41. Laura Jane Ruede Vita - Van Cliburn Archive - Special Collections - Mary Couts B Aspen Festival. Arden's pianist Thomas Schmidt is an alumnus of theFourth van cliburn International Piano Competition. Clay Ruede http://library.tcu.edu/www/staff/lruede/ljvita.html

S pecial C ollections Texas Christian University Library V an C liburn I nternational P iano C ompetition A rchive A rchivist V an C liburn C ollection L. J. Ruede (formerly L. R. Dubiel) received her musical education at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University , Houston, Texas and at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Ruede studied violin with Raphael Fliegel, Ronald Patterson and Eudice Shapiro at Rice Ms. Shapiro was for two competitions one of the chosen accompanists for Van Cliburn Piano Competition chamber performances and with Kenneth Schanewerk and Sin Tung Chiu in Fort Worth. She has attended chamber music and orchestral institutes from Florida to California, and is a free-lance professional violinist as well as an alumna of the Brazos Valley String Quartet. Ruede is also a graduate of the master's level archives program, History department, TCU, and has a master's degree in Library Science from Texas Woman's University. Ruede comes from a musical family: brother Clay, Fort Worth-raised cellist, was taught by TCU's Harriet Woldt and, as a founding member of the Arden Piano Trio , was featured on the "Cliburn at the Kimbell" concert series in 1984. An offshoot of the famous Beaux Arts Trio, the Arden has published

42. Star-Telegram Online Services: 1997 Van Cliburn Competition Audition, Fort Worth Otherwise, the young pianist's trip to Fort Worth to audition for the 10th VanCliburn International Piano Competition hinged on a short phrase in Hebrew http://www.star-telegram.com/specials/97cliburn/auditions/clib6a.htm

Front Page Top Headlines Metroplex News State Business Sports Weather Entertainment Lifestyle Class Acts La Estrella Opinions Back Issues Search Classifieds HomeHunter JobHunter CarHunter Yellow Pages Real Books Market Place Community Site Contents Help On the road with the Cliburn Competition international auditions Two wings and a prayer: Israeli pianist finds help - and helper - from above By Tim Madigan Star-Telegram staff writer FORT WORTH - Back home in Sederot, Israel, the mayor passed the hat to pay for Albert Mamriev's plane ticket to America. Otherwise, the young pianist's trip to Fort Worth to audition for the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition hinged on a short phrase in Hebrew: B'ezrat Hashem. God willing. Consider Dallas businessman Joe Bush an arm of the deity. After meeting Mamriev on the flight from Newark, N.J., on Friday, Bush became his friend and sponsor. He has put the young pianist up in nice hotels, bought his meals, arranged his practice time and otherwise cast a protective arm around his shoulders. Mamriev, the third of seven pianists to perform yesterday in Fort Worth auditions for the May competition, refers to Bush as "my new friend, my new American brother. "

43. Carl Tait's Review Of The Van Cliburn Third International Piano Competition For time for Omaha sales associate Debra Saylor, the blind pianist who had Before thesemifinalists were announced, the enjoyable Meet van cliburn tradition was http://www.berstis.com/vc2002/taitreview.htm

The Party Continues: The Third Amateur Cliburn Competition By Carl Tait (carltait@yahoo.com) 25 June 2002 Since its inception in 1999, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs informally known as the "Amateur Cliburn" has been a source of inspiration and aspiration for serious non-professional pianists the world over. Modeled on an annual contest held in Paris, the 1999 Amateur Cliburn was so enthusiastically received that it was held again in 2000 and is now a biennial event. I had played in the first two competitions and reached the semifinals both times. With two more years of experience and a gold medal in the 2002 Northeastern Amateur Competition (one of several contests that had sprung up in the wake of the Amateur Cliburn) I hoped to reach the finals this time. There had been 130 applications for the 75 available slots, so the level of playing promised to be high. More than anything else, however, I was looking forward to a week of immersion in a sea of piano fanatics who happened to have full-time careers in other fields. SUNDAY, JUNE 2: Arrival and Welcome Party

