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The announcement of the 12 semifinalists in the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held following the conclusion of the Quarterfinal Round.

The announcement of the 18 quarterfinalists in the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held following the conclusion of the Preliminary Round.

SMU Meadows School of the Arts, artistic partner of the 2027 Cliburn International Competition for Young Pianists

2025 Cliburn Competitor Pedro López Salas

Tianxu An, from Baoding, near Beijing, is a sought-after young artist, both at home in China and around the world. In June 2019, Tianxu drew international attention when he won fourth prize and a special prize for “courage and restraint” in the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition—the highest award for a Chinese pianist at that contest in 17 years. A month later, he made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center.

When he was a child, Ziyu Liu’s parents discovered that he could memorize melodies of songs and play them, without any instruction, on their electric keyboard. They bought him a piano, and he started learning on his own. At the age of 11, he decided that he wanted to become a professional pianist because of the joy he got from communicating with others through music.

Alessandro Deljavan, jury member for the 2027 Cliburn International Competition for Young Pianists

Marin Alsop, jury chair for the 2028 Cliburn International Competition for Conductors

2025 Competition Artistic Collaborators

The Houston Symphony is a key partner is the 2028 Cliburn International Competition for Conductors