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No. 107
Inside This Issue
spring/summer 2014
FIRST CLIBURN JUNIOR COMPETITION TO BE HELD JUNE 2015
Winners Update >> Story on page 5
Vadym Kholodenko named FWSO Artistic Partner >> Story on page 6
Scenes from the Cliburn Gala >> Insert
Next year, the Cliburn will launch a new major program. The Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival will take place June 21–28, 2015, on the campus of TCU, and will attract the world’s most extraordinary pianists age 13 to 17. Applications are online now at Cliburn.org. “This will be a competition that will help us establish relationships with the top international talent at an earlier age,” said Jacques Marquis, Cliburn president and CEO, “but, just as importantly, this will be another means for the Cliburn to use its standing and expertise to encourage tomorrow’s great artists. We are providing 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 will include performance
experience and professional career advice—all make the Competition and Festival significantly useful for a student who has aspirations of being a professional musician.” (continued on Page 3)
THE FOUR-YEAR CLIBURN BRAND A Note from the President and CEO One year ago, all of us—the Cliburn staff, board, artists, and community—were on the precipice of a once-in-a-lifetime experience as we embarked on the successful presentation of the 14th edition of our signature program, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Through this major international festival, we were able to bring classical music to a wide public—which is at the very core of our mission—and we continue to do so through the busy concert tours of the major artists who were discovered. And what about the other three years? As we work to implement the strategic plan carefully and thoughtfully constructed by the board, keeping the Cliburn brand alive both locally and internationally over the entire four-year cycle has been highlighted as a top priority. Continued on page 7
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