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  1. Award-Winning Pianist Andre-Michel Schub Performs Recital

    Tuesday Dec 29 | East Valley Living

    ... performed with the world's most prestigious orchestras. In addition to being the gold medalist at the sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1981, he also was the 1977 recipient of the Avery Fisher Recital Award and 1974 winner of the ...

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    Related Topix: Scottsdale, AZ, Classical, Mendelssohn

  2. Eye Street

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Bakersfield.com

    Henry A. Barrios / The Californian ChooHooi Khoo won the second Van Cliburn You Tube contest for Amateur Pianist which is judged by popular vote.

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    Related Topix: Classical, California, Schubert, Entertainment

  3. 5th DVD celebrating Cliburn's historic victory 50 years ago released

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Star-telegram.com

    To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Van Cliburn's victory at the first Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Video Artists International has released original Soviet television tapes of several of Cliburn's post-competition concerts.

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    Related Topix: Classical

  4. Fallon grad enters prestigious Van Cliburn piano competitionRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 23, 2009 | Lahonton Valley News

    Merrill Yesslith, a 1991 CCHS graduate, entered the Van Cliburn Foundation's YouTube Contest for amateur classical pianists.

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    Related Topix: Classical, Fallon, NV, Startups, YouTube, University of Nevada-Reno, Brigham Young University-Idaho

  5. Fallon grad enters prestigious Van Cliburn piano competition

    Nov 21, 2009 | Lahonton Valley News

    Merrill Yesslith, a 1991 CCHS graduate, entered the Van Cliburn Foundation's YouTube Contest for amateur classical pianists.

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    Related Topix: Classical, Fallon, NV, Startups, YouTube, University of Nevada-Reno, Brigham Young University-Idaho

  6. "Nobu" Fever: Japan Falls for a Blind Piano ProdigyRead the original story

    Nov 18, 2009 | Time

    Nobuyuki Tsujii performs at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competiton in Fort Worth, Texas on May 31, 2009 Rodger Mallison / MCT / Landov As Nobuyuki Tsujii finished the last note of Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante by Chopin, the packed audience in Tokyo's Kioi Hall broke into an emotional applause.

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  7. Weekend Top 10: Shakespeare vs. AC/DSheRead the original story

    Nov 13, 2009 | Inside Bay Area

    ... who will be joined by clarinetist Manasse. Both Jons are big deals: Nakamatsu is the Gold Medalist of the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and Manasse has served as the principal clarinetist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: 9, Walnut Creek, CA, Classical, San Francisco, CA, Theater, Arts

  8. Musical collaboration for children

    Nov 11, 2009 | Fresno Bee

    ... This year, at age 19, he became the youngest participant and the first Chinese gold medalist at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, an event held every four years. Artists you should know: The Blue Gliders Artists you should ...

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    Related Topix: Classical, Bach, Fresno, CA, Shaver Lake, CA, Entertainment

  9. Classical Connect Presents Historical Recordings of Soviet PianistsRead the original story

    Nov 7, 2009 | PRWeb

    ... and often earned top honors abroad. They were celebrated as national heroes in Soviet Union, just as Van Cliburn would later be feted in the United States after winning the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958. International recognition of these ...

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    Related Topix: Classical, Tchaikovsky, Emil Gilels

  10. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Oct 30, 2009 | Metromix Rochester

    Arild Remmereit, guest conductor; with Haochen Zhang of China, one of two Gold Medal winners at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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    Related Topix: Classical, Arts, Symphony, Prokofiev, Music, Entertainment

  11. Interview with pianist Haochen Zhang

    Nov 1, 2009 | Examiner.com

    Pianist Haochen Zhang in performance during the 2009 Van Cliburn Foundation. Courtesy of: Alte Media and Van Cliburn Foundation Haochen Zhang was the co-winner of the gold medal at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition .

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    Related Topix: Classical, Yundi Li, Philadelphia, PA, Curtis Institute of Music

  12. Mike James: a Theya have given muchRead the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | Independent

    ... Here are a few more: -James Baldwin, 20th century American novelist, wrote "Go Tell It on the Mountain." -Van Cliburn, classical pianist. Brought down the house in front of a tough Moscow audience at the height of the Cold War. -Pyotr Ilyich ...

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    Related Topix: Ashland, KY, Marshall University, Inventions, Science / Technology

  13. Mike James: a Theya have given muchRead the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | Independent

    ... Here are a few more: -James Baldwin, 20th century American novelist, wrote "Go Tell It on the Mountain." -Van Cliburn, classical pianist. Brought down the house in front of a tough Moscow audience at the height of the Cold War. -Pyotr Ilyich ...

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    Related Topix: Ashland, KY, Marshall University, Inventions, Science / Technology

  14. they Came to PlayRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 29, 2009 | Film Threat

    ... at the Fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs (over 35 years of age) hosted by The Van Cliburn Foundation and held every four years. The players profiled in the film are a United Nations microcosm. Genial folk, some who ...

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    Related Topix: Panic, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Theater, Arts

  15. Piano cityRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | Ottawa Citizen

    ... and a focus that is not only on solo piano repertoire (as in such prestigious tournaments as the Tchaikovsky and Van Cliburn competitions), but also on chamber and voice-and-piano collaborations as being necessary components for a well-rounded ...

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    Related Topix: Canada, Calgary, AB, Alberta, North America, Canada, World News, York (Toronto, ON), Ontario, Toronto, ON

  16. Stop the Presses' to air over KERA - "TVRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | Fort Worth Business Press

    ... changed it. We could have stayed with the original title ..." Deadline nears for Cliburn Amateur tournament The Van Cliburn Foundation's second Cliburn YouTube Contest for Amateur Pianists. Applicants is accepting entries through Nov. 2. An entrant ...

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    Related Topix: 9, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Fort Worth, TX

  17. Concert semi-review: Zhang takes EPSO, audience to a spiritual place

    Oct 25, 2009 | El Paso Times

    The beauty of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra's arrangement with the Van Cliburn Foundation is it allows them to host some of the world's top young piano talent every four years.

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    Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Classical, Opera, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

  18. Piano cityRead the original story

    Oct 22, 2009 | Ottawa Citizen

    ... and a focus that is not only on solo piano repertoire (as in such prestigious tournaments as the Tchaikovsky and Van Cliburn competitions), but also on chamber and voice-and-piano collaborations as being necessary components for a well-rounded ...

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    Related Topix: Canada, Calgary, AB, Alberta, North America, Canada, World News, York (Toronto, ON), Ontario, Toronto, ON

  19. Vega String Quartet makes chamber music modernRead the original story

    Oct 15, 2009 | Staunton News Leader

    ... Competition, among them the international music critics' Prize, and has been the quartet-in-residence at the Van Cliburn Institute and Emory University. The members of the quartet have collaborated with some of the world's finest musicians ...

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    Related Topix: The String Quartet, Classical, Mozart, Cashiers, NC

  20. Grand Rapids Symphony's Classic Series brings Barber, Beethoven and Bernstein to DeVos HallRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 4, 2009 | Ann Arbor News

    ... Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Barber began writing his only piano concerto the year after pianist Van Cliburn in 1958 won the First International Tchaikovsky Competition, impressing the Russian jury and audience with his skill at playing ...

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    Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Bernstein, Classical, Brahms, Entertainment