Cliburn Kids Free Concerts Return to North Texas for Spring Break 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas, February 12, 2025—Next month, Cliburn Kids hits the road for Spring Break 2025, performing 8 free concerts over 11 days across North Texas. Featuring a professional pianist and an engaging host, Cliburn Kids on the Road explores the fun in classical music for elementary-aged audiences. 

The full schedule is available below and at cliburn.org/community.

Taking place March 11–21, Cliburn Kids on the Road presents, "What Makes A Hero?," a musical program that introduces the heroes in our lives, from our favorite caped crusaders to the ones we find in everyday life. The March 11–13 programs are presented bilingually in English and Spanish.

All Cliburn Kids on the Road performances are free and open to the public. The Cliburn is proud to partner once again with Fort Worth Public Library, Dallas Public Library, and Klyde Warren Park for this series.

About the Program

What Makes a Hero?

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a pianist?! A musical conversation about heroes, from caped comic book characters to heroes we meet in everyday life, told through the lens of how Van Cliburn used the superpower of music to connect people around the world.

Featured music:

BEETHOVEN–LISZT Symphony No. 3 “Eroica,” S. 464/3
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor: II. Romance
BENZECRY Toccata Newen
CHOPIN Etude op. 10, no. 12 “Revolutionary”
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo
HOUGH Fanfare Toccata

Cliburn Kids on the Road Schedule

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – 11:00 a.m.

Klyde Warren Park
2012 Woodall Rogers Freeway
Dallas, TX 75021
Caleb De La Torre, host and Daria Kiseleva, piano
This program will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.
Presented in partnership with Klyde Warren Park.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.

Lakewood Library
6121 Worth Street
Dallas, TX 75214
Caleb De La Torre, host and Mikhail Berestnev, piano
This program will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.
Presented in partnership with Dallas Public Library.

Thursday, March 13, 2025 – 12:00 p.m.

Prairie Creek Library
9609 Lake June Road
Dallas, TX 75217
Caleb De La Torre, host and Mikhail Berestnev, piano
This program will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.
Presented in partnership with Dallas Public Library.

Friday, March 14, 2025 – 1:30 p.m.

Lochwood Library
11221 Lochwood Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75218
Nicole Paglialonga, host and Daria Kiseleva, piano
Presented in partnership with Dallas Public Library.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – 11:30 a.m.

Golden Triangle Library
4264 Golden Triangle Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76244
Sara Doan, host and Mikhail Berestnev, piano
Presented in partnership with Fort Worth Public Library.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – 3:00 p.m.

Summerglen Library
4205 Basswood Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76137
Sara Doan, host and Mikhail Berestnev, piano
Presented in partnership with Fort Worth Public Library.

Wednesday, March 20, 2025 – 11:00 a.m.

Chandor Gardens
711 W Lee Avenue
Weatherford, TX 76086
Sara Doan, host and Michael Bukhman, piano

Wednesday, March 21, 2025 – 3:30 p.m.

Northwest Library
6228 Crystal Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76179
Sara Doan, host and Daria Kiseleva, piano
Presented in partnership with Fort Worth Public Library.

About Cliburn Education

Cliburn Kids on the Road is the travelling version of Cliburn in the Classroom, the Cliburn's signature interactive concert experience designed specifically for elementary-aged audiences. We bring our own Steinway grand piano into every school, along with a virtuoso pianist to perform impressive music. We cater to multiple learning styles, utilize movement and peer-building activities, and address social-emotional learning competencies, with a performance length and structure that is both attention- and sensory-friendly. We also offer bilingual presentations in English and Spanish so that every child can fully participate. Cliburn in the Classroom and Cliburn Kids events are provided without cost to schools or participants. This year, Cliburn in the Classroom will present 300 programs to more than 60,000 students.