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The Cliburn is supported by a rich and evolving history. Read the latest in competition announcements, career updates from current and past medalists, profiles on members of the Cliburn community, year-round concert and educational programming in North Texas, and more.

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  • Cliburn Family Concerts

    2025–2026 Cliburn Family Concerts Series Announced; Tickets on Sale Now

    The Cliburn's newest series returns for a second season, featuring magical, musical experiences for the whole family at the Fort Worth Zoo, the Fort Worth Stockyards Station, and (new this year!) the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

  • Yunchan Lim performing at the 2022 Cliburn Competition

    Yunchan Lim's Rachmaninoff No. 3 Album in The New York Times "Hooked" List

    Featured alongside four other classical albums that "have the The New York Times' critics hooked," Yunchan Lim's live Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3 album "confirms his interpretation as one of the most coherent, poetic, and exciting recordings of this monumental concerto."

  • Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Album Cover

    Yunchan Lim releasing Tchaikovsky: The Seasons on August 22

    Decca Classics has announced an upcoming album release from 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim, entitled Tchaikovsky: The Seasons. The album's "June Barcarolle" is available now on Apple Music.

  • 2025 Competition Winners

    Keys to Success: Stories from the 2025 Competition

    Claire Jackson for The Guardian writes: "Every four years, piano lovers from across the world gather in this Texas enclave for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the instrument’s Olympics."

  • 2025 Gold Medalist Aristo Sham

    Interview with 2025 Gold Medalist Aristo Sham

    Aristo Sham caught up with Hong Kong's South China Morning Post for an interview, detailing his personal and professional inspirations, life as a musician, and his family's reaction to his win at the Cliburn.

  • 2025 Cliburn Winners

    Aristo Sham Wins Gold Medal of 2025 Cliburn Competition; Winners Announced

    At Saturday night's Awards Ceremony, the Cliburn presented the medalists and award winners of the 2025 Cliburn Competition, held May 21–June 7 at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA

  • Finalists group photo

    Finalists Announced for 2025 Cliburn Competition

    Six pianists advance to the 2025 Cliburn Competition's Final Round, taking place June 3–7 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

  • Competition Artwork

    Semifinal Round Schedule Announced for 2025 Cliburn Competition

    Twelve pianists will each perform twice in the 2025 Cliburn Competition's Semifinal Round, taking place May 28–June 1 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

  • 2025 Cliburn Semifinalists

    Semifinalists Announced for 2025 Cliburn Competition

    Twelve pianists advance to the 2025 Cliburn Competition's Semifinal Round, taking place May 28–June 1 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

  • Competition Artwork

    Xiaofu Ju withdraws from 2025 Cliburn Competition

    The 2025 Cliburn Competition continues through June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

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