The Cliburn 2001: Playing on the Edge

A 9-minute clip from the the Peabody-Award winning television documentary focusing on the personal drama of the performers behind the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2001).

Featuring Olga Kern and many other competition participants, Playing on the Edge, examines the day-to-day experiences of the young pianists taking part in one of the world's most prestigious music festivals.

Emmy award-winning producer Peter Rosen takes viewers inside the competition and provides a rare look at the participants as the film explores the personallives of the artists.

The film explores the relationship between the pianist as a person and the pianist as a performer. It brings a realistic approach to the world of classical music through the use of cutting-edge digital technology and an unflinching search to depict "real life" during the competition.

Thirty young pianists representing a dozen countries competed before capacity audiences and 13 jurors.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Olga
• Kern
• Van
• Cliburn
• Piano
• Competition
• James
• Conlon
• pbs
• Fort
• Worth
• classical
• piano

[VanCliburnFoundation]

Hi dmcll-

You can buy the DVD at shop(dot)cliburn(dot)org online, or you can call Susie at 817.738.6536 and buy it by phone.

thanks!

Emily @ Van Cliburn Foundation

[daptekar]

Olga is a beautiful talent. Love to hear her play !

This is so great!

[apmusictheory]

Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto

[fredericfranc]

...pretty much felt her leg-muscles wrapping around my ass...

[kayakbruce1]

I see idiot/savant here. They are savants, I am an idiot.

[juanchochirri]

i love her!!!! is so musical and so human

[Vesivian]

I felt as if I was there, what an interesting video!

[Tsaravitch]

@TamayoAnthony Thanks for spelling his name.

[TamayoAnthony]

Pompa Baldi is my friend, I to know him.

Is an excellent person!!

[Josedono]

Whoever asked if Olga Kern has down syndrome should be very thankful he doesn't have to deal with me in person. 

[baiba6]

I have this DVD. We bought it from NZ and it was really expensive from here, $90.00NZD. Through Amazon.com. Man. But worth it! I must have watched it 100 times.

[miami0981]

is it weird that i expected the beautiful sounds like those at 2:20 to come when i heard the banging and loudness at the beginning....for some reason i thought it was preparing me for some big beautiful loud and romantic sounds

sorta like something you'd hear when a couple ice skate

[igorek1982]

@Martel211996 you have a down syndrom you moron