2019 Cliburn Junior Program Book

MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS

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MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS Jeffrey B. King

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Jacques Marquis

PRESIDENT and CEO

Alessio Bax

CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY

Mrs. Laura Bush

HONORARY CHAIRMAN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PROLOGUE

Message from Honorary Chairman Mrs. Laura Bush Message from Mayor Michael S. Rawlings Message from Chairman Jeffrey B. King Message from President and CEO Jacques Marquis Cliburn Board of Directors Host Committee The Cliburn Junior Vision

THE JUNIOR COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL

General Concert Information Competition Schedule Free Festival Events Experience the Competition About Dallas About SMU Meadows School of the Arts Jury Chairman Alessio Bax Members of the Jury Final Round Conductor Ruth Reinhardt Dallas Symphony Orchestra Festival Artists Jury Handbook Application Process Prizes & Awards Corporate Sponsors Junior Competition History

COMPETITORS / PARTICIPANTS

Competitors Non-competing Festival Participants

ABOUT THE CLIBURN

Cliburn Administration & Competition Professional Services Competitions Winners Concerts Education Reach

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / RECOGNITION

Sponsors / Underwriters Acknowledgments Volunteers The Cliburn Endowment Join the Cliburn Schedule at a Glance

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ART & SOUL The arts make us feel something deep in the core of our souls. It keeps us connected to our community and to each other. The arts bring us together and infuse creativity into our lives.

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PROLOGUE Message from Honorary Chairman Mrs. Laura Bush

Message from Mayor Michael S. Rawlings

Message from Chairman Jeffrey B. King

Message from President and CEO Jacques Marquis

Cliburn Board of Directors Host Committee

The Cliburn Junior Vision

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MRS. LAURA BUSH

honorary chairman

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MICHAEL S. RAWLINGS

mayor of dallas

MICHAEL S. RAWLINGS Mayor of Dallas

May 31, 2019

Greetings!

On behalf of the city of Dallas, I am pleased to welcome you to the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival for exceptional 13 to 17-year-old pianists second edition, May 31–June 8, 2019.

The Cliburn advances classical piano music throughout the world. Its international competitions, education programs, and concert series embody an enduring commitment to artistic excellence and the discovery of young artists.

The City of Dallas commends you for cultivating and empowering others with a determination to believe, achieve, and succeed in their ultimate goals in society. Your organization’s contributions are what make you an invaluable part of our communities and a shining example to others.

On behalf of the citizens of Dallas, we wish you the best for a memorable joyous, and successful event.

Best regards, Michael S. Rawlings Mayor

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JEFFREY B. KING

chairman of the board

On behalf of the Board of Directors, welcome to the Second Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival!

For the first time in our history, the Cliburn is producing a signature competition outside of Fort Worth, and we are particularly proud to be doing so in Dallas. The power of this regional partnership has been evident from the beginning when this cross-town idea was first embraced

by Sam Holland, Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU. His excitement and passion for this groundbreaking collaboration was soon matched by Mrs. Laura Bush, our honorary chairman, Mayor Mike Rawlings, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Meyerson Symphony Center, many new patrons (who are now old friends), and over 150 volunteers from across Dallas. To each of you, our new partners, we express our deepest gratitude. Thank you.

We are thrilled that Ruth Reinhardt will conduct the DSO and our top three competitors during the Final Round, and that Alessio Bax, award-winning pianist and SMU Artist-in-Residence, will serve as Chairman of the Jury, the members of which are esteemed artists, performers, and teachers who hail from Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, and the United States.

The integrity brought by these world-famous professionals ensures the highest degree of process and discipline as well as confidence in outcomes. We are honored by your association with the Cliburn, and we thank you.

And to our 24 competitors and 14 non-competing festival participants, all aged 13–17 and representing 14 countries, welcome to Texas! You have a life-changing opportunity to learn from some of the greatest musicians in the world; you will meet new friends, you will explore a new city, and you are always welcome to come back any time. Each of you carries our deepest respect and best wishes for this festival and for the future.

Now, please sit back, relax, and enjoy the Competition. It may be June in Dallas, but prepare for chills!

Jeffrey B. King

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JACQUES MARQUIS

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Welcome to the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival! In the coming days, you will witness the best young pianists in the world, and we are so proud to welcome them. The success of this event is a combination of many moving parts, and we would like to thank everyone who contributed to making it happen.

My first thank you goes to the Cliburn Board of Directors for their support, their vision, and their ongoing commitment to young artists and excellence.

I would also like to thank our great partners. Without them, this new journey for the Cliburn in Dallas would not have been possible. Thank you to SMU Meadows School of the Arts, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Junior League of Dallas for their support and commitment.

The Cliburn Junior is unique. Every four years, we will bring the best young pianists in the world to meet, learn, compete, explore, develop, and, above all, advance their artistry, vision, and understanding of the music, and of the world.

This year we received 230 applications from 32 countries, and a screening jury carefully picked 24 competitors and 14 non-competing festival participants who will enjoy 12 days of rich human, musical, and social experiences in Dallas, Texas.

This is much more than a competition! The Cliburn Junior is truly a festival, and all competitors and participants from around the world will learn from each other, from our high-caliber jury members, and from other distinguished guests. These exceptional young pianists are on their journeys of becoming artists, and we are providing them a stepping stone that will help them see a horizon of possibilities.

Artistically, they will have masterclasses, piano lessons, a seminar with conductor Ruth Reinhardt; they will have chamber music and four-hand readings; and they will play for the Dallas community in Klyde Warren Park, NorthPark Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, and Main Street Garden Park.

The learning will also include workshops and sessions about the world of competitions, the use of social media, stagecraft, college admissions, and many things that are essential to their musical and life paths.

This is the Cliburn camp. They will develop long-lasting friendships and a great network by living together with the best-of-the-best in their business.

We feel privileged to witness such talent and to contribute to the promotion of exceptional young persons who will make a difference in the world, through music and excellence.

Thank you for joining us,

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CLIBURN BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeffrey B. King* Chairman

Shannon Young Ray*

Gregory L. McCoy*

Vice Chairman

Susanne F. Avondet Kenneth L. Barr* Susanna Gorski Bartolomei Anne T. Bass Mercedes T. Bass Robert M. Bass Christopher Beavers* Anne Marie Bratton Cyd Brown R. Gantt Bumstead Barbara A. Cox Rose Anne Cranz Juana-Rosa Daniell Gregory T. Davis* Stephanie Fox Fuller French Sarah Anthony Gentry Randall C. Gideon*

Harry E. Bartel*

Treasurer

Cami C. Goff Tina H. Gorski Jay Hebert Rebecca Hillard E. Randall Hudson III* William R. Jenkins, Jr. Dee J. Kelly, Jr. Raymond (Rob) B. Kelly III Teresa King Marsha Kleinheinz Mollie L. Lasater Kathryn C. Laughlin* Adelaide Leavens Suzanne S. Levy Gaylord Glasgow Lummis Haddy Manuel Priscilla W. Martin Leslie Moritz

Secretary

Lila A. Murphy Robert John Myers Laura P. O’Brien Scott Orr* Anna Melissa Philpott Mrs. David M. Porter* Martha Prioleau Caroline S. Samis Terri Sexton Melissa Shahbaz Warren L. Strickland Jonathan T. Suder Mary Katherine Tetirick Carla Kemp Thompson Mary Elizabeth Van Meter Natalie Wilkins* Martha S. Williams Sandi Wilson

Ex-officio Members: Victor J. Boschini, Jr. Carrie R. Cappel Kim W. Darden Richard C. Gipson Robert L. Jameson Jacques Marquis, President and CEO Kristen Queen Bill Thornton Hannah Watkins Echo Wilson

Ann Ryan Alann Bedford Sampson André-Michel Schub Thomas L. Smith Yekwon Sunwoo Anna Belle P. Thomas Nobuyuki Tsujii Vladimir Viardo

Ralph Votapek Haochen Zhang

HONORARY COUNCIL Cornelia C. Blake Gunhild Corbett John R. Giordano Ann Frasher Hudson Stanislav Ioudenitch Olga Kern Vadym Kholodenko Alexander Kobrin

Radu Lupu Marsland Buck Moncrief Jon Yasuhiro Nakamatsu Cristina Ortiz Simone Pedroni Mrs. Lawrence G. Rawl Richard Rodzinski Rosalyn G. Rosenthal

VAN CLIBURN ADVISORY COUNCIL Kim W. Darden, chairman Harriet Anton Kaydee B. Bailey Scottie Bartel Olivia Bernabei Sue Chalk Gary Cole, Jr. Camille Comeau Kathie Cummins Mitzi Davis

Joe Minton Scott Mitchell Kit T. Moncrief Whitney Hyder More Denise C. Mullins Elisabeth Bishop Myers Beth J. Rivers Jude Ryan Terry J. Ryan Lynda L. Shropshire

B. Blaine Smith Gordon Dee Smith Gretchen F. Smith Whit Smith Mrs. Peter Sterling Kathleen B. Stevens Kristin N. Sullivan Gerald E. Thiel Sandra Tuomey Wesley R. Turner

Rinda Regent Wentworth Suzy Williams

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*Executive Committee As of May 1, 2019

Jill A. Fischer Sheila Grant Ann B. House Isabelle B. Hulsey Mrs. Dee J. Kelly, Jr. Bill Landreth, Jr. Lauri Lawrence Eddie M. Lesok Ted Mayo III Jarrell R. Milburn

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JUNIOR HOST COMMITTEE The Cliburn is deeply grateful to the Host Committee for their outstanding leadership for the 2019 Cliburn Junior Competition:

Laura Bush, honorary chairman Elaine and Neils Agather Nancy and Randy Best Patsy Miller Donosky Linda H. Gibbons Cami and John C. Goff Teresa and Luther King Shirley and William S. McIntyre Morton Meyerson Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. Deedie Potter Rose Lizzie and Dan Routman Carla and Kelly Thompson Carolyn and Jere Thompson, Jr.

Jere and Carolyn Thompson, Laura Bush, Deedie Potter Rose

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THE CLIBURN VISION

1958

At the height of the Cold War in 1958, Van Cliburn—a 23-year-old Texan—travelled to Moscow to compete in the First Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, a contest designed to demonstrate Soviet cultural superiority on the heels of the country’s launch of Sputnik. His momentous artistry and transcendent spirit won the hearts of the Russian people and made him the obvious choice in the eyes of the legendary docket of jurors. With direct approval from Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev, they gave him first prize, and he immediately catapulted to unprecedented celebrity for an American concert pianist.

The first (and only) New York ticker-tape parade for a musician. The cover of Time magazine. The first Grammy® for classical music. The first classical album to go triple platinum. Record-breaking concert ticket sales at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Grant Park, the Hollywood Bowl. Performances for every President of the United States from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. Kennedy Center Honors. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Russia’s Order of Friendship. U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. U.S. Medal of Arts.

He was one of the persuasive ambassadors of American culture, as well as one of the greatests pianists in the history of music.

He believed in the highest level of artistic achievement. In encouraging young talent. In sharing music with as many people as possible.

And this, quite simply, is the foundation for the organization that bears his name. This is the Cliburn.

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It is THE MISSION OF THE CLIBURN to advance classical piano music throughout the world. Its international competitions, education programs, and concert series embody an enduring commitment to artistic excellence and the discovery of young artists. This was Van Cliburn’s vision for music, and every program must fulfill that mandate at the highest level. Here’s how we got here:

VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

1962

Shortly after Van’s historic victory, the Fort Worth Piano Teachers hosted a dinner in honor of his mother and first teacher, Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn. That night, the National Guild of Piano Teachers announced that it would offer a $10,000 cash prize for a competition named in honor of Van. The First VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION was held in Fort Worth, Texas in 1962, organized entirely by volunteers. It attracted the best international talent age 18 to 30 and was committed to concert tours for its winner.

Now nearing its sixteenth quadrennial edition (2021), the Cliburn Competition has long been widely recognized as one of the most prestigious and high-profile music contests in the world, reaching millions of people and launching the careers of pianists such as Radu Lupu, Jon Nakamatsu, Olga Kern, Alexander Kobrin, Joyce Yang, Haochen Zhang, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Vadym Kholodenko, and Beatrice Rana.

“… A CROSS BETWEEN THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT, THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE ACADEMY AWARDS, AND THE PULITZER PRIZE.” —the boston globe In 1976, the Cliburn began a new program, aimed at “stimulating enthusiasm in the community” in the years between competitions. CLIBURN CONCERTS has since brought hundreds of the best touring musicians of our time to North Texas. Among them, Renée Fleming, Olga Kern, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax (pictured), as well as Murray Perahia, Yuja Wang, Hilary Hahn, Joshua Bell, Joyce DiDonato, Denis Matsuev, and many, many more.

CLIBURN CONCERTS

1976

CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR PIANO COMPETITION

1999 With an overarching commitment to utilizing the latest techonology to reach the most people possible with classical music, the Cliburn was a pioneer in concert webcasting, dating back to 2001. CLIBURN LIVE now broadcasts more than 250 performances live online over four years, with a viewership of more than five million across 170 countries.

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CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR PIANO COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL

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Rounding out its mission, the Cliburn launched a new competition in 2015, aimed at the encouragement of tomorrow’s great artists. The CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR PIANO COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL welcomes the world’s best 13- to 17-yearold pianists, providing a platform for them to share their talent with a large international audience and an opportunity for meaningful artistic development.

In 1999, the Cliburn added a second international competition to its roster, this one for non-professional pianists age 35 and older. The first of its kind in the United States, the quadrennial CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR PIANO COMPETITION promotes music making as a part of daily life and attracts participants from around the world. The eighth edition takes place in 2020.

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THE JUNIOR COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL General Concert Information Competition Schedule Free Festival Events Experience the Competition About Dallas About SMU Meadows School of the Arts Jury Chairman Alessio Bax Members of the Jury Final Round Conductor Ruth Reinhardt Dallas Symphony Orchestra Festival Artists Jury Handbook Application Process Prizes & Awards Corporate Sponsors Junior Competition History

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GENERAL CONCERT INFORMATION CHILDREN

Patrons must be 8 years or older to attend Junior Competition performances.

LATECOMERS There will be no late seating during any recital. During orchestra performances, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of house management. Audience members are encouraged to remain in their seats until the conclusion of each performance.

ELECTRONICS Photography and recording are strictly prohibited. All phones and other electronic equipment must be turned off during performances.

PARKING AT SMU Visit smu.edu/parking for information.

PARKING AT THE MEYERSON Valet Parking is available for $25 at the Flora Street main entrance. Handicapped valet parking is $25 with valid permit, accessible via Pearl Street or the Woodall Rodgers service road. There are several self-parking options in the Arts District, including surface parking lots on Olive Street and along Ross Avenue, and several parking garages. Self-parking is available at 2508 Ross Avenue, One Arts Plaza, on Routh Street and other locations in the Arts District. The closest parking garage is the Hall Arts Center Blue Garage (formerly known as the Dallas Arts District Garage). Parking garages are privately operated; event parking rates begin at $10.

TICKETS TO ALL CONCERTS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT CLIBURN.ORG OR BY CALLING THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BOX OFFICE AT 214.849.4376

COMPETITION SCHEDULE PRELIMINARY ROUND I CARUTH AUDITORIUM, SMU

24 pianists, each performing a 20-minute recital to include a virtuosic etude and one three- or four-voice Bach Prelude and Fugue

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 2:30–5:00 p.m.

7:30–10:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019

2:30–5:00 p.m.

7:30–10:00 p.m. (followed by announcement of quarterfinalists)

QUARTERFINAL ROUND I CARUTH AUDITORIUM, SMU

14 pianists, each performing a 30-minute recital to include the first or last movement of a Classical sonata and a lyrical work

SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 2:30–5:00 p.m.

7:30–9:30 p.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019

2:30–5:00 p.m.

7:30–9:30 p.m. (followed by announcement of semifinalists)

SEMIFINAL ROUND I CARUTH AUDITORIUM, SMU WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 PHASE I: 6 pianists, each performing a 40-minute recital to include a work by a living composer and a substantial work of at least 18 minutes in length

2:30–5:00 p.m.

7:30–10:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 PHASE II: 6 pianists, each performing one concerto movement with piano accompaniment

7:30–9:30 p.m. (followed by announcement of finalists)

FINAL ROUND I MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER

3 pianists, each performing one complete concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ruth Reinhardt SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019

2:30–5:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. — AWARDS CEREMONY

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FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS COMMUNITY CONCERTS

Join us at different venues around Dallas as the Cliburn Junior participants showcase their prodigious talents and share great music with the community.

THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 MAIN STREET GARDEN PARK WITH DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC.

12:00–1:00 p.m.

1902 Main St, Dallas, TX 75201

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019 NORTHPARK CENTER

IN THE NORTHCOURT BETWEEN NORDSTROM & MACY’S

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

8687 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75225

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

HORCHOW AUDITORIUM 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 KLYDE WARREN PARK

12:00–1:00 p.m.

2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 NORTHPARK CENTER

IN THE NORTHCOURT BETWEEN NORDSTROM & MACY’S

4:00–5:00 p.m.

