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Schedule

The full schedule for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is available below, including rounds and repertoire. As the rounds progress, check back here throughout the Competition to see which artists will perform in each concert.

All times are Central Daylight (US).

Clayton Stephenson and Marin Alsop during the 2022 Cliburn Competition

FINAL ROUND

Bass Performance Hall (4th & Calhoun Streets, Fort Worth, TX 76102)

6 competitors perform two concertos (one free choice; one from a list—see below) with Marin Alsop and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday, June 3, 2025    7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025    7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 6, 2025    7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7, 2025    3:00 p.m.

Final Awards Ceremony will take place beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Final Round Concert 1
Aristo Sham - MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 25
Angel Stanislav Wang - BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 58
20-minute intermission
Evren Ozel - TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23
 

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Final Round Concert 2
Philipp Lynov - LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major
Vitaly Starikov - BARTOK Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major
20-minute intermission
Carter Johnson - PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16

Friday, June 6, 2025

Final Round Concert 3
Evren Ozel - BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 58
Angel Stanislav Wang - RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30
20-minute intermission
Aristo Sham - BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 83
 

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Final Round Concert 4
Vitaly Starikov - SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, op 54
Carter Johnson - RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major
20-minute intermission
Philipp Lynov - PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16

PAST ROUNDS

Rachel Cheung performs at Bass Hall during the 2017 Cliburn Competition

SEMIFINAL ROUND

Bass Performance Hall (4th & Calhoun Streets, Fort Worth, TX 76102)

12 competitors perform a 60-minute recital and a Mozart concerto (from a list—see below) with Carlos Miguel Prieto and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, May 28, 2025    7:30 p.m. (recital)
Thursday, May 29, 2025    2:30 p.m. (recital)  I  7:30 p.m. (concerto)
Friday, May 30, 2025    2:30 p.m. (recital)  I  7:30 p.m. (concerto)
Saturday, May 31, 2025    2:30 p.m. (recital)  I  7:30 p.m. (concerto)
Sunday, June 1, 2025    2:30 p.m. (recital)  I  7:30 p.m. (recital)

Finalist announcement following the last performance, once jury voting has concluded.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Semifinal Concert 1 – Recital 
7:35 p.m. – Aristo Sham, Hong Kong China, 29
20-minute intermission
8:55 p.m. – Elia Cecino, Italy, 23

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Semifinal Concert 2 – Recital
2:35 p.m. – Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
20-minute intermission
3:55 p.m. – Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26

Semifinal Concert 3 – Concerto – 7:30 PM
Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26
Chaeyoung Park, South Korea, 27
20-minute intermission
Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30
Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28

 

Friday, May 30, 2025

Semifinal Concert 4 – Recital
2:35 p.m. – Yanjun Chen, China, 23
20-minute intermission
3:55 p.m. – Evren Ozel, United States, 26

Semifinal Concert 5 – Concerto – 7:30 PM
Aristo Sham, Hong Kong China, 29
Elia Cecino, Italy, 23
20-minute intermission
Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, 25
Yangrui Cai, China, 24

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Semifinal Concert 6 – Recital
2:35 p.m. – Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30
20-minute intermission
3:55 p.m. – Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28

Semifinal Concert 7 – Concerto – 7:30 PM
Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26
20-minute intermission
Yanjun Chen, China, 23
Evren Ozel, United States, 26

 

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Semifinal Concert 8 – Recital
2:35 p.m. – Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26
20-minute intermission
3:55 p.m. – Chaeyoung Park, South Korea, 27

Semifinal Concert 9 – Recital
7:35 p.m. – Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, 25
20-minute intermission
8:55 p.m. – Yangrui Cai, China, 24

Albert Cano Smit performs in the 2022 Cliburn Competition

QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU (2900 W Lowden Street, Fort Worth, TX 76109)

18 competitors each performed a 40-minute recital.

Saturday, May 24, 2025    2:30 p.m.  I  7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 25, 2025    10:00 a.m.  I  2:30 p.m.  I  7:30 p.m.

Following the last concert and the conclusion of voting, the jury announced the Semifinalists.

