Cliburn juror’s tale How sad to read of Liu Shih Kun’s fate after finishing second to Van Cliburn in the inaugural Tchaikovsky piano competition. (See: “Cliburn juror has special connection to competition’s namesake,” June 5) For the crime of being educated, talented and highly skilled, he was sentenced to hard labor and prison.
June 12, 2013 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
sunday Christopher Warren-Green conducts the Charlotte Symphony in short pieces by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, etc. Prelude concert: Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra.
June 10, 2013 - The Charlotte Observer
Neil Tennant in Contactmusic.com Announcing the news of the ballet project last year (09), Tennant said, "It's like a Tchaikovsky ballet in that it's based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen."