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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.
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spring/summer 2014no. 107
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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.”
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.
THE FOUR-YEAR CLIBURN BRAND A Note from the President and CEO
Inside This Issue
Winners update>> Story on page 5
scenes from the Cliburn gala>> Insert
Vadym Kholodenko named FWsO Artistic partner>> Story on page 6
FIRST CLIBURN JUNIOR COMPETITION TO
BE HELD JUNE 2015
Continued on page 7
(continued on Page 3)
JON NAKAMATSU, chairman
(United States)
Since his dramatic 1997 Cliburn
gold medal triumph, California
native Jon Nakamatsu's brilliant
but unassuming musicianship and
eclectic repertoire have made him
a clear favorite throughout the
world both on the concert circuit
and in the recording studio. He maintains a very active touring
schedule with orchestra performances, chamber collaborations,
and solo recitals, performing widely in North America, Europe,
and the Far East. Mr. Nakamatsu records exclusively for
harmonia mundi usa, which has released nine CDs to date.
www.jonnakamatsu.com
FABIO BIDINI (Italy)
A prizewinner at the 1993 Cliburn
and 1992 Busoni Competitions,
Fabio Bidini is considered one of
the top Italian pianists of his
generation, sought after for recital,
chamber, festival, and concerto
engagements across the world.
His discography consists of 13
recordings on renowned labels such as BMG. In 2009, he was
appointed piano chair of one of the leading music schools in
Europe, the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Mr.
Bidini was one of the youngest graduates ever of the prestigious
“Conservatorio Santa Cecilia” in Rome. www.fabiobidini.com
CHRISTOPHER ELTON
(United Kingdom)
Edinburgh native Christopher
Elton is professor emeritus of the
Royal Academy of Music, London
— a position awarded him in
2011, following 24 years of service
as head of keyboard. His students
have won or reached the finals in many top competitions,
including the Cliburn, Tchaikovsky, Leeds, Shanghai, Taiwan,
and Munich (ARD). A competition prizewinner himself,
Mr. Elton also studied at the Royal Academy, where he
achieved the unusual distinction of the highest performing
award, the Dip. RAM, on both piano and cello.
www.christopherdelton.talktalk.net
CHOONG MO KANG
(South Korea)
Pianist Choong Mo Kang has
performed to critical acclaim
throughout the United States,
Europe, and Asia, including a
monumental undertaking of
performing the complete keyboard
works of Bach over a 5-year time period. He has served on the
piano faculties of the Peabody Institute and the Korea National
University of Arts in Seoul, and currently teaches at The
Juilliard School and Toho Gakuen School of Music in Japan. His
students have been prizewinners in prominent competitions,
such as Cliburn, Leeds, Shanghai, and many more.
MARI KODAMA (Japan)
Mari Kodama has established an
international reputation for
profound musicality and articulate
virtuosity at the keyboard, with
powerful, yet elegant performances
throughout Europe, the United
States, and Japan. She recently
completed her latest recording project—the complete 32
Beethoven Sonatas for the PentaTone label. Ms. Kodama serves
as artistic and musical director for the Forest Hill Musical
Days festival, curates a series for young musicians at the Bad
Kissengen Festival, and appears annually at Les Folles Journées
in Tokyo. www.marikodama.com
JON KIMURA PARKER (Canada)
A veteran of the international
concert stage, Jon Kimura Parker
maintains a busy touring schedule
as soloist, recitalist, and chamber
musician. A true Canadian
ambassador of music, Mr. Parker
has given command performances
for Queen Elizabeth II, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Prime
Ministers of Canada and Japan—and is an officer of The Order
of Canada, his country’s highest civilian honor. A committed
educator, he is Professor of Piano at The Shepherd School of
Music at Rice University. www.jonkimuraparker.com
ORLI SHAHAM
(Israel/United States)
A consummate musician
recognized for her grace, subtlety,
and vitality, Orli Shaham has
established an impressive
international reputation as one of
today's most gifted pianists—
hailed by critics on four continents for her interpretations of
both standard and modern repertoire, and recently referred to
as “a first-rate Mozartean” (Chicago Tribune). Driven by a passion
to bring classical music to new audiences, the Juilliard graduate
maintains an active parallel career as a respected broadcaster,
music writer, and lecturer. www.orlishaham.com
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A renewed and refreshing energy, a collection
of inspiring new ventures, and—of course—
the breathtaking music all stand out over the
past year at the Cliburn. We are fortunate to
have each of you—our board of directors,
volunteers, generous patrons, donors, sponsors,
and the faithful audiences—to share in
these accomplishments. Thank you for your
continued dedication to the Cliburn. Our
achievements occur in the wake of the loss
of our namesake, Van Cliburn, who we will
forever honor and remember.
