2025–2026 Cliburn Concerts Season Announced

The Cliburn announces the 2025–2026 Cliburn Concerts season, the 48th year of its signature annual recital series. Subscriptions—including choose-your-own packages—are on sale now. Single tickets will go on sale June 19, 2025.

FAVORITES

This season of Cliburn Concerts has plenty of your favorites. We’ve got Beatrice Rana, who stole our hearts at the 2013 Competition and is now arguably one of the most important pianists performing today; Conrad Tao, who returns to Fort Worth, this time to the Tannahill’s stage with dancer Caleb Teicher in the extraordinary Counterpoint program; Charles Yang on violin and vocals with our Peter Dugan on piano—they’re perennial favorites, in a couple of iterations, who always leave us in awe; cellist Camille Thomas, whose elegance and virtuosity hasn’t been forgotten since her debut with us a few years ago; and Sybrarite5, the revolutionary quintet that is back for a third time, because they’re awesome. Among your new favorites will be the opera power couple Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis, who are making their debuts this season while in town to perform with The Dallas Opera. And two more: our 2025 jury chair (the legendary Paul Lewis, making his Cliburn Concerts debut!) and our 2025 gold medalist, fresh off a first-place finish and a tour launch! Poetic, fun, excellent… Our favorites, and yours.

CHARLES YANG, violin/vocals + PETER DUGAN, piano
Wednesday, September 24, 2025  I  8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall
Cliburn Sessions Subscription

2025 CLIBURN GOLD MEDALIST, piano
Wednesday & Thursday, October 1 & 2, 2025  I  7:30 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion
Cliburn at the Kimbell Subscription

BEATRICE RANA, piano
2013 Cliburn silver medalist
Thursday, November 6, 2025  I  7:30 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion
Cliburn at the Kimbell Subscription

SYBARITE5, string quintet
Tuesday, November 11, 2025  I  8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall
Cliburn Sessions Subscription

NICOLE CAR, soparano + ÉTIENNE DUPUIS, baritone
Thursday, January 29, 2026  I  7:30 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion
Cliburn at the Kimbell Subscription

COUNTERPOINT: CONRAD TAO, piano + CALEB TEICHER, choreographer/dancer
Tuesday, February 10, 2026  I  8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall
Cliburn Sessions Subscription

CAMILLE THOMAS, cello + JULIEN BROCAL, piano
Thursday, February 26, 2026  I  7:30 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion
Cliburn at the Kimbell Subscription

PAUL LEWIS, piano
2025 Cliburn jury chairman
Thursday, April 23, 2026  I  7:30 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion
Cliburn at the Kimbell Subscription

TESSA LARK, violin + MISHA NAMIROVSKY, piano
Wednesday, May 6, 2026  I  8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall
Cliburn Sessions Subscription

Thursday, May 7, 2026  I  7:30 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion
Cliburn at the Kimbell Subscription

CLIBURN FESTIVAL: AMERICA 250
Featuring artists in residence

Thursday, March 26, 2026  I  7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 27, 2026  I  7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 28, 2026  I  2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 2026  I  2:00 p.m.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Cliburn Festival Subscription

TICKET PRICING

Cliburn Concerts will again offer a choose-your-own subscription, where patrons may select anywhere from three to six of the performances at the Kimbell Art Museum to create their own season. Subscription prices range from $95–$210 for three piano concerts; $115–$255 for five of any concerts; and $130–$320 for six of any concerts. Returning this year, the Platinum Subscription Upgrade is available for $200 this season at any Cliburn at the Kimbell price level. Benefits include an exclusive season reception, premium seating, a post-concert reception with an artist, and complimentary artist CDs, as available. All Cliburn at the Kimbell concerts are without intermission and will be approximately 60–75 minutes in length.

Cliburn Sessions subscriptions are available for $120, which include four casual concerts at Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Featuring five concerts over four days at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Cliburn Festival regular subscriptions are available for $80–$225. The Keyboard Plus Subscription is available for $325, featuring premium seating, drink tickets for each concert, and an invitation to the exclusive Festival Closing Reception on March 29.

Subscription packages may be purchased online at cliburn.org or by calling the Performing Arts Fort Worth Box Office at 817.212.4450. Single tickets to all concerts will go on sale June 19, 2025.