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Winners' Tours
Check out the 2025 Cliburn medalists’ 2025–2026 tour dates for Aristo Sham, Vitaly Starikov, and Evren Ozel
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Info for Media
Info for Media
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Aristo Sham
2025 Cliburn Gold Medalist Aristo Sham
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Performance Library
A curated library of performances from past Cliburn Competitions featuring hand-picked playlists each covering a different theme.
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Schedule
The world’s top pianists perform over 18 days, through 4 exhilarating rounds of competition, totaling 27 concerts; with the hopes of winning the gold medal and launching an international career.
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Cliburn Kids Complete Episode List
Easily scroll through and watch all episodes of Cliburn Kids!
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2025 Cliburn Competition
The Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—named “one of the most prestigious contests in classical music” by The New York Times—takes place May 21–June 7, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
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Clayton Stephenson
American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making.
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Evren Ozel
2025 Cliburn Competitor Evren Ozel
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