2019 Cliburn Junior Competition - Highlights and Results

HIGHLIGHTS & RESULTS MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019 DALLAS, TEXAS SMU MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER

“WHEN WONDERFUL YOUNG TALENTS GATHER TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS AND THEIR IDEALS, IT USUALLY NETS LASTING FRIENDSHIPS, TREASURED MEMORIES, AND STRENGTHENED ARTISTIC DETERMINATION.”

MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS

SMU MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER I LAURA BUSH

honorary chairman

3RD: JIWON YANG (17, SOUTH KOREA) I 2ND: EVA GEVORGYAN (15, RUSSIA/ARMENIA) I 1ST: SHUAN HERN LEE (16, AUSTRALIA) When the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival was announced in January 2018, the world took notice. This global event would be one of the most prestigious and widely watched of its kind, bringing together an elite group of teenage pianists from around the world, the champions of their own domains. The Cliburn would use its standing and expertise to encourage the participants, and to provide them with a valuable forum and entrance to the next step of their journeys. And, for the first time ever, a major Cliburn program would be held outside of Fort Worth.

230 outstanding young pianists from 32 countries applied to participate. From those, a select group was invited to Dallas for two weeks of highest-level competition, intense artistic development, and the creation of long-lasting friendships.

THE PIANISTS 23 COMPETITORS + AN ADDITIONAL 14 FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING 14

COUNTRIES

ARMENIA I AUSTRALIA I AUSTRIA I CANADA I CHINA HONG KONG I ITALY I JAPAN I RUSSIA I SOUTH KOREA SPAIN I TAIWAN I THAILAND I UNITED STATES

MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS

THE COMPETITION

23 PIANISTS VIED FOR THE COVETED PRIZES, PERFORMING BEFORE THE JURY, AN IN-PERSON AUDIENCE, & A VAST INTERNATIONAL ONLINE VIEWERSHIP.

4 COMPETITION ROUNDS I 12 CONCERTS I 52 PERFORMANCES I 21 HOURS OF MUSIC 6 HOURS OF REHEARSAL WITH THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & RUTH REINHARDT 7 INTERNATIONALLY ESTEEMED JURORS I

MORE THAN $40,000 AWARDED

7,000 ATTENDED COMPETITION PERFORMANCES IN PERSON

MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS

THE FESTIVAL

CRUCIAL TO THE CLIBURN JUNIOR EXPERIENCE, A BUSY SCHEDULE OUTSIDE OF THE CONCERT HALL ALLOWED PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY & LEARN FROM TOP PIANISTS & TEACHERS.

8 MASTERCLASSES I 14 PRIVATE LESSONS FOR PARTICIPANTS I 20 JURY MEETINGS FOR COMPETITORS WORKSHOPS CAREERS IN MUSIC I COMPETITIONS I BRANDING I COLLEGE ADMISSIONS I CHAMBER MUSIC + FOUR-HANDS READINGS I STAGECRAFT SYMPOSIA I ARTIST CONVERSATIONS I SIMULCASTS I COMMUNITY CONCERTS I FIELD TRIPS NORTHPARK CENTER I DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART I KLYDE WARREN PARK I DOWNTOWN DALLAS, INC. I MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH

1,600 ATTENDED FESTIVAL EVENTS IN PERSON

MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS

THE WEBCAST & PRESS

34 HOURS BROADCAST LIVE ONLINE OVER 7 DAYS

A HIGHLY PRODUCED, COMPLETE ONLINE BROADCAST AND GLOBAL MEDIA ATTENTION BROUGHT THE CLIBURN JUNIOR TO THE WORLD.

performances i commentary i features i interviews

650,000 VIEWS I 4 MILLION MINUTES WATCHED I 120 COUNTRIES SOCIAL REACH: 7 MILLION facebook i instagram i twitter i youtube MEDIA COVERAGE: 120 FEATURES I 51 MILLION POTENTIAL REACH including in: australia i belgium i brazil i canada i france i germany i italy i japan i mexico i philippines i russia i united kingdom i united states

MAY 31–JUNE 8, 2019

DALLAS, TEXAS

THE CLIBURN FAMILY

THE YOUNG PIANISTS. JURORS. GUEST ARTISTS. VOLUNTEERS. PATRONS. DONORS. PARTNERS. THE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED WILL LAST A LIFETIME.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PIANISTS, TEACHERS, & EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO CAME TO DALLAS TO INSPIRE THE FUTURE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. *ALESSIO BAX, JURY CHAIRMAN italy I *PHILIPPE BIANCONI, 1985 CLIBURN SILVER france I BUDDY BRAY united states SEAN CHEN, 2013 CLIBURN BRONZE united states I *ANGELA CHENG canada I DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DANIEL HSU, 2017 CLIBURN BRONZE united states I CAROL LEONE united states I GILBERT KALISH united states ALEXANDER KOBRIN, 2005 CLIBURN GOLD russia I RACHEL NAOMI KUDO, 2017 CLIBURN COMPETITOR united states *VALERY KULESHOV, 1993 CLIBURN SILVER russia I *LOWELL LIEBERMANN united states I ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT united states *AVIRAM REICHERT, 1997 CLIBURN BRONZE israel I RUTH REINHARDT, CONDUCTOR germany I ORION WEISS united states I *UTA WEYAND germany

*jury

THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.

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