Starting May 22, you may watch the entire Cliburn Competition at
www.cliburn.tv, with all performances streamed live eleven hours per day, and then archived for "on-demand" viewing.
In the meantime, we invite you to download the Silverlight program today and launch the basic webcast player to ensure that it functions properly. During this testing period, you will be able to watch two performances from our 2001 Competition archives, featuring gold medalists Stanislav Ioudenitch and Olga Kern.
The full player will offer extensive functionality with an array of interactive features, including an online audience vote after each round, "email the competitor," a blog, and optional streaming commentary to alert you what to listen for during each piece.
In addition to all performances, the webcast will include rehearsals between the Takács Quartet and the pianists, all orchestra rehearsals, and one-on-one sessions between conductor James Conlon and the six finalists. You will also enjoy short competitor video portraits, numerous features, and symposia on international cultural diplomacy with members of the press, jury, and foreign diplomats.
Thirty pianists have been selected to compete in the Preliminary Round; twelve will compete in the Semifinal Round; and six will vie for top honors in the Final Round. All six finalists will receive a prize package offering three years of managed concert tours at over $1,000,000 total value. Cliburn winners perform in hundreds of venues across the United States and abroad.
All pianists participating in the competition receive extraordinary media exposure on television, radio, and Internet broadcasts, as well as through commercial recordings and DVDs. This includes a six-part learning series, twenty-six-part radio series, and Internet streaming—all of which are distributed nationally and internationally to more than 100 million people.
Topic: Cliburn Competition