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Russian Pianist Wins the Van Cliburn Competition After 17 days of competition, Russian pianist Alexander Kobrin, 25, has been named the gold medalist of the 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competition. Joyce Yang of South Korea won silver. Hear Kobrin perform in the final round of the competition.

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Russian Pianist Wins the Van Cliburn Competition

Russian Pianist Wins the Van Cliburn Competition

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Hear Kobrin perform the Concerto No. 20 by Mozart in the final round of competition

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Van Cliburn Competition silver medalist Joyce Yang and gold medalist Alexander Kobrin. Rodger Mallison hide caption

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Van Cliburn Competition silver medalist Joyce Yang and gold medalist Alexander Kobrin.

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After 17 days of grueling competition, 25-year-old Alexander Kobrin has been named the gold medalist of the 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competition. The Russian pianist wins a cash award of $25,000, performance engagements around the world and the opportunity to record on the Harmonia Mundi label. Nineteen-year-old Joyce Yang of South Korea, the youngest finalist, won the silver medal.

Hear Kobrin perform the Brahms Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2 in a solo round of competition.

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From the final round of competition, Kobrin plays Mozart's Concerto No. 20 in d minor with the Fort Worth Symphony and conductor James Conlon.