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JOHN GIORDANO, Chairman (United
States)
Director emeritus of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, where he
was music director for 28 seasons, Maestro John Giordano has served
as chairman of the jury for the Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition since 1973. Other distinctions include Distinguished
Fellow in Music, TCU; music director, Corpus Christi Symphony
Orchestra; founder, Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra; and director
emeritus, Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth, among many
others.
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DMITRI ALEXEEV
(Russia)
A Moscow native and graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, Dmitri
Alexeev was unanimously awarded first prize at the 1975 Leeds
International Competition. A sought-after soloist and collaborator,
he has toured extensively, performing in the world's finest venues,
and boasts an extensive discography. Mr. Alexeev has served on many
major competition juries, including the Cliburn (2009), Leeds,
Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Santander, Geneva, and others.
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MICHEL BEROFF
(France)
A Paris Conservatory graduate, Michel Beroff took top prize at the
first Olivier Messiaen International Piano Competition in 1967, and
went on to perform with the world's most prestigious orchestras and
conductors. An active chamber musician, he has appeared with Martha
Argerich, Jean-Philippe Collard, Lynn Harrell, and Barbara
Hendricks. He has made more than 50 recordings and currently
teaches at the Paris Conservatory. He served as a juror for the
2009 Cliburn Competition.
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ANDREA BONATTA
(Italy)
Born in Bolzano, Italy, Andrea Bonatta concertizes extensively,
with recent recital and conducting engagements across Europe and
Asia. He has served as artistic advisor and jury chairman for the
International "F. Busoni" Piano Competition, as well as on the
juries of the Bolzano, Ettlingen, Moscow, Shanghai, Utrecht,
Weimar, and Cleveland competitions. Mr. Bonatta was also a vice
president of the World Federation of International Music
Competitions.
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RICHARD DYER (United
States)
Richard Dyer was chief music critic for The Boston Globe for 33
years, publishing more than 12,000 pieces, including interviews
with most leading pianists of the past three decades. Mr. Dyer is a
two-time recipient of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for
distinguished music criticism and a former Briggs-Copeland Lecturer
at Harvard. This is his fourth appearance on the Cliburn
Competition jury (2001, 2005, 2009).
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JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN
(Israel)
Tel Aviv-born pianist Joseph Kalichstein won the 1969 Leventritt
Award and has since enthralled audiences as an orchestral soloist,
recitalist, and chamber musician with a notably diverse repertoire.
He is the chamber music advisor to the Kennedy Center, the artistic
director of the Center's Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, and the
chamber music chair at The Juilliard School. He served as juror for
the 2005 and 2009 Cliburn Competitions.
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DR. YOHEVED KAPLINSKY
(Israel)
Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky is the chairperson of the Piano Department
at The Juilliard School and professor of piano at TCU. One of the
world's foremost teachers, she has served on the faculties of the
Peabody Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music, and was
appointed artistic director of Juilliard's pre-college division in
2007. She frequently adjudicates in international competitions such
as the Cleveland, Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky, and Cliburn (2001, 2005,
2009).
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LIU SHIH KUN (China)
Chinese pianist Liu Shih Kun won third prize at the Liszt
Competition in 1956 and second prize at the first International
Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958. After a six-year incarceration
during China's cultural revolution, he went on to become one of the
country's legendary pianists. Since 1964, he has served as the
representative of the National People's Congress and deputy chief
of the Art Council of China's Cultural Department, among other
national roles.
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MINORU NOJIMA
(Japan)
The 1969 Cliburn silver medalist and one of Japan's most
internationally respected pianists, Minoru Nojima has performed all
over the world. Now the president of the Tokyo School of Music, he
has served as chairperson for the Sendai International Music
Competition since its inception and as a Cliburn juror (1981, 1985,
1989). In 2006, a piano competition for gifted young Japanese
pianists was established in his name.
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MENAHEM PRESSLER (United
States)
Menahem Pressler has been one of the world's most esteemed
musicians for more than six decades, touring extensively since
winning the Debussy Competition at age 17. Major achievements
include: founder, Beaux Arts Trio; Lifetime Achievement Award,
Gramophone magazine; member, American Academy of Arts &
Sciences; and recipient, highest cultural and civilian honors from
France and Germany. He has served on five previous Cliburn juries
(1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009).
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BLANCA URIBE
(Colombia)
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Blanca Uribe graduated magna cum laude
from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in Vienna and from The
Juilliard School in New York, where she completed her postgraduate
studies with Martin Canin and Madame Rosinna Lhevinne. She enjoys a
busy performance schedule and has served on the juries of the Gina
Bachauer, Honens, Beethoven, Busoni, and Cleveland competitions,
among others. She is the 1966 Cliburn bronze medalist.
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ARIE VARDI (Israel)
Israeli-born Arie Vardi has received international acclaim as one
of the country's foremost pianists. In addition to his robust
concert career, he teaches at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover,
Germany, and at the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University.
More than 30 of his students have won first prizes in international
competitions. He is the artistic advisor and chairman of the jury
for the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master
Competition.
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XIAN ZHANG (China)
Trained at Beijing's Central Conservatory, Conductor Xian Zhang is
the music director of Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
and artistic director of the NJO/Dutch Orchestra and Ensemble
Academy, and was previously associate conductor for the New York
Philharmonic. She is in high demand as a guest conductor, and has
led Washington's National, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestras, as well as the English National and De
Nederlandse Operas.
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