The Cliburn Amateur Piano Video Contest has opened voting for the 40 entrants in this year’s video competition to get access to the seventh Cliburn Amateur Competition in summer of 2016. Online voting will be open now through August 15 for the contest. Criteria includes amateur classical pianists age 35 who do not solely rely on their music as income but rather tickle the ivories for fun.
By “amateur” Cliburn specifically means someone who has a serious hobby of playing the piano. Meaning, “sometimes having had to make the difficult choice between their profession and a potential career as a concert artist.” Having been classically trained is not necessary. The competition is really meant to celebrate those individuals who have a strong passion for learning and playing piano outside of their 9-5-work day.
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