five continents. National and international radio series
have been produced by major networks, and world-renowned labels have recorded
the winners' performances.
INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
FOR OUTSTANDING AMATEURSª
This competition is open to doctors, scientists, board members,
politicians, homemakers, and anyone else for whom making music is more
than an avocation but less than an occupation. All competitors will be
considered amateurs in the best sense of that word--not as those who "dabble,"
but as those who have engaged in the study of music as a serious pastime
rather than as a professionÑsometimes having had to make the difficult
choice between their profession and their potential career as a concert
artist.
VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Every four years, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition brings
together approximately thirty-five young musicians from around the world
to celebrate their gifts and compete for a wide variety of prizes, including
generous cash awards and numerous concert engagements. The competition
is a rigorous and comprehensive examination of every facet of each contestant's
musicianship and technical proficiency. All competitors are heard in recital;
twelve semi-finalists play commissioned works and performances of chamber
music; and six finalists perform two concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra and the Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra under the direction of
a major international conductor. It is the task of the distinguished jury
to ultimately select the Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists. The Tenth
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will be held May 23 -
June 8, 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Click here
to see the Web site of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Archives housed at Texas Christian University.
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