Now Playing

Loading streams...

People

BJ Austin
BJ Austin
Reporter
Sam Baker
Sam Baker
Senior Editor and Morning Edition Host
Stephen Becker
Stephen Becker
Editor, Art&Seek
Anne Bothwell
Anne Bothwell
Director, Art&Seek
Stella M. Chávez
Stella M. Chávez
Reporter/Blogger
Rick Holter
Rick Holter
Vice President of News
Lyndsay Knecht
Lyndsay Knecht
News Coordinator
Shelley Kofler
Shelley Kofler
Managing Editor/Senior Reporter
Justin Martin
Justin Martin
All Things Considered Host
Lauren Silverman
Lauren Silverman
Reporter/Blogger
Jerome Weeks
Jerome Weeks
Producer-Reporter, Art&Seek
Jeff Whittington
Jeff Whittington
Executive Producer and Host
Bill Zeeble
Bill Zeeble
Reporter

Arts

Pages

Arts
12:15 pm
Mon June 10, 2013

Cliburn's Big Winners: A Ukranian, An Italian And The First American Since '97

Next imagePrevious image
Credit Ralph Lauer / The Cliburn
Yadym Kholodenko, right, won top honors at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Runners-up were Beatrice Rana of Italy and Californian Sean Chen.
Credit Carolyn Cruz / The Cliburn
Cliburn Competition winner Yadym Kholodenko plays with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Credit Carolyn Cruz / The Cliburn
Beatrice Rana (right) celebrates the news of her 2nd-place finish in the Cliburn Competition with her mother, Maria Solazzo.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

Vadym Kholodenko, a 26-year-old Ukranian, won the top prize Sunday night at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth. A 20-year-old Italian, Beatrice Rana, was named runner-up, and third place went to Sean Chen, 24, the first American to reach the Cliburn finals in 16 years.

Read more
Arts
6:00 am
Fri June 7, 2013

For North Texas High Schoolers, There's No Business Like Show Business

Next imagePrevious image
Credit DSM / Facebook
Students perform the final number at the DSM High School Theatre Awards Show in May
Credit Courtney Collins / KERA News
The DSM named Dakota Ratliff and Cameron Wenrich Best Actress and Best Actor
Credit Courtney Collins / KERA News
Ben Allen won the Buckley Award for Best Male Actor and Sarah Roach took the Buckley for Best Female Actor
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

The curtain goes up on the Tony Awards Sunday evening, but back in North Texas, high-schoolers just wrapped their own season of musical theater honors.

Teens dubbed best-of-the-best will head to New York this summer to battle for a national theater title. But for these aspiring pros, that’s just a warm-up.

Read more
Arts
1:21 am
Wed June 5, 2013

Six Cliburn Finalists Still Playing For Gold In Fort Worth

Credit Ralph Lauer / The Cliburn
Clockwise from left: Nikita Mndoyants, 24, Russia; Sean Chen, 24 United States; Vadym Kholodenko, 26, Ukraine; Tomoki Sakata, 19, Japan; Beatrice Rana, 20, Italy; and Fei-Fei Dong, 22, China
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

Six finalists of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano competition were named late Tuesday night. They include four men and two women, each from different countries.

Read more
Arts
7:12 pm
Mon June 3, 2013

Master Teacher Carries Five Students Into Cliburn Competition and Two Are Still Vying for Gold

Credit Bill Zeeble / KERA News
William Grant Nabore, master piano teacher in Fort Worth's Bass Hall moments after two students advanced to the Cliburn semi-finals
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

The 14th  Van Cliburn International Piano Competition names its finalists today. One teacher, William Grant Nabore, is a prodigy himself who arrived in Fort Worth last week with five students in the world-class contest. Two are still in the running to be among the final six.

Read more

Pages