8687 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75225

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

HORCHOW AUDITORIUM 4:00–5:00 p.m.

1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201

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FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS MASTERCLASSES

Follow along as groups of Junior Competition participants play for and learn from some of the world’s top pianists and teachers.

THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT 2:00–5:00 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 ORION WEISS

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019 ALEXANDER KOBRIN 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 CONCERTO MASTER CLASS

WITH RUTH REINHARDT & STRING ENSEMBLE 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Caruth Auditorium, SMU

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 GILBERT KALISH

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

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FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS MASTERCLASSES CONTINUED

Follow along as groups of Junior Competition participants play for and learn from some of the world’s top pianists and teachers.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019 GILBERT KALISH

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

ALESSIO BAX

2:30–5:30 p.m.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

SEMINAR & SYMPOSIUM

Join us at these free events as we get to know the Junior Competition Jury and dig deeper into the art of performance.

O’Donnell Recital Hall, SMU

TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2019 SEMINAR: REPERTOIRE PLANNING

10:00–11:30 a.m.

MODERATED BY SHIELDS-COLLINS BRAY WITH ALEXANDER KOBRIN, LOWELL LIEBERMANN, AND RACHEL NAOMI KUDO

A conversation about the practical considerations of building your repertoire: crafting programs, approaching new music, selecting repertoire, efficient practicing, and everything that goes into long-term artistic planning.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 JURY SYMPOSIUM

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

MODERATED BY JACQUES MARQUIS WITH MEMBERS OF THE JURY Members of the 2019 Cliburn Junior Jury will examine how training, technique, and artistic sensibilities have changed, and discuss their own approach to and experiences in their careers in music. They will also look at repertoire, programming, and what it takes to build a career today—and how those considerations play into their decisions.

SIMULCASTS

Watch the stunning conclusion of the Competition live on the big screen, as three of the best young pianists in the world compete for the coveted Bernice Gressman Meyerson First Prize.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 KLYDE WARREN PARK

2012 WOODALL RODGERS FWY, DALLAS, TX 75201 2:30–7:00 p.m.

MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH

3200 DARNELL ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 2:30–7:00 p.m.

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EXPERIENCE THE COMPETITION

WEBCAST Thousands of people around the globe will get to experience the thrill of the Cliburn Junior Competition from home as it unfolds in real-time online at Cliburn.org, and on Vimeo Live, YouTube Live, and Facebook Live. The Cliburn Live webcast provides a professionally produced, multi-camera live stream experience, including interviews and behind-the-scenes features, as our webcast hosts provide insight and expertise for each performance. This year’s webcast is hosted by Buddy Bray, Sean Chen, and Rachel Naomi Kudo (full bios on pages 36 & 37). Views for the first edition of the Cliburn Junior in 2015 topped 250,000, with over 1.7 million minutes watched across 170 countries.

THE CLIBURN APP

Don’t miss a second of the action with our updated Cliburn App. Stay up to date on Competition developments, watch the webcast, get concert details, and vote for the Audience Award.

NPR’S FROM THE TOP In addition to members of the press from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, and the Dallas/Fort Worth region, NPR’s famed program From the Top will join us onsite in Dallas to cover the Junior Competition in person. The hour-long radio documentary, scheduled to air this October on 220 U.S. stations, will give listeners a behind-the-scenes view and will feature more than 30 minutes of live performance recordings.

WRR 101.1 FM Our friends at WRR will be present at many of our community events, including the Final Round simulcast at Klyde Warren Park! They’ll also be airing a series of interviews with jurors, competitors, and others leading up to the Competition and will broadcast the Final Round concert live on air with commentary from Barry Samsula and Pamela Mia Paul.

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Vote for your favorite! Engage with the Competition online and vote for the 2019 Cliburn Junior Audience Award. One of our competitors will be awarded $500 cash based on audience votes submitted at Cliburn.org and through the Cliburn App. You can vote once per day for any competitor still active in the Competition. Votes will be tallied at the conclusion of the Final Round, and an Audience Award will be given to the competitor who has amassed the most votes over the 12 days of Competition.

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DALLAS

Pegasus An enduring symbol of the city

A city that welcomes all; a destination that inspires big ideas. This isn’t the Dallas of a 1980s television series; this is a new Dallas, full of energy and development—a city on the move. As the ninth-largest city in the country, Dallas is a leading hub for business and innovation, and the Dallas metro area is the top visitor destination in Texas.

Featuring everything from world-class dining and critically acclaimed museums to endless shopping and entertainment options, Dallas encourages days and nights full of excitement.

One of the major anchors of the city is the prevalence of the arts, whether it be in the form of world-renowned exhibits or striking street art. Dallas is home to the largest contiguous urban arts district, anchored by world-class museums like the Nasher Sculpture Center and Dallas Museum of Art and some of the country’s greatest performing ensembles, such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Opera, and Dallas Black Dance Theater.

The Dallas Arts District

In addition to the arts, Dallas is home to various vibrant neighborhoods— all with distinct atmospheres and experiences. From the heart of the city in Downtown, to the many neighborhoods, such as Deep Ellum, Oak Cliff, Lower Greenville, and Oak Lawn, there is a consistent spirit of Texas hospitality and a dedication to unforgettable experiences for a unique thread, which ties all of these neighborhoods together into one city.

Welcome!

George W. Bush Presidential Center

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SMU MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

SMU is the nationally ranked global research university in the dynamic city of Dallas. SMU’s alumni, faculty, and nearly 12,000 students in seven degree-granting schools demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit as they lead change in their professions, communities, and the world.

The Meadows School of the Arts was formally established at SMU in 1969 and named in honor of benefactor Algur H. Meadows. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the school is one of the foremost arts education institutions in the United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in 11 disciplines encompassing the visual, performing, and communication arts. The school is a leader in developing innovative outreach and community engagement programs, challenging its students to make a difference locally and globally by developing connections between art, entrepreneurship, and change. It is also a convener for the arts in North Texas, serving as a catalyst for new collaborations and providing critical industry research.

The Meadows School’s nationally recognized Division of Music is devoted to the advancement of music performance and scholarship, to the preparation of the next generation of music professionals, and to service in the artistic life of our community, our nation, and the world. The music faculty – including many members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra – consists of a truly outstanding team of internationally acclaimed artists, scholars, and educators who care deeply about their students. The division offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree options, performing ensembles, internship and career opportunities, and more. For additional information, visit www.smu.edu/meadows.

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ALESSIO BAX

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Alessio Bax is without a doubt “among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone). He catapulted to prominence with first prize wins at both the Leeds and Hamamatsu International Piano Competitions, and is now a familiar face on five continents, not only as a recitalist and chamber musician, but also as a concerto soloist who has appeared with more than 100 orchestras, including the London, Royal, and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestras, the Boston, Dallas, Sydney, Cincinnati and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, and the NHK Symphony in Japan, collaborating with such eminent conductors as Marin Alsop, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, Yuri Temirkanov, and Jaap van Zweden.

Mr. Bax explores many facets of his career in the 2019–2020 season. Fall brings the release of Italian Inspirations, his eleventh recording for Signum Classics. Pairing works by Luigi Dallapiccola and Alessandro Marcello with Italian-themed pieces by Rachmaninov and Liszt, the album’s program is also the vehicle for Mr. Bax’s solo recital debut at New York’s 92nd Street Y. A further debut follows with the Milwaukee Symphony, where he plays Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto under Han-Na Chang, and the same composer’s Fourth Concerto and Choral Fantasy take him to the Santa Barbara Symphony. Placing special focus on long-term collaborative projects, this season Mr. Bax undertakes Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) and on a forthcoming Signum Classics release, both with Paul Watkins of the Emerson String Quartet; plays trios in Santiago with Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster Daishin Kashimoto and French horn virtuoso Radovan Vlatković; and embarks on multiple U.S. and European recital tours with superstar violinist Joshua Bell. After headlining the North Carolina Symphony’s season-opening concerts together, Mr. Bax and his regular piano partner, Lucille Chung, give duo recitals with CMS, at Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, in the Yale Piano Series, and at Sala São Paulo in Brazil. He rounds out the season with a full summer of festivals, highlighted by his third season as Artistic Director of Tuscany’s Incontri in Terra di Siena festival, which is fast becoming a major international destination for music-lovers.

Mr. Bax revisited the two concertos heard on Alessio Bax Plays Mozart for his recent debuts with the Boston and Melbourne Symphonies, both with Sir Andrew Davis, and with the Sydney Symphony, which he led himself from the keyboard. Other 2018–2019 highlights include the pianist’s Auckland Philharmonia debut, concerts in Israel, a Japanese tour featuring dates with the Tokyo Symphony, U.S. collaborations with Miguel Harth-Bedoya and Edo de Waart, and two solo recitals marking his return to the prestigious Mozarteum Argentino series at Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón. Recent seasons have also seen Mr. Bax make his solo recital debut at London’s Wigmore Hall, which aired live on BBC Radio 3, and give concerts at L.A.’s Disney Hall, Washington’s Kennedy Center, and New York’s Carnegie Hall. In 2009, he was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and four years later he received both the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award and the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists.

Alessio Bax graduated with top honors at the record age of 14 from the conservatory of Bari, his hometown in Italy, where his teacher was Angela Montemurro. He studied in France with Francois-Joël Thiollier and attended the Chigiana Academy in Siena under Joaquín Achúcarro. In 1994, he moved to Dallas to continue his studies with Mr. Achúcarro at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts. In fall 2019, Mr. Bax joins the piano faculty of Boston’s New England Conservatory. A Steinway artist, he lives in New York City with Lucille Chung and their 5-year-old daughter, Mila. Beyond the concert hall he is known for his longtime obsession with fine food; as a 2013 New York Times profile noted, he is not only notorious for hosting “epic” multi-course dinner parties, but often spends his intermissions dreaming of meals to come.

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MEMBERS OF THE JURY PHILIPPE BIANCONI

FRANCE I 1985 CLIBURN SILVER MEDALIST French pianist Philippe Bianconi has been described as an artist whose playing is “always close to the soul of the music, filling the space with poetry and life,” (Washington Post) and who offers “an extraordinary exhibition of musicianship, technical control and good taste” (The London Times). Having appeared as a soloist with the world’s finest orchestras, Mr. Bianconi recently concluded his tenure as director of the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, a post he held between 2013–2017 that cemented his reputation as one of the most distinguished artists of his generation. He will continue to teach at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau and joined the faculty of École Normale de Musique de Paris in fall 2018.

Mr. Bianconi was awarded the silver medal in the Seventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1985 and made his acclaimed recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 1987. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with leading orchestras, including Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore, Atlanta, Dallas, and Montreal, and performed at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony under James Conlon. He has collaborated with such distinguished conductors as Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Kurt Masur, JoAnn Falletta, Marek Janowski, and Edo de Waart.

ANGELA CHENG CANADA

Consistently praised for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty, and superb musicianship, Canadian pianist Angela Cheng is one of her country’s national treasures. In addition to regular guest appearances with virtually every orchestra in Canada, she has performed with the symphonies of Alabama, Annapolis, Colorado, Flint, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Saint Louis, San Diego, Syracuse, and Utah, as well as the philharmonic orchestras of Buffalo, Louisiana, London, Minas Gerais (Brazil), and Israel. In June 2016, she returned to Virtuosi Concerts Winnipeg as “Poet of the Piano,” in celebration of their 25th anniversary season.

An avid recitalist, Ms. Cheng appears regularly on recital series throughout the United States and Canada, and has collaborated with numerous chamber ensembles including the Takács, Colorado, and Vogler Quartets.

Ms. Cheng is a gold medalist of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition, as well as the first Canadian to win the prestigious Montreal International Piano Competition. Other awards include the Canada Council’s coveted Career Development Grant and the Medal of Excellence for outstanding interpretations of Mozart from the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

VALERY KULESHOV

RUSSIA I 1993 CLIBURN SILVER MEDALIST Valery Kuleshov’s first major international success was at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Italy in 1987, where he was awarded second place.

In his North American debut at the Ninth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1993, he was awarded the silver medal as well as the prize for Best Performance of the Commissioned Work, Ghost Waltzes, by American composer Morton Gould. His performance in the Final Round prompted the Le Monde reviewer to exclaim, “What sound! What allure! What a musician!”

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In 1997, by decree of the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, Valery Kuleshov was awarded the rare distinction “Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation.” In addition to maintaining an international performing schedule, Valery Kuleshov serves as artist-in-residence at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. He also performs duo piano repertoire with his talented daughter, Tatiana Kuleshova.

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LOWELL LIEBERMANN

UNITED STATES I 2001 WINNER, CLIBURN AMERICAN COMPOSERS INVITATIONAL Lowell Liebermann is one of America’s most frequently performed and recorded living composers. He has written over 130 works in all genres, several of which have gone on to become standard repertoire for their instruments, such as his Sonata for Flute and Piano and Gargoyles for piano, each of which have been recorded over 20 times on CD. Mr. Liebermann has been commissioned by a wide array of ensembles and instrumentalists, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Emerson Quartet, and flutist Sir James Galway. Mr. Liebermann has written two full-length operas: The Picture of Dorian Gray, the first American opera commissioned and premiered by l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and Miss Lonelyhearts, after the novel by Nathanael West, commissioned by The Juilliard School to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Mr. Liebermann served as composer-in-residence for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for four years, a role he also held with the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and many other organizations. He joined the composition faculty of the Mannes School of Music of the New School in 2012. He was appointed head of Mannes’ Composition Department the following year.

Among his many awards are a Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, awards from ASCAP and BMI, and a GRAMMY® nomination. In 2014, he became the inaugural recipient of the Virgil Thomson Award for vocal composition.

AVIRAM REICHERT

ISRAEL I 1997 CLIBURN BRONZE MEDALIST

Aviram Reichert—acclaimed for his deeply intelligent interpretations, phenomenal technique, and ravishing tone—won the bronze medal at the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997, after having won several major competitions in Asia, France, and Germany.

Described as “a big player with all the tension of a coiled spring suddenly unsprung….he has heft and he has poetry…,” in recital, Mr. Reichert has performed throughout the United States, Israel, South Africa, Asia, and Europe. A fine chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Anne Akiko Meyers, Maya Beiser, Guy Braunstein, Yuri Gandelsman, Vadim Gluzman, Dylana Jenson, Bill Purcell, Philippe Quint, Ron Selka, Chen Halevi, Song Young Hoon, Mathieu Dufour, and Sejong.

In addition to his busy performing career, Mr. Reichert is a sought-after teacher who is frequently invited to conduct masterclasses in Japan, Korea, South Africa, Israel, and the United States. From 2001–2008, he held the positions of associate professor of piano and artist-in-residence at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. He is currently serving as professor of piano at Seoul National University, College of Music, where more than 20 of his students have won major national and international awards.

Aviram Reichert, a Steinway artist, studied at the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv with Professor Arie Vardi.

UTA WEYAND GERMANY

German-born pianist Uta Weyand first achieved international acclaim after she won first prize in the Steinway Piano Competition in Berlin and first prize in the José Iturbi International Piano Competition in Valencia in 1996, with two special prizes: one for the best interpretation of Spanish music and the other for Spanish contemporary music.

Since then she has greatly widened her repertoire, covering all musical eras from Baroque to contemporary music. Having lived in Spain for more than 10 years, Ms. Weyand is a passionate interpreter of the Spanish piano literature. She dedicates herself to unknown or neglected piano works, performing music by Montsalvatge, Guridi, Ohana, and Dupont, among many others.

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She combines her dynamic concert life with pedagogical activities, giving masterclasses and conferences in Germany, Spain, Brazil, Cuba, and China. Since 2002, she has been teaching at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. She is regularly a member of international piano competition juries such as Gina Bachauer in Salt Lake City, Franz Liszt in Weimar, José Iturbi in Valencia, and Hamamatsu International 32 Piano Competition in Japan, among others.

RUTH REINHARDT

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Ruth Reinhardt is quickly establishing herself as one of today’s most dynamic

and nuanced young conductors. She served as the assistant conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) for two seasons under Jaap van Zweden and concluded her tenure at the end of the 2017–2018 season.

Having recently made her debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic this past summer, this season Ms. Reinhardt made debuts with the Grosses Orchester Graz and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and in North America with the Fort Worth, Omaha, Orlando, Portland, and Sarasota Symphony Orchestras, among others. Ms. Reinhardt returned to the Dallas Symphony three times this season, to conduct a subscription week as well as several concerts in the greater Dallas community and the DSO’s contemporary alternative ReMix series.

She also returned to conduct the Cleveland Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and Malmö Symphony, and at the Impuls Festival in Germany.

Last season, Ms. Reinhardt was selected as a Dudamel Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and in summer 2018, she served as the assistant conductor of the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra. In addition, she worked with Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra (NYO-USA) assisting Michael Tilson Thomas. Highlights of her 2017–2018 season included guest engagements with the Indianapolis, North Carolina, and San Diego symphonies, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in the Primrose Viola Competition.

