March 6, 2014
CIM's Antonio Pompa-Baldi plays at Van Cliburn Memorial Concert
Pianist, Silver Medalist in the 2001 Van Cliburn Competition and member of the CIM faculty Antonio Pompa-Baldi joined several of his peers on Thursday, February 27, 2014, to perform a Memorial Concert in honor of the great Van Cliburn.
Watch a (YouTube) of the concert from the beginning to enjoy all of the performances at the concert or skip to 2:59 for Pompa-Baldi’s performance of:
LISZT Ballade No. 2 in B minor
POULENC Les chemins de l’amour
LISZT Paraphrase on Verdi’s “Ernaniâ€
The tribute, hosted by The Cliburn Foundation was held in the new Sundance Square Plaza in downtown Fort Worth from 5pm to 8:30pm and featured recitals by eight Cliburn Competition award winners. The event marked the one-year anniversary of the legendary pianist's death.
CIM recognized Cliburn in 2012 for his contributions to the world of classical music by awarding him with an 2012 Honorary Doctorate.