June 1, 2010
VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL
PIANO COMPETITION FOR OUTSTANDING AMATEURS®: FORT WORTH, TEXAS, May
23-29, 2011
APPLICATIONS FOR THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL PIANO
COMPETITION FOR OUTSTANDING AMATEURS NOW ONLINE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Maggie Estes, Director of Marketing, 817.738.6536
Fort Worth, Texas, May 27, 2010:
The Van Cliburn Foundation will host its sixth International Piano
Competition for Outstanding Amateurs May 23-29, 2011. Applications
are now being accepted online and by mail for all interested
competitors. Full details on the application process can be found
at
Cliburn.org.
Inaugurated in 1999, the International Competition for
Outstanding Amateurs was created to celebrate and recognize the
importance of music-making, both on and off the stage. It includes
three recital rounds over a one-week period, played on a Steinway
concert grand piano, with the program choices left up to the
competitors.
To ensure that those participating in the competition are doing
it, in Van Cliburn's words, "to celebrate the Amateur spirit,"
competitors must be at least 35 years of age by the start of
competition, and cannot derive their principal source of income
from playing or teaching piano.
All 75 competitors begin by performing a 12-minute program in
the Preliminary round. Then, 25 performers will be selected to play
a 20-minute program in the semi-final round. Just six of the
original competitors will be chosen to present a recital of 30
minutes in the final round, from which the first, second and third
prize winners will be chosen to receive a cash award.
Awards include: First Prize, $2,000; Second Prize, $1,500; Third
Prize, $1,000; Press Jury Award; Audience Award; Most Creative
Programming Award as well as special awards in each category of
repertoire.
The jury for the Amateur Competition will be chaired by John
Giordano, Chairman of the Jury for the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition and Music Director Emeritus of the Fort Worth
Symphony Orchestra. Other members will include distinguished music
faculty from local universities and other notable industry
professionals. A Press Jury Award will also be given by the Press
Jury.
All performances will take place at Ed Landreth Auditorium on the
campus of TCU and will be open to the public. Competitors will be
responsible for their own travel and housing arrangements. Practice
facilities and instruments will be available for all competitors
during the week of the competition. Several social events, as well
as opportunities to perform chamber music and participate in
symposia and master classes, will be organized during the course of
the competition to allow for participants to meet and play for one
another on an informal basis.
The Van Cliburn Foundation is principally known for the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition, held every four years in Fort
Worth Texas since 1962. The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition will be held from May 24-June 9, 2013. For more
information about the Foundation and its various activities, please
visit our Web site at cliburn.org.
PIANOTEXAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY &
FESTIVAL
Established in 1981, the PianoTexas International Academy &
Festival (formerly known as the TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute) is a
piano festival renowned for imparting musical insights and an
understanding of the professional music world to talented young
pianists, dedicated teachers, and passionate amateurs. PianoTexas
will offer a special session for amateurs participating in the Van
Cliburn Foundation's sixth International Piano Competition for
Outstanding Amateurs in 2011, providing several opportunities to
perform in recitals and master classes, as well as to study
privately with internationally renowned artists/teachers.
For more information regarding PianoTexas and application
procedures, visit www.pianotexas.org, e-mail info-pianotexas@tcu.edu,
or call 817.257.7456.
THE INTERNATIONAL PIANO
COMPETITION FOR OUTSTANDING AMATEURSTM
is made possible by the
generous support of
THE PANGBURN
FOUNDATION
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TRUSTEE
and
STEINWAY & SONS