44. Texas Monthly: Texas Music Source a famous teacher who had studied with Franz Liszt, the superstar pianist-composerof the 19th century. And she was the only teacher van cliburn needed until http://www.texasmonthly.com/ranch/source/8660622885970/8660622975970.php

Advanced Search Site Map Archive Tips ... Free Newsletters Photo courtesy Texas Music Museum Birthplace: Shreveport, LA Genre: Classical piano Other Sites: Van Cliburn Foudnation Home Page Van Cliburn Chester Rosson (June 1997) At the 1958 First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, Russia and the World found out what Van Cliburn's teachers and fellow students at the Juilliard School had known all along: Van was ochen kharasho (very good). His Moscow triumph, both as the artist who won First Prize and as an audience favorite, continued when he returned to a hero's welcome in the United States. Nothing quite like it had occurred in the small world of classical music before. His arrival in New York City was more like that accorded a certain British rock band in the sixties, and his triumphal tour continued from city to city. Van Cliburn's recording that year of the winning piece, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, set a standard that has yet to be surpassed; the most popular classical piano recording ever, it has never been out of print. Cliburn has always stressed the fact that he is a Texan. His father had a job in Shreveport at the time; and, as it says in his 1993 authorized biography by critic Howard Reich, "By the time Van turned six, the family had moved back where it belonged, to ... Kilgore."

45. The Cliburn: Playing On The Edge 2; and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. A documentary, van cliburn,Concert pianist, has been featured on the Arts and Entertainment network. http://www.kera.org/media/vancliburn/VCvanbio.html

Media Resources main page KERA site VAN CLIBURN BIOGRAPHY The name Van Cliburn has probably been familiar to more people than the name of any other classical musician since Cliburn won the First International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958, at the height of the Cold War. For an American to be so warmly received in Russia and to win the top prize in the prestigious Russian music competition was a stunning accomplishment, especially given the political atmosphere at the time. Returning home from Moscow, Cliburn received a ticker-tape parade in New York City, the only time a classical musician was ever honored with the highest tribute possible by the City of New York. Upon Cliburn's invitation, Kiril Kondrashin, the conductor with whom the pianist had played his prize-winning performances, came from Moscow to repeat the celebrated concert program with Cliburn at Carnegie Hall in New York, at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and in Washington, D.C. Their recording of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto, made during Kondrashin's visit, was the first classical recording ever to sell enough copies to be awarded a "platinum record," and by now has sold over three million copies. Following his triumph in Moscow, Cliburn played in several cities in the Soviet Union, and from that time on, he toured widely and frequently. He performed with every major orchestra and conductor and appeared in all of the important international concert halls. Between 1960 and 1972, Cliburn toured the Soviet Union four times. He made many timeless and popular recordings of major piano concertos and of a wide variety of solo repertoire. Cliburn has performed for every President of the United States since Harry Truman and for royalty and heads of state in Europe, Asia, and South America.

46. The Cliburn: Playing On The Edge In addition to his trio of cliburn competition documentaries, Rosen produceda 1995 program called van cliburn, Concert pianist for A E's Biography. http://www.kera.org/media/vancliburn/vcmain.html

Media Resources main page KERA site FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Van Cliburn Foundation Suzanne Calvin: (817) 738-6536 Suzanne@cliburn.org Cohn Davis Associates Lois Cohn: (917) 339-7187 lcohn@cohndavis.com THE CLIBURN: PLAYING ON THE EDGE PREMIERES ON PBS OCTOBER 17 Documentary by Emmy Award-Winning Producer/Director Peter Rosen Focuses On Personal Drama at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge, an ambitious experiment in documentary filmmaking focusing on the personal drama of the performers behind the world renowned competition, premieres Wednesday, October 17, at 9:30 p.m. EST/ 8:30 p.m. CST on PBS (check local listings). The 90-minute documentary is co-produced by the Van Cliburn Foundation, Peter Rosen Productions, Inc., and KERA-Dallas/Fort Worth. The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge examines the day-to-day experiences of the young pianists taking part in one of the world's most prestigious music festivals. Emmy award-winning producer Peter Rosen takes PBS viewers inside the competition and provides a rare look at the participants as the film explores the personal lives, past and present, of artists in the competition. The program attempts to define the relationship between the pianist as a person and the pianist as a performer. It brings a realistic approach to the world of classical music through the use of cutting-edge digital technology and an unflinching search to depict "real life" during the competition that took place in Fort Worth, Texas, from May to early June 2001.