This year includes the first influences and
effects of the Cliburn's strategic plan, revealing
new initiatives and expanded programs. One
of the finest examples is the new Cliburn
Junior Competition and Festival. Van Cliburn
often spoke of our mission to encourage a
lifelong love of music-making. The Amateur
Competition, which began in 1999, is
representative of our success expanding the
Cliburn programs in this mission. Now we
come full circle with an event for the world's
outstanding 13-17 year old pianists, aimed to
encourage and inspire young artists to aspire to
become professional musicians.
We have received a significant verbal
commitment from the Junior League of Fort
Worth, the Cliburn's partner since 1966 for
which we remain truly grateful, to provide
volunteer support of the Junior Competition
and Festival. We look forward to many of you
joining in the volunteer effort for this wonderful
new adventure in music. The Cliburn will again
showcase the Fort Worth community as an
international stage to celebrate and encourage
musical talent.
Thank you, as always, for your wonderful
support.
Carla Thompson
Chairman of the Board
ChairmanFrom the
MEI-ANN CHEN
An innovative and passionate force both on and off the conductor’s podium,
Mei-Ann Chen is one of America’s most dynamic young conductors. Music director
of the Memphis Symphony since 2010 and of the Chicago Sinfonietta since 2011,
she has infused both orchestras with energy, enthusiasm, and high-level music-
making, galvanizing their audiences and communities alike. In recognition of these
accomplishments, the League of American Orchestras granted her the prestigious
Helen M. Thompson Award in 2012.
A sought-after guest conductor, Ms. Chen’s reputation as a compelling
communicator has resulted in growing popularity with orchestras both nationally
and internationally, and her skill on the podium and as a music educator has
been recognized with several honors and awards. In 2005, she became the first
woman to win Copenhagen’s esteemed Malko Competition. In 2002, she was
unanimously selected as music director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic in
Oregon, the oldest of its kind and a model for many youth orchestras in the
United States. During her five-year tenure with the orchestra, she led its sold-out
debut in Carnegie Hall, received an ASCAP award for innovative programming,
and developed new and unique musicianship programs for the orchestra’s
members. She was also the recipient of a Sunburst Award from Young Audiences
for her contribution to music education.
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Since 1912, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra has educated, entertained, and
enhanced the cultural life of Cowtown. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
performs a broad range of symphonic and pops concerts from August through May.
In addition to its own concert series, the Orchestra also collaborates with the Texas
Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition,
Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale, and the Children’s Education Program
of Bass Performance Hall. Concerts In The Garden, the Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra’s summer music festival, was launched in 1990 and takes place each June
through July at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. For more information about the
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, visit www.fwsymphony.org.
THE COMPETITORS24 competitors, age 13–17
Selection: by a screening jury through online applications and video submissions
Video submissions: 15 to 20 minutes in length and include one étude, one
movement of a Classical sonata, and one expressive Romantic work. (Works
performed in screening videos can be repeated during Competition rounds, but no works
can be repeated within Competition rounds.)
Competitors announced: March 20, 2015
THE COMPETITIONPRELIMINARY ROUND24 pianists, each performing a 20-minute recital to include a movement
of a Classical sonata and a virtuosic étude
QUARTERFINAL ROUND12 pianists, each performing a 30-minute recital to include a Bach Prelude
and Fugue and an expressive Romantic work
SEMIFINAL ROUND6 pianists, each performing a 40-minute recital (to include a modern/
contemporary work) and one concerto movement with piano accompaniment
FINAL ROUND3 pianists, each performing one complete concerto with orchestra
THE FESTIVALA variety of events aimed at the artistic advancement of the competitors and other
pianists—seminars, symposia, chamber music collaborations, and more—as well
as sharing the gifts of elite young pianists with the community through free recitals
across Fort Worth. Schedule to be announced in 2015.
