VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL QUADRENNIAL PIANO COMPETITION BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON 1962 CONTESTANTS These are only thumbnail sketches as prepared by volunteer committee workers to aid those interested in knowing the contestants better. \ , . ., · - CONTESTANTS IN THE FIRST VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Top R ow ( left to right): James Jolly, Arthur Fennimore, Donn-Alexandre Feder, Mikhail Voskresenski, Milton Hallman, Edward Bethel, Nikolai Petzov, Thomas Mastroianni, Dorothy K . Payne, John Perry, Margaret Watson, Leslie Wells, Sandra Yaggy, Carmen Alvarez, Charles Thomas, Ralph Votapek. Middle R ow: Anabid Alexanian, Cecile Ousset, Sergio Varella-Cid, Marilyn Neeley, Marta Noguera, David Pinto, Hiroko Nakamura, Hajime Kono) Takashi Hironaka, Zoila Luz Salas, Vicky Adler. Front R ow: Raul Sosa, Andre DeGroote, Nina Lelchuk, Ilze Graubin, Jung Kyu Kim, Sung-Mi Cho, Jose Sandoval, William Cooper, Jo Garner Boatright, Rafael Borges, Elaine Keillor, Leonidas Lipovetsky, Grace Wilkinson, Walter Wolfe. Not Pictured: Arthur Morevia Lima, Marlene Linzmeyer, Manigirdas Motekaitis, Yun H ee Paik, Gloria Saarinen. VICKY ADLER CARMEN ALVAREZ Address: Apt. 202 Address: Cuareim 1680, Apt. 8 Rua Constante Ramos 43 Montevideo, Uruguay Age: 20 Rio de J aneiro1 Brazil Age: 18 Languages Spoken: English and Spanish Languages Spoken: English, Spanish and Portuguese Education: 1960, Ordonez-Finalice, Univer­ First Solo: At age 7 (Rio de Janeiro). sity Conservatorio W. Kolischer Public Appearances: Many te'evision, radio and reci­ First Solo: A•. age 11 (Montevideo) . tal appearances from 1951 (age Public Appearances : More than 15 recitals, radio and 7) to date; Municipal Theater other performances from 1956-61. of Rio, 1955; concerts under Concerts With Orchestra: 1957-1960, three appearances, in­ M aestro de Carvalho and Maes ­ cluding one with Montevideo tro F. Mignone in 1956 and Orchestra (Cond. Nedelchev). 195 7; and also see awards. Scholarships: 1957 and 1959, UNESCO (stu­ Scholarships: 105), Scholarship to Study in dents Association of Music). London under Illona Kabos ( aft­ Awards: 1955, Named by Uruguayan press er International Piano Competi­ as discovery of the year; 1955, tion ) . winner, Cycle of the Sodre, to A wards: 195 1-, at a~e of 10, first prize, interpret A Minor Concierto by television cont.est for young pian­ Grieg; 1956-1961, won fiv e other ists; 1958, at age of 14, third contests; and 1957) winner (of prize, first National Piano Con­ concerto tour), Jurado Interna­ cert at l3ahia; 1959, eighth prize, tional ( Sod re) . International Piano Concert at Rio de Janeiro; and 1960, first EDWARD CLEMENT BETHEL prize, Chopin. Address: 'Fantasie' Teachers: Ilono Kabos (London), 1960 ; P. 0. Box 1232 and Guiomas Novaes (San Nassau1 Bahamas Paulo). 1960-1962. Age: 24 Language Spoken: English Education: Royal Academy of Music ANAHID LYDIA ALEXANIAN 1 London Address: 21 Elizabeth St. First Solo : At age 17 (a conoert of pupils of St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada Meta Davis in Nassau ). A ge: 21 Public Appearances: Two recitals at Duke's Hall, Lon­ Languages Spoken: English, Armenian, some French, don in 1958 and 1960; and two and some German recitals in Nassau in 1957 and Education: 1948-49, studied in L ebanon 1960. 1956-68, Royal Conservatory of Concerts With Orchestra: 1958, Duke's Hall, Royal Acad­ Music, Toronto emy of Music, London. First Solo: At age 7 (recital). Scholarships: Seven years of scholarship study Public Appearances: Formal debut in 1951 ; more with teacher Meta Davis (Nas­ thari 20 recitals and radio con­ sau ); two years at Royal Acad­ certs from 1959 to 1961. emy of Music for Bahamas Board Concerts With Orchestra: 1960, St. Catherine's Orchestra of Education; and post-graduate ( Cond. L eonard Pearlman) ; 1961 course in teaching at University Toronto Symphony (Cond. Walt­ of London Institute of Education. er Susskind; and 1962, Amherst T eachers: Michael Head, F.R.A.M., Royal Sym. Orchestra (Cond. Joseph Academy of Music, London, Wincenc). 195 7-60. Scholarships: 1953- 1957, 18 scholarships; 1957, JO GARNER BOATRIGHT Mason & Risch Scholarship, Royal Conservatory of Music, Address: 938 W. Page Avenue Toronto. Dallas, Texas, United States A wards: Winner of more than 55 gold Age: 25 and silver medals in competition Language Spoken: English music festivals in Ontario, 1952- Education: 1957, Colorado Colege, B.A.; 1957, winning first Dutch award 1959, New England Conserva­ at age of 11. tory, Boston. 