“Officials with the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition announced Tuesday the renowned event that draws visitors from all over the world to Fort Worth has been postponed” from May-June 2021 until June 2022, writes Elizabeth Campbell in Tuesday’s (9/22) Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX). “This is the first time in the competition’s almost 60-year history that it has been postponed.… Jacques Marquis, president and CEO of the Cliburn, said the … decision to postpone … wasn’t made lightly…. Marquis said there is still uncertainty in terms of holding competitions in 2021…. ‘This (the competition) is like athletes competing for the Olympics who have to be at their best level.’ … One of the key factors that led to the decision … was the interaction between the audience and the competitors during the performances. Social-distancing requirements mean that approximately 500 people could be in the Bass Hall during the performances…. Screening Auditions will be held in Fort Worth [in March 2022]. Seventy-two applicants will be chosen to perform a 25-minute recital in front of a live audience and the Screening Jury. From those, 30 will be selected to return to Fort Worth in May to compete.”
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