Ruth Reinhardt received her master’s degree in conducting from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Alan Gilbert. Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, she began studying violin at an early age and sang in the children’s chorus of Saarländisches Staatstheater, Saarbrücken’s opera company. She attended Zurich’s University of the Arts (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) to study violin with Rudolf Koelman, and began conducting studies with Constantin Trinks, with additional training under Johannes Schlaefli. She has also participated in conducting masterclasses with, among others, Bernard Haitink, Michael Tilson Thomas, David Zinman, Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Marin Alsop, and James Ross.

Prior to her appointment in Dallas, Ms. Reinhardt was a conducting fellow at the Seattle Symphony (2015–2016), Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center (2015), and an associate conducting fellow of the Taki Concordia program (2015–2017). During her time at Juilliard, she led the Juilliard Orchestra as well as concerts with New York City’s ÆON Ensemble, with whom she has led a collaboration with the Kronos Quartet.

A precocious talent, by age 17 she had already composed and conducted an opera, for and performed by the children and youths of her hometown. While studying in Zurich, she also conducted the premieres of two chamber operas for children: Die Kleine Meerjungfrau (The Little Mermaid ) by Swiss composer Michal Muggli, and Wassilissa by German composer Dennis Bäsecke. Other opera productions she has conducted include Dvorák’s Rusalka and Weber’s Der Freischütz for the North Czech Opera Company, and Strauss’ Die Fledermaus at the Leipzig University of the Arts.

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THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Designate Fabio Luisi, presents the finest in orchestral music at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, regarded as one of the world’s premier concert halls. As the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest, the DSO is committed to inspiring the broadest possible audience with distinctive classical programs, inventive pops concerts, and innovative multi-media presentations. In fulfilling its commitment to the community, the orchestra reaches more than 211,000 adults and children through performances, educational programs, and community outreach initiatives annually. The DSO’s involvement with the City of Dallas and the surrounding region includes an award-winning multi-faceted educational program, community projects, popular parks concerts, and youth programming.

The DSO has a tradition dating back to 1900, and is a cornerstone of the unique, 68-acre Arts District in Downtown Dallas that is home to multiple performing arts venues, museums, and parks— the largest district of its kind in the nation. The DSO is supported, in part, by funds from the Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Dallas.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is proud to serve the citizens of North Texas with programs that excite, inspire, and engage.

Through these performances, the DSO is expanding horizons, initiating cultural conversations, and bringing music to audiences in the city and around the world.

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THEDALLAS DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2018/19 THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Fabio Luisi Music Director Designate Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship

Jaap van Zweden Conductor Laureate Gemma New Principal Guest Conductor Designate Dolores G. & Lawrence S. Barzune, M.D. Chair

Jeff Tyzik Principal Pops Conductor Dot & Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium

Joshua Habermann Chorus Director Jean D. Wilson Chorus Director Chair

VIOLIN I

Alexander Kerr Concertmaster Michael L. Rosenberg Chair

Nathan Olson Co-Concertmaster Fanchon & Howard Hallam Chair

Gary Levinson Sr. Principal Associate Concertmaster Emmanuelle Boisvert Associate Concertmaster Robert E. & Jean Ann Titus Family Chair

Eunice Keem Associate Concertmaster Diane Kitzman Principal Filip Fenrych Maria Schleuning Lucas Aleman Mary Reynolds Andrew Schast Nora Scheller Motoi Takeda Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Daphne Volle Bruce Wittrig Kaori Yoshida* *Performs in both Violin I and Violin II sections

VIOLIN II

CELLO

Christopher Adkins Principal Fannie & Stephen S. Kahn Chair

Alexandra Adkins Associate Principal Sho-mei Pelletier Associate Principal Bing Wang Bruce Patti* Mariana Cottier-Bucco Lilit Danielyan* Andrzej Kapica Paige Kossuth Shu Lee Matt Milewski Aleksandr Snytkin* Lydia Umlauf

BASS

TUBA

Nicolas Tsolainos Principal Anonymously Endowed Chair

Tom Lederer Co-Principal Roger Fratena Associate Principal Paula Holmes Fleming Alex Jenkins Brian Perry Dwight Shambley Clifford Spohr Principal Emeritus

David Buck Principal Joy & Ronald Mankoff Chair

Deborah Baron Associate Principal + Piccolo Kara Kirkendoll Welch

Barry Hearn Principal Chris Oliver Associate Principal Darren McHenry Bass Trombone

Matthew Good Principal Dot & Paul Mason Chair

TIMPANI

Brian Jones Principal Dr. Eugene & Charlotte Bonelli Chair

Vacant Principal

Margie & William H. Seay Chair

Daniel Florio Acting Principal Ronald Snider Assistant Principal

HARP

OBOE

Erin Hannigan Principal Nancy P. & John G. Penson Chair

Willa Henigman Associate Principal Brent Ross David Matthews English Horn + Utility Oboe

Emily Levin Principal Elsa von Seggern Principal Harp Chair

ORGAN

Bradley Hunter Welch Resident Organist Lay Family Chair

CLARINET

Gregory Raden Principal Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas May, Jr. Chair

Paul Garner Associate Principal + E-Flat Stephen Ahearn Andrew Sandwick Bass Clarinet + Utility

BASSOON

Ted Soluri Principal Irene H. Wadel & Robert I. Atha, Jr. Chair

VIOLA

HORN

Ann Marie Brink Associate + Acting Principal Pamela Askew Thomas Demer Valerie Dimond John Geisel Christine Hwang David Sywak

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FLUTE

Scott Walzel Associate Principal Peter Grenier + Contrabassoon

Hortense & Lawrence S. Pollock Chair

Principal

Diane & Hal Brierley Chair

L. Russell Campbell Associate Principal Kevin Finamore Elmer Churampi

*Performs in both Violin I and Violin II sections

Vacant Principal

Ryan Anthony

Theodore Harvey Associate Principal Jolyon Pegis Associate Principal Jeffrey Hood Grace An Una Gong Jennifer Humphreys Kari Kettering Hannah Thomas-Hollands Nan Zhang

Angela Fuller Heyde Principal Barbara K. & Seymour R. Thum Chair

TRUMPET

David Cooper Principal Howard E. Rachofsky Chair

David Heyde

Associate Principal

Linda VanSickle Chair

Haley Hoops Yousef Assi Kevin Haseltine Alexander Kienle Assistant Principal/Utility

STAFF KEYBOARD Dallas Symphony Orchestra League, Junior Group & Innovators Chair

Steven Harlos Pops Gabriel Sanchez Classical Anastasia Markina Classical

LIBRARIAN

Karen Schnackenberg Principal Mark Wilson Associate Principal Robert Greer Assistant Melanie Gilmore Choral

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Nishi Badhwar Orchestra Personnel Manager Chris Oliver Personnel Assistant Scott Walzel Consultant for Orchestra Community Development & Outreach

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Shannon Gonzalez Stage Manager Alan Bell Assistant Stage Manager Kenneth Winston Lighting Board Operator

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS SHIELDS-COLLINS BRAY WEBCAST HOST

Shields-Collins “Buddy” Bray has been artistic consultant for the Cliburn since 2003. Maintaining his longstanding commitment to new music, he serves as host and pianist for Cliburn at the Modern, bringing such living American composers as William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Ricky Ian Gordon, Adam Guettel, Jake Heggie, Kevin Puts, Ned Rorem, and Ben Moore to Fort Worth. With music educator John Feierabend, Mr. Bray created the Cliburn in the Classroom curriculum for second, third, and fourth-graders, and he continues to be deeply involved as writer, narrator, host, and sometimes-pianist at these uniquely interactive programs.

Mr. Bray has been principal keyboardist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 1986, and has hosted the orchestra’s pre-concert discussion series Symphonic Insights since 1993. He has performed many times as soloist with orchestra, most recently in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, a work with which he has had a long association. He has also appeared as soloist with the Dallas and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, and in Miguel Harth-Bedoya’s “The Passion of the Tango” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.

Mr. Bray was born in Mississippi and grew up in northeastern Louisiana. He studied there with Donald Cornell, and later with Steven De Groote at Arizona State University and TCU.

SEAN CHEN

WEBCAST HOST I 2013 CLIBURN THIRD PRIZE WINNER A “thoughtful musician well beyond his years” ( The Republic), pianist Sean Chen shares his “alluring, colorfully shaded renditions” ( The New York Times) and “genuinely sensitive” (LA Times) playing with audiences around the world in solo and chamber recitals, concerto performances, and masterclasses. Appearances with prominent orchestras include the Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Kansas City, and San Diego Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Chamber Orchestras of Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and South Bay. After winning the 2013 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, placing third at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and being named a 2015 Annenberg Fellow, Mr. Chen is now a Millsap Artist in Residence at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. A versatile artist, he also composes, transcribes, and improvises.

DANIEL HSU

TEACHING ARTIST I 2017 CLIBURN BRONZE MEDALIST A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, 2017 Cliburn Competition Bronze Medalist Daniel Hsu began taking piano lessons at age 6. He made his concerto debut with the Fremont Symphony Orchestra at age 8, and his recital debut at age 9, before being accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music at 10. He has since appeared in chamber, recital, and concerto engagements across the United States, Japan, and Europe. Now 21, Daniel graduated from Curtis this spring, where he studied with Gary Graffman, Robert McDonald, and Eleanor Sokoloff. He is also a Gilmore Young Artist, first prize winner of the 2015 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition, and bronze medalist of the 2015 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. A tech whiz, he also programs for Apple’s Shortcuts app on the side.

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Jennifer Betz, violin Debbie Brooks, contractor Lesley Cleary, cello Adriana DeCosta, violin Ordabek Duissen, violin Keira Fullerton, cello Jeff Hall, bass

Ola Holowka, viola Sarah Kienle, viola Craig Leffer, cello Swang Lin, violin / concertmaster Yuko Mansell, violin Zachary Mansell, cello Mark Miller, violin

Ute Miller, viola Tanya Dyer Smith, violin Julie Vinsant, bass Florence Wang, violin

FESTIVAL ARTISTS GILBERT KALISH TEACHING ARTIST

MASTERCLASSES: JUNE 6–10 A.M., JUNE 7–10 A.M.

Pianist Gilbert Kalish’s profound influence on the musical community as a performer, educator, and recording artist has established him as a major figure in American music-making. He was pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for 30 years, was a founding member of the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and is an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He is a distinguished professor and head of performance activities at Stony Brook University and serves as international program director of Music@Menlo’s Chamber Music Institute. He previously served on the faculties of the Tanglewood Music Center, Banff Centre, and Steans Institute at Ravinia. His discography of some 100 recordings encompasses the classical repertory to new compositions. Mr. Kalish received the American Composers Forum’s Champion of New Music Award in 2017.

ALEXANDER KOBRIN

TEACHING ARTIST I 2005 CLIBURN GOLD MEDALIST

MASTERCLASS: JUNE 3–10 A.M. I SEMINAR ON REPERTOIRE PLANNING: JUNE 4–10 A.M.

Since winning the gold medal at the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Russian pianist Alexander Kobrin has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Russian National, English Chamber, Dallas Symphony, and BBC Symphony Orchestras. Recitals have taken him to major halls throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Also a committed teacher, Mr. Kobrin has been on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music since 2017, having previously served on the faculties of the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (chair) and NYU’s Steinhardt School.

In addition to the Cliburn gold medal, he has won top prizes at the Busoni, Hamamatsu, and Scottish International Piano Competitions. His teachers have included renowned pedagogues Tatiana Zelikman and Lev Naumov.

RACHEL NAOMI KUDO WEBCAST HOST

SEMINAR ON REPERTOIRE PLANNING: JUNE 4–10 A.M.

First prize winner of the Leipzig International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, pianist Rachel Naomi Kudo has performed in the music capitals and major venues of the world. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where she was a two-time winner of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. She is a Gilmore Young Artist Award Recipient, and has been invited to Carnegie Hall’s Professional Training Workshops, working with pianists Emanuel Ax and Sir András Schiff. Born in Washington, D.C. to JapaneseKorean parents, Ms. Kudo began studying piano at the age of 4 with Emilio del Rosario at the Music Institute of Chicago. She currently works with Leon Fleisher, and has studied with Richard Goode, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Joseph Kalichstein, Gilbert Kalish, and Kum-Sing Lee.

CAROL LEONE TEACHING ARTIST

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American pianist Carol Leone is active as a soloist and chamber musician, appearing throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her solo recording, Change of Keys, on MSR Classics garnered two 2016 Silver Global Awards. She has taught and presented internationally, and has guided many students through successes in international competitions. She has energized a worldwide movement to transform pianists’ artistry and wellness through her advocacy of alternatively-sized piano keyboards. Her professional training included study with legendary Polish pianist Mieczysław Horszowski at the Curtis Institute of Music. Dr. Leone is Chair of Piano Studies and Professor of Piano at SMU Meadows School of the Arts and a member of the artist faculty at the Siena International Music Program at the Accademia Chigiana in Italy.

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ANNE-MARIE McDERMOTT TEACHING ARTIST

MASTERCLASSES: MAY 30–2 P.M., MAY 31–10 A.M.

For more than 25 years, Anne-Marie McDermott has balanced a versatile career as a soloist and collaborator, playing concertos, recitals, and chamber music throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her repertoire spans from Bach and Haydn to today’s most influential composers. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestras, among others; been a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1995; and continues a longstanding collaboration with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. Together with her chamber group OPUS ONE, she has commissioned more than 15 works. In addition to performing, she serves as artistic director of the Bravo! Vail and Ocean Reef Music Festivals, as well as curator for chamber music for the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego.

JONATHAN TSAY

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Soloist, collaborative pianist, chamber musician, producer, and arts administrator Jonathan Tsay maintains an artistic career as diverse as his interests. A recent multi-city tour of Taiwan included solo recital stops at the National Recital Hall in Taipei, Kaohsiung Music Hall, and the Pingtung Arts Center. Other recent solo engagements include performances for the Cliburn, Music at Southminster in Ottawa, Blanco Performing Arts, and Fine Arts Chamber Players.

Dr. Tsay started his piano studies with Carolyn Savko at the age of 5. Under the tutelage of Dr. Carol Leone, he earned a Bachelor of Music with Honors at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. Dr. Tsay entered l’Université de Montréal as a Master of Music student of Marc Durand, and received his doctorate through an accelerated program. His musical background also includes composition studies with Simon Sargon and David Karp, and conducting with Jack Delaney and Paul Phillips.

CHRIS WILLIAMS GUEST SPEAKER

Chris Williams currently serves as vice president of artist management for Concert Artists Guild. After studying viola performance as an undergraduate and earning a Master of Music degree from Yale University, Mr. Williams moved to New York in 2010, joining Frank Salomon Associates as an artist manager. In 2016, he took the role of vice president at Baker Artists managing a wide range of soloists, ensembles, and attractions including Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has represented top solo artists including Richard Goode, Leon Fleisher, Lise de la Salle, Christina & Michelle Naughton, Javier Perianes, and 2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko. He loves food, English bulldogs, and Texas.

ORION WEISS TEACHING ARTIST

MASTERCLASS: JUNE 2–10 A.M.

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One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, pianist Orion Weiss has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. Also known for his affinity and enthusiasm for chamber music, Mr. Weiss performs regularly with violinists Augustin Hadelich, William Hagen, Benjamin Beilman, and James Ehnes, and the Ariel, Parker, and Pacifica Quartets. His impressive list of awards includes the Gilmore Young Artist Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year in September 2010. A native of Lyndhurst, OH, Mr. Weiss attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Paul Schenly, Daniel Shapiro, Sergei Babayan, Kathryn Brown, and Edith Reed. In 2004, he graduated from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Emanuel Ax.

JURY HANDBOOK COMPETITION PHASES & REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS SELECTION PROCESS A five-person selection committee, comprised of three screening jurors and two Cliburn artistic staffers, chose the 24 competitors, ranging in age from 13 to 17, from an applicant pool of 230 pianists, through online applications and video submissions of 15 to 20 minutes. Applicants were required to include a virtuosic etude, a Classical sonata movement, and a lyrical work, using the repertoire requirements provided for the Competition Preliminary and Quarterfinal Rounds. Works submitted in the screening videos may be performed during the Competition rounds. The videos were filmed with both the pianist’s face and hands in the frame at all times.

Recordings could be paused between each repertoire selection, but each work on the video had to be a continuous and unedited performance. Videos had to be filmed within six months of submission.

COMPETITION ORDER OF APPEARANCE The order of appearance of pianists in the Preliminary Round will be determined by a drawing. A random competitor name will be drawn, and s/he will select her/his Preliminary Round order of performance. This process will be repeated until all 24 competitors’ names have been drawn. The Competition will follow this order except for reasons of accident, illness, or other unusual circumstances, at the discretion of the president of the Cliburn. The competitors for the Quarterfinal Round and Semifinal Round Phase I will appear in the order they performed in the Preliminary Round. The order of appearance in the Semifinal Round Phase II and Final Round will depend on rehearsal scheduling, program content, and administrative requirements, and may vary from that of the previous rounds.

