Van Cliburn Crystal, Silver, and Gold Medalists
Every four years, the finest young pianists in the world gather in Fort Worth for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Thirty pianists will be 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. Of those six, the Lane Series is once again proud to present the top three winners in 3 solo recitals. An extraordinary opportunity to share the excitement of one of the world's major musical events!
For more information and extended artist’s bios, visit the Van Cliburn Foundation at www.cliburn.org
Silver Medalist Yeol Eum Son, solo recital
Friday, October 2, 7:30 pm
UVM Recital Hall | $30 adult / $25 student
Silver Medalist, and winner of the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performances of Chamber Music, Yeol Eum Son has performed with the Israel, New York, Seoul, and Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestras. Third-prize winner of the 2005 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Ms. Son has made debuts at several international music festivals, including the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, the Rheingau Festival in Germany, and the Bowdoin Festival in the United States. She currently studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany, and has recorded a CD of Chopin etudes for Universal Music in Korea.
Finalist Di Wu, solo recital
Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm
UVM Recital Hall | $30 adult / $25 student
Finalist Di Wu with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, November 7, 7:30 pm
UVM Recital Hall | $25 adult / $20 student
Recently singled out by Musical America as a young artist to watch, Di Wu made her orchestral debut with the Beijing Symphony at age fourteen. She is currently enrolled in Juilliard's artist diploma program and has performed with the National, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras, and twice with the New York Pops Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. International engagements include recitals at the Busoni International Piano Festival in Italy and at Germany's Klavier Festival Ruhr, as well as at the Musèe d'Orsay in Paris. Winner of Juilliard's 2009 William Petschek Award, Ms. Wu made Alice Tully Hall recital debut at Lincoln Center in May 2009.
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Gold Medalist Haochen Zhang, solo recital
Friday, March 5, 7:30 pm
UVM Recital Hall | $37 adult / $32 student
The youngest participant in the 2009 Cliburn Competition, Haochen Zhang gave his debut recital at the Shanghai Music Hall at the age of five, performing all of Bach's two-part inventions, as well as sonatas by Haydn and Mozart. He moved to the United States at fifteen to attend the Curtis Institute of Music. First-prize winner of the 2007 China International Piano Competition, Mr. Zhang has performed with the China National Symphony Orchestra, Krakow State Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and has concertized throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. He also excels at ping pong and enjoys writing poetry.
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