The nerves, the work, the emotion, the triumphs–the experience of pianists (including Olga Kern and Jon Nakamatsu, Charlotte area ‘”regulars”) at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition are condensed into a three-minute experience:

Celebrating Van Cliburn’s sensational victory at the first Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow in 1958, a group of music teachers and citizens in Fort Worth, Texas, created the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. First held in 1962, and repeated every four years since, the competition has established itself as a joyous festival dedicated to music and the discovery of the world’s finest young pianists.