Van Cliburn Finalists Announced

by Joy Donovan on June 1, 2009

The six pianists selected to advance to the final round of the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The announcement was made Sunday from the stage of The Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.

The six finalists, in alphabetical order, are: 

Mr. Evgeni Bozhanov, 25, Bulgaria
Ms. Yeol Eum Son, 23, South Korea
Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii, 20, Japan
Ms. Mariangela Vacatello, 27, Italy
Ms. Di Wu, 24, China
Mr. Haochen Zhang, 19, China

Each pianist will select two concerti of his or her choice to perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of American conductor James Conlon. In addition, each finalist will perform a 50-minute solo recital of works not performed in previous rounds.

The Final Round will be held Wednesday through Sunday, and every concert will feature three artists. There will be one concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; concerts at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and a 1:30 p.m. concert Sunday. The awards ceremony will follow at 5 p.m.


Individual tickets to the competition are on sale at the Bass Performance Hall box office or by phone at 800-462-7979. Prices range from $30 to $140 for the final round and from $20 to $75 for Sunday’s awards ceremony.

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