2025 Cliburn Competition: Vitaly Starikov - Semifinal Round (Live)
June 2, 2025
"Competitions are always very nerve-wracking for me," Vitaly Starikov tells, "but being on stage always brings me joy-music is the best thing that helps me overcome all the competitive emotions."
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Track List
- Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25
- No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" (Live)
- No. 2 in F Minor "The Bees" (Live)
- No. 3 in F Major "The Horseman" (Live)
- No. 4 in A Minor "Paganini" (Live)
- No. 5 in E Minor "Wrong Note" (Live)
- No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor "Thirds" (Live)
- No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor "Cello" (Live)
- No. 8 in D-Flat Major "Sixths" (Live)
- No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly" (Live)
- No. 10 in B Minor "Octave" (Live)
- No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind" (Live)
- No. 12 in C Minor "Ocean" (Live)
- Liszt: 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
- No. 3, Du bist die Ruh (Live)
- Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83
- Allegro inquieto (Live)
- Andante caloroso (Live)
- Precipitato (Live)
- Allegro inquieto (Live)
Acclaim
May 29, 2025
Review: The Van Cliburn Competition’s semifinal round
"In addition to fastidious attention to dynamic and coloristic nuances, he demonstrated the magic that can come of stretching and contracting rhythms, lingering over melodic high points and poignant harmonies."
"In addition to fastidious attention to dynamic and coloristic nuances, he demonstrated the magic that can come of stretching and contracting rhythms, lingering over melodic high points and poignant harmonies."
Scott Cantrell
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The Dallas Morning News