2025 Competition Jury

Paul Lewis chairs the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition jury, featuring Till Fellner, Mari Kodama, Anne-Marie McDermott, Gabriela Montero, Jon Nakamatsu, Lise de la Salle, Yevgeny Sudbin, and Wu Han.

Cliburn Sessions Marks Tenth Anniversary With Return of Inaugural Artists: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

Ten years after they performed in the first-ever concert for Cliburn Sessions—an innovative concert series that has brought a classically alternative music scene to Fort Worth since 2014—Anderson & Roe return, this time to debut at a new venue, Fort Brewery.

New for 2025 Cliburn Competition: Gold Medal Patron Premium Subscription

The Cliburn is pleased to announce the new Gold Medal Patron premium subscription packages for the seventeenth edition of its flagship Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

New Cliburn Family Concerts Series Announced

The Cliburn's newest concert series, launching September 14, 2024, features magical, musical experiences for the whole family at the Fort Worth Zoo, the Fort Worth Stockyards Station, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Omni Theater.

The Cliburn's Award-Winning Education Series Goes Back to School With Brand-New Programs

Cliburn in the Classroom—the Cliburn's music education program and recipient of D CEO Magazine's 2024 Innovation in Education Award—presents 1,000 free, in-school, and interactive concert experiences for more than 200,000 area elementary students over a four-year cycle.

All Tickets Now On Sale for 2025 Cliburn Competition

All tickets are now on sale for the seventeenth edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

2024–2025 Tours Announced for 2022 Winners: Yunchan Lim, Anna Geniushene, Dmytro Choni

The medalists of the 2022 Cliburn Competition—Yunchan Lim, Anna Geniushene, and Dmytro Choni—announce new dates for their 2024–2025 performance tours, including recent and upcoming highlights.

Anna Geniushene: TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23

Anna Geniushene plays TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23 in the Final Round Concerto II with Marin Alsop at the 2022 Cliburn Competition.

Van Cliburn – BRAHMS Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 – Live in Moscow 1972

Originally broadcast on Russian television, this live recording from 1972 features Van Cliburn performing Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.

Yunchan Lim: Semifinal Recital (Liszt Transcendental Etudes)

Yunchan Lim performs the LISZT 12 Transcendental Etudes in his 2022 Cliburn Semifinal Round Recital in Bass Performance Hall.

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