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Cliburn Social is an all-ages, specially curated, classical experience of cool performances paired with opportunities to hang out, learn more about classical music + make new friends.

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.

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."

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.

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."

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Philipp Lynov: 2025 Cliburn PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16

Philipp Lynov: 2025 Cliburn PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16

Vitaly Starikov: 2025 Cliburn SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54

Vitaly Starikov: 2025 Cliburn SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54

Carter Johnson: 2025 Cliburn RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major

Carter Johnson: 2025 Cliburn RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major

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