Thirty pianists out out of a starting field of 68 advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, the Cliburn announced late Monday night. They will play solo recitals 15-18 minutes long at 2 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday at Van Cliburn Recital Hall. For tickets, $15, and more information — including repertoire — visit Cliburn.org. Complete performances will be webcast at Cliburn.org and Star-Telegram.com.
Quarterfinalists are:
- Brad Dunn, U.S.
- Matthias Fischer, Germany
- Sean Sutherland, St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Canada
- Lana C. Marina, U.S.
- Joseph Mercuri, U.S.
- Jasmin Tiodang, Indonesia
- Deirbhile Brennan, Ireland
- Michael Slavin, U.S.
- Colleen Adent, U.S.
- Gregory Knight, U.S.
- John Gutheil, U.S.
- Jorge Zamora, Mexico
- Saffet Bayka, Turkey
- Shinji Wada, Japan
- Jane Gibson King, U.S.
- Noah DeGarmo, U.S.
- Janet Sommerfeld, U.S.
- Xavier Aymonod, France
- Madalyn Taylor, U.S.
- Brianna Donaldson, U.S.
- Simon Finlow, United Kingdom/U.S.
- Thomas Yu, Canada
- Jeanne Backofen Craig, U.S.
- Tessa Knipe, South Africa/U.S.
- Summer Stone, U.S.
- Ken Iisaka, Japan/Canada
- Gorden Cheng, U.S.
- J. Spencer Thompson, U.S.
- Clark Vann Griffith, U.S.
- Yasuo Kurimoto, Japan
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