THE ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS
JUNIOR COMPETITIONJURORS ANNOUNCEDThe Cliburn is pleased to announce its inaugural
Junior Competition jury—an excellent assemblage of
top international performing pianists and educators,
each with a strong reputation for encouraging and
inspiring young artists.
THE PRIZESFIRST PRIZE: $10,000 cash plus $2,000 scholarship
SECOND PRIZE: $5,000 cash plus $2,000 scholarship
THIRD PRIZE: $2,500 cash plus $2,000 scholarship
In addition to the cash prize and scholarship (the latter of which must be used
for furthering their musical development), all three top prizes will also include
community residency and mentorship opportunities with the Cliburn. Other
special prizes will be announced closer to the Competition dates.
FEI-FEI DONgJULY18 Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, West Orange, NJ
OCTOBER4 Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bakersfield, CA25 Temple Symphony Orchestra/ Central Texas Orchestral Society, Temple, TX26 Georgetown Symphony Society, Georgetown, TX
NIkITA MNDOYANTSAUgUST20-Sept 5 Wissembourg International Music Festival, Wissembourg, France
OCTOBER4 Khabarovsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Khabarovsk, Russia 18, 19 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow, Russia
TOMOkI SAkATAJUNE11 Janácek May International Festival, Ostrava, Czech Republic
JULY20 Tama Music Forum, Tokyo, Japan24 Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
AUgUST8 G-Call Club Salon, Tokyo, Japan
SEPTEMBER14 Fredericksburg Music Club, Fredericksburg, TX20 Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, Youngstown, OH
OCTOBER26 Denki Bunka Kaikan Concert Hall, Nagoya, Japan
DECEMBER22 Chamber Music Concerts Committee, Tokyo, Japan27 Ezoe Memorial Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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VADYM kHOLODENkOJUNE21 "Stars of the White Nights" Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
JULY3 Zagreb Summer Festival (Evenings on Gric), Zagreb, Croatia12 Cistermusica, Alcobaça, Portugal18 Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC23-27 Jeunesses Musicales International, Italy
AUgUST1 Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, West Orange, NJ
SEPTEMBER21 Cidade das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil25 Belmont University, Nashville, TN27 East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Tyler, TX
OCTOBER1 Gala in honor of Vera Gornostayeva, Moscow, Russia4 & 5 Sendai Classic Festival, Tokyo, Japan6-14 Japan tour, Japan17-19 San Diego Symphony Orchestra, San Diego, CA21 Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA24-26 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth, TX29 Celebrity Series of Boston, Cambridge, MA
NOVEMBER1 & 2 Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Greenville, SC 4 Festival Miami, University of Miami, Miami, FL13-15 Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester, NY23-Dec 7 Russia tour, Russia
DECEMBER5 Moscow State Philharmonic Society, Moscow, Russia
BEATRICE RANAJULY5 Idea Valcerrina, Valcerrina, Italy10 Rencontres Musicales d'Évian, Évian, France17 Festival de Saintes, Saintes, France23 Toronto Summer Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada25 Festival International de Lanaudière, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
AUgUST12 Les Musicales du Golfe, Vannes, France22 Annecy Classic Festival, Annecy, France
SEPTEMBER4 Orpheum Stiftung, Zurich, Switzerland14 Stagione Musicale Comunale, Varese, Italy28 Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, Morrow, GA30 Cliburn Concerts, Fort Worth, TX
OCTOBER2 ARTS San Antonio, San Antonio, TX5 Tri-C Presents, Cleveland, OH8 Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL 10 Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA20 Società dei Concerti, Milan, Italy24 Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, Italy29 Camerata Musicale Salentina, Lecce, Italy
NOVEMBER8 Washington Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.9 Lied Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS13,15,16 Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Liège, Belgium30 Ferrara Musica, Ferrara, Italy
DECEMBER19-21 Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles, CA
SEAN CHENJUNE28 Music Teachers Association of California - State Convention, Los Angeles, CA
JULY13 San Diego Symphony Orchestra, San Diego, CA25 Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, West Orange, NJ
AUgUST6 Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, CO18 & 20 Sunriver Music Festival, Sunriver, OR
SEPTEMBER14 Mid-Texas Symphony Orchestra, Seguin, TX27 Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis, IN
OCTOBER4 Midland Symphony Orchestra & Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI 11 Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Carmel, IN12 2014 Steinway Series, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.14 Arts Alive Series, Ball State University, Muncie, IN17 El Camino College Center for the Arts, Torrance, CA19 Pepperdine University Center for the Arts, Malibu, CA28 Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
NOVEMBER14 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI
DECEMBER13 Ruidoso Chamber Music Festival, Ruidoso, NM
An astonishingly gifted player with transparent tone and supremely fine touch, he gave an enthralling performance… that combined nuanced shadings, brooding intensity, dazzling virtuosity and bone-dry wit.
