“Winners of the second Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition—and the first to be held in Dallas—were announced Saturday evening at the Meyerson Symphony Center,” writes Scott Cantrell in Sunday’s (6/9) Dallas Morning News. “They are Shuan Hern Lee, 16, of Australia, $15,000 first prize; Eva Gevorgyan, 15, of Russia/Armenia, $10,000 second prize; and JiWon Yang, 17, of South Korea, $5,000 third prize. Each finalist will also receive a $2,000 scholarship provided by the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum for further musical advancement. Top prizes include residency and mentorship opportunities with the Cliburn. Three additional $500 prizes were presented: the audience award to Avery Gagliano, 17, of the U.S.; the peer award to J J Jun Li Bui, 14, of Canada; and the press award to Eva Gevorgyan. Cash awards of $2,000 also will go to each of the semifinalists: Bui, Gagliano and Chun Lam U, 16, of Hong Kong. In the final round, on Saturday afternoon, each of the finalists performed a concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, led by former assistant conductor Ruth Reinhardt…. With minimal rehearsal, Reinhardt gave incisive musical direction.”
Posted June 12, 2019
