Van Cliburn Competition Returns With 72 World-Class Pianists Coming To Fort Worth In March

Arlington TX

20 November, 2021

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By Lee Escobedo, Fort Worth Report November 18, 2021 For over 60 years, the crown jewel of Fort Worth arts has been the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The acclaimed competition returns in 2022 – after a Covid-related postponement for the 16th edition – June 2-18 at the Bass Performance Hall. Established in 1962, the competition is named in honor of a true rock star of the classical music world, Harvey Lavan "Van" Vliburn Jr, who died in 2013. New for the 2020 edition, the Cliburn will have its first female jury chair with the internationally respected Marin Alsop at the helm. Alsop has a rich resume as a conductor and curator, serving as music director for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, and leading the Ravinia Festival. "I conducted for many years, the finals for the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, and I found working with young artists is very inspiring, you can really impact the outcome for them, help them shape and formulate their interpretations," Alsop said. "I'm very happy to be conducting the finals." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.