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Kazak, 17, wins Cliburn

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norman lebrecht

June 29, 2015

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Fort Worth, Texas, June 28, 2015—At the end of seven days of inspiring performances from 23 young, elite pianists from all over the world, Jon Nakamatsu, chairman of the jury for the First Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival (June 21-28, 2015), at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, announced the winners on Sunday night from the Ed Landreth Auditorium stage.

The First Prize winner is Alim Beisembayev, 17, Kazakhstan.

The Second Prize Winner is Arsenii Mun, 16, Russia.

The Third Prize Winner is Youlan Ji, 16, China.

Alim Beisembayev, the First Prize winner, will receive a cash award of $10,000 cash plus $2,000 scholarship.