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unusual facts about Van Cliburn International Piano Competition



China Gates

Gold medalist Vadym Kholodenko performed the work as his opening piece in the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Debra Saylor

She came to prominence during the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for amateurs in Fort Worth in 2000, where she finished third and was awarded Best Performance for the Romantic Era.

Johan Schmidt

He won the Maria Callas Competition in Athens, and was prized at the Queen Elisabeth (1987, 4th prize plus Audience prize), Tchaikovsky (1990, 3rd prize - ex-aequo with Kevin Kenner and Anton Mordasov) and Van Cliburn (1993, 4th prize) competitions.

Leventritt Competition

More recently, the Cliburn contest in Fort Worth, Texas, has attracted more publicity.


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