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Each of the 24 competitors will perform a recital not to exceed 20 minutes in length. The recital must include: • a three- or four-voice Bach Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I or II • a virtuosic etude selected from the following: Chopin Etude in C Major, op. 10, no. 1 Chopin Etude in A Minor, op. 10, no. 2 Chopin Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 10, no. 4 Chopin Etude in G-flat Major, op. 10, no. 5 (“Black Key”) Chopin Etude in F Major, op. 10, no. 8 Chopin Etude in C Minor, op. 10, no. 12 (“Revolutionary”) Chopin Etude in A-flat Major, op. 25, no. 1 Chopin Etude in F Minor, op. 25, no. 2 Chopin Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Chopin Etude in D-flat Major, op. 25, no. 8 Chopin Etude in A Minor, op. 25, no. 11 (“Winter Wind”) Chopin Etude in C Minor, op. 25, no. 12 (“Ocean”) Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 4 “Mazeppa” Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 5 “Feux follet” Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 7 “Eroica”

Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 8 “Wild Jagd” Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 12 “Chasse-neige” Liszt Concert Etude No. 2 “La leggierezza” Liszt Concert Etude No. 3 “Un sospiro” Liszt Paganini Etude No. 3 “La campanella” Liszt Paganini Etude No. 6 in A Minor The remainder of the program may be chosen by the pianist.

QUARTERFINAL ROUND Fourteen competitors will be chosen by the jury as quarterfinalists of the Competition. Each of the 14 pianists will perform a recital not to exceed 30 minutes in length. The recital must include: • the first or last movement of a Classical sonata (sonatas may be played in their entirety as well) selected from any Haydn sonata, any Mozart sonata, or one of the first 12 Beethoven sonatas (op. 1–op. 26).

• a lyrical work, similar to a nocturne, intermezzo, or song without words, by one of the following composers: Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert, or Schumann. The choice is subject to approval by the Cliburn.

The remainder of the program may be chosen by the pianist. Repertoire from the Preliminary Round may not be repeated.

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JURY HANDBOOK COMPETITION PHASES & REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED SEMIFINAL ROUND Six competitors will be chosen by the jury as semifinalists of the Competition. The Semifinal Round will be held in two phases.

PHASE I: Each of the six pianists will perform a recital not to exceed 40 minutes in length. The recital must include one work written by a living composer and a substantial work of at least 18 minutes. The remainder of the program may be chosen by the pianist.

Repertoire from the Preliminary and Quarterfinal Rounds may not be repeated.

PHASE II: Each pianist will perform one movement, as determined by the Cliburn in consultation with the jury chairman, of the concerto submitted for the Final Round with piano accompaniment. The Cliburn will provide an accompanist.

FINAL ROUND Three competitors will be chosen by the jury as finalists of the Competition. Each pianist will perform one concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. S/he may choose any work scored for symphony orchestra and piano. When selecting a work, applicants are encouraged to consider a limited rehearsal schedule (which will include one soloist meeting with the conductor, one short rehearsal with orchestra, and one dress rehearsal; the orchestra will not have any additional orchestra-only rehearsals) prior to the performance.

The choice is subject to approval by the Cliburn, conductor, and Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

GENERAL RULES RELATING TO REPERTOIRE 1.

All works must be performed in their entirety. Separate movements of larger works are accepted but must be performed in their entirety. Repeats are at the discretion of the pianist.

2. If requested, the pianist must supply the jury with a copy of the edition of the score used in preparation of each work.

3. Changes in submitted repertoire or running order were accepted until April 5, 2019. Such changes were made only with approval by the Cliburn.

4. Total performance times include applause and pauses, and will be strictly enforced. The jury retains the right to stop a performance if the pianist exceeds the allotted time.

PRIZES AND AWARDS PRIZE DESIGNATION Three ranked awards will be presented to the finalists of the Second Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition. A first prize is always to be awarded. Ties will not be permitted. The awards are: one first prize, one second prize, and one third prize. Prizes will be awarded by the jury at the Awards Ceremony as follows: BERNICE GRESSMAN MEYERSON FIRST PRIZE – $15,000 cash plus $2,000 scholarship SHIRLEY COX MCINTYRE SECOND PRIZE – $10,000 cash plus $2,000 scholarship THE HORCHOW FAMILY THIRD PRIZE – $5,000 cash plus $2,000 scholarship A portion of the prize ($2,000 scholarships for each of the three finalists, as noted above) is related to furthering musical advancement.

If one or any of the top three prizewinners does not make a suitable proposal to the Cliburn for the use of the scholarship money within one year of the Competition, that winner forfeits this portion of the prize, at the discretion of the president of the Cliburn.

Top prizes will also include community residency and mentorship opportunities with the Cliburn.

Semifinalists will each receive a $2,000 cash prize.

SPECIAL AWARDS

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In addition to those awarded by the jury, the following prizes will be awarded: • Audience Award – cash award of $500, to be determined by popular online vote.

• Press Award – cash award of $500, to be awarded by present members of the international press.

• Peer Award – cash award of $500, to be awarded by the competitors and non-competing festival participants.

JURY HANDBOOK JURY RULES 1.

All members of the jury must attend the official jury orientation scheduled prior to the Competition, except under special circumstances, at the discretion of the president of the Cliburn. At this time, jurors will be given an official notebook containing information and all materials necessary for their adjudication, including sections on which to write their evaluations. These notebooks must be treated as documents containing privileged information that may not be divulged to anyone during the course of the Competition. All notebooks and their contents remain the property of the jury members.

2. Jurors’ written evaluations of each performance will be given to Cliburn staff, who will compile comments and distribute them to competitors after the Competition. Comments will be anonymous.

3. Each member of the jury must attend every performance of each round. Failure to do so will disqualify the juror, except under extenuating circumstances, at the discretion of the president of the Cliburn.

4. Subsequent to the first jury orientation meeting, official gatherings of the jury for the purpose of briefing or voting will be closed except for jurors, the chairman of the jury, a voting administrator responsible for tabulation of the votes, a third-party witness, and the president of the Cliburn. Any exceptions will be made at the discretion of the president of the Cliburn.

5. Jurors will not discuss with any person whatsoever, including amongst themselves, their opinion of competitors’ performances or any other aspect of their adjudication responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the press (on or off the record) and in any public forum, in person, or online, such as blogs or social media—personal or professional.

6. Jurors may not communicate privately with competitors at any time during the Competition.

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Any juror having, or having had during the preceding four years, a familial, teaching, or professional relationship with a competitor must declare such relationship. Voting on that competitor’s performance shall be held in accordance with the special voting procedure outlined below. Any juror who has had a long-term teaching or close relationship of any kind with a competitor at any time must disclose such relationship. Masterclasses do not count as a teaching relationship. Jurors are required to sign a conflict of interest waiver.

8. Jurors must refrain from verbal comment, demonstrative behavior, or any form of communication during competitors’ performances.

9. Jurors must have approval from the Cliburn’s director of communications and digital content prior to accepting any media interviews or other requests. The communications department will oversee all initial contacts with the press, the content of all materials and statements, and scheduling.

10. No individual or composite jury votes may be disclosed at any time to any person who is not a juror, the voting administrator responsible for tabulation of the votes, or the president of the Cliburn, except the final composite decision of the jury at the conclusion of each round of the Competition, which will be announced to the public after the Preliminary, Quarterfinal, and Semifinal Rounds, and during the Awards Ceremony by the jury chairman.

11. Jurors must comply with all rules in the Jury Handbook. Any infraction of the rules by a juror may result in the dismissal of that juror and/or the disqualification of a competitor at the discretion of the president of the Cliburn.

VOTING PROCEDURES The following procedures apply to the selection of competitors for the Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final Rounds. The jury will select, in no specific order, the 14 most qualified pianists for advancement to the Quarterfinal Round, six most qualified for advancement to the Semifinal Round, and three most qualified for advancement to the Final Round. Selections for advancement will be based on a composite evaluation of the competitors’ performances.

BALLOTS Ballots will be distributed at the end of each round. Each juror will submit the number of competitor names equal to the number of spaces available for advancement to the next round. When voting for quarterfinalists and semifinalists, each juror will also submit names of pianists who the juror feels have the possibility to advance, i.e. “maybes.”

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JURY HANDBOOK VOTING PROCEDURES CONTINUED Results will be revealed to the jury in performance order. The relative standing of competitors will not be revealed.

TIES In the event of a tie for the last place(s), and in order to avoid re-voting, the names in the “maybe” votes will be taken into account.

In the event of an unresolved tie for the last place(s) (after counting the “maybe” votes), a second ballot shall be held for the tied competitors, in order to select the required number of competitors equal to the number of place(s) remaining. In the event of another tie, the chairman of the jury’s vote will be doubled.

JURORS WITH FAMILIAL, TEACHING, OR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMPETITORS Any juror having, or having had during the preceding four years, a familial, teaching, or professional relationship with a competitor must declare such relationship. Masterclasses do not count as a teaching relationship. The juror may, if s/he sees fit, include the name of this competitor on the ballot. However, in such cases, the juror’s opinion will not count as a vote on behalf of that particular competitor.

When counting the votes for each competitor, the voting administrator will express that juror’s vote as the ratio between the total number of votes received and number of jurors eligible to vote for that competitor.

I. PRELIMINARY ROUND: Ballots will be distributed on which each juror will select the names of 14 competitors to advance to the Quarterfinal Round in no order of preference. On the same ballot and to help resolve a possible tie, there will be three spaces on which each juror must submit the names of three “maybes” in no order of preference. The Ties procedure outlined above will be used to resolve a tie in the last place(s).

II. QUARTERFINAL ROUND: The jury will take into considerations all performances to this point. Ballots will be distributed on which each juror will select the names of six competitors to advance to the Semifinal Round in no order of preference. On the same ballot and to help resolve a possible tie, there will be one space on which each juror must submit the name of one “maybe.” The Ties procedure outlined above will be used to resolve a tie in the last place(s).

III. SEMIFINAL ROUND: The jury will take into consideration all performances to this point. Ballots will be distributed on which each juror will select the names of three competitors in no order of preference. In the event of a tie for the last place(s), subsequent ballots shall be held for the tied competitors, in order to select the required number of competitors equal to the number of places remaining.

IV. FINAL ROUND: If a juror has, or has had during the preceding four years, a familial, teaching, or professional relationship with a competitor who is in the Final Round, that juror may participate in the gathering of the jury, but s/he will not be permitted to vote in the Final Round. If the number of jury members entitled to vote is even, the chairman of the jury’s vote will count twice.

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First Prize. Ballots will be distributed to the jury at the completion of the Final Round. The jury will enter the name of one person to be awarded the first prize. Should none of the competitors attain at least half of the votes of the jurors entitled to vote and who did vote in the Final Round, then a further ballot shall be held to decide between the two competitors with the most votes. Should there be a tie between competitors for the second most votes, the jury will first hold a ballot to decide between those tied competitors.

Another ballot will then be held between the winner of that vote and the competitor with the most votes but who did not receive at least half of the votes.

2. Second Prize. After the first prize winner is selected, the second prize winner will be determined using the same procedure. Ballots will be distributed to the jury to name the second prize winner. The jury will enter the name of one person to be awarded the second prize without regard to the results of the first prize balloting.

3. Third Prize. The third prize will be awarded to the remaining finalist.

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APPLICATION PROCESS A record number of 230 pianists, age 13 to 17, and representing 32 countries, submitted applications to compete in the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival. A screening jury then selected 24 competitors and 14 non-competing festival participants through online applications and video submissions, 15 to 20 minutes in length that included one etude, one movement of a Classical sonata, and one lyrical work.

Countries represented by the applicants included: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam.

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APPLICATION SCREENING JURY LYDIA ARTYMIW

Philadelphia-born pianist Lydia Artymiw won top prizes in the Leeds and Leventritt Competitions and was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Prize. She has performed with over 100 orchestras and presented solo recitals worldwide. In 2015, Ms. Artymiw served on the jury for the First Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition.

CATHARINE LYSINGER

Catharine Lysinger is widely sought after as pianist, teacher, and lecturer. Her numerous prizes include first place in the MTNA Young Artist and Wideman International Piano Competitions. She is on the piano faculty at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, where she teaches applied piano, coordinates the piano pedagogy area, and is director of the Piano Preparatory Department; she was named Pre-Collegiate Teacher of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association in 2014.

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Italian pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi won the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 1999, and embarked on a career that continues to extend across five continents. A top prizewinner at the 1998 Marguerite Long Competition in Paris, he also won the silver medal at the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He is the founder and artistic director of the Todi International Music Masters. A Steinway artist, Mr. Pompa-Baldi sits on the piano faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music.

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PRIZES & AWARDS BERNICE GRESSMAN MEYERSON

FIRST PRIZE $15,000 cash

SHIRLEY COX MCINTYRE

SECOND PRIZE* $10,000 cash

THE HORCHOW FAMILY

THIRD PRIZE* $5,000 cash

Each finalist will also receive $2,000 scholarships provided by the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum that must be spent toward furthering musical advancement.

Top prizes will also include community residency and mentorship opportunities with the Cliburn.

SEMIFINALIST AWARDS $2,000 cash each

Anonymous in honor of Kathie Cummins Will A. Courtney ‡ Terri and Greg Sexton

SPECIAL AWARDS AUDIENCE AWARD—$500 cash Will A. Courtney ‡

PEER AWARD—$500 cash

Anonymous in honor of Kathie Cummins

PRESS AWARD—$500 cash Terri and Greg Sexton

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONDUCTOR

Anonymous in memory of Susan B. Tilley

DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Cece and Ford Lacy

JURY CHAIRMAN

Rosalyn G. Rosenthal / Rosenthal 1997 Charitable Lead Annuity Trust* Deceased *Made possible by a generous gift to the Cliburn Endowment

MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER Bartolucci Family

WEBCAST & SIMULCAST Hoblitzelle Foundation

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Richard & Enika Schulze Foundation The Eugene McDermott Foundation The Rea Charitable Trust

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JUNIOR COMPETITION HISTORY

The First Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival took place June 21–28, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas, on the campus of TCU. Competition performances were open to the public and all were webcast live at Cliburn.org. The 23 exceptional young pianists who competed—selected from an applicant pool of 160—represented 14 nations.

“This competition helped us establish relationships with the top international talent at an earlier age,” said Jacques Marquis, Cliburn president and CEO. “But, just as important, this was another means for the Cliburn to use its standing and expertise to encourage tomorrow’s great artists. We have provided a valuable forum for them to express themselves and an entrance to the next step of their journeys. The top international jurors, the media and webcast, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and the festival atmosphere — which included performance experience and professional career advice — all made the Competition and Festival significantly useful for a student who has aspirations of being a professional musician.”

WINNERS

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Gavin Bala, Singapore, 16 Adam Balogh, Hungary, 17 Alim Beisembayev, Kazakhstan, 17 Anna Boonyanit, United States, 16 Eoín Fleming, Ireland, 17 Misha Galant, United States, 17 Youlan Ji, China, 16 Jeong Min Kim, South Korea, 17 Yukine Kuroki, Japan, 16 Anna Larsen, United States, 15 Xiaoxuan Li, China, 13 Wei Luo, China, 16 Anastasia Magamedova, Tajikistan, 17 Gregory Martin, United States, 17 Evelyn Mo, United States, 16 Arsenii Mun, Russia, 16 Roger Shen, United States, 16 Amir Siraj, United States, 15 Clayton Stephenson, United States, 16 Zitong Wang, China, 16 Wai Yuen Wong, Hong Kong, 17 Natasha Wu, United States/Taiwan, 15 Tony Yike Yang, Canada, 16

Jon Nakamatsu, United States, chairman Lydia Artymiw, United States Christopher Elton, United Kingdom Mari Kodama, Japan Jon Kimura Parker, Canada Orli Shaham, Israel/United States Blanca Uribe, Colombia

Alim Beisembayev, Kazakhstan, 17

SECOND PRIZE Arsenii Mun, Russia, 16

THIRD PRIZE Youlan Ji, China, 16

AUDIENCE AWARD Misha Galant, United States, 17

BEST PERFORMANCE OF A CLASSICAL SONATA Misha Galant, United States, 17

BEST PERFORMANCE OF A LYRICAL WORK Adam Balogh, Hungary, 17 PA G E

JURY DISCRETIONARY AWARDS

Clayton Stephenson, USA, 16 48 Tony Yike Yang, Canada, 16

ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

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J J JUN LI BUI CANADA I AGE 14

“I feel that learning music is like a journey that never ends.

A journey that is so wonderful and rewarding.”

Toronto-native J J Jun Li Bui won his first piano competition on the day he turned 7, which cemented his commitment to music: he went on to win prizes in several Canadian contests, as well as the Hanoi (Vietnam), Aarhus (Denmark), and Midwest (United States) International Piano Competitions. Currently in his third year of full scholarship at The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory Toronto under Michael Berkovsky, he also studies privately with Dang Thai Son. He has performed in recital across Canada, and with orchestras, including the China Guiyang Symphony, Greater Toronto Philharmonic, and Oakville Chamber. In his time away from the piano, J J enjoys cycling, reading, and table tennis.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN CHOPIN

Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874 Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60 Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 10, no. 4

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN LISZT CHOPIN

Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 (I) Nocturne in E-flat Major, op. 55, no. 2 Gnomenreigen from Two Concert Etudes Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22

SEMIFINAL RECITAL HAMELIN CHOPIN CHOPIN TCHAIKOVSKY-PLETNEV

Toccata on “L’homme armé” Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op. 52 Concert Suite from The Nutcracker

FINAL CONCERTO RACHMANINOV

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QIXUAN FAN CHINA I AGE 16

“We can express our own souls through music.

