After my earlier blog post noting the conspicuous absence of teachers’ names in biographies of contestants at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, I got what I thought was a pretty lame excuse from Cliburn Foundation president/CEO, Jacques Marquis–that that competition was about the COMPETITORS, not their teachers. But I’ve heard from quite a few readers who agree with me that the omission–a first at the Cliburn–looks fishy. And a couple of teachers who don’t have students in the … [visit site to read more]
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