47. Champion Pianist Many people, including legendary pianist and competition founder van cliburn,thought Nakamatsu had performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. http://www.asianweek.com/061397/newsmaker.html

Front Page In This Week's Issue Subscribe Special ... About AsianWeek June 5-13, 1997 Champion Pianist First APA to win Van Cliburn competition Nakamatsu: "If they choose to market me as a role model for the Asian community, I would be very happy." by Sam Chu Lin Many of the spectators in the concert hall in Fort Worth, Texas, applauded and chanted "U.S.A! U.S.A.!" as the emcee was about to announce the winner of the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the music world's premier events. Last Sunday, America'sand Asian America'sgreat hope was 28-year-old Jon Nakamatsu of Sunnyvale, Calif. In a popular victory, Nakamatsu was indeed named the first-place winner, beating out five finalists from Russia, Italy, Israel, and Germany. He is the first American in 16 years to win the competition (which has been held every four years, with one exception) and the first Asian Pacific American to win since its inception in 1962. "It was an incredible evening," Nakamatsu exclaimed. "That night, it seemed that everything with the orchestra clicked, and I had a great time out there with the conductor. The ovation was tremendous. I don't think I'll ever forget that." Many people, including legendary pianist and competition founder Van Cliburn, thought Nakamatsu had performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with relative ease and with a unique flair.

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49. Van Cliburn - A Portrait (1966) Synopsis A fascinating Bell Telephone Hour profile of the great pianist vancliburn. cliburn plays the finale of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/VanCliburnAPortrait-1095833/

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50. Dallasmusic.com | Van Cliburn Finals | 06.12.01 in store just minutes later when the results of the 11th van cliburn InternationalPiano No pianist sits in a practice room for hours and hours day after day http://www.dallasmusic.com/061201/cliburn061201.html

June 12 , 2001 Volume IV, Issue 23 Van Cliburn Finalist: And the Looser is... Ethynol CD Review Singer Songwriter showcase Climate CD Review ... goto the dm concert calendar Listen to dallasmusic on MP3.com - Inside Dallasmusic.com - Features DM Spotlight Local Beat Musicians Only DM Store Van Cliburn Finals a Letdown fo Patrons I The opening Mozart performance by Ioudenitch on Sunday afternoon was just short of dreadful. In fact, it seemed that at one point his mind wandered away from the music so completely that he might have been lost for a few bars. Anyway, he was able to recover, but I felt that his performance knocked him right out of medal contention and practically guaranteed him a position as a finalist, not a medalist. Olga Kern played her Mozart splendidly and there was an intermission. Ioudenitch then blew the audience away with his Tchiakovsky. There is no doubt that he hit it out of the park; but he didn't do it alone.

51. Van Cliburn Winner Performing With Pacific Symphony Orchestra Saturday 08/23/01 with Stanislav Ioudenitch, who appeared with the Pacific Symphony July 21) and beingthe third and final 2001 van cliburn awardwinning pianist featured on the http://www.irvineworldnews.com/Bstories/aug23/pso.html

NEWS SPORTS CONNECTIONS OPINIONS ... HOME Aug. 23, 2001 Who: Olga Kern, co-winner of the Gold Medal at this year's 11th quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will be featured in Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor. What: Pacific Symphony Orchestra summer concert, which also features assistant music director Mark Mandarano conducting "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, "Der Rosenkavalier" Suite by Richard Strauss, and Suite No. 2 from "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manuel de Falla. When: Saturday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. Cost: Information: (714) 755-5799, Ticket Master, (714) 740-7878; or on-line, www.pacificsymphony.org. Van Cliburn winner performing with Pacific Symphony Orchestra Saturday By Michael Rydzynski For Irvine World News If your great-great-grandmother was a student of Tchaikovsky and your great-grandmother was accompanied by Rachmaninov, it's practically guaranteed you'll be a musician the moment you're born. That was the fate awaiting Olga Kern - and happily so - when she was born as Olga Pushechnikova into such a musical family 26 years ago.