Good music benefits human beings a lot—the music enriches the soul, and the soul enriches the music.”

Qixuan Fan sees music as “the guiding light in the darkness;” its importance is to “unite people with love and make the world a better place.” The Beijing native won several Chinese piano competitions and made her recital debut in 2013 at the China Conservatory of Music. Two years later, she participated in the Aspen Music Festival on a full scholarship. A masterclass there with Yoheved Kaplinsky proved important to her musical future: she currently studies with the famed teacher at Juilliard Pre-College, while also attending the Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, an International Baccalaureate World School. Outside of her studies, Qixuan likes dancing, swimming, running, reading, and writing.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN LISZT

Prelude and Fugue in A-flat Major, BWV 862 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, op. 54 Chasse-Neige from Transcendental Etudes

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN SCRIABIN

Sonata No. 6 in F Major, op. 10, no. 2 (I) Nocturne in D-flat Major, op. 27, no. 2 Etudes, op. 8, nos. 2, 3, 5, 11, & 12

SEMIFINAL RECITAL LIEBERMANN RACHMANINOV SCHUMANN-LISZT

Gargoyles, op. 29 Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, op. 36 Widmung

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Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18

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“This competition will provide me a chance to internalize music in a way that elevates it to a higher level of artistry and make it possible for me to successfully convey my ideas to audiences.”

AVERY GAGLIANO

UNITED STATES I AGE 17

Avery Gagliano cannot remember a time when music wasn’t a part of her life; it has always been her “most natural form of expression.”

At age 9, she made her Carnegie Hall debut and her orchestral debut at the Strathmore Concert Hall. The following year she appeared on NPR’s From the Top and made her solo recital debut. Currently in her third year at the Curtis Institute of Music studying with Jonathan Biss and Gary Graffman, she has taken first prize at the Aspen Music Concerto, MostArts Festival Piano, and Chopin International Piano (Hartford) Competitions, was young scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, and is a 2019 National YoungArts winner in music. As a soloist and an avid chamber musician, the Washington, D.C.-native has performed in major concert venues in her hometown, as well as across the United States, and in Paris, Oxford, Munich, and Perugia in Europe. During her free time, Avery writes pop songs, and loves to sing, read, and play ultimate frisbee.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH LISZT SCHUMANN

Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp Minor, BWV 887 La leggierezza from Three Concert Etudes Variations on the Name ‘Abegg,’ op. 1

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN CHOPIN

Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22

SEMIFINAL RECITAL ADÉS MUSSORGSKY

Mazurkas for Piano, op. 27, nos. 1 & 2 Pictures at an Exhibition

FINAL CONCERTO RACHMANINOV

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18

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EVA GEVORGYAN

RUSSIA/ARMENIA I AGE 15

“When I play, I hope people can hear words which I would never say in my real life. Being on stage at the Cliburn Junior Competition will charge me with energy and love for a long time forward.”

Eva Gevorgyan has received prizes in more than 40 international competitions for piano and composition—in the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Estonia, Malta, Kazakhstan, Poland, Czech Republic, Georgia, Russia, and Serbia. Born and raised in Moscow, she has studied with Natalia Trull at the Central Music School of the Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, and has performed across Russia, Europe (including a Royal Albert Hall debut in April), and in the United States. She also receives a scholarship from the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein and participates regularly in its intensive music weeks and activities. In 2017, Eva performed in front of Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and has taken part in a national television show for young talent, advancing to the final as the only pianist. Last year, she appeared on live television with Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked him about education reform. She likes composing, growing exotic plants, jogging, and playing table tennis.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH LISZT LISZT

Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 880 Chasse-Neige from Transcendental Etudes Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, S. 244/12

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN RODRIGO CHOPIN CHOPIN SAINT-SAËNS

Sonata No. 10 in G Major, op. 14, no. 2 (III) “Seguidillas del diablo” from 4 Estampas andaluzas Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, op. 27, no. 1 Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, op. 44 Étude en forme de valse, op. 52, no. 6

SEMIFINAL RECITAL SCHUMANN BOLCOM HINDEMITH

Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, op. 22 Butterflies, hummingbirds from 12 New Etudes, Book II Suite ‘1922’, op. 26

FINAL CONCERTO PA G E

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RACHMANINOV

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43

COMPETITORS

“I believe that classical music and art will be one of the most important subjects in life for centuries to come. Technology is advancing at a terrifying and amazing speed, but no matter how advanced AI or robotics will turn out to be, music can never be substituted.”

SHUAN HERN LEE AUSTRALIA I AGE 16

Australian pianist Shuan Hern Lee has performed across his country and Europe, and in the United States, China, Russia, and Indonesia, including appearances with the Minnesota, Moscow State, Ukraine, Armenia, Western Australia, and Jakarta Symphony Orchestras. He has been with his teacher, Yoon Sen Lee, for 14 years—since he was 2½ years old. He currently studies at the University of Western Australia, and also with Ingrid Fliter at the International Piano Academy Incontri col Maestro in Imola, Italy. Among his many accolades are 11 first-place finishes at international piano competitions around the world. In his time away from the piano, he likes playing table tennis and with nerf guns, writing poetry, and studying philosophy.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN BARTÓK

Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor, BWV 853 Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Three Etudes, op. 18

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BACH HADYN CHOPIN CHOPIN

Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903 Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 (I) Etude in A Minor, op. 10, no. 2 Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60

SEMIFINAL RECITAL HAMELIN CHOPIN PROKOFIEV BALAKIREV

Toccata on “L’homme armé” Nocturne in C Minor, op. 48, no. 1 Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83 Islamey (Oriental Fantasy)

FINAL CONCERTO RACHMANINOV

Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 PA G E

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COMPETITORS

XIAOXUAN LI

“Piano is the medium of my emotion. It drives me, shapes me, and propels me to a higher place.”

CHINA I AGE 17

Since appearing as the youngest competitor in the first edition of the Cliburn Junior Competition in 2015, Xiaoxuan Li—the only returning competitor—moved from Shanghai to Philadelphia, where he studies with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald at the Curtis Institute of Music. He is a laureate of several international young artist competitions, including Cleveland (senior division, first prize, 2018); Zhuhai Mozart (first prize, 2015); Hilton Head (second prize, 2015); and Ettlingen (2012). He began piano at the age of 4 and has performed extensively throughout China, with other notable concerts including Salzburg Chamber Soloists and the orchestras of Canton, Hilton Head, Ashdod, and Macao.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH LISZT CHOPIN

Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861 Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN

Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 Nocturne in C Minor, op. 48, no. 1

SEMIFINAL RECITAL LIEBERMANN SCHUBERT PROKOFIEV

Gargoyles, op. 29 Impromptu in A-flat Major, op. 90, D. 899, no. 4 Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83

FINAL CONCERTO PROKOFIEV

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Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26

COMPETITORS

“Music is like air to me. It can calm my mind and allows me to mature. I love the French composer Ravel, whose music reflects the real world we live in—his work has vibrant emotions and vivid colors, full of imagination.”

HAO-WEI LIN TAIWAN I AGE 14

Hao-Wei Lin enjoys studying geography in his free time, which fits with one of his favorite results of playing the piano: “Music takes me all over the world to meet new friends.” He gave his first recital at the age of 10, and has performed in Taiwan, Canada, China, the United States, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. His international young artist competition achievements include first-place finishes at Bradshaw & Buono in New York and Grotrian-Steinweg in Germany, as well as prizes at Cleveland, Aarhus, Ettlingen, and Fryderyk Chopin (Poland). He currently attends Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School and studies piano with Chun-Chieh Yen.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins COUPERIN BACH Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp Minor, BWV 863 SCRIABIN Etude in B Major, op. 8, no. 4 RACHMANINOV Prelude in G Major, op. 32, no. 5 DEBUSSY Pour les huit doigts from Etudes, Book I La leggierezza from Three Concert Etudes LISZT

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL CHOPIN HAYDN SCHUMANN

Nocturne in D-flat Major, op. 27, no. 2 Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32 Kinderszenen, op. 15

SEMIFINAL RECITAL LIEBERMANN RAVEL

Nocturne No. 4, op. 38 Miroirs

FINAL CONCERTO RAVEL

Concerto in G Major PA G E

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COMPETITORS

ISHAN LOOMBA

UNITED STATES I AGE 17

“I feel that music is the most important part of my life for reasons that are innate and unquantifiable, but also because music has given me a purpose beyond my own passions.”

Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ishan Loomba made his solo recital debut at age 8 and orchestral debut at age 10. A student of Carol Leone since age 11, he is a pre-college student in SMU’s Gifted Students Institute and attends high school at Early College Academy. Ishan has given public performances in his home state and in Texas, Florida, California, New York, and Colorado, with appearances at the Aspen Music Festival, Texas State International Piano Festival, and Colburn Music Academy Piano Festival, among others. A three-time Chopin Foundation Scholarship recipient, he has been “enraptured” by the piano since his first encounter— so much so that his parents would threaten him with “no more piano until you finish dessert!” Ishan also enjoys singing, learning languages, and running.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH SCHUBERT CHOPIN CHOPIN

Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 873 Sonata in A Major, D. 664 (III) Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, op. 63, no. 3 Etude in G-flat Major, op. 10, no. 5 (“Black Key”)

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BACH HAYDN CHOPIN RAVEL

Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 (I) Prelude in F-sharp Major, op. 28, no. 13 Sonatine

SEMIFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN GUBAIDULINA GUBAIDULINA

Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, op. 61 Toccata-Troncata Invention for piano

FINAL CONCERTO PA G E

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MOZART

Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453

COMPETITORS

“It is often said that music is beyond all boundaries. I believe the cultural and musical exchanges that I will have during the competition will help me gain a better understanding and a broader perspective on art and music.”

SHUNTA MORIMOTO JAPAN I AGE 14

Shunta Morimoto has won first in his category three times in the Piano Teachers’ National Association of Japan Piano Competition, as well as other competitions in his home country, which has led to multiple performances in Tokyo, Yokohama, and his hometown of Kyoto. He also placed first in the 2018 Aloha International Piano Competition and subsequently gave concerts in Hawaii, including with the Hawaii Youth Symphony. He says that experience helped him believe in the “magical power of music,” because he could use it to communicate easily where a language barrier may have prohibited him. A student at Momoyama Junior High School, Shunta currently studies with Shohei Sekimoto.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN SCRIABIN SCRIABIN SCHUBERT-LISZT

Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 854 Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 10, no. 4 Etude in F-sharp Major, op. 42, no. 3 Waltz in A-flat Major, op. 38 Der Erlkönig, S. 558, no. 4

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI:41 DEBUSSY L’isle joyeuse CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, op. 27, no. 1 LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514

SEMIFINAL RECITAL TOKUYAMA BEETHOVEN CHOPIN RACHMANINOV

Musica Nara for Piano, op. 25 Rondo a capriccio in G Major, op. 129 (“Rage over a lost penny”) Trois nouvelles études, B. 130 Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, op. 36 (1931)

LISZT

Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124

PA G E

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COMPETITORS

HAO RAO

CHINA I AGE 15

“I’ve been to several competitions or festivals abroad, and every time it was a life-changing inspiration with unforgettable memories, but the Cliburn Fort Worth… that’s almost like the Vatican for pianists. For me, it almost seems like a fairy tale, and I will treasure every moment of this journey.”

Hao Rao grew up in the mountainside town of Jishou, China. Every week, his mother would take him on a 16-hour train ride to his piano lesson; he never tired of the trip and instead saw it as “departing for a great music journey with unknown surprises.” He now attends the Middle School of Xinghai Conservatory of Music in the sprawling city of Guangzhou, but still studies with his teacher of almost seven years, Vivian Li (Suirong). He has won three major national competitions in China, received a prize at the 2018 Ettlingen Competition, the 2019 Aarhus Competition, and—at the age of 13—presented the complete Chopin etudes in recital. He listens to opera and enjoys reading fiction, playing sports, and sampling desserts.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL MENDELSSOHN BACH CHOPIN LISZT

Songs without Words, op. 67, nos. 1 & 5 Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 870 Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Valse de l’opéra Faust (after Gounod)

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL CHOPIN Nocturne in D-flat Major, op. 27, no. 2 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, op. 7 (I) DEBUSSY Rêverie DEBUSSY Les collines d’Anacapri from Preludes, Book I BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book II, op. 35

SEMIFINAL RECITAL LIEBERMANN SCHUBERT BIZET-HOROWITZ

Nocturne No. 4, op. 38 Four Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899 “Carmen” Fantasy

FINAL CONCERTO PA G E

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CHOPIN

Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11

COMPETITORS

“Music can bring awareness to many different facets of culture, from literature and art to political ideas and mathematical concepts. This medium allows for different communities to discover and acknowledge society’s achievements and challenges.”

BENJAMIN T. ROSSEN UNITED STATES I AGE 16

New Yorker Benjamin T. Rossen has won prizes in a number of U.S. competitions, including first-place finishes in contests held by Steinway & Sons, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Music Teachers National Association, and the National YoungArts Foundation. A student of Jeffrey Cohen at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division for five years, he made his recital debut at the school at age 9, and his concerto debut the following year with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta at Carnegie Hall. A junior at William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Benjamin is founder and president of the Music Creators Society, which connects composers with artists to produce interdisciplinary works; plays piano in the school jazz band and French horn in operas and musicals; and is music editor for the school’s literary magazine.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL STRAVINSKY BACH LISZT

Serenade in A Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 878 Eroica from Transcendental Etudes

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 (I) SCHUBERT Impromptu in B-flat Major, op. posth. 142, D. 935, no. 3 SCRIABIN Deux Poèmes, op. 32 CHOPIN Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, op. 44

SEMIFINAL RECITAL DEBUSSY DEBUSSY MARTIN BRAHMS

Pour les octaves from Etudes, Book I Bruyères from Preludes, Book II Praeludium and Fuga I in C Major Sonata No. 1 in C Major, op. 1

FINAL CONCERTO Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

PA G E

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KASEY SHAO

UNITED STATES I AGE 15

“Music has the power to bring people together, no matter race, gender, sex, or religion, and it creates emotions unable to be felt in everyday life. It is important to me because it gives my life a new flavor, a new color, and a new spectrum.”

A Louisville native who now lives in Cincinnati, Kasey Shao made her concerto debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center when she was 12 years old. She has 13 first-place finishes to her name at junior competitions across the Eastern United States and made her Carnegie Hall (Weill Hall) debut in 2013. A student of Ran Dank, she attends Walnut Hills High School, where she is a member of the Model UN Club, Science Olympiad team, French Club, and Student Congress. She has accompanied school choir, band, orchestra, and chamber groups since she was in third grade, and is interested in conducting and collaborations with other pianists.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884 CHOPIN Etude in F Major, op. 10, no. 8 RACHMANINOV Prelude in D-flat Major, op. 23, no. 4 ALBÉNIZ “Triana” from Iberia, Book II SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major, op. 87, no. 15

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN WEBERN SCRIABIN

Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 (I) Nocturne in E-flat Major, op. 55, no. 2 Variations for Piano, op. 27 Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, op. 19 (Sonata-Fantasy)

SEMIFINAL RECITAL BOLCOM Nine Bagatelles SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor, D. 784 CHOPIN Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op. 52

FINAL CONCERTO PA G E

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CHOPIN

Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21

COMPETITORS

“If every human in this world will love music and tell each other ‘thank you for giving me wonderful happiness,’ we would not hate anyone. I believe that music has a big power to change the world.”

MIYU SHINDO JAPAN I AGE 17

In addition to recitals in her home country of Japan, Miyu Shindo has performed in the Great Hall at the Moscow Conservatory and at Carnegie Hall, and in Austria and Italy. She has collaborated with the Nagoya Philharmonic, Central Aichi Symphony, and Obu Philharmonic Orchestras, and placed in several international competitions. Miyu recently moved to Russia to study with Valery Piassetski at the Central Music School in Moscow, where she notes that there are many different people from many different places. They speak Russian to each other, but “sometimes we can’t understand what the other person wants to say. When we talk about music, though, we can talk forever!” Outside of piano, she likes to listen to music and read books.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH LISZT TCHAIKOVSKY

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 870 La campanella from Paganini Etudes Theme and Variations in F Major, op. 19, no. 6

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL SCHUBERT LISZT MOZART

Impromptu in G-flat Major, op. 90, D. 899, no. 3 Rhapsody espagnole Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 (I)

SEMIFINAL RECITAL SCARLATTI SCARLATTI RAVEL LISZT ROSENBLATT

Sonata in E Major, K. 380 Sonata in A Minor, K. 149 Jeux d’eau Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418 Paganini Variations

FINAL CONCERTO RACHMANINOV

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 PA G E

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CHUNG YUE TIEN HONG KONG I AGE 13

“I think of music as my best friend. Not only have I been working hard to nurture it in my mind, but I feel it is also growing stronger in my heart by the day.”

