Winner to receive automatic entry into the seventh International
Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs™
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Maggie Estes, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
mestes@cliburn.org, 817.738.6536 (o), 817.739.0459 (c)
Fort Worth, Texas, April 25, 2012--The Van Cliburn Foundation
announced today that it will host its third Cliburn Amateur Piano
Video Contest this summer. The competition is open to amateur
pianists age 35 and older by June 15, 2012, who do not derive their
primary source of income from the playing, teaching, or composing
of music. Eligible competitors will submit a performance video of
5-10 minutes in length via a special portal on the Cliburn's
Facebook page and on Cliburn.org, and the winner will be determined
by public voting online. Click HERE for a complete list of rules
and eligibility requirements. Contact Sandra Doan at 817.738.6536
or sdoan@cliburn.org with any questions.
The submission period for videos is June 15 to July 15, 2012.
Videos will be available for viewing and voting from July 16 to
August 10, 2012, and the winner will be announced on August 14,
2012. The winner of the Cliburn Amateur Piano Video Contest will
receive automatic entry into the seventh International Piano
Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, to be held May 2015, on the
campus of TCU.
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION FOR OUTSTANDING
AMATEURS
The International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs was
inaugurated in 1999 and was the first of its kind in the United
States. Described by the Boston Globe as "a celebration of music,
and the people who have to make music no matter what," it was
established at the encouragement of Nela Rubinstein, late wife of
legendary pianist Artur Rubinstein. The contest highlights the
importance of music-making in everyday life and provides a forum
for musicians age 35 and older who do not derive their primary
source of income from the playing or teaching of the piano. The
weeklong competition brings together 70 of the finest amateur
pianists from around the world for seven days of performances,
symposia, and social events.
ABOUT THE VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION
The Van Cliburn Foundation disseminates classical music worldwide,
and nurtures and launches young artists' careers through the
quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the
ensuing three-year international concert tours of its medalists,
award-winning documentaries, radio broadcasts, and a live webcast
that extends its outreach to audiences around the world. In 2009,
over 2,857,573 total streams were delivered to viewers from 157
countries/territories.
The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will
take place May 24-June 9, 2013, at Fort Worth's Bass Performance
Hall and will welcome 30 of the world's finest young pianists to
Texas. Continuing its longstanding commitment to new music, the
Cliburn has selected composer Christopher Theofanidis to write the
commissioned work that will be performed during the Semifinal
Round. Additionally, the Competition will mark the first Cliburn
appearance by the renowned Brentano String Quartet, performing with
each of the 12 semifinalists, and Maestro Leonard Slatkin,
conducting the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in the performance of
two concerti with each of the six finalists. Maestro John Giordano
will serve as chairman of the jury for his eleventh Competition
since he assumed the post in 1973.
For audiences in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Van Cliburn
Foundation promotes great music and world-class artists through the
annual Cliburn Concerts series. It reaches 33,000 elementary school
students with the education programs of Musical Awakenings®.
Official Sponsors of the Van Cliburn Foundation are:
American Airlines
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust, Bank of America,
Trustee
Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County
BNSF Railway Foundation
Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, Bank of America,
Trustee
ExxonMobil
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
The Burnett Foundation
XTO Energy
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