First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
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The First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
was the inaugural edition of the competition. It took place in Fort Worth, Texas
from September 24 to October 7, 1962. It was won by American pianist Ralph Votapek
, while Soviets Nikolai Petrov and Mikhail Voskresensky
earned the Silver and Bronze Medals.
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was first held in 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas and is hosted by Van Cliburn Foundation. It was created by Fort Worth area teachers in honor of Van Cliburn, who had won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition four years prior with Tchaikovsky's...
was the inaugural edition of the competition. It took place in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
from September 24 to October 7, 1962. It was won by American pianist Ralph Votapek
Ralph Votapek
Ralph Votapek is an American pianist notable for winning the First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962....
, while Soviets Nikolai Petrov and Mikhail Voskresensky
Mikhail Voskresensky
Mikhail Voskresensky is a Russian pianist, b. 1935.He was a disciple of Lev Oborin. Voskresensky was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural editions of the Robert Schumann Competition and the Van Cliburn Competition...
earned the Silver and Bronze Medals.
Jurors
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Leopold MannesLeopold MannesLeopold Damrosch Mannes was a Jewish-American musician, born in New York City, who, together with Leopold Godowsky, Jr., created the first practical color transparency film, Kodachrome....
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Yara Bernette -
Jorge BoletJorge BoletJorge Bolet was a Cuban-born but mostly American-resident pianist and teacher.-Life:Bolet was born in Havana, and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942... - Angelo Eagon
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Rudolph GanzRudolph GanzRudolph Ganz was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer. He claimed direct descent from Charlemagne.-Biography:... -
Luis Herrera de la FuenteLuis Herrera de la FuenteLuis Herrera de la Fuente is a Mexican conductor, pianist, violinist, composer and writer of the 20th century. De la Fuente has gained many recognitions and awards in Mexico and worldwide. He conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional of Mexico for 18 years. He was also conductor of the Orquesta... -
Motonari IguchiMotonari IguchiMotonari Iguchi was a Japanese pianist and educator. He was influential in the post-war Japanese classical music world and his editions, published by Shunjūsha, are still the standard ones in that country.... - Milton KatimsMilton KatimsMilton Katims was an American violist and conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony for 22 years . In that time he added more than 75 works, made recordings, premiered new pieces and led the orchestra on several tours. He expanded the orchestra's series of family and suburban...
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Lili KrausLili KrausLili Kraus was a Hungarian-born British pianist.-Biography:Lili Kraus was born in Budapest in 1903. Her father was from Czech Lands, and her mother from an assimilated Jewish Hungarian family.... -
Lev OborinLev OborinLev Nikolayevich Oborin was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927.The family moved a lot during his early childhood. When they settled down in Moscow in 1914, he was sent to music school. He studied with Yelena Gnessin, a pupil of... - Leonard PennarioLeonard PennarioLeonard Pennario was an American classical pianist and composer.He was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Los Angeles, attending Los Angeles High School remaining in L.A. for his entire career. He first came to notice when he performed Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto at age 12, with the...
- Serge Saxe (local chairman)
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Results
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| Vicky Adler |
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 Anahid Alexanian |
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 Carmen Álvarez |
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 E. Clement BethelE. Clement Bethel Edward Clement Bethel was a Bahamian composer, pianist and choral director who became the first Director of Culture in the Bahamas.... |
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| Jo Boatright |
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| Rafael Borges |
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 Sung-mi Cho |
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| William Cooper |
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| Don Feder |
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| Arthur Fennimore |
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 Zoila García Salas |
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| Ilze Graubiņa Ilze Graubina Ilze Graubin was a Latvian pianist. She was trained at the Moscow Conservatory under Abram Shatskes and Jakov Flier, to whom she subsequently served as an assistant.... |
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 André de Groote |
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| Milton Hallman Milton Hallman Dr. Milton H. Hallman is a Professor Emeritus of music at Louisiana State University. He was a student of Ernst von Dohnányi and recorded a CD called Works For Piano containing some of Dohnányi's most notable music in 1987.... |
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| Takashi Hironaka |
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| James Jolly |
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| Elaine Keillor |
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| Jung-kyou Kim |
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| Hajime Kono |
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| Nina Lelchuk |
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| Marlene Linzmeyer |
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| Leónidas Lipovetsky |
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| Thomas Mastroianni |
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| Arthur Moreira Lima |
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| Manigirdas Motekaitis |
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| Hiroko Nakamura |
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| Marilyn Neeley |
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 Marta Noguera |
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 Cécile OussetCécile Ousset Cécile Ousset is a French pianist.Cécile Ousset was born in Tarbes, France, and gave her first recital at the age of five, subsequently studying at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 10 with Marcel Ciampi where, aged only fourteen, she was awarded first prize in the piano graduation class of... |
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| Yun-hee Paik |
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| Dorothy Payne |
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| John Perry |
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| Nikolai Petrov |
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| David Pinto | |||
 Gloria Saarinen |
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| José Sandoval |
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| Raúl Sosa |
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| Charles Thomas |
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 Sérgio Varela Cid |
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| Mikhail Voskresensky Mikhail Voskresensky Mikhail Voskresensky is a Russian pianist, b. 1935.He was a disciple of Lev Oborin. Voskresensky was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural editions of the Robert Schumann Competition and the Van Cliburn Competition... |
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| Ralph Votapek Ralph Votapek Ralph Votapek is an American pianist notable for winning the First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962.... |
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| Margaret Watson |
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| Leslie Wells |
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| Grace Wilkinson | |||
| Walter Wolfe |
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| Sandra Yaggy |