Born in Hong Kong, Chung Yue Tien started playing piano at the age of 3 and gave his recital debut at Hong Kong’s Citibank Plaza when he was 8. The current Edmond, Oklahoma resident made his concerto debut two years later at the Eisemann Center in Dallas with the Plano Symphony Orchestra as a result of a grand-prize win at their Young Artist contest. He studies piano with Pamela Mia Paul and has twice participated in the International Keyboard Odyssiad, which yielded a 2016 gold medal in Solo Level A (13 and under) and a 2017 bronze medal in Concerto Division (all ages). Chung Yue currently attends Heritage Hall Middle School in Oklahoma City where he is active in the debate club and sings in the choir; he also enjoys hiking, fishing, cycling, jogging, swimming, reading, and table tennis.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN CHOPIN LISZT LISZT

Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861 Etude in G-flat Major, op. 10, no. 5 (“Black Key”) Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Chasse-Neige from Transcendental Etudes La campanella from Paganini Etudes

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN CHOPIN MENDELSSOHN

Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI:43 Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 7 Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, op. 28

SEMIFINAL RECITAL CZERNY CHOPIN CHOPIN CHOPIN AUERBACH BACH-BUSONI PA G E

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Variations on a Theme by Rode “La Ricordanza”, op. 33 Etude in A Minor, op. 25, no. 11 (“Winter Wind”) Etude in A-flat Major, op. 25, no. 1 Etude in C Major, op. 10, no. 1 Chorale, Fugue, and Postlude (I) Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564

FINAL CONCERTO LISZT

Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124

COMPETITORS

“In a world with social standards and expectations, it is hard to express real, raw emotion and tell a story that people can truly accept and feel. That is why music is important to everyone—it doesn’t judge, it doesn’t criticize, and it will never abandon the people it befriends.”

SARAH TUAN

UNITED STATES I AGE 16

Sarah Tuan was born and raised in San Jose, California, and finds the music of Chopin and Rachmaninov particularly pertinent to her life as an Asian-American girl: “Their music expresses a sense of longing and a desire to belong, which reminds me of my two cultural identities and how I belong to both worlds.” A current student of Ning An, she made her concerto debut at 10 and recital debut at 12.

Sarah has won several competitions in California, as well as the Philadelphia International Piano Competition, and has been featured on NPR’s From the Top and Philadelphia’s WRTI FM 90.1. The Valley Christian High School junior loves cooking (she specializes in handmade knife-cut noodles), origami, bubble milk tea, cats, and researching U.S. politics.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN CHOPIN

Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 850 Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Fantaisie in F Minor, op. 49

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN CHOPIN MENDELSSOHN RACHMANINOV

Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 (I) Nocturne in B Major, op. 62, no. 1 Variations sérieuses, op. 54 Etude-tableau in A Minor, op. 39, no. 6

SEMIFINAL RECITAL HANDEL SCHUMANN WIESENBERG

Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427 Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnaval de Vienne), op. 26 Metamorphosis II

FINAL CONCERTO CHOPIN

Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11 PA G E

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CHUN LAM U

HONG KONG I AGE 16

“One of the reasons I truly love music is because I feel a sense of belonging when I play the piano, and this allows me to freely showcase my personality without fear.”

Chun Lam U’s competition credits include first-prize finishes in the Chopin International Piano Competition Asia, Japan Hamamatsu PIARA International Piano Competition, and Steinway & Sons International Youth Piano Competition, as well as second-place prizes at the Hanoi International Piano Competition, Shenzhen Piano Open Competition, and Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Artists. He has performed in his native Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Virtus String Quartet; in Vietnam with the VNAM Symphony Orchestra; and in China, with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, with which he made his concerto debut in 2017. A student of Rizzo Chung at the GMC Music Academy, Chun Lam also enjoys playing basketball and solving math problems.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN MENDELSSOHN

Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 888 Etude in A Minor, op. 10, no. 2 Variations sérieuses, op. 54

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN CHOPIN BARTÓK

Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32 Nocturne in B Major, op. 9, no. 3 Sonata for Piano, Sz. 80

SEMIFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN FRANK

Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, op. 31, no. 3 Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60 Nocturno Nazqueño

FINAL CONCERTO CHOPIN

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Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11

COMPETITORS

“Through my music, I hope to make the people all over the world believe in themselves and become the best of what they can be. Music brings the best of my life.”

RAY USHIKUBO

UNITED STATES/JAPAN I AGE 17 Ray Ushikubo made his recital debut at a Lang Lang and Friends concert at Segerstrom Concert Hall when he was 8 years old, and his Carnegie Hall debut the following year, playing piano and violin. Highlights of his already active performance career since include concertos with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (the latter in a double piano concerto with Jeffrey Kahane). In 2012, he played with Lang Lang on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and has also performed for NPR’s From the Top, Performance Today, TEDx, and Radio France (with Jean-Yves Thibaudet). Ray has won several piano competitions and is a 2014 Davidson Fellow laureate. He studied piano (with Ory Shihor) and violin at the Colburn Academy, and now attends the Curtis Institute also in both instruments under the piano tutelage of Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald. He listens to heavy metal, watches classic action movies, and loves driving cars.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN LISZT

Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp Minor, BWV 877 Polonaise in A-flat Major, op. 53 (“Heroic”) Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN LISZT

Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, op. 13 (“Pathé tique”) (I) Nocturne in B Major, op. 62, no. 1 Rhapsody espagnole

SEMIFINAL RECITAL CORIGLIANO CHOPIN

Etude Fantasy Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58

FINAL CONCERTO RACHMANINOV

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18

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NAOMI YAMAGUCHI

UNITED STATES/JAPAN I AGE 15

“I believe music is a medicine. Researchers are exploring how music therapy can improve the health of their patients, including premature infants and those with Parkinson’s disease. It is my passion to help others with my music.”

Michigan-born Naomi Yamaguchi made her orchestral debut at 8 and her recital debut when she was 10. Appearances since include the Detroit Institute for the Arts, Jordan Hall, Detroit Symphony Hall, Consulate of Japan, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, and in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts, Switzerland, and Italy. She has several first-prize finishes to her name and has been featured on From the Top and WQXR’s Young Artist Showcase. A second-year student of Hitomi Koyama at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, she is a scholarship recipient of the Chopin Foundation of the United States, the Tatum Foundation for the Arts, and was selected as the Young Artist of the Year 2017 of the Ruth Laredo Foundation. Naomi has a passion for performing at senior centers and a particular interest in the relation between music and memory in Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. She also plays clarinet in her school’s marching band.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV 872 CHOPIN Etude in G-flat Major, op. 10, no. 5 (“Black Key”) DEBUSSY Feux d’artifice from Preludes, Book II SCHUMANN Variations on the Name ‘Abegg,’ op. 1

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN BOWEN CHOPIN CHOPIN

Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 (I) Toccata in A Minor, op. 155 Nocturne in F-sharp Major, op. 15, no. 2 Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22

SEMIFINAL RECITAL MENOTTI BARTÓK BEETHOVEN TANAKA

Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from “The Old Maid and the Thief” Hungarian Peasant Songs Nos. 1-6, Sz. 71 Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 Techno Etude No. 3

FINAL CONCERTO PA G E

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GRIEG

Concerto in A Minor, op. 16

COMPETITORS

“Music gives me the feeling of joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, and many different emotions. Also, music helps people to communicate with each other with our hearts.”

JIWON YANG

SOUTH KOREA I AGE 17 JiWon Yang made her recital debut in Seoul at age 9 and her concerto debut in Kazakhstan at 13. Among her competition accolades are several in her home country, as well as wins at the Zhuhai Mozart Competition in China, Astana Piano Passion Kazakhstan, and Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Pianists. She has participated in Russia’s International Music Festival “Stars on the Baikal,” as well as the St. Paul University Piano Festival. Notable performances include with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists and at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and Philippines Chopin Society. A current student of HyoungJoon Chang, JiWon counts traveling and flute performance among her interests outside of piano.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN SAINT-SAËNS CHOPIN

Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV 848 Etude in C Minor, op. 10, no. 12 (“Revolutionary”) Étude en forme de valse, op. 52, no. 6 Polonaise in A-flat Major, op. 53 (“Heroic”)

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN LISZT

Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, op. 22 (I) Nocturne in G Major, op. 37, no. 2 Réminiscences de Norma, S. 394

SEMIFINAL RECITAL LIEBERMANN MUSSORGSKY

Gargoyles, op. 29 Pictures at an Exhibition

FINAL CONCERTO TCHAIKOVSKY

Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 23

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BOAO ZHANG CHINA I AGE 15

“When I was a young child, I thought music was interesting—as if I was listening to a person tell a story about his experience.

So I enjoy classical music each night before bed, just as every child likes to listen to bedtime stories.”

Boao Zhang is a multiple competition prize winner in his native China and also took home second at the Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in Poland. He made his recital debut a year ago at the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing and followed that appearance with a concert at the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology last fall. Having studied with Manchun Chen at the middle school of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, for three years, Boao counts classical music as his “most important hobby,” noting that he “listens to music every day, without exception.” He was fascinated by ancient cultures at an early age, visits exhibitions of Western art as often as he can, and likes to read, swim, and play table tennis.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN CHOPIN

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 870 Etude in A Minor, op. 10, no. 2 Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, op. 61

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BACH HAYDN CHOPIN PROKOFIEV

Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 (I) Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, op. 27, no. 1 Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, op. 28

SEMIFINAL RECITAL SHCHEDRIN Basso Ostinato from Two Polyphonic Pieces DEBUSSY Danseuses de Delphes from Preludes, Book I DEBUSSY Les collines d’Anacapri from Preludes, Book I CHOPIN Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58

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Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21

COMPETITORS

“Through playing music, I came to understand the invisible world better, instead of relying on perception only. It seems to me that every religious movement or political change has always been accompanied by making music to awake emotion.”

JOHANN ZHAO AUSTRIA I AGE 15

Salzburg-born Johann Zhao has five competition wins to his name in Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany, as well as a gold medal at the AADGT (American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented) in 2017, which led to his Carnegie Hall debut. A student of Cordelia Höfer-Teutsch at the University Mozarteum Salzburg since 2013, he made his recital and concerto debuts in 2015 at Salzburg’s Summer Schlosskonzerte Mirabell. He has performed with the Bad Reichenhall Philharmonic and with the Berliner Sinfonieorchester in the Philharmonie in April. He is also a passionate chamber musician, a self-proclaimed YouTuber, runs marathons, sings in choir, and writes pop music.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH LISZT SHOSTAKOVICH PROKOFIEV

Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 860 La campanella from Paganini Etudes Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major, op. 87, no. 15 Toccata, op. 11

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL MOZART CHOPIN BEETHOVEN SCRIABIN

Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576 (I) Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60 Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) (I) Etude in D-sharp Minor, op. 8, no. 12

SEMIFINAL RECITAL YIRUMA BEETHOVEN SCHUMANN STRAVINSKY WEBER

Kiss the Rain Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, op. 57 (“Appassionata”) Toccata in C Major, op. 7 Etude in F-sharp Major, op. 7, no. 4 Perpetuum Mobile

FINAL CONCERTO Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124

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XINGYU ZHOU CHINA I AGE 14

“When people converse, both sides talk. A performer does not simply give out everything he has—the music should also speak back to him. I often find my view on something has changed because of music.”

Xingyu Zhou made his recital debut at the age of 8 in his native Beijing, and his concerto debut two years later in Canada with the St. Andrews Festival Orchestra. That was his second successful appearance in St. Andrews, where he won all top prizes in his age category at its international piano academy and festival in 2013. Among his accolades, he counts several top finishes in Chinese competitions, as well as concert appearances in Beijing, Shanghai, New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. He moved with his family three years ago to Philadelphia, where he studies with the Curtis Institute’s Meng-Chieh Liu. He also attends the Albert M. Greenfield School, where he excels academically, especially enjoying literature, math, and science, and is on the track team. He is also an adept athlete, having seriously studied badminton and speed skating, amongst others.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH CHOPIN LISZT

Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 860 Etude in G-sharp Minor, op. 25, no. 6 Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL BEETHOVEN CHOPIN RACHMANINOV

Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 (I) Nocturne in E Major, op. 62, no. 2 Preludes, op. 23, nos. 4–8

SEMIFINAL RECITAL SCHUMANN LISZT LIEBERMANN

Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, op. 22 Two Concert Etudes Gargoyles, op. 29

FINAL CONCERTO GRIEG

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Concerto in A Minor, op. 16

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“I can never imagine my life without music—I eat, sleep, and breathe classical music! It is a way to communicate with people who are from different parts of the world and don’t speak the same language. It is something that everyone can understand and relate to.”

HARMONY ZHU CANADA I AGE 13

A Steinway Young Artist, Harmony Zhu has performed with such renowned conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Arie Vardi, and John Giordano. Last year, Harmony toured with the Israel Philharmonic, appeared with the Detroit Symphony for three concerts, and made her debuts at the Ravinia Festival and Aspen Music Festival as a soloist. The year prior, she opened The Philadelphia Orchestra’s season under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. November 2019 marks her debut at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. A pupil of Yoheved Kaplinsky at Juilliard since 2014, Harmony won the Concerto Competition in her first year there. She has distinguished herself by garnering first prizes from an early age while competing within older age categories, winning competitions like the Canadian Music Competition at only 6 for three years in a row and the Grand Prix at Chopin International Competition in Connecticut. Her most recent wins include being the youngest winner of the Bachauer Scholarship Competition and the Aspen Music Festival concerto competition. Harmony is also an accomplished composer and improviser, and plays violin. Harmony holds the World Champion title in her age group after winning the World Youth Chess Championships.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL RACHMANINOV CHOPIN BACH CARTER

Élégie in E-flat Minor, op. 3, no. 1 Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 10, no. 4 Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874 Caténaires

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL CHOPIN BEETHOVEN CHOPIN BARBER

Nocturne in D-flat Major, op. 27, no. 2 Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 (I) Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22 Sonata for Piano, op. 26 (IV)

SEMIFINAL RECITAL CHOPIN Preludes, op. 28, nos. 14-24 RAVEL “Ondine” from Gaspard de la nuit Gargoyles, op. 29 LIEBERMANN

CHOPIN

Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11

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RYAN ZHU

CANADA I AGE 15

“Music provides a means for humans to reach deep into the profundities of the soul. However, to do so requires the utmost precision, attention, and perseverance. Only by developing one’s intellectual ability and mental maturity can the highest level of artistry be attained.”

In January 2014, Ryan Zhu made both his recital and concerto debuts in his hometown of Vancouver—just one week apart from each other. In addition to performances in Canada since, he was recently featured in the Mariinsky International Piano Festival in St. Petersburg and at the Oberlin School of Music as a prize-winner in the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Piano Competition.

A winner of several other competitions, Ryan attends Magee Secondary School and studies piano with Mira Yevtich and Michelle Mares.

He enjoys reading and writing—especially poetry and history—as well as swimming and badminton.

REPERTOIRE PRELIMINARY RECITAL BACH LISZT MENDELSSOHN

Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 875 La leggierezza from Three Concert Etudes Variations sérieuses, op. 54

QUARTERFINAL RECITAL HAYDN BRAHMS DEBUSSY LISZT

Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:42 Intermezzo in A Minor, op. 116, no. 2 “Reflets dans l’eau” from Images, Book I Mazeppa from Transcendental Etudes

SEMIFINAL RECITAL SCHUMANN SHCHEDRIN PROKOFIEV

Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnaval de Vienne), op. 26 Basso Ostinato from Two Polyphonic Pieces Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, op. 28

FINAL CONCERTO LISZT

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Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124

NON-COMPETING FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS CALEB BORICK UNITED STATES I AGE 16 Charleston-native and third-degree black belt Caleb Borick made his recital debut at age 10 and presented at TEDx that same year. He’s taken first at eight U.S. junior competitions, won a multitude of scholarships, and been featured on NPR’s From the Top and Kansas Public Radio. He currently studies with Joseph Rackers at the University of South Carolina School of Music.

JOSEPHINE CHAN UNITED STATES I AGE 16 Josephine Chan counts a number of top finishes in solo competitions, as well as chamber competitions, among her achievements. She resides in her hometown of San Francisco and currently studies with Elizabeth Schumann while attending Stanford Online High School. Performances include an appearance on NPR’s From the Top last year, as well as her orchestral debut in Perugia, Italy in 2017.

CLAIRE CHIANG UNITED STATES I AGE 16 Originally from Cleveland, Claire Chiang attends Plano’s Shepton High School while studying with Catharine Lysinger, who has been her piano teacher for seven years. She’s won first prize in a multitude of Dallas-based competitions, and she recently won the Texas MTNA Senior Division and was also featured as a “Rising Star” at the Basically Beethoven Festival.

LUCA GRIANTI ITALY I AGE 17 Trilingual pianist Luca Grianti hails from Segrate, Italy, holds 20 national and international competition prizes from his home country, and had his recital debut in Milan last year. Now residing in Liverpool, United Kingdom, he’s studied with Murray McLachlan at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester for six years and enjoys performing in chamber concerts.

