23 January ~ the fourth day in Hannover
adminEberhard, amateur pianist and founder of the Berlin Amateur Competition, shares our passion of giving amateurs opportunities to express their love of making music. He and Richard want to organize…
Hannover ~ the half way point at the Hochschule auditions
The Hochschule in Hannover, one of Germany’s prestigious music conservatories, welcomed the Cliburn Screening Jury with a warm reception following a Press Conference which featured an interview of Richard for…
Shanghai ~ a summary
A walk in the park (sponsored by the Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Promotional Committee) before the auditions ~ one sees little boys playing with helicopters, all ages doing tai chi, men…
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg Conservatory Here we heard 13 applicants from across the Russian Federation. In all, we will hear 27 Russian in auditions, which is the largest national majority. However, in…
Shanghai ~ first day
Shanghai Conservatory of Music hosted a Press Conference for the Cliburn as it launches its first competition screening auditions in China. Interest focused on the webcast of competition in May-June,…
Lugano
Weather conditions delayed departure from St. Petersburg for Munich and the connection to Milano for the van to Lugano. We made the connection because they held the plane for us…
Sunday in Lugano ~ Day II
Six very interesting applicants ~ from all over the globe ~ Italy, Israel, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea. Special performances of Stravinsky, Scarlatti, Szymanowski, Scriabin made for a wonderful day of concerts. There has…
Monday in Lugano ~ Day III
Palm trees display snowy bonnets! Snowbound! Snow fell heavily and stranded travellers throughout western Europe. This kept two applicants from performing their audition recitals today; they will prepare DVDs and…