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77 Pianists Announced for Free 2025 Screening Auditions

The Screening Auditions for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will take place March 16–22, 2025, at PepsiCo Recital Hall at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. These recitals are free and open to the public.

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

March 11 through 21, the Cliburn presents one of its popular education programs, "What Makes A Hero?," in free concerts around Fort Worth, Dallas, and Weatherford in partnership with local parks and public libraries.

Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Widely considered “one of the most prestigious contests in classical music” (The New York Times, 2022), the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition exists to share excellent classical music with the largest international audience possible and to launch the careers of its winners every four years. Building on a rich tradition that began with its 1962 origins in honor of Van Cliburn and his vision for using music to serve audiences and break down boundaries, the Cliburn seeks, with each edition, to achieve the highest artistic standards while utilizing contemporary tools to advance its reach. Beyond cash prizes, winning a Cliburn medal means comprehensive career management, artistic support, and bolstered publicity efforts for the three years following.

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Cliburn Kids on the Road at Prairie Creek Library

Bring your family and friends for a free interactive, educational concert! In this season of Cliburn Kids on the Road, our artists present “What Makes a Hero,” a program that celebrates music with your favorite heroes. This performance will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.

Cliburn Kids on the Road at Lakewood Library

Bring your family and friends for a free interactive, educational concert! In this season of Cliburn Kids on the Road, our artists present “What Makes a Hero,” a program that celebrates music with our favorite heroes. This performance will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.

Cliburn Kids on the Road at Klyde Warren Park

Bring your family, friends, and pets (on a leash) for a free interactive, educational concert! In this season of Cliburn Kids on the Road, our artists present “What Makes a Hero?,” a program that celebrates music with your favorite heroes. This performance will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.

Voyager

Take a musical journey through the solar system! As spectacular images of space wow us on the brand-new Omni Theater screen—the most advanced LED display of its kind—a narrator will lead us on our spectacular voyage. The stars and planets will swirl above as a piano, violin, and cello perform music that explores and celebrates the wonder of space.

Emanuel Ax, piano

20 Grammy nominations and eight wins. A touring career that has taken him to every major venue and orchestra in the world. An Avery Fisher Prize.

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