52. Pianist Cliburn OK After Collapsing During Concert FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Renowned pianist van cliburn was discharged from a hospitalearly Friday and apparently will be OK after collapsing on stage before a http://sports.texnews.com/1998/texas/cliburn0516.html

Home News Obituaries Sports ... Webmaster Reporter-News Archives Saturday, May 16, 1998 Pianist Cliburn OK after collapsing during concert By ROBERT G. WIELAND / Associated Press Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Renowned pianist Van Cliburn was discharged from a hospital early Friday and apparently will be OK after collapsing on stage before a packed house in his hometown. Cliburn, 63, was taken by ambulance to All Saints Episcopal Hospital, where doctors determined he suffered nothing more serious than a fainting spell. A hospital administrator said Cliburn was sitting up in bed, joking with friends and asking for food shortly after he arrived, and he was sent home just after midnight. "A little bit of rest and he'll be entertaining many of us us throughout the world," said hospital administrator Larry Robertson. "He appears to be in very good spirits." The news was a relief to horrified concertgoers at the Bass Performance Hall who watched the beloved Texas pianist collapse about 9 p.m. after starting the third movement of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. Cliburn was nearly finished with the concert, which had started at 7:30 p.m.

53. Yakov Kasman, Pianist - Biography Page A van cliburn Foundation Artistin-Residence at the University of Alabama in Huntsville inHuntsville with his wife, Tatiana, also a gifted pianist and organist http://www.yakovkasman.com/biography.htm

YAKOV KASMAN Biography Email Mr. Kasman Managed by: JONATHAN WENTWORTH ASSOCIATES, LTD. www.jwentworth.com kenneth@jwentworth.com 10 Fiske Place, Ste 530 Mt. Vernon, NY 10550 Phone: 914.667.0707 Fax: 914.667.0784 IN FRANCE: Caroline Martin Musique 126 rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris Phone: (33) 1 42744901 Fax: (33) 1 42744917 E-mail: caroline.martin.musique@wanadoo.fr Highlights Mr. Kasman's debut in America in 1997 as Silver Medallist in the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth was the culmination of several competition triumphs and tours in Europe and the Middle East, including prizes at the 1991 Valentino Bucchi Competition in Rome, the 1991 London World Piano Competition, the 1992 Artur Rubinstein International Competition in Tel Aviv, and the 1995 International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg. Since his American debut, he has given concerts in the United States, Russia, and Asia, including recitals in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, St. Paul, Atlanta, and Birmingham. He has appeared as soloist with more than twenty-five orchestras including the Pacific Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Miami Symphony, Ft. Worth Symphony, Huntsville Symphony and the Alabama Symphony, the Athens State Orchestra, the Orchestre de Lille in France, the Singapore Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, and the Moscow Philharmonia Orchestra.

54. Yakov Kasman, Pianist - Reviews Page From Russia, With Illumination pianist Yakov Kasman, a van cliburn medalist,provides plenty of pyrotechnics outdoors with the Pacific Symphony http://www.yakovkasman.com/reviews.htm

YAKOV KASMAN Click here for Current Press Reviews Reviews Russian Yakov Kasman, laureate of theVan Cliburn Competition. This magnificently gifted pianist confined himself in the Russian repertoire, with Prokofiev's Second Concerto (a dazzling cadence in the fourth movement), Moussorgsky's Paintings of an Exposition (with original ideas in the enchainements), Prokofiev's Second Sonata and Shostakovich's First Concerto, very well interpreted with its alternations of tenderness and comical winks. A real master of performance showmanship - Le Figaro January 13, 1998 Kasman is a slight, dark, bearded man with an air of intensity and coiled energy. It must be the harnessing of that energy rather than the pianist's physical stature that accounts for the colossal amplitude of sound he can produce. This listener has seldom heard anyone, other than Garrick Ohlsson, who pours on the tone so torrentially. Not only does he have a huge sound, but he also has diabolical fleetness of fingers and pinpoint accuracy. Along with these titanium chops, though, he possesses the soul of a poet and sensibility of a painter. - Boston Globe September 30, 2000

