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Date: Sun, 25 May 2025 20:39:02 +0000
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On Sun, 25 May 2025 15:14:48 +0000, Graham wrote:
>>>
>>> I am not entirely surprised. The Clickburn
>>> is an unfriendly environment and ecosystem
>>> to pianists who display too much nuance or
>>> subtlety. It has been going downhill since
>>> Radu Lupu won in 1966.
>>>
>> In his case the jury chairman wanted to award
>> the prize to a local. However, the 2 European
>> judges threatened to resign and more or less
>> forced the jury to award it to Lupu.
>
> But his career didn't take off until he won
> the Leeds.

It had nothing to do with the competitions.

After winning the Clickburn he returned to
Moscow to complete his studies with Stanislav
Neuhaus.

It is a little known detail that Lupu competed
in the Clickburn and the Leeds as a de facto
Russian pianist. The Romanian government did
not like him and did not promote him until he
could no longer be ignored.

The "official" great local pianistic talent
was Dan Grigore, who waas Mme Muzicescu's
pet student.

Cheers!