Bibliograph

Virtuosity, the fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, an 88 Films production ; a Christopher Wilkinson film ; produced by Lori Miller

Type

Label

Virtuosity, the fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, an 88 Films production ; a Christopher Wilkinson film ; produced by Lori Miller

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Virtuosity

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

an 88 Films production ; a Christopher Wilkinson film ; produced by Lori Miller

Runtime

Sub title

the fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Summary

Virtuosity searches for the musical souls of the most gifted young pianists as they try to make a name for themselves at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competiton. The film focusses on this group of young musicians as they articulate their personalities through their music: brilliant, eccentric, tender, touching, dazzling, deadly serious, wildly entertaining. At the heart of this film is the courage it takes for a 20-year-old to go onstage alone before 2,000 people, and hundreds of thousands more online, and play a unique interpretation of one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the piano. The Competition requires not only a transcendent musical ability, but a mental toughness that must sustain the soloist through three straight weeks of performance. The Cliburn becomes as much a test of character as a musical proving ground. All of the onstage brilliance and backstage drama takes place in the year in which the inspiration and namesake of the competition, Van Cliburn, passed away. This film is a tribute to his memory, and to his particular genius. - Publisher

Table Of Contents

The journey -- Music is like a mirror : the contestants -- Preliminary round -- Super Mario Bros. world -- The family -- Van Cliburn -- Competitions are for horses -- Critics -- First elimination -- Semifinal round -- Typewriter pianist -- Critics redux -- Home on the range -- Bonus. 6 months later -- Vadym & Sergei -- Alessandro -- Yuri -- Claire Huangci -- Tomoki & Natsumi -- Nikita & Renie -- Performances. Vadym Kholodenko, gold medalist -- Beatrice Rana, silver medalist -- Sean Chen, third prize -- Trailers. Touching the sound -- A surprise in Texas

Technique

live action

Classification