– The Oregonian
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Below are the six winners’ concert dates for summer and fall 2014. Complete tour dates and links to tickets are listed on Cliburn.org.
The 2013 Cliburn winners continue to garner praise for performances around the
world. In the 2013–14 season, they collectively performed over 100 concerts, including
successful debuts with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center, Aspen Summer
Music Festival, Wolf Trap, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, and in the Concertgebouw.
In addition to the recordings of the medalists’ live Competition performances on the
harmonia mundi label, Vadym Kholodenko and Sean Chen each released critically-
acclaimed solo albums in spring 2014. Some highlights of the upcoming season:
Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko has been named the Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra’s first artistic partner, a three-year collaboration that will include professional
recordings and a tour. (Details on Page 6.) He will also perform and record with the
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and make debuts with the Brevard Music Center and Al
Bustan Festivals; the orchestras of Indianapolis, San Diego, Rochester, Phoenix, and
Madrid’s RTVE; and in recital in Boston, Seattle, Miami, and Paris.
Silver Medalist Beatrice Rana makes major debuts with the Detroit Symphony and
LA Philharmonic, and in recital in Atlanta, Cleveland, and in Washington, D.C. at the
Kennedy Center. Third-prize winner Sean Chen traverses the United States, making
his debuts with the Milwaukee Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia,
and a recital tour of Hawaii.
[Rana] delivered an industrial-strength, knockout recital…with confidence as well as with a great deal of intuition and sensitivity.
–Washington Times
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WINNERS UPDATE
Chen put on quite a pyrotechnical display, blazing through this fiendishly difficult music with technical precision and fiery emotion.
– ArtsNash
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Since taking bronze at the 1985 Cliburn Competition and gold in the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition, Barry Douglas has established a major international career as a concert
pianist, conductor, and recording artist. Described by The Nottingham Post as a pianist with “raw emotion” and “dazzling technique,” he has been lauded by critics for his
tremendous power and breathtaking playing where “muscle and imagination come together” (The Telegraph). Mr. Douglas is an exclusive Chandos recording artist and is
currently undertaking a monumental project to record the complete works for solo piano of both Brahms and Schubert. He also founded the chamber orchestra Camerata Ireland
in 1999 to celebrate and nurture the very best young musicians from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The Cliburn: What was your experience like at the 1985 Cliburn? Your first
impressions of Fort Worth?
Mr. Douglas: It was a new world for me—very warm people and audiences who
were passionate for music and the piano and for their Van!
The Cliburn: You're still very close with your host family from the Competition. Can
you tell us about them and that relationship?
Mr. Douglas: Bill and Jocelyn (Wuester) are those rare people who understand and
empathize, and this has made it a rare delight to be their Texan “son” and friend. We
have enjoyed a great group of years together, and they have visited us in Ireland and
France. A great couple with a great family. I am enormously grateful to them for their
friendship and love!
The Cliburn: The recording project you're currently undertaking is monumental.
What inspired you toward the complete piano works of both Brahms and Schubert?
Mr. Douglas: I was always very close to Brahms, and so that was natural; but
Schubert has emerged and poked me in the ribs and has made me sit up. What an
honor to do this. I am very grateful to my recording company Chandos Records.
The Cliburn: How are you deciding which pieces go on each disc?
Mr. Douglas: I sit with a cup of coffee and see what comes to mind and what comes
naturally—no great philosophy.
The Cliburn: You've become known as a cultural ambassador for Ireland.
How was that role established, and how has it evolved over the years?
