Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Winners Concert
The victory of American pianist Van Cliburn in the first Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow in the year 1958, at the height of the Cold War, inspired a group of music teachers and citizens of Fort Worth, Texas to establish the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The first edition of the competition was in the year 1962 and since them has turned into a glorious festival dedicated to the discovery of the best young pianists in the world.
In the year 1993 we offered the project of celebrating a concert with the winners of the renowned competiton to don José León Asensio, President of Grupo León Jimenes, who were then celebrating their 90 anniversary. Since then, every four years, all the enthusiasm of the prestigious group goes to the preparation of the gala presenting the winners of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Winners Gala of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competiton, sponsored by Grupo León Jimenes:
December 15, 1993
- Simone Pedroni Gold Medal
- Valery Kuleschov Silver Medal
- Christopher Taylor Bronze Medal
April 29, 1998
- Jon Nakamatsu Gold Medal
- Yakov Kasman Silver Medal
- Aviram Reichert Bronze Medal
May 8 and 8, 2002
- Stanislav Iuondenich Gold Medal
- Olga Kern Gold Medal
- Maxim Philippov Silver Medal
- Antonio Pompa-Baldi Silver Medal
May 10, 2006
- Alexander Kobrin Gold Medal
- Joyce Yang Silver Medal
- Sa Chen Crystal Prize
Also have come to Santo Domingo as soloists for the Santo Domingo Music Festival and for concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra: Christopher O’Reilly, José Feghali, Katia Skanavi, Antonio Pompa-Baldi and other winners that have repeated their performances in our country.