55. German Pianist Aims For Next Rung On Ladder Of Success The van cliburn win gives him $20,000, a CD and at least 120 concerts over thenext two years. A similar thing happened to Fazil Say, a Turkish pianist who http://arizonachambermusic.org/Pawlik.htm

Saturday, 1 November 1997 German pianist aims for next rung on ladder of success What: A Piano and Friends recital by pianist Markus Pawlik. When: tomorrow at 2 p.m. Where: Tucson Convention Center Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Ave. Admission: $10 general, $4 for full-time students. Markus Pawlik will perform tomorrow at the Leo Rich Theatre. By Ken Keuffel Jr. The Arizona Daily Star You've probably never heard of Markus Pawlik. But he's doing his best to change that - and against unbelievable odds. The German pianist, who tomorrow performs at the Leo Rich Theatre, belongs to an ever-increasing pool of talented recitalists for whom just surviving in music is an accomplishment. At 31, Pawlik faces an all-too-typical challenge: how to sustain a career beyond the initial momentum supplied by a couple of big competition wins. It is a daunting task. ``What do you do?'' Pawlik said. ``You try to get as many supporters as possible. It's always up and down.'' Specifically, you (or your management) pester presenters, conductors - anyone with the clout to give you a chance. Maybe, an influential teacher might put a word in for you. Piano and Friends, designed expressly to expose young and emerging talent, routinely relies on recommendations of established pianists such as Russell Sherman, a New England Conservatory professor who taught at the University of Arizona in the 1960s.

56. Instr CheeYun (official). Choong-Mo Kang - piano. cliburn, van - pianist.James Dick - pianist. Dragon, Carmen - harp. James Ehnes - violinist. http://www.clasica.com/instr.htm

Stanley Alexandrowicz - guitar Amadeus Guitar Duo Amadeus Trio Amsterdam Guitar Trio (BMG) Atamian, Dickran - pianist Bachmann, Maria - violinist (BMG) Manuel Barrueco - Guitarist Bashmet, Yuri - violist (BMG) Joshua Bell - violinist Bellugi, David - recorder Bart Berman - piano - piano duo Bottesini Duo - double bass and piano duo Brain, Dennis - horn Bream, Julian - guitarist Brendel, Alfred - pianist Bronfman, Yefim - piano (Sony) Jui-Chen Chang - Cellist Chee-Yun's Room - Violinist Chee-Yun (official) Choong-Mo Kang - piano Cliburn, Van - pianist James Dick - pianist Dragon, Carmen - harp James Ehnes - violinist Irwin I. Eisenberg - violinist Julia Fischer - violinist Florestan Trio Deniz Arman Gelenbe - piano Arthur Greene - piano Jeffrey Grice - piano Hansen, Thomas - piano Hayden, Angelica - pianist, singer Honigberg, Steven - cellist Vladimir Horowitz - pianist Hsing-ay Hsu - piano Jacqueline du Pre Piano Quartet Emma Johnson - clarinetist Kim, David Korfker and Yamaguchi - violin-piano duo Wilhelm Kempff - pianist Misha Keylin - violinist Osman Kivrak - violist/composer Junko Kobayashi - piano Kreisler, Fritz

57. Statesman.com Pamela LeBlanc Renowned Pianist Brings in Fort Worth, where schools would adopt competitors in the van cliburn pianocompetition. The 29year-old Jiracek, a tall, thin pianist, grew up in Germany http://www.statesman.com/metro/leblanc/