Mr. Douglas: It was quite simply my trying to give back to Ireland and young people
what I have received from great individuals over the years. Through my festival and
orchestra Camerata Ireland, it has really developed over the years, and I am so happy
to see their success.
The Cliburn: Tell us about Camerata Ireland. What was your vision for the group
originally—and how has that come to fruition and/or changed since its origins in 1999?
Mr. Douglas: The mission of the orchestra was principally 3 things: 1. to encourage
new young Irish talent and to give them a platform; 2. to show the international
audience what Ireland can deliver as classical performance, given that Ireland is
known more for its rock and traditional music, theatre, visual arts, and the written
word; and 3. to celebrate the new era of cooperation and peace on the island by
creating an all-Ireland artistic entity. We are very fortunate to have the joint patronage
of the President of Ireland and Her Majesty The Queen (Britain).
The Cliburn: In 2011, you returned to Moscow as a juror for the Tchaikovsky
Competition, 25 years after your victory there in 1986. How did it feel to be on the
other side?
Mr. Douglas: More scary! I am not a “ready-made juror” and so my decision to be
on this jury was guided by the fact that Valery Gergiev asked me, that the other jurors
were people I respected enormously, and that I have a close bond with Moscow due
to my gold medal in 1986 and due to the frequent invitations to give concerts there.
The Cliburn: Your career has been connected to Van Cliburn in many ways over
the years. Can you share your favorite memory of or story about him?
Mr. Douglas: There are so many wonderful memories, and everyone has said it
so eloquently in the past. I loved him as a person, a musician, and colleague. He
was a great guide to me all through the years on a professional and human level.
One occasion immediately comes to me now as it was the most recent—I was very
fortunate to have had a super and long dinner at his home in November 2012 when
we talked about everything from childhood to the present day. I will never forget
him, as will everyone who had the good fortune to know him.
The Cliburn: Any future plans or projects you can tell us about?
Mr. Douglas: I’m looking forward to playing Brahms 1 with Maestro Gergiev and
the London Symphony at this year’s Proms in London. I’m also looking forward to
touring South America, China, and Europe with Camerata Ireland in the next 18
months. I’m excited about a new Irish project I am developing, and I am having the
best time with Brahms and Schubert.
LIVES OF THE LAUREATESAn Interview
Barry Douglas
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In addition to the competitions, the Cliburn produces a host of annual
events and outreach activities, including Cliburn Concerts, Musical
Awakenings® education programs, and free community concerts.
As we near the end of this 2013–2014 season—the year in our
cycle with no competition—we look back with joy and pride for the
accomplishments, exhilarating moments, and beautiful music made. In
this one 12-month period, the Cliburn will have produced or presented
over 300 concerts, between our 2013 winners’ U.S. and international tours
(including over 70 performances by winner Vadym Kholodenko), Cliburn
Concerts, Cliburn in the Community, and in-school presentations.
A major focus this year has been expanding our partnerships with other
fine cultural institutions to reach more people.
Under the direction of music director Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra recently named Vadym Kholodenko as its first artistic partner, a three-year
collaboration that begins with performances of the complete Prokofiev concertos in the first two
seasons (2014–15 and 2015–16), which will be recorded and released by harmonia mundi usa.
He will also join them in a tour of Spain in May 2016—the orchestra's first international tour
in over 25 years. “I have been searching for more than 10 years for an exceptional artist to serve
as the FWSO’s first artistic partner – a performer of the highest caliber who would commit to
the vision and efforts of the FWSO over several seasons," said Harth-Bedoya. "I believe we have
identified and secured such an artist with Vadym Kholodenko."
This represents a thrilling extended relationship with the FWSO—the Cliburn's partner since
its inception. The orchestra has performed in the Final Round of every Cliburn Competition.
Additionally this season, Vadym will perform and record the Grieg concerto and Saint-Saëns
Concerto No. 2 with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, also under the baton of Harth-Bedoya.
Born to a North Texas ranching family, Crystelle
Waggoner raised cattle and thoroughbred horses. A
wonderfully generous woman, a patron of the arts, and
a supporter of medical charities during her lifetime,
Miss Waggoner established a 50-year trust, the Crystelle
Waggoner Charitable Trust, to benefit charitable
organizations in the area. She died in 1982 and over the
past 30 years, the trust has made millions of dollars in
grants to the Fort Worth and North Texas community.
