VAN CLIBURN GOLD MEDAL WINNER, PIANO

“The most prestigious piano competition in the world.” —Chicago Tribune

***JUST ANNOUNCED: Alexander Kobrin (25) of Russia is the 2005 gold medal winner!***

Every four years, the Van Cliburn Foundation brings together top young pianists from around the world for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since 1962, this prestigious event has launched the careers of stellar musicians whose technical excellence and prodigious talent have catapulted them above their competitors. Hear the triumphant Bay Area debut of the latest gold medal winner, Alexander Kobrin.

PROGRAM: Joseph Haydn: Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34; Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op.13; Frédéric Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28