The Sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Part 2

<v John Giordano (non-narration)>We had an extraordinary turn of events this time, <v John Giordano (non-narration)>and the jury has decided to award 2 equal second prizes. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Therefore, there is no third prize winner. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>The second prize and silver medal, together with a check for 8,000 dollars, <v John Giordano (non-narration)>is therefore awarded equally to Santiago Rodriguez <v John Giordano (non-narration)>in the United States, who has also been awarded <v John Giordano (non-narration)>the prize for the best performance of Leonard Bernstein's Touches. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>And to Pana- Pananice- Excuse me, Panayis Lyras <v John Giordano (non-narration)>of the United States. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>thousand dollars has been awarded to Andre Michel Schub of the United States.

<v John Giordano (non-narration)>He won the prizes for best chamber music performance. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>He won the prize for best chamber music performance, the highest ranking pianist of the <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Americas, and the highest ranking pianist of the United States. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Congratulations to all of you. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>And Bravo. <v Andre Watts>?inaudible? Hey, congratulations, bravo.

<v Andre Watts>Is it heavy? <v Andre Watts>Don't go away, man. <v Van Cliburn>No. No. <v Andre Watts>Well, it's less exciting as time goes on? <v Van Cliburn>No. No. So exciting. <v Andre Watts>You're going to play. <v Van Cliburn>Really? <v Andre Watts>Yes, we're going to let you have a little rest. Congratulations. <v Andre Watts>Put that heavy thing down so you can play that. <v Andre Watts>Van, well. <v Van Cliburn>Well. <v Andre Watts>How does it feel? Another one down. <v Van Cliburn>You've seen the winner. <v Andre Watts>Yeah. <v Van Cliburn>?inaudible? <v Andre Watts>Oh. <v Van Cliburn>It's really terrible, and I know that you understand what I say. <v Van Cliburn>You have to make a decision because each one has given so much of their life. Well, you <v Van Cliburn>know, yourself. How long it has been, the years of hard work <v Van Cliburn>and dedication, each one of these 39 contestants ?inaudible? <v Andre Watts>I'm sure, though don't you think that anyone who has that kind of zest for music, <v Andre Watts>even if they didn't take first prize, it won't tarnish? <v Van Cliburn>Oh it will not tarnish. You're so right to say that. <v Andre Watts>Do you get nervous for these things? <v Van Cliburn>Oh do I. Well, I know how nervous you get for other people because you told me that.

<v Andre Watts>Do you listen? <v Van Cliburn>Yes, I-. <v Andre Watts>Do you listen to all of this competition? <v Van Cliburn>I try. <v Andre Watts>Finger nail-biting time while they're up there playing? <v Van Cliburn>Well yes it's always exciting. We're just so happy that you can be here. <v Andre Watts>Thank you. I'm delighted, I'm delighted. This is a wonderfully new experience. <v Andre Watts>I tell you what, though, I still think it's easier to go out there and in <v Andre Watts>the competition than to do this on television. <v Van Cliburn>Oh no, you did it so well. <v Andre Watts>Thank you. Thank you. So is Andre Michel Schub going <v Andre Watts>to announce going to the audience what he is going to play? <v Van Cliburn>Maybe it will be printed? I'm not quite sure. <v Andre Watts>I see. Well, if not, since on his way out and we'll force him to tell us. <v Van Cliburn>Right now I think we'll have an announcement very shortly what he will play. <v Andre Watts>Good, good. <v Van Cliburn>But, you know, that is a terribly nerve racking thing to sit there not knowing whether <v Van Cliburn>you're going to have to play, having to be concentrating on something to play in just in <v Van Cliburn>case. And then suddenly, you know, you have to. <v Andre Watts>It's wonderful though. I saw that now that they have moved over to the side.

