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    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    Korkmaz Can Sağlam, 25, of Türkiye, has withdrawn from the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, citing health reasons.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.

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    2025 Cliburn Competition Broadcast Details + New Partnership with Apple Music Classical & Platoon

    Hear every note from wherever you are: there are more ways than ever to watch and listen to the Cliburn.

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    2025–2026 Cliburn Concerts Season Announced

    PAUL LEWIS, BEATRICE RANA, CHARLES YANG + PETER DUGAN, TESSA LARK + MISHA NAMIROVSKY, COUNTERPOINT: CONRAD TAO + CALEB TEICHER, SYBARITE5, NICOLE CAR + ÉTIENNE DUPUIS, CAMILLE THOMAS + JULIEN BROCAL, THE 2025 CLIBURN GOLD MEDALIST, AND CLIBURN FESTIVAL: AMERICA 250

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    2025 Competition Grand Finale in Sundance Square

    The Cliburn and Sundance Square partner to host a Texas-sized two-day, free event on June 6–7 to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

  • The Cliburn x Carnegie Hall +

    New Collaboration with Carnegie Hall+

    The streaming channel of one of the world's best-known concert venues, Carnegie Hall+ will offer Cliburn documentaries, curated collections from past Cliburn winners, and performances from the upcoming Seventeenth Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall.

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