Dates

Auditions:
  13-17 January 2009: Shanghai (chn)
  21-24 January 2009: Hannover (frg)
  26-28 January 2009: St. Petersburg (rus)
  31 January - 3 Feb. 2009: Lugano (ch)
  12-18 February 2009: New York (usa)
  21-24 February 2009: Fort Worth (usa)

  18 - 30   (7-6-1978 * 22-5-1991)

Location

History

1st competition in 1962
13th competition in 2009

Freq.

every four years

since 2007

Preselection

Live Audition --- 40 min.

1st stage

solo  ---  50 min. (35 pianists)

2nd stage

solo  ---  60 min. (12 pianists)
+ chamber music 

Finals

solo  ---  50 min.  (6 pianists)
+ two concertos

Appl. fee

1st

2nd

3rd

plus

  3x US$ 10'000
  (for each of the other three finalists)

plus

  6x US$ 5'000
  (for each of the other semifinalists)

plus

  US$ 6'000 + 5'000 + 4'000
  special prizes

John Giordano (usa) (Chm.)
Marcello Abbado (it)
Dmitry Alexeev (rus/gb)
Michel Beroff (f)
Hung-Kuan Chen (usa)
Richard Dyer (usa)
Joseph Kalichstein (usa)
Yoheved Kaplinsky (isr)
Jürgen Meyer-Josten (frg)
Menahem Pressler (usa)
Tadeusz Strugala (pol)

Live Audition

     solo --- 40 min.
free recital

1st stage

     solo --- 50 min.
free recital

2nd stage

     solo --- 60 min.
1 - commissioned American work (8~12 min.)
rest free
    Chamber Music
1 - quintet Brahms/Dvor./Franck/Schum.

Finals

     solo --- 50 min.
free
     2 concertos
1 - 13 Bh/Ch/Mend./Moz./SS
1 free

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.cliburn.org
or contact AAF

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
2525 Ridgmar Boulevard
Suite 307
Fort Worth  TX 76116
U.S.A.

(+1) 817 - 7386536

(+1) 817 - 7386534

clistaff@cliburn.org

www.cliburn.org