MAY 27–JUNE 12, 2021 I FORT WORTH, TEXAS USA VAN CLIBURN CONCERT HALL AT TCU & BASS PERFORMANCE HALL
THE JURY The assembled jury—nine of whom are new to the Cliburn Competition—represents some of the most prominent voices in piano today, whose active careers and exceptional artistry continue to help shape the landscape of classical music.
Marin Alsop, jury chairman
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Rico Gulda
Andreas Haefliger
Wu Han
Stephen Hough
Anne-Marie McDermott
Gabriela Montero
Orli Shaham
Lilya Zilberstein
THE SCREENING JURY The five members of the screening jury combine distinguished performance careers with a commitment to nurturing the next generation of artists. The screening jury will travel around the world for five weeks in January and February 2021 to select the 30 competitors from a large pool of applicants.
Angela Cheng
Arnaldo Cohen
Christopher Elton
Alexander Kobrin
Anton Nel
FOR JURY BIOS, VISIT CLIBURN.ORG/2021-COMPETITION-JURY
THE COMMISSIONED WORK In addition to serving on the jury, renowned pianist, composer, and one of Twenty Living Polymaths (The Economist) Stephen Hough has been commissioned to compose a new work for the 2021 Cliburn Competition, to be performed by all 30 competitors. This marks the second time that the composer of the commissioned work will also serve on the jury. Details on the piece will be released in early 2021, and competitors will receive it no later than March 25, 2021.
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