The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas from May 22 to June 7, 2009. The competitors were selected through two rounds of shortlists that took place in January and February 2009. The Takács Quartet performed with the semifinalists, while the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Conlon accompanied the finalists.
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Jury
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Awards
| Award | Winner(s) | Benefits |
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| First Prize (Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal) |  Nobuyuki Tsujii Zhang Hao Chen(tie) |
cash award of US $20,000 each International concert tours and career management for the three concert seasons following the competition compact disc recording on the harmonia mundi usa label contribution towards domestic and international air travel on American Airlines during the three-year concert tours performance attire provided by Neiman Marcus silver trophy cup |
| Second Prize (Silver Medal) |  Son Yeol Eum |
cash award of US $20,000 U.S. concert tours and career management for the three concert seasons following the competition compact disc recording on the harmonia mundi usa label |
| Third Prize (Crystal Award) | not awarded | |
| Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance(s) of Chamber Music |  Evgeni Bozhanovand Son Yeol Eum |
cash award of US $3,000 each |
| Beverly Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work | Nobuyuki Tsujii |
cash award of US $5,000 |
| John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award |  Alessandro Deljavan |
cash award of US $4,000 |
| Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award |  Lukáš Vondráček |
cash award of US $4,000 |
| Jury Discretionary Award |  Eduard Kunz |
cash award of US $4,000 |
| Internet Voter Award | Mariangela Vacatello (23.9%) Nobuyuki Tsujii (22.6%) Son Yeol Eum (15.9%) |
Competition results, by rounds
Second Qualifying Round
- Shanghai - Shanghai Conservatory, January 15-17.
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Hanover - Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, January 20-24.
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- Saint Petersburg - N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory, January 26-27.
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Lugano - Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana, February 1-3.
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New York - Rockefeller University, February 12-14.
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- Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Christian University, February 21-24.
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Preliminary round
Fort Worth, Texas - Bass Performance Hall, May 22-26, 2009
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Semifinalists
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Finalists
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References
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