Van Cliburn International Piano Competition starts third and final round

Van Cliburn International Piano Competition starts third and final round

The pressure is on this week as six finalists in the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition enter the final round of the prestigious competition.

Cheshire Academy Teacher Advances to Van Cliburn Piano Finals - Cheshire Academy

Cheshire Academy piano teacher Vitaly Starikov is one of six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, considered one of the most prestigious music competitions in the world.   The competition was founded in 1962 to celebrate Cliburn’s victory at the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Twenty-eight of the world’s best young pianists traveled to Cliburn’s hometown of Fort Worth, TX, to compete at Bass Performa…