Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 2022
Piano lovers, rejoice! The quadrennial piano olympics begin this week and promise to be chock-full of mind-blowing talent, incredible music, and hair-raising performances. The entire competition will be streamed free-of-charge and hosted, in part, by yours truly.
While co-hosting the 2017 Cliburn Competition was hugely rewarding for us, it was also exhausting. Incredibly and impressively, The Cliburn has tripled the size of the production team for the 2022 competition. Look for an entirely new webcast setup this year — more bells & whistles, hosts, and content. You’ll find us highlighting many of the behind-the-scenes activities, and Liz will be co-hosting at the anchor desk for the finals alongside Buddy Bray!
Watch the drama unfold live here.
From The Cliburn:
The entire sixteenth edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (June 2–18, 2022) will be streamed live online from the first note to the announcement of the new 2022 gold medalist.
The Cliburn was a pioneer in the early days of webcasting, and it continues to innovate and expand this vital program as a global leader in the field; this year becoming the first classical music competition in the world to broadcast in 4K HDR.
The 2022 Competition webcast promises an even higher level of quality of sound and picture; a compelling, immersive program around the performances that gives viewers behind-the-scenes access and insightful commentary; and the widest selection of ways to watch of any classical music competition in history.
Viewership is expected to top 10 million.
Discover streaming options: https://cliburn.org/2022-webcast/
Album release: Bach & Rachmaninoff
In celebration of what would have been Sergei Rachmaninoff's 141st birthday, I'm super excited to announce the release of my brand new solo album. From the heavenly heights of Bach's French Suite No. 5 to the fiery depths of hell portrayed in Rachmaninoff's Piano Sonata No. 1, the album makes for a thoroughly unearthly and transcendent journey.
Together they represent my personal journey as a pianist: I first played the French Suite as a fledgling pianist growing up in Minnesota, and the sonata I began years later as a doctoral student at Yale University. They are forever special to me; I hope that you'll similarly find meaning and beauty while exploring them.
Learn more about the album here.
Read the program notes for Bach and for Rachmaninoff.
In celebration of what would have been Sergei Rachmaninoff's 141st birthday, I'm super excited to announce the release of my brand new solo album. From the heavenly heights of Bach's French Suite No. 5 to the fiery depths of hell portrayed in Rachmaninoff's Piano Sonata No. 1, the album makes for a thoroughly unearthly and transcendent journey.
Together they represent my personal journey as a pianist: I first played the French Suite as a fledgling pianist growing up in Minnesota, and the sonata I began years later as a doctoral student at Yale University. They are forever special to me; I hope that you'll similarly find meaning and beauty while exploring them.
Learn more about the album here.
Read the program notes for Bach and for Rachmaninoff.
gregandersonpiano.com
In an unfortunate mishap with my former domain name provider, I lost access to andersonpiano.com, my website of nine years (it's now a Japanese blog!), so I've been required to move on. Alas. As a result:
Welcome to the brand new gregandersonpiano.com!
The new site is considerably cleaner, though it still features an extensive stockpile of information, including hundreds of Q&As and both traditional and non-traditional program notes. I've also fashioned a brand new and vastly improved sheet music store.
I'll be celebrating with a new solo album out next month and a variety of other surprises. Stay tuned!
In an unfortunate mishap with my former domain name provider, I lost access to andersonpiano.com, my website of nine years (it's now a Japanese blog!), so I've been required to move on. Alas. As a result:
Welcome to the brand new gregandersonpiano.com!
The new site is considerably cleaner, though it still features an extensive stockpile of information, including hundreds of Q&As and both traditional and non-traditional program notes. I've also fashioned a brand new and vastly improved sheet music store.
I'll be celebrating with a new solo album out next month and a variety of other surprises. Stay tuned!
Rehearsing on stage in Chongqing, China. December, 2013.