Russians to the front at Van Cliburn Competition
NewsThe event has published a final list of 30 contestants, which includes six Russians.
In a year when most contests have excluded Russians in protest at that country’s invasion of Ukraine, the Cliburn has kept them in as tribute to its founder’s Moscow triumph.
The six competing Russians are all high-calibre front-runners. How Texas will cope with a Russian winner in 2022 remains to be seen.
Here’s the list:
1. Georgijs Osokins, Latvia, age 27
2. Elizaveta Kliuchereva, Russia, 23
3. Ziyu Liu, China, 24
4. Jonathan Mak, Canada, 25
5. Anna Geniushene, Russia, 31 (pictured)
6. Andrew Li, United States, 22
7. Denis Linnik, Belarus, 26
8. Tianxu An, China, 23
9. Arseniy Gusev, Russia, 23
10. Masaya Kamei, Japan, 20
11. Clayton Stephenson, United States, 23
12. Yangrui Cai, China, 21
13. Sergey Tanin, Russia, 26
14. Albert Cano Smit, Spain/Netherlands, 25
15. Yuki Yoshimi, Japan, 22
16. Vitaly Starikov, Russia, 27
17. Xiaolu Zang, China, 22
18. Uladzislau Khandohi, Belarus, 20
19. Francesco Granata, Italy, 23
20. Yutong Sun, China, 26
21. Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 19
22. Marcel Tadokoro, France/Japan, 28
23. Federico Gad Crema, Italy, 23
24. Honggi Kim, South Korea, 30
25. Kate Liu, United States, 28
26. Jinhyung Park, South Korea, 26
27. Dmytro Choni, Ukraine, 28
28. Changyong Shin, South Korea, 28
29. Ilya Shmukler, Russia, 27
30. Yunchan Lim, South Korea, 18
The jury, chaired by Marin Alsop, is a fair panel that excludes conservatoire professors.
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