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Preliminary Round Day 1

2025 Cliburn Competition
Xuanxiang Wu: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Montero, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Shangru Du: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Bartók, Montero)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Xiaofu Ju: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Janáček, Montero, Ravel)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Ryota Yamazaki: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Bach-Busoni, Mozart, Montero, Liszt)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Federico Gad Crema: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Scarlatti, Chopin, Debussy, Montero)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Carter Johnson: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Bach, Montero, Clementi, Prokofiev)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
David Khrikuli: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Scriabin, Ravel, Montero, Liszt-Horowitz)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Aristo Sham: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Bach-Busoni, Montero, Ravel)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Angel Stanislav Wang: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Beethoven, Montero, Liszt)
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2025 Cliburn Competition
Philipp Lynov: 2025 Cliburn Preliminary Recital (Bach, Montero, Barber)
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Meet the competitors
The 28 pianists participating in the 2025 Cliburn Competition represent 16 countries and regions and come to Fort Worth with their own stories—and their own unique ways of connecting with us through their music.
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Latest Competition News

Featured
Order of Performance Announced for 2025 Cliburn Competition
Korkmaz Can Sağlam, 25, of Türkiye, has withdrawn from the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, citing health reasons. He will not be replaced, and the Competition will begin with 28 pianists.
Upcoming Competition Concerts
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Preliminary Round Concert 7
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Preliminary Round Concert 8
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Preliminary Round Concert 9
Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU
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