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Virtuosity

Nov 5, 2014

1h 27m

★ 9.0

Overview

Stay calm. You’ve spent your whole life practicing and preparing yourself for this moment of truth, and now it has finally arrived. The Cliburn, or more properly, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held every four years in Fort Worth, Texas, is about to begin. Pressure? What pressure? Running 17 days, with three grueling rounds, The Cliburn invites 30 of the world’s finest pianists to battle it out for top honors. At stake are prizes worth millions, but more than money, the winner is practically guaranteed a performing career. Did we mention you’re playing not just for the judges, but for a live audience of thousands and a webcast of 170,000 viewers throughout the world? Pressure? What pressure? Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show. No pressure.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

88 Films

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Cast

Sean Chen

Alessandro Deljavan

Fei-Fei Dong

Lachlan Redd

Vadym Kholodenko

Steven Lin

Nikita Mndoyants

Beatrice Rana

Tomoki Sakata

Jade Simmons

Leonard Slatkin

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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Virtuosity

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