2 JO GARNER BOATRIGHT (cont'd) SUNG MI CHO (cont'd ) First Solo: At age 10 (private recital), Gree­ 1957, 1st prize, National Chil­ ley, Colorado. dren's piano Contest. Public Appearances: Five recitals (New England, T eachers: Miss Won-Bok Kim (Seoul Nat'! Colorado, Dallas ) from 1959 to Univ. College of Music), 1954- 1962 ; and chamber music con­ 62. cert, Berkshire Music Center, in 1958. WILLIAM D. COOPER Concerts With Orchestra: 1959, Soloist with Boston Pops (Cond. Arthur Feidler) . Address : 3433 Hanie Ave. Scholarships: Colorado College ( full tuition) . Dallas, T exas, United States T eachers: Dr. Max Lanner (Chairman Age: 27 Music Dept., Colorado College) ; Language Spoken: English Rosario Mazzeo (Boston Sym­ Education: Pan American College; 1957, phony Orchestra) and Paul Dok­ Juilliard, B.S. in piano; 1961, tor (New York City). Southern M ethodist University, M .S. RAFAEL DOMINGUEZ BORGES First Solo: At age 11 (recital, Edcouch, Address: Julio Rueflas 11 , Texas ) . M exico 19, D . F., M exico Public Appearances: 1959-1962, four recitals (Augus­ Age: 28 ta, Ga., T exas) plus numerous appearances & recitals as ac­ Languages Spoken: English and Spanish companist; 1960-61, staff ac­ Education: 1958, Colegio Commercial Ingles; companist at S. M.U. 1957, Academia de/ Prof. Federico Concerts With Orchest ra: 1960, Mozart Concerto, McAl­ G. Schaffenburg; 1957-60, State len, Texas ( Cond. Magurean ) . Hochshule fu er Musick, Munich Scholarships: 1960-61 , graduate assistantship in First Solo: At age 16 (Monterrey) ( 1950 ) . accompaning at S.M.U . Public Appearances: Seven recitals in Mexico, includ­ T eachers: Paul Vellucci (S.M.U.); Miss ing Solo "Chopin" at Mexico City Frances Mann (Juilliard) ; Mrs. in 1961-62 ; and recitals in M u­ Daniel Muller (McAllen, T exas); nich and Paris in 1961. Mrs. John Carr (Elsa, T exas) . Scholarships: 1953, Nuevo Leon Government for study in M exico City; 1957, Der Deutsche Akademische Aus­ ANDRE DEGROOTE tauschdienst ; scholarship for year Address: Lieuensaan 10 at the Staatl, Munich; and 1961 ; B everlee, Belgium Accademia Musicale "Chigiana," Siena, Italy; scholarship for study A ge: 22 under Maestro Guido H goshi. Languages Spoken: English and French A wards: 1954, 2nd prize, Competition of Education: St. John's College, Johannes­ Musical Youth in M exico for burg, South Africa; Brussels Con­ Pianists. servatory; and Chapelle Musi­ cale De La R eine Elizabeth SUNG MI CHO First S olo: At age 15 (Johannesburg City Hall) . Address: 93 Sorin-dong Public A ppearances : 1961 , four recitals in Ghent, Ber­ Seoul, Korea gen (Holland) and Liege in Age: 17 1961 ; and Prix de Virtuosite du Languages Spoken: Korean and some English Governement in 1962. Education: Attends Seoul High School of Concerts With Orchestra: Government Diploma Competi­ Music and Fine Arts. tion, Mons, Belgium ( Cond. L. First Solo: At age 6. Bartsch ) and Benefit Concert Concerts With Orchestra: 1958, Seoul Philharmonic; 1960, with Orchestra in Johannesburg, KBS Symphony Orchestra; and South Africa. subsequently appeared in many Scholarships: Young Musicians Foundation of concerts & recitals on stage and Johannesburg. radio. T eachers: Eduardo Del Pueyo (Conserva­ A wards: 1955, 1st pri: e, 4th National Pri­ toire de Musique de Bruxelles ), mary School Music Contest; 1957-62. 3 DONN-ALEXANDRE FEDER ARTHUR FENNIMORE (cont'd) Address: 390 Riverside Dr., Apt. 3E-1 arship study under Rudolph Ser­ New York 25, N. Y. kin at Curtis Institute of Music. United States A wards: 1958, only pianist to reach finals Age: 27 out of 353 entrants, National ' Language Spoken: English Merriwether Post Competition. Education: 1958, B.S., Juilliard; 1959, M.S., T eachers: Rudolf Serkin (Philadelphia), Juilliard 1956-1961. First Solo: At age 12 (recital, Philadelphia). ILZE GRAUBIN Public Appearances: Four recitals (including Consti­ tution Hall) from 1957 to 1961; Address : Dmitzoveki Str., h.6 and 5-week concert tour through­ Moscow, R ussia out Mexico for State Department Age: 21 in 1960. Language Spoken: Russian Concerts With Orchestra: 1949, Philadelphia Orchestra Education: Moscow State Conservatory of (Cond. Eugene Ormandy); and Tschaikovsky 1957-1961, four appearances with First Solo: At age 6 (recital of music school) . orchestra including New York Concerts With Orchestra: Riga. City Symphony (Cond. Franz T eachers: Recommended by Prof. J. Z. Zak Bibo). and Prof. N. P. Emelyanov. Scholarships: Part - scholarship, private study, Sascha Gorodnitski; 2 years, Ed­ MILTON HAI ,LMAN ward Bromberg Scholarship, Juil­ Address : 3304 Makeway Drive liard; Rochester Prize Scholar­ Columbia, S. C., United States ship, Eastman School. 417 E. Virginia St. A wards: Carl Roeder Award (from Juilli­ Tallahassee, Fla., United States ard); 1957, 2nd place winner of Age: 25 Event I, Nat'! Guild of Piano Teachers International Record­ Language Spoken: English ing Contest. Education: 1959, Furman University, B.A. T eachers: 60-61, Sascha Gorodnitzki (Juil­ in Music; 1961, Florida State liard and private) 55-59, 4 years, University,