Saturday, May 24, 2025   

Quarterfinal Recital 1
2:35 p.m. – Shangru Du, China, 27
3:20 p.m. – Xiaofu Ju, China, 25
20-minute intermission
4:20 p.m. – Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28
5:05 p.m. – David Khrikuli, Georgia, 24

Quarterfinal Recital 2
7:35 p.m. – Aristo Sham, Hong Kong, China, 29
8:20 p.m. – Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
20-minute intermission
9:20 p.m. – Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26

Sunday, May 25, 2025   

Quarterfinal Recital 3
10:05 a.m. – Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26
10:50 a.m. – Mikhail Kambarov, Russia, 24
20-minute intermission
11:50 a.m. – Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, 25
12:35 p.m. – Alice Burla, Canada, 28

Quarterfinal Recital 4
2:35 p.m. – Yanjun Chen, China, 23
3:20 p.m. – Jonathan Mamora, United States, 30
20-minute intermission
4:20 p.m. – Evren Ozel, United States, 26
5:05 p.m. – Chaeyoung Park, South Korea, 27

Quarterfinal Recital 5
7:35 p.m. – Elia Cecino, Italy, 23
8:20 p.m. – Yangrui Cai, China, 24
20-minute intermission
9:20 p.m. – Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30

Jinhyong Park performs at the 2022 Cliburn Competition

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU (2900 W Lowden Street, Fort Worth, TX 76109)

28 competitors each performed a 40-minute recital, which included the Competition commissioned work composed by Gabriela Montero.

Following the last concert and the conclusion of voting, the jury announced the Quarterfinalists.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025   

Preliminary Recital 1
10:05 a.m. – Xuanxiang Wu, China, 18
10:50 a.m. – Shangru Du, China, 27
20-minute intermission
11:50 a.m. – Xiaofu Ju, China, 25

Preliminary Recital 2
2:35 p.m. – Ryota Yamazaki, Japan, 26
3:20 p.m. – Federico Gad Crema, Italy, 26
20-minute intermission
4:20 p.m. – Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28
5:05 p.m. – David Khrikuli, Georgia, 24

Preliminary Recital 3
7:35 p.m. – Aristo Sham, Hong Kong, China, 29
8:20 p.m. – Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
20-minute intermission
9:20 p.m. – Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26

Thursday, May 22, 2025   

Preliminary Recital 4
10:05 a.m. – Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26
10:50 a.m. – Magdalene Ho, Malaysia, 21
20-minute intermission
11:50 a.m. – Roman Fediurko, Ukraine, 20

Preliminary Recital 5
2:35 p.m. – Mikhail Kambarov, Russia, 24
3:20 p.m. – Callum McLachlan, United Kingdom, 26
20-minute intermission
4:20 p.m. – Jiarui Cheng, China, 26
5:05 p.m. – Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, 25
 

Preliminary Recital 6
7:35 p.m. – Alice Burla, Canada, 28
8:20 p.m. – Yanjun Chen, China, 23
20-minute intermission
9:20 p.m. – Jonathan Mamora, United States, 30

Friday, May 23, 2025   

Preliminary Recital 7
10:05 a.m. – Evren Ozel, United States, 26
10:50 a.m. – Sung Ho Yoo, South Korea, 28
20-minute intermission
11:50 a.m. – Chaeyoung Park, South Korea, 27

Preliminary Recital 8
2:35 p.m. – Pedro López Salas, Spain, 27
3:20 p.m. – Kotaro Shigemori, Japan, 25
20-minute intermission
4:20 p.m. – Elia Cecino, Italy, 23
 

Preliminary Recital 9
7:35 p.m. – Yangrui Cai, China, 24
8:20 p.m. – Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30

Quarterfinalist announcement following the last performance, once jury voting has concluded

REPERTOIRE SPECIFICATIONS

All pieces programmed are the choice of the competitor, with three exceptions:

  1. The commissioned work by Gabriela Montero must be performed in the Preliminary Round.
  2. The Mozart concerto in the Semifinal Round is chosen from a list.
  3. One of the concertos in the Final Round is chosen from a list.

For the Mozart concerto portion of the Semifinal Round, each pianists will select from the following list:

  • Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271
  • Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat Major, K. 450
  • Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459
  • Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
  • Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
  • Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482
  • Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
  • Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
  • Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503
  • Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595

One of the concertos of the Final Round must be chosen from the following list:

  • BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, op. 15
  • BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 19
  • BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37
  • BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 58
  • BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73
  • CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11
  • CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21
  • GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
  • GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F Major
  • GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16
  • LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124
  • LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125
  • MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 25
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major
  • SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 22
  • SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, op. 103
  • SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54
Dmytro Choni performs at Bass Hall at the 2022 Cliburn Competition

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