First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas from September 24 to October 7, 1962. It was won by American pianist Ralph Votapek, while Soviets Nikolai Petrov and Mikhail Voskresensky earned the silver and bronze medals.[1]
Jurors
- Leopold Mannes, Chairman
- Yara Bernette
- Jorge Bolet
- Angelo Eagon
- Rudolph Ganz
- Luis Herrera de la Fuente
- Motonari Iguchi
- Milton Katims
- Lili Kraus
- Lev Oborin
- Leonard Pennario
- Serge Saxe (local chairman)
Results
| Contestant | R1 | SF | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicky Adler | |||
| Anahid Alexanian | |||
| Carmen Álvarez | |||
| E. Clement Bethel | |||
| Jo Boatright | |||
| Rafael Borges | |||
| Sung-mi Cho | |||
| William Cooper | |||
| Don Feder | |||
| Arthur Fennimore | 7th | ||
| Zoila García Salas | |||
| Ilze Graubiņa | |||
| André de Groote | |||
| Milton Hallman | |||
| Takashi Hironaka | 8th | ||
| James Jolly | |||
| Elaine Keillor | |||
| Jung-kyou Kim | |||
| Hajime Kono | |||
| Nina Lelchuk | |||
| Marlene Linzmeyer | |||
| Leónidas Lipovetsky | |||
| Thomas Mastroianni | |||
| Arthur Moreira Lima | |||
| Manigirdas Motekaitis | |||
| Hiroko Nakamura | w/d | ||
| Marilyn Neeley | 5th | ||
| Marta Noguera | |||
| Cécile Ousset | 4th | ||
| Yun-hee Paik | |||
| Dorothy Payne | |||
| John Perry | |||
| Nikolai Petrov | |||
| David Pinto | |||
| Gloria Saarinen | |||
| José Sandoval | |||
| Raúl Sosa | |||
| Charles Thomas | |||
| Sérgio Varela Cid | 6th | ||
| Mikhail Voskresensky | |||
| Ralph Votapek | |||
| Margaret Watson | |||
| Leslie Wells | |||
| Grace Wilkinson | |||
| Walter Wolfe | |||
| Sandra Yaggy |