ARIYA LAOTHITIPONG THAILAND I AGE 15 Born and raised in Bangkok, Ariya Laothitipong has won competitions in Thailand, as well as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, and the United States. She attends the Regent’s International School Bangkok and studies piano with Pornphan Banternghansa and Christopher Janwong McKiggan, and made her orchestral debut in Weimar, Germany in 2017.

BRYANT LI UNITED STATES I AGE 14 Bryant Li, a Houston-area native who was born in Sugar Land and now resides in Katy, has a long list of Texas competition wins to his name. A student at Beckendorff Junior High, he’s studied piano with John Weems for eight years, is highly competitive in his school’s Olympiad team, and founded Music of Harmony, a youth-led music outreach program that has presented 200 performances since 2016.

KATHERINE E. LIU UNITED STATES I AGE 14

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Katherine Liu made her recital debut at the age of 10 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and made another New York appearance last year at Lincoln Center. The Boston native and student of HaeSun Paik has placed in a number of competitions, attends The Rivers Conservatory on a full scholarship, and has been featured on NPR’s From the Top. She’s also a talented ballet dancer and participates in math Olympiad.

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22ndAnnual Mimir Chamber Music Festival July 1 - July 12

Mimir Artists Concerts

July 3 July 5 July 7 July 9 July 12

7:30 p.m.

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Mimir Emerging Artists Concert July 6 July 11

The Horszowski Trio

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The exceptional Horszowski Trio joins world renowned Mimir Artists for a stellar season in 2019.

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NON-COMPETING FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS MAXINE PARK UNITED STATES I AGE 14 Maxine Park was born in New York City to two pianists who originally met because they were both working on Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Currently attending Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, she studies piano with Mila Filatova, is a laureate of a number of competitions, has been featured multiple times on NPR’s From the Top, and made her concerto debut in 2016 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

GORKA PLADA SPAIN I AGE 17 Spanish pianist Gorka Plada made his recital debut at the age of 10, and his concerto debut the following year.

A student of Marcel Baudet, he is a prizewinner at competitions in his native country, as well as Holland and England. He attends the Yehudi Menuhin School in the United Kingdom and enjoys chess, filmmaking, and collecting feathers.

RYAN SHENG UNITED STATES I AGE 15 Ryan Sheng has placed first in competitions in the United States, Italy, Russia, and Austria, prizes of which have included two recent appearances at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall. The San Jose, California, native made both his solo organ and solo piano debuts five days apart in Austria and Poland, respectively. A piano student of Frank Levy, he attends Evergreen Valley High School, where he is principal oboist in the concert band.

KE TANG CHINA I AGE 16 Ke Tang, a student of XiuMei Li for nine years who attends the middle school affiliated with the Sichuan Conservatory, is a laureate of many Chinese competitions and has performed with orchestra more than 10 times.

In fact, her dream is to one day have her own orchestra. Towards that end, she is studying arts management and is a guest musician and assistant to the deputy head of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra.

LUKE TURNER UNITED STATES I AGE 15 Born and raised in Alabama, Luke Turner has performed a number of times in his home state and neighboring Tennessee. A student of Heather Conner, he is a four-year merit scholar in the precollege program at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music and recently won the southern division of the Music Teachers National Association competition. He attends Evangel Christian School and also is the principal cellist in the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra.

CHARLOTTE WONG HONG KONG I AGE 16 Born in Hong Kong, Charlotte Wong lives in San Mateo, where she studies with Corey McVicar and attends Aragon High School. She’s performed and won prizes in competitions across California, as well as in Portugal and Canada. Outside of piano, she also plays violin and enjoys calligraphy, reading, and bullet journaling.

SHUHENG ZHANG UNITED STATES I AGE 17 Trilingual, Detroit-born pianist Shuheng Zhang has performed in his home state, as well as Illinois, New York, and Utah, and abroad in Poland and Germany. A prizewinner in a number of competitions, he is a Lang Lang International Music Foundation young scholar and performed at the organization’s 10th Anniversary Gala last year. He studies piano with Logan Skelton and attends Washtenaw International High School.

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ABOUT THE CLIBURN COMPETITIONS

It is the mission of the Cliburn to advance classical piano music throughout the world. Its international competitions, educational programs, and concert series embody an enduring commitment to artistic excellence and the discovery of young artists.

VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION SIXTEENTH EDITION: MAY 28–JUNE 12, 2021 BASS PERFORMANCE HALL MARIN ALSOP, JURY CHAIRMAN

“The most prestigious classical piano contest in the world” (Chicago Tribune )

2017 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo with conductor Leonard Slatkin

Widely considered one of the preeminent international music contests, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition exists to share excellent classical music with the largest international audience possible and to launch the careers of its winners every four years. Building on a rich tradition that began with its 1962 origins in honor of Van Cliburn and his vision for using music to serve audiences and break down boundaries, the Cliburn seeks, with each edition, to achieve the highest artistic standards while utilizing contemporary tools to advance its reach. The world’s top 18- to 30-year-old pianists compete for gold in front of a live audience in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as a global online viewership of over 5 million. Beyond cash prizes, winning a Cliburn medal means comprehensive career management, artistic support, and bolstered publicity efforts for the three years following.

CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR PIANO COMPETITION EIGHTH EDITION: MAY 24–30, 2020 VAN CLIBURN RECITAL HALL & BASS PERFORMANCE HALL RALPH VOTAPEK, JURY CHAIRMAN

“A celebration of music, and the people who have to make music, no matter what” (The Boston Globe )

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2016 Amateur Winner Thomas Yu with conductor Damon Gupton

The first of its kind in the United States, the contest highlights the importance of music-making in everyday life and provides a forum for musicians age 35 and older who do not perform, teach, or compose piano music for their primary professional pursuit or financial benefit. The quadrennial competition brings together the best amateur pianists from around the world for seven days of performances, symposia, and social events. For the 2020 edition, finalists will perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Damon Gupton at Bass Performance Hall.

ABOUT THE CLIBURN WINNERS CAREER MANAGEMENT

Yekwon Sunwoo performs at the Yellow Lounge Seoul in December 2017.

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has a long and rich history of identifying the top emerging pianists of the day and supporting them into successful careers as professional musicians. More significant than the coveted medals, cash awards, and other prizes, the winners of the Cliburn receive a 3-year comprehensive career management package that builds on the unrivaled, international exposure they receive during the competition. We take an individualized approach to support and manage them as artists.

International concert tours, publicity packages, and a record deal help propel them into the spotlight, but they are also counseled as to their needs and personalities—in areas including programming, career planning, public and media relations, social media, etiquette, and financial planning.

2017 CLIBURN WINNERS

YEKWON SUNWOO

KENNY BROBERG

DANIEL HSU

SILVER MEDALIST

BRONZE MEDALIST

An alumnus of three major American conservatories (Curtis, Juilliard, and Mannes), Yekwon Sunwoo has been hailed for “his total command over the instrument and its expressiveness” (San Francisco Examiner ) and “ravishing pianism… a genuine poetic sensibility” (Chicago Tribune ). Recent and upcoming highlights include his solo debuts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, festival appearances in Aspen, Brevard, and Grand Tetons, a Korean tour with the Munich Philharmonic and conductor Valery Gergiev, a European tour with the KBS Symphony Orchestra, and concerto appearances with Donald Runnicles, Leonard Slatkin, and Sasha Goetzel.

During the Competition, Minneapolis-native Kenny Broberg was praised for performances that showed “an imaginative shaping of themes, revelation of inner voices, and an unfailing sense of momentum” (Texas Classical Review ). Last season, he stepped in for André Watts at the last minute, performing the Beethoven “Emperor” Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra in his subscription debut. In addition to his return to Fort Worth this season, he makes his Asia debuts in Shanghai and throughout Japan, returns to the United Kingdom for performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Rye Arts Festival, and embarks on a three-week Australian tour in fall 2019.

Characterized by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a “poet…[with] an expressive edge to his playing that charms, questions, and coaxes,” Daniel Hsu also captured Cliburn prizes for best performance of the commissioned work and chamber music. Also a 2016 Gilmore Young Artist, first prize winner of the 2015 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition, and bronze medalist of the 2015 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, this season he gives recital and concerto tours across the United States, returns for his annual tour of Japan, and makes his debut with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. He also graduated this spring from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he has been a student since the age of 10.

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ABOUT THE CLIBURN CONCERTS

Credit: Joyce Marshall

CLIBURN CONCERTS

Rolston String Quartet—2018 Cliburn Festival

“The premier concert series in the DFW area” (Star-Telegram ), Cliburn Concerts brings the world’s leading classical musicians to North Texas at Bass Performance Hall, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Kimbell Art Museum’s Renzo Piano Pavilion.

CLIBURN AT THE BASS

Credit: Rodger Mallison

The best international talent presented on the stage of what many consider the last great opera house built in the 20th century. The classic European-style theater is the crown jewel of downtown Fort Worth.

CLIBURN AT THE KIMBELL Brilliantly intimate concert experiences within the confines of the stunning 285-seat performance space of Fort Worth’s newest architectural star, the Renzo Piano Pavilion at the Kimbell Art Museum.

Olga Kern—Cliburn at the Kimbell

CLIBURN AT THE MODERN A conversation and display of the work of living American composers, who join audiences at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth—a celebrated Tadao Ando-designed masterpiece.

CLIBURN SESSIONS Credit: Rodger Mallison

A club series presenting classically trained artists at Scat Jazz Lounge in a relaxed environment, where they are free to be casual, to blend genres, and to interact with the audience.

CLIBURN FESTIVAL Anderson & Roe—Cliburn Sessions

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A multiday event examining different perspectives in music—such as the work of a singular composer, the music of a particular moment in history, or a significant stylistic movement.

Joyce Yang & Louis Schwizgebel— 2019 Cliburn Festival: Iconic Paris at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Credit: Joyce Marshall

ABOUT THE CLIBURN EDUCATION

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EDUCATION

The Cliburn designed Cliburn in the Classroom, its signature music education program, to introduce young audiences to classical music. Cliburn in the Classroom programs present the excitement of live piano performances to second-, third-, and fourth-grade students and reinforce the basic elements of music through fun, interactive activities within the context of classical piano repertoire. Cliburn in the Classroom is presented annually to approximately 57,000 public elementary students across North Texas. The programs are offered at no cost to participating schools.

These programs enable students to approach music through multiple intelligences: linguistic, logical/mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. In addition, they address national standards in the arts for music education.

Additionally, the stage production “Van Cliburn: An American Hero” is produced annually in collaboration with Performing Arts Fort Worth’s Children’s Education Program for 12,000 fourth-graders at Bass Performance Hall.

CLIBURN IN THE COMMUNITY

“Van Cliburn: An American Hero”

Shields-Collins Bray conducts a Cliburn in the Classroom program.

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Community performance at the Fort Worth Central Library

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Cliburn in the Community provides the experience of live classical music performance for free to a broad audience, bringing in young, emerging artists for weeklong residencies twice a year. The program has grown to now serve more than 12,000 children, seniors, and members of the general public every four years. The key to that success? Strong partnerships with vibrant venues and organizations throughout the Fort Worth area.

Presented twice annually for students, families, seniors, and the general public at community venues, such as Sundance Square and the Fort Worth Central Library, and with nonprofit organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association, Boys & Girls Club, Sixty and Better, Inc., and more.

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ABOUT THE CLIBURN REACH

It is the Cliburn’s Mission to advance classical music throughout the world. We are always striving to accomplish this mission by expanding our reach through new and innovative means.

IN PERSON

Over 500,000 attend Cliburn concerts, competitions, and other programs over our four-year cycle.

Credit: Joyce Marshall

ONLINE Through the three international piano competitions and select Cliburn Concerts,

the CLIBURN LIVE program webcasts more than 250 performances live over the course of four years, reaching over five million people in 170 countries with excellent classical music.

Concerts are also posted online for on-demand viewing.

Cliburn logo in Sundance Square

IN THE NEWS Cliburn competitions, winners, and programs are covered by hundreds

of major outlets from around the globe. Media outreach and promotion result in over 5,000 articles during a four-year cycle.

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ON THE ROAD The three 2017 Cliburn winners will collectively perform over 300 engagements in cities across the United States and the world in the three years following the Competition.

ON THE AIR Radio broadcasts of concerts are heard regularly on 245 public radio stations across the country via American Public Media—listenership of approximately 1.3 million people each week.

Sundance Square Simulcast of the 2017 Cliburn Finals

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Boys & Girls Club during the 2015 Cliburn Junior

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. Cliburn Concerts has been bringing the world’s leading classical musicians to North Texas for 43 years. This season, we offer a profusion of experiences designed to showcase classical music’s multifaceted character. From traditional recitals by some of today’s brightest stars to club shows where casual meets classical, in the hands of exceptional musicians, good music is good music.

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19/20 SCHEDULE OCTOBER 10 & 11

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

OCTOBER 24

SCAT JAZZ LOUNGE

OLGA KERN piano PUBLIQuartet

NOVEMBER 16

THE WOMEN OF THE PULITZER: THE MUSIC OF JULIA WOLFE, CAROLINE SHAW, JENNIFER HIGDON

NOVEMBER 21

CAMILLE THOMAS cello + ROMAN RABINOVICH piano

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KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

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BASS PERFORMANCE HALL

JANUARY 23

SCAT JAZZ LOUNGE

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KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

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KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

FEBRUARY 27 – MARCH 1 MODERN ART MUSEUM

BEETHOVEN AT 250: THE PIANO CONCERTOS featuring Till Fellner, David Fray, George Li, Jon Nakamatsu, Joyce Yang piano + Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra + Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor WINDSYNC + IVAN TREVINO percussion STEPHEN HOUGH piano SUSAN GRAHAM mezzo-soprano + MALCOLM MARTINEAU piano CLIBURN FESTIVAL: BEETHOVEN AT 250

MARCH 14

JENNIFER KOH violin + VIJAY IYER piano & composer

MARCH 26

DANIEL HSU piano

MODERN ART MUSEUM KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

APRIL 16

SCAT JAZZ LOUNGE

JCT TRIO

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! CLIBURN.ORG/1920CONCERTS I 817.212.4280

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / RECOGNITION Sponsors / Underwriters Acknowledgments Volunteers The Cliburn Endowment Join the Cliburn Schedule at a Glance

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CLIBURN YOUTH ARTS EDUCATION & OUTREACH SPONSORS Alcon Anonymous Arts Council of Fort Worth Atmos Energy Corporation Black Mountain Oil & Gas Elizabeth L. and Russell F. Hallberg Foundation Fash Foundation Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Martha V. Leonard Fund of the North Texas Community Foundation

Melissa and Scot Hollmann Michael S. Hyatt James Avery Artisan Jewelry Lowe Foundation Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Foundation R4 Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts Texas Music Office Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust Wells Fargo

SPONSORS & UNDERWRITERS The Cliburn is deeply grateful to the following for supporting the 2019 Cliburn Junior Competition and Festival:

PLATINUM $75,000 PLUS

Rosalyn G. Rosenthal / Rosenthal 1997 Charitable Lead Annuity Trust* Jury Chairman

Shirley and William S. McIntyre Foundation* Second Prize

The Eugene McDermott Foundation The Horchow Family* Third Prize

GOLD $50,000 to $74,999 Bartolucci Family

Facilities including Meyerson Symphony Center, security, and parking

Sarah F. Perot Richard & Enika Schulze Foundation The Rea Charitable Trust

SILVER $25,000 to $49,999

Anonymous Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation Festival Events

Hoblitzelle Foundation Webcast & Simulcast

Jean Baptiste (Tad) Adoue III Fund / The Dallas Foundation Cece and Ford Lacy Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Rosalyn G. Rosenthal / The Rosenthal Foundation Sewell Automotive Companies

BRONZE $15,000 to $24,999

Anonymously from a Dallas

supporter to celebrate greater unity between Fort Worth and Dallas

Greg Berry Frost Bank Jackson Walker LLP

Junior League of Dallas Festival Events

NorthPark Center Texas Women for the Arts Festival Events

Visit Dallas

EYES ON DALLAS $10,000 to $14,999 Central Market Children’s Health

Preliminary Round

National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fees

Janny and Warren Strickland / Schwab Charitable Fund Carla and Kelly Thompson Simulcast at the Modern

Carolyn and Jere Thompson, Jr.