<v Andre Watts>There really is a camaraderie. I mean, everybody would like to win the prize, but <v Andre Watts>musicians after all, we are a decent sort. <v Van Cliburn>But, you know, we are a family. <v Van Cliburn>We are a family. <v Andre Watts>That is so. That is so. Well, where is Mr. Schub? <v Andre Watts>We want Mr. Schub. <v Andre Watts>Let's stamp Schub over here. <v Van Cliburn>I wish that- Yes. <v Van Cliburn>I wish that we could get Mrs. Tilly <v Van Cliburn>to come and chat with us a moment. <v Andre Watts>Somebody's just relieved him of his wonderful, wonderful trophy. <v Andre Watts>So now his hands are free. <v Van Cliburn>I think the piano-. <v Andre Watts>Yes, the piano's in position. Now his hands are free. <v Andre Watts>We can get him overe here. <v Van Cliburn>Wait for him. But we won't talk to him before. <v Andre Watts>You said we shouldn't? <v Van Cliburn>No, I don't think we should. <v Andre Watts>It's really sort of cruel. <v Andre Watts>?crosstalk? Is it terrible to have to say intelligent things when you'll have to-. <v Van Cliburn>You're a pianist you know what that means. <v Andre Watts>You're good. Thank you. But isn't it funny? <v Van Cliburn>Before you have to go out to play ?inaudible? <v Andre Watts> But isn't it funny how some artists really don't want to be alone <v Andre Watts>and they always invite someone into the dressing room, so please talk to me.

<v Van Cliburn>But I couldn't. Could you? <v Andre Watts>I couldn't. No, I would rather- I need at least 2 minutes something like that before you <v Andre Watts>go on. <v Van Cliburn> Absolutely. <v Andre Watts>But haven't you played with those conductors? <v Andre Watts>Just when you're ready to go out, they make a joke. <v Van Cliburn>Oh yes. <v Andre Watts>Or something like that. And then it's a funny kind of concentration. <v Andre Watts>I don't really know Andre Michel Schub so well. <v Andre Watts>I mean, whether he will indeed. <v Andre Watts>I don't know his personality. You know, he may be terribly gregarious, you know, we may <v Andre Watts>get him over here to talk to him. <v Van Cliburn>Well that's true. <v Andre Watts>And he may not go out and play for us. <v Van Cliburn>Absolutely. <v Andre Watts>So what do we do, folks? <v Andre Watts>Oh, stretch. I see. Well, listen, all your viewers out there, you know about this, I <v Andre Watts>don't. So you see I'm new to this, so I have to sort of find out my directions. <v Andre Watts>You stretch, you say something. <v Andre Watts>It's your competition. <v Van Cliburn>No but really, I'm, I'm just impressed to see this wonderful audience and-. <v Andre Watts>Which- Is he play- which piano is he playing? Do you know? <v Van Cliburn>He's playing the American Steinway. <v Andre Watts>American Steinway. <v Andre Watts>Here he is. You're going to rescue us from all our troubles aren't you? <v Andre Watts>Hi. Hi.

<v Van Cliburn>What are you going to play? <v Andre Watts>Look at the ?inaudible? you see? There you are. <v Andre Michel Schub>Well I guess the Debussy Images ?inaudible? <v Van Cliburn>Images first book, alright. <v Andre Michel Schub>The first one then 2 Paganini pieces. <v Andre Watts>Which 2? <v Andre Michel Schub>Give me some fingers. <v Andre Watts>Give you some fingers? No, I was just about to give you a mic. <v Andre Michel Schub>Number 2 and 6. <v Andre Watts>Number 2 and 6 of the Paganini études. <v Andre Watts>Great. Fun. ?inaudible? turn there. <v Andre Watts>Take your time. Don't worry about us. Just do whatever you want. <v Music>[Paganini's Étude No. 2 in E flat major and Paganini's Étude No. 6 in A minor] <v Andre Watts>Well, congratulations.

<v Andre Michel Schub>Thank you very much. <v Andre Watts>So now you won this competition and already it starts. <v Andre Watts>You just finished playing and people are grabbing at you on television. <v Andre Watts>Well, do you feel good? You're very kind. <v Andre Watts>Did you feel good? <v Andre Michel Schub>I just would like to play well from. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Wonderful. <v Andre Watts>Listen, when do you actually start the-. <v Andre Michel Schub>When do the concerts start? <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Well, actually, you're going to be playing with me Saturday in Ruidoso, New Mexico. <v Andre Michel Schub>Wonderful. <v Andre Watts>What are you playing? <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Well, we'll do the Beethoven. <v Andre Watts>?inaudible? too? <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Sure. Then we won't have to rehearse. <v Andre Watts>Listen very carefully. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>It's wonderful. I'm looking forward to it. <v Andre Watts>Are you looking forward to playing a lot and a lot of concerts? <v Andre Michel Schub>Well, I'd like to see what it's like. I love to make music, I love concerts, and I'm <v Andre Michel Schub>looking forward-. <v Andre Watts>Hey, look who's here. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Stephen De Groote. <v Andre Michel Schub>Well, how about that? We were classmates. <v Andre Watts>2 winners. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Wonderful. <v Andre Watts>Hi, I'm Andre Watts. Good to see you. <v Stephen De Groote>How are you? <v Andre Watts>Pleasure, pleasure. So we have 2 generations <v Andre Watts>of Cliburn competition winners? <v John Giordano (non-narration)>I'm curious, Stephen, how did you feel 4 years ago? <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Are you still feeling the same way? Did you go through it again? <v Stephen De Groote>This took more out of me than last time.