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58. Van Cliburn Plays Tchaikovsky And Rachmaninov - A Good-Music-Guide Review pianist van cliburn Works Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1 And Rachmaninov PianoConcerto no.2 Total Time 68 min, 43 sec Catalog RCA 55912 Rating Click to http://www.good-music-guide.com/reviews/035_van_cliburn.htm

Classical Music Gifts this week reviews articles forum quiz submit links contact us Classical Music Store Popular Music Store Online DVD Store September 1, 2002 Van Cliburn Piano Concertos Tchaikovsky no.1 Rachmaninov no.2 See all tracks on this cd. Requires Media Player Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.2 In Association with Amazon.com Van Cliburn: My Favorite Rachmaninoff by: Sergey Rachmaninov Van Cliburn Amazon's Price: $11.98 More Info Schumann: Piano Concerto; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 by: Robert Schumann Sergey Prokofiev Fritz Reiner Walter Hendl ... Van Cliburn Amazon's Price: $11.98 More Info My Favorite Chopin by: Fryderyk Chopin Van Cliburn Amazon's Price: $11.98 More Info by: Franz Liszt Edvard Grieg Eugene Ormandy Van Cliburn Amazon's Price: $11.98 More Info Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives by: Claude Kenneson Van Cliburn Amazon's Price: $20.97 More Info Van Cliburn plays Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov Click here to enlarge. Pianist: Van Cliburn Works: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1

59. The Lamp - Summer 2001 It was named in honor of American pianist van cliburn, who had capturedthe attention of the world by winning the Tchaikovsky in 1958. http://www2.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Newsroom/Publications/c_summer01_lamp/c_cli

'The Cliburn' ExxonMobil sponsors one of the world's top piano competitions by Punch Shaw Twin 48-foot-tall angels each holding a 16-foot-long gold-leaf trumpet adorn the Bass Hall entrance. Márton Váró sculpted the angels from Texas limestone. "Truth is, I don't have a hometown," says Edna Stern, without the slightest hint of regret. Stern and 29 other pianists recently took part in the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. ExxonMobil served as the principal corporate sponsor of this prestigious event. The competition program listed Stern as Belgian. However, she considers herself to be an Israeli and now lives in Switzerland. Multiple addresses such as Stern's are common among the pianists who headed for Fort Worth. Artists talented enough to compete at this level typically live where they can find the foremost schools, teachers and performance opportunities. In addition, they are almost all seasoned concert veterans who tour internationally. Their musical gifts have made them nomadic citizens of the world. The road to this year's Cliburn began in January and February with screening recitals in Utrecht, Netherlands; Lugano, Switzerland; Budapest; Moscow; New York; Chicago; and Fort Worth.

60. On Watch At The Van Cliburn Competition - Roger Wright at the van cliburn Competition, with JOHN BELL YOUNG ROGER Wright, whose entry tothe cliburn competition was Rarely has a pianist communicated the spirit of a http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2001/05/wright.htm

ON WATCH at the Van Cliburn Competition, with JOHN BELL YOUNG ROGER WRIGHT (USA), age 27 As the saying goes, either you have it or you don't. From the opening seventh chord of Schumann's gentle , Roger Wright, whose entry to the Cliburn competition was only confirmed a week ago, demonstrated just what 'it' is. Rarely has a pianist communicated the spirit of a work with such poignance and immediacy, which was abundantly evident, even over the airwaves, from the hushed reaction of the audience. My admiration for Roger Wright is no secret; I have reviewed him in concert and on disc on several occasions. As he proved again today, he is without question the greatest pianist that America has produced since William Kapell. His playing seems to grow exponentially with each performance, blossoming into something deeper and more complex. Abundantly detailed and passionate, intelligent yet unafraid of risks, here is a pianist who simply has it all, and then some. There is an edge to his music making that rivets for its vivid dynamic intensity and dramatic audacity, informed by a firm rhythmic spine that refuses to compromise musical values for cheap effect. In Chopin's august evergreen, the B flat minor Sonata, Mr Wright, a native Texan and one of only two Americans competing, pulled out all the stops, exploiting it for its cumulative energy while cultivating its

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