As KERA’s Bill Zeeble reported this morning, the Van Cliburn Semifinalists were announced last night.

If you’re just starting to follow the competition, here’s a list of the Semifinalists with links to their bios and links to reviews of their performances in Phase 1 and II of the preliminary rounds, by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs. All provided by TheaterJones. 

• Nikita Abrosimov, 24, Russia
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Sean Chen, 24, USA
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Alexey Chernov, 30, Russia
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Alessandro Deljavan, 26, Italy
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Fei-Fei Dong, 22, China
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Jayson Gillham, 26, Australia/U.K.
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Claire Huangci, 23, USA
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Vadym Kholodenko, 26, Ukraine
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Nikolay Khozyainov, 20, Russia
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Nikita Mndoyants, 24, Russia
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Beatrice Rana, 20, Italy
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II
• Tomoki Sakata, 19, Japan
  • Preliminary Recital Phase I
  • Preliminary Recital Phase II