The Cliburn is a grateful recipient of contributions
made from the Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust,
which is managed by U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Private Wealth Management. Over the years the
Trust has supported galas, competitions, and Cliburn
Concerts, including helping to initiate the Cliburn at
the Modern series in 2003. The Cliburn is currently in
the middle of a three-year grant for general operating
support. Having this grant is a tremendous help as it
allows the Cliburn to plan for future programming.
Darlene Mann, U.S. Trust Managing Director and
Market Trust Director said: “Crystelle Waggoner had
a love for the arts during her lifetime, and we are so
pleased to help carry out her legacy by supporting
organizations known for excellence such as the
Cliburn.” Also a current Cliburn board member,
Mrs. Mann works to ensure that the Waggoner Trust
provides a broad range of support for numerous
charitable programs.
Mrs. Mann started at the bank, then known as First
National Bank of Fort Worth, in 1969 and worked in
various departments until joining the Trust Department
in 1976, where she currently manages the Trust Group
for Fort Worth, Midland, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
A graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, Mrs.
Mann currently serves as a volunteer for the Board
of Visitors; Amon Carter Museum of American Art;
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Finance
Committee; the Cliburn; Fort Worth Charitable Trust
Committee; Fort Worth Business and Estate Council;
and WARM Place. She has been married 46 years
to Howell Mann, and they have two children and 5
grandchildren.
The Cliburn is pleased to recognize both the Crystelle
Waggoner Charitable Trust and Darlene Mann for
the many years of support to the Cliburn. We deeply
appreciate their contributions and remain honored for
their ongoing support and service.
Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust and Darlene Mann:
Longtime Cliburn Supporters
Vadym kholodenko named FWSO Artistic Partner
Cliburn Amateur Piano Video
Contest
YEAR FOURInternational Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs™
For amateur pianists 35 and older; to be held in summer 2016
With the addition of the Junior Competition, the Cliburn’s four-year competition cycle evolves to:
(continued from page 1)
YEAR ONEVan Cliburn international piano Competition
For pianists 18 to 30; held May 24–June 9, 2013, next May/June 2017
YEAR TWOnon-competition year
Focus on winners’ career management and growing local programs
YEAR THREECliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival
For pianists 13 to 17; to be held June 21–28, 2015
NEW THIS YEAR• AnewseriesattheKimbellArtMuseum’sPianoPavilion,including
a special venue-opening, two-night concert event with Olga Kern,
• Anexpansionofourin-schoolmusiceducation
program, which grew from 125 to 175 presentations,
• Anontraditionalconcept,CliburnSessions,atLiveOakMusicHall
& Lounge, designed to reach new audiences through a classically
alternative music scene,
• SpecialconcertsatSundanceSquarePlaza,including
o The Plaza’s grand opening celebration,
o Van Cliburn Memorial Concert with webcast on YouTube Live
and delayed broadcast on the prestigious European broadcaster
Medici.tv, and
o Vadym Kholodenko at the Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival.
NEW NEXT YEAR• TheinauguralCliburnInternationalJuniorPiano
Competition and Festival,
• Furtherexpansionofmusiceducationprograms,
• Artist-in-residenceprogramsforyoungpianists
for outreach and other public performances, and
• Webcastsofmoreconcertsonanannualbasis.
THE FOUR-YEAR CLIBURN BRAND
ELIgIBILITY: Open to amateur pianists
age 35 and older (on or before July 31,
2014), who do not derive their primary
source of income from the playing,
teaching, or composing of piano music.
TO ENTER: Submit a performance
video of 5–10 minutes in length via a
special portal on Cliburn.org.
IMPORTANT DATES: July 15–31, 2014 Video Submissions
August 1–15, 2014 Viewing and voting
August 19, 2014 Winner announced
THE PRIZE: The winner will be
determined by public voting online and
will be awarded automatic entry into the
Seventh Amateur Competition, being held
in summer of 2016 on the campus of TCU.
Detailed information at Cliburn.org.
Thank you for your ongoing support as we work to keep the branding of the Cliburn consistently present,
to increase our international reach and awareness, to scout the best talent, and to support the creation and
dissemination of excellent music.
Jacques Marquis
President and CEO
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