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All played out in black and white

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The winner of the 10th Van Cliburn International piano competition will receive a cash prize of $20,000 and a two-year concert programme. The event, which is taking place in Fort Worth, TX, has attracted considerable media interest, especially in the competitors who have had to make great personal sacrifices. It is also a key event for the local community, with many people giving their services free to help organize all aspects of the competition. The competition was established in honour of Van Cliburn when he won the inaugural Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958.

Competitions, Pianists, 1997 AD, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

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A lifetime in miniature

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Auction house Sotheby's in London, England, is to hold a sale of music manuscripts on Dec 9, 1999. Key items in this sale include a tiny autograph album compiled over 30 years in the mid-19th century by Sophy Horsley. This album contains autographs, fragments of music and drawings, with contributors including Brahms, Liszt and Mendelssohn. Other items in the sale include a Mendelssohn song manuscript and the only surviving manuscript in Schubert's own hand of his first mature piano sonata.

Music, Music manuscripts

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Walton's evergreen symphony

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Lady Susana Walton indicates that her garden in Ischia, Italy, has always been presented as a didactic experience. She states that creating micro-climates has allowed her to grow plants from many different countries.

Italy, Interview, Gardeners, Walton, Susana

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