In decades past you wouldn’t have exactly touted top pianists for their glamorous fashion sense. That’s changed, as exhibited at the just-concluded Van Cliburn Competition. “You couldn’t help notice the snazzy, slinky gowns a lot of the women were wearing, and the big smiles and confident strides as they walked out onstage. In a noticeable change from the 2001 Cliburn, these were emphatically pianists groomed for the video age.”