COMPETITOR WELCOME $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous 7-Eleven Amegy Bank Juana-Rosa and Ron Daniell Simulcast at the Modern

Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum Competitor Scholarships

Human Investment Foundation Neiman Marcus / The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation Fund Deedie Potter Rose Texas Commission on the Arts Promotion

W. W. Lynch Foundation

DONORS $1,000 to $4,999

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Neils Agather Alan Bradshaw Will A. Courtney‡ Semifinalist & Audience Awards

Gregory T. Davis Dallas Symphony Orchestra Reception

Patsy Donosky Fannie and Stephen Kahn Charitable Foundation Linda Gibbons Haynes & Boone LLP Insperity JPMorgan Private Bank Dallas Deborah L. Lively Mr. and Mrs. Cappy McGarr Provincial Foundation Terri and Greg Sexton Semifinalist & Press Awards

Shirley and William S. McIntyre Foundation Lee Ann and Steve VanAmburgh Katie and Bill Weaver Mrs. Sandra J. Werner

$250 to $999

Mr. Bill Bond Clayton Kennington Family Victor N. Corpuz Mary and Bob Dilworth Interproperties Group, Inc. / C. Jay Ho Phyllis and Tom McCasland Kim Noltemy Pamela Mia Paul Donna and Paul Plunket Jenifer and Terry Readdick Anne B. Reed Lee T. Wilkirson

$20 to $99

George Adams Carol and Dave Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Francisco Aviles Dr. and Mrs. Marcelo Cavazos Ruth M. and Arthur G. Dean Detian Ge Richard Howard Dr. Denise T. Humphrey Lynda Knagg Robert Koenig Bunkie Mangum Judy Morris Edward R. Moss Dr. Howard Penn Dean Ramsey Franklin Rembert Debbie and Paul Renton Nancy and Richard Robblee Gregory E. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rotermund Suzanne Solum Judy J. Thomas Leland Townsend Sophia Yu ‡

Deceased *Made possible by a generous gift to the Cliburn Endowment As of May 13, 2019

$100 to $249

Lise and Arthur Albert Dr. John De Runtz Maureen Finnegan Dr. Kathleen L. Hickey John Huddleston Marcie and Michael Jarratt Dr. and Mrs. Walter L. Johnson Maurice A. Lee Marcia Levy and Mark Cannon Dr. and Mrs. William Morton Judith and Don Prejean Yoshie Sugiura Max Sung PA G E

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Cliburn is deeply grateful to the following for supporting the 2019 Cliburn Junior Competition and Festival:

CALLIGRAPHY

Jacqueline Copeland

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

Arrangements by Mary Parks Fifth Avenue Greenhouses Inc.

FREE TICKETS FOR STUDENTS

Anonymous Comerica Lisa M. and David E. Hoener

HEALTH SERVICES

Children’s Health Dr. James K. Martin, Dentistry Dr. William C. Reardon, Internal Medicine

HOSPITALITY FACILITIES Junior League of Dallas SMU Meadows School of the Arts Steinway & Sons - North Texas FOOD / BEVERAGE Leigh Ann Connally Sarah Cooper Sandra Doan Edible Arrangements, Snider Plaza JD’s Chippery Lucky’s Diner On the Border Scott Orr Short Stop Food To Go Standard Coffee Service TSD Distributing, Inc. Vending Nut Company HOTEL ROOMS Hotel Crescent Court & Crescent Real Estate The Joule JURY ROOM Junior League of Dallas Sustainers VIRTUOSO CIRCLE LOUNGE West Elm, Mockingbird Station PA G E

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VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION Central Market Fort Worth Kay Howell Junior League of Dallas VOLUNTEER PARTY P.S. The Letter Invitations

WELCOME EVENTS Elaine Agather / JPMorgan Private Bank Dallas Linda Gibbons and Charlene Marsh Insperity Shirley and Bill McIntyre Lila and Emmett Murphy Deedie Potter Rose

JUROR TRANSPORTATION / VALET SERVICES Sewell Automotive Companies

MEDIA PARTNERS

Dallas Morning News WRR

MUSICIANS SERVICES

DFW Musicians Services, LLC / Debbie Brooks

OFFICIAL PIANO

Steinway & Sons – North Texas

ON-CAMPUS HOUSING & PRACTICE PIANOS

SMU Meadows School of the Arts • On-campus housing and meals for the Cliburn Junior Piano Competition participants have been underwritten by a generous grant from Linda P. and William A. Custard.

• The acquisition of new Steinway practice pianos for Cliburn Junior Piano Competition participants’ use has been made possible by a generous gift from the Estate of Jeanne R. Johnson and the Jeanne Johnson

Piano Initiatives Endowment Fund at SMU.

PROMOTION Volunteer Now

SIMULCAST

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

TECHNOLOGY / AUDIO / VISUAL Athans Audio Visual

TICKETING & BOX OFFICE SERVICES Dallas Symphony Orchestra

WEBCAST

Framework Productions

Susanna Foote Carrillo Deadre Henderson Andria Jackson Keri Johnson Katie Lemon Claire McLeod Nicole Rodriguez Holly Simpson Vanida Vongdara Jennifer Wilson Kristy Odom Scott Orr Mandy Purselley Neiman Marcus Fort Worth Rusty Glenn Designs The Highland Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton The Lumen Mary Elizabeth Van Meter Yumilicious Frozen Yogurt

WELCOME BAGS

Capital Grille Children’s Health Dallas Museum of Art Frost Bank Nasher Sculpture Center Neiman Marcus Dallas NorthPark Center On the Border SMU VisitDallas

WITH GRATITUDE

Chelsea Adler Hatter & Associates, LLP Junior League of Dallas: Alicia Hall, 2018-2019 JLD President

Brooke Bailey, 2019-2020 JLD President

Beth Boyd, VP Signature Projects

Elisabeth McHugh, Placement Project Chairman Becky Gomez, Assistant Placement Project Chairman Sandy Ammons, Sustaining Advisor

Victoria Acuff Summa Aholo Riley Bryant Julie Coffman Shelby Dietze

Steinway & Sons - North Texas is the Official Piano of the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.

Sewell Automotive Companies is the Exclusive Automotive Sponsor of the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.

As of May 13, 2019

VOLUNTEERS The Cliburn is deeply grateful to the following for volunteering for the 2019 Cliburn Junior Competition and Festival:

BACKSTAGE MOMS Kathie Cummins Sara Doan

COMPETITOR CHECK-IN Bob Buthorn Jessica Collins Patti Craig Liz Naughton Megan Pigott

COMPETITOR HOSTS

Kristy Odom, Chairman Lisa and Michael Anderson Linda and Jim Beach Jeanne and Berry Cox Robin and Sandy Esserman Jennifer Johnson Jo Marie Lilly Mariana and Joseph Maldjian Kim Montez Meghana and Luis Moya Spring Rowell Yasi Sabour and Matthew Borowski Christine and Martin Schuepbach Dina Steele Carolyn and Jere Thompson Annette and Jack Vaughn John Wise

COMPETITOR LOUNGE

Kristy Odom, Chairman Riley Bryant, Junior League of Dallas, Lead

Shelby Dietze, Junior

League of Dallas, Lead Claire McLeod, Junior League of Dallas, Lead

Nicole Rodriguez,

Junior League of Dallas, Lead

FACILITIES

Kristy Odom, Chairman

FIELD TRIP CHAPERONES Patti Craig Nicole LeBlanc Chris Leito Jake Ramsey Isabelle Young

GIFT SHOP

Mandy Purselley, Co-Chairman

Mary Elizabeth Van Meter, Co-Chairman Summa Aholo, Junior

ROOM

Keri Johnson, Junior

League of Dallas, Lead

Jennifer Wilson, Junior League of Dallas, Lead

Victoria Acuff, Junior League of Dallas

Julie Coffman, Junior League of Dallas Katie Lemon, Junior League of Dallas

Vanida Vongdara,

Junior League of Dallas

OFFICE ASSISTANCE Kristi Hasty

PAGE TURNER / SCORE READER Thomas Ragozzino

PARTY BUS

Chelsea Adler, Chairman

Patrick Griffith Willie Lott Barbara McNealy Andrea Palmer Tiffany Palmer Wolfe

SIMULCASTS

Susanna Foote Carrillo, Junior League

KLYDE WARREN PARK Lindy Eubank,

Deadre Henderson,

Katy Rhodes,

League of Dallas, Lead of Dallas, Lead

Junior League of Dallas, Lead Holly Simpson, Junior League of Dallas, Lead

David Becker Rachael Borne Craig Simpson Gerald Simpson Joann Vu-Simpson Christina Slavonik Herschel Wilonsky Margaret Wilonsky

INTERNS

Kahoru Amano, Jury Olivia Grissom, Artistic

JURY GREEN

Co-Chairman Co-Chairman

Susan Robertson, Co-Chairman

Emily Dawson Ellen Detrich Maya Jhangiani Jamele Medina Katie Morrow Emy Settle MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH Tina and Ted Gorski

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS Grant Bahnman Mae Blouin

Zack Blouin Booker T. Washington High School Steven Barragan Edward Cardona Ariel Cruz Angelina Deleon Mila Fisher Xochilt Fonseca Alanah Martinez Brandon Min Anna Moreno Diego Parra Presley Taylor Jordan Weaver Jasper Chen Lily Fu Kazia Handoko Karen Huang Chloe Kanaan Lucy Leonard Samantha Leonard Jasmine Liew Emma Luo Bobby Schiff An Tran Shelmire Ashley Simpson Fanying Tang Bedrick Topovich Tianxin Xie Chloe Yim Lucy Young

TRANSLATORS Kahoru Amano Jason Chung Xiaomeng Fan

TRANSPORTATION Rory Arredondo Bart Christenson Gordon Cizon Martha Givhan Sandy Gompf Irene Jordan Nicole LeBlanc Chris Leito Anne Mahaffey Elisabeth McHugh Liz Naughton Katie Olson Donna Plunket Katy Rhodes

Nicole Rodriguez Elizabeth Stevens Christian Walker Herschel Wilonsky

USHERS

Andria Jackson, Junior League of Dallas, Lead

Tina Aguilar David Becker Jing Chen Donna Deaton Anna Eberhard Christy Gehlbach Mark Gehlbach Becky Gomez Maria Hensley Nicole LeBlanc Douglas Mahy Marilyn Matthews Jesus Michel Amy Mitani Moira Namuth Megan Pigott John Polomano Demi Strawman Herschel Wilonsky Margaret Wilonsky

WELCOME BAGS Marian Frymire Michelle Tilley Stephanie White

YP COMMITTEE

Anne and Chris Mahaffey, Chairmen Rory Arredondo Natalie Baumeister Caroline Cranz Nicole Herman Amy Kearney Jonathan March Allison Marrow Katie Olson Katy Rhodes Tyler Rogers Caroline Samis Blerina Shala Carrie Stires

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Rory Arredondo Carla Bosteder Aida Ramirez Boyce

Bob Buthorn Jessica Collins Patti Craig Elisabeth Henderson Jun Guo Pat Johnson Sylvia Luedtke Juan Mugartegui Liz Naughton Megan Pigott Donna Plunket Jake Ramsey Elizabeth Stevens Carrie Stires

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THE CLIBURN ENDOWMENT The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following donors for perpetuating the mission of the Cliburn by making an endowment gift.

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass‡ Charron Denker & Peter Denker‡ Ann & Edward Hudson Marsha & John Kleinheinz Mary Virginia Foncannon Trust

The Meadows Foundation Rosalyn G. Rosenthal & Manny Rosenthal ‡ Shirley and William S. McIntyre Foundation The Horchow Family

Anna Belle P. Thomas Shirley & Wes Turner Mary D. & F. Howard Walsh‡ Robert Wood‡

Whitfield J. Collins‡ Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust Dr. Scott Ellis Cutler Electra Carlin Estate Ernest Allen, Jr. Estate Estate of Gordon William Smith Floye Dunning Estate Marie Stirner Estate Martina Navratilova Children’s Youth Foundation Raymond E. Buck Foundation The Ben and Julie Rogers Foundation

Sid Richardson Memorial Fund Stripling & Cox (Dunlap Company) Rice M. Tilley, Jr. Susan B. Tilley‡ Union Pacific Corporation / Union Pacific Foundation Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Japan Committee Mary C. Wysong

Florence Meltzer Simon Living Trust Jack L. Grigsby‡ William Y. Harvey‡ Linda Reimers Mixson‡ Lucille Moudy‡ Olive Edrington Pillsbury Estate

Dan G. Poland‡ Andrew Raeburn‡ Jean & John Roach Richard Rodzinski John M. Stevenson Hugh L. Watson‡ Helen Wilson

LEADERSHIP Anonymous 1995 Branch Irrevocable Trust A.M. Pate, Jr. Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee Amon G. Carter Foundation Shirley & Charles Anton‡ Cornelia C. & James R. Blake Trafton Bogert Brown Foundation, Inc. Louise T. Canafax‡ Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn‡ Van Cliburn‡ Carroll W. Collins‡

ASSOCIATE Anonymous The Arch and Stella Rowan Foundation Sue & John Allen Chalk, Sr. Harriett & Heywood C. Clemons‡ Estate of Charlotte Olivia MacDonald Gore

‡

Deceased

CLIBURN LEGACY SOCIETY Legacy gifts ensure that the performance and appreciation of classical music will continue for generations to come.

Anonymous Connie Beck William Joseph Bryan Barbara J. Clarkin M. Thomas Collier Gail & Laurence S. Cooke Jorge Covarrubias-Robles Dennis Dalton

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Juana-Rosa & Ron Daniell Paul DesRochers Gail Aronoff Granek Kristina & Herndon S. Hasty Pamela & Michael Henry Rebecca R. Henson Sandy & Bill Kincaid Mollie L. Lasater

Lauri Lawrence Betty Looney Jennifer & Terry Readdick Richard Rodzinski Gerald E. Thiel Cynthia E. Young

If you have included or would like to include the Cliburn in your will or estate plans, please contact Marianne Pohle, director of development, at mpohle@cliburn.org or 817.738.6536.

SUPPORT THE CLIBURN

JOIN THE CLIBURN FAMILY TODAY! VOLUNTEER Volunteers are truly the backbone of the Cliburn organization. We’ll work with you to find a role that suits your availability, preference, and expertise. For more information, contact Kay Howell, director of events and donor relations, at khowell@cliburn.org.

DONATE The Cliburn’s programs—including the unrivaled, comprehensive career management program that launches our competition winners onto the world stage—would not exist without the support of dedicated individuals and organizations.

As an individual, your gift can be used toward general operating support, provide for a memorial or tribute gift, or go to the Cliburn Endowment to ensure our mission’s future.

$75 Fan $250 Friend $500 Partner $1,000 Patron

$1,500 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000

Keyboard Circle Bronze Keyboard Circle Silver Keyboard Circle Gold Keyboard Circle Platinum Keyboard Circle Diamond

$20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000

Van Cliburn Circle Bronze Van Cliburn Circle Silver Van Cliburn Circle Gold Van Cliburn Circle Platinum Van Cliburn Circle Diamond

Van Cliburn Circle gifts are pledged over 4 years.

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For details on opt-in donor level benefits, or to give today, visit cliburn.org/support or contact Marianne Pohle, director of development, at mpohle@cliburn.org or 817.738.6536.

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2019 JUNIOR COMPETITION SCHEDULE

MONDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

JUNE 1

SATURDAY

JUNE 8

WEDNESDAY

MAY 31

COMMUNITY CONCERT 11:30 a.m.

DMA & NorthPark Center

JUNE 7

TUESDAY MAY 30

MASTERCLASS 10:00 a.m.

Anne-Marie McDermott

2019 JUNIOR COMPETITION & FESTIVAL SCHEDULE SUNDAY

COMMUNITY CONCERT 12:00 p.m.

Main Street Garden

PRELIMINARY ROUND CONCERT 1

2:30 p.m.

PRELIMINARY ROUND CONCERT 3

MASTERCLASS 2:00 p.m.

Anne-Marie McDermott

2:30 p.m.

PRELIMINARY ROUND CONCERT 2

7:30 p.m.

PRELIMINARY ROUND CONCERT 4

JUNE 6

7:30 p.m.

JUNE 5

JURY SYMPOSIUM 11:00 a.m.

QUARTERFINALISTS ANNOUNCED JUNE 4

MASTERCLASS 10:00 a.m.

Gilbert Kalish

JUNE 3

MASTERCLASS 10:00 a.m.

Gilbert Kalish

JUNE 2

CONCERTO MASTERCLASS 10:00 a.m.

Ruth Reinhardt

MASTERCLASS 10:00 a.m.

Alexander Kobrin

6:00 p.m.

AWARDS CEREMONY

2:30 p.m.

FINAL ROUND CONCERT

SEMINAR 10:00 a.m.

Repertoire Building

MASTERCLASS 10:00 a.m.

Orion Weiss

QUARTERFINAL ROUND CONCERT 3

MASTERCLASS 2:30 p.m.

Alessio Bax

QUARTERFINAL ROUND CONCERT 1

2:30 p.m.

SEMIFINAL ROUND CONCERT 1

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

7:30 p.m.

SEMIFINAL ROUND CONCERT 3

COMMUNITY CONCERT 4:00 p.m.

DMA & NorthPark Center

2:30 p.m.

QUARTERFINAL ROUND CONCERT 4

2:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY CONCERT 12:00 p.m.

Klyde Warren Park

QUARTERFINAL ROUND CONCERT 2

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

SEMIFINAL ROUND CONCERT 2

7:30 p.m.

SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCED

PRELIMINARY, QUARTERFINAL, & SEMIFINAL ROUND CONCERTS ARE HELD IN CARUTH AUDITORIUM AT SMU. THE FINAL ROUND CONCERT AND AWARDS CEREMONY IS HELD AT THE MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT CLIBURN.ORG OR BY CALLING THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BOX OFFICE AT 214.849.4376

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