May 04 2008
Van Cliburn Amateurs YouTube Competition – My Pick
The Van Cliburn Foundation recently introduced a YouTube Competition for Amateurs in which the winner will win an automatic entry into the sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in 2011.
You see, I have a keen interest in the competition because I have a fantasy of entering it. And that’s why it was unsettling when I realized that this YouTube competition had happened without me even knowing about it! So, even though I was a little envious of the folks that were on the ball enough to prepare and enter in time for this, I got past that enough to really enjoy a few of the performances – especially my pick – Calvin Lee:
I think he did a lovely job! Plus, he played a song from both of my favorite composers – Chopin and Debussy! It warmed the cockles of my heart.