<v John Giordano (non-narration)>It is. It really does. It probably takes more out of you to sit there and not be actually <v John Giordano (non-narration)>doing something on stage. There was a lot more preliminary talking this time so I felt <v John Giordano (non-narration)>for you. <v Andre Michel Schub>Thank you. <v Andre Watts>Just don't feel for him now, you see. <v Stephen De Groote>I was going to get to that. <v Andre Watts>Dry off. Nothing like that. Listen. Did you- Were you here for the entire competition or <v Andre Watts>did you come now? <v Stephen De Groote>I was here for the last day of semi-finals and the finals. <v Andre Watts>I ask this. I'm really more curious for me than for the viewers, you know, <v Andre Watts>I asked Cliburn the same thing. Do you get really nervous when other people play the <v Andre Watts>piano? <v Stephen De Groote>Well, I do, too, particularly, but for me the outcome of this competition was something <v Stephen De Groote>that was really close to my heart, because when someone's gonna take the burden off me, I <v Stephen De Groote>want the person to be someone ?inaudible?. <v Andre Watts>Oh, that's a great compliment. <v Andre Michel Schub>Thank you. <v Stephen De Groote>Yeah, yeah. <v Andre Watts>You ready? <v Andre Michel Schub>I'll try to be. Work hard. <v Andre Watts>Yeah, yeah. <v Andre Watts>Which was your- Which was the chamber music you played? <v Andre Michel Schub>The Schumann Quintet. <v Andre Watts>Schumann Quintet. So you gonna get a lot of performances of that? <v Andre Michel Schub>Well, I don't know. I hope to get a lot of performances of Tchaikovsky Concerto.

<v Andre Watts>Oh, you want to play the Tchaikovsky. Ah, nice. <v Andre Watts>Nice. Do you do you know which of these of the 50, you know, leading ?inaudible?. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>No. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>But Andre has really a really extensive repertoire. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>And I hope you've got them all polished up because I'm sure you're gonna be asked to do a <v John Giordano (non-narration)>lot of different things. <v Andre Michel Schub>Well, I'll need a couple of weeks. <v Andre Michel Schub>Hope they'll be ready. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Sure they will. <v Andre Watts>A couple of weeks? That's all? <v Andre Michel Schub>Well, depends on which ones. <v Andre Watts>Do you play all the <v Andre Watts>Paganini ?inaudible? <v Andre Michel Schub>I have. <v Andre Watts>Yes. <v Andre Michel Schub>They're just extremely hard in a situation like that. <v Andre Watts>You make them look rather comfortable. <v Andre Michel Schub>Well, it's hard work, as you well know, I think you've played them also brilliantly <v Andre Michel Schub>yourself. <v Andre Watts>Well, actually, we are, unfortunately. <v Andre Watts>We should really let you go because you have to play Beethoven's Second Concerto, which <v Andre Watts>we're depriving our listeners of, and Stephen de Groote <v Andre Watts>onwards and upwards. Wonderful. Glad you came by. <v Andre Watts>Wonderful to see you. Congratulations again. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>We'll see you Saturday. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>In Ruidoso, New Mexico. We'll see if you like the mountains.

<v Andre Watts>John, stay with me while I say goodbye to our viewers. <v Andre Watts>Well, we hope you enjoyed it. Come back in another 4 years. <v Andre Watts>We'll do another one for you, right? I hope so. <v John Giordano (non-narration)>Maybe you'll win next time Andre. <v Andre Watts>Maybe I'll win? Oh, no, no, no. We'll just see you later. <v Andre Watts>Bye bye. <v Announcer>This program was made possible by a grant from IBM.