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.

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Music

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