August 27, 2008
Contact: Laura Grant, Grant Communications 978.208.0552
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CLIBURN 2009
ON SALE AUGUST 29
"...one of the music world's main events." -St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
"...a cross between the Miss America Pageant, the Olympic Games,
the Academy Awards, and the
Pulitzer Prize." -Boston Globe
FORT WORTH, TEXAS-Subscriptions to the Thirteenth Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition (Cliburn 2009), to be held May 22
to June 7, 2009 at Bass Performance Hall, will go on sale this
Friday, August 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear some of today's rising stars
first hand!
Following worldwide audition recitals before a respected
five-member jury, thirty of the world's most promising young
pianists will travel to Fort Worth in spring of 2009 to compete in
what is considered to be "the most prestigious classical piano
contest in the world" (Chicago Tribune).
Each artist will perform a fifty-minute program over five days
and ten sessions in the Preliminary Round. The anticipation and
excitement continue to mount, as just twelve musicians progress to
the four-day, eight-session Semifinal Round. In addition to
sixty-minute recitals, audiences will hear competitors perform in
piano quintets with one of today's preeminent ensembles, the Takács
Quartet. Just six of these young artists will advance to the Final
Round, where they will perform a concerto with the Fort Worth
Symphony Orchestra, led by world-renowned conductor Maestro James
Conlon, and also play an additional fifty-minute recital.
"We receive inquiries through the Internet for subscriptions
every day," says Sevan Melikyan, director of marketing at the Van
Cliburn Foundation. "People from all over the world are making
plans to attend this unique event. August 29 will be the time for
everyone to reserve seats at Bass Performance Hall, and to become
part of a musical journey like no other."
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on June 7, and
brought onstage, where they will receive medals from the legendary
Van Cliburn himself. All six finalists of the Cliburn 2009 will
receive a prize package consisting of three years of managed
concert tours with a combined total of more than 300 concert
engagements valued at over $1,000,000, as well as cash awards and
other prizes. Please visit www.cliburn.org for
complete details on the top prizes, as well as numerous others that
will be awarded
Subscription Packages to Cliburn 2009
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Preliminary Round - May 22-26, 2009
Semifinal Round - May 28-31, 2009
Final Round - June 3-7, 2009
Awards Ceremony - June 7, 2009
May 22-26, 2009 Preliminary Round (10 concerts)
Thirty pianists from around the world perform a fifty-minute
program over five days and ten sessions.
Subscription: Mezzanine $175; Gallery $90
May 22-31, 2009 Preliminary and Semifinal Rounds (18
concerts)
Tickets to the Preliminary Round (above) and Semifinal Round, in
which twelve competitors advance to perform sixty- minute recitals
and piano quintets with the Takács Quartet.
Subscription: Mezzanine $408; Gallery $210
May 22-June 7, 2009 Complete Competition (24 concerts + Awards
Ceremony)
Preliminary, Semifinal, and Final Rounds. In the Final Round, six
finalists share the stage with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra,
led by world- renowned conductor, Maestro James Conlon. Together
they will play concertos by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and
other favorites. Pianists will also perform in individual
fifty-minute recitals.
Subscription: Mezzanine $712; Gallery $357
Platinum Circle: $1,667
Golden Circle: $1,413
Both Circle packages include: Orchestra seats-a privilege
exclusive to the Circles-for all three rounds of the competition
and Awards Ceremony; invitations to the Gala Opening Dinner and
Closing Reception; invitations to special receptions held during
intermissions throughout the competition; a complimentary copy of
the competition program book; and a compact disc of the winning
performances, following its commercial release by harmonia mundi in
fall of 2009. Platinum Circle patrons have an additional option to
purchase Valet Parking at Bass Performance Hall for $250.
To order a subscription, please call 817.335.9000 or visit www.cliburntickets.org.
Single tickets will be available beginning March 13, 2009.
For more information about Cliburn 2009, please visit www.cliburn.org or contact:
Laura Grant, Grant Communications, 978.208.0552; Lgrant11@comcast.net, or
Sevan Melikyan, director of marketing, Van Cliburn Foundation,
817.738.6536; smelikyan@cliburn.org.
CONTACT
email: sevan@cliburn.org
phone: 817.738.6536
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