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The 2009 Cliburn Gold Medalist releases his second collaboration with BIS Records, featuring Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata and Liszt's Sonata in B Minor.

Members of the jury and Cliburn President and CEO Jacques Marquis convene to discuss the adjudication process. They will share their personal approach to and experiences in music and look at how repertoire, programming, and artistic sensibilities inform their decisions.

The 2022 Gold Medalist's debut studio album continues to make accolades for the year, with its latest inclusion in The New York Times' prestigious year-end list.

2026 Cliburn Gala Payment Form

2025 Cliburn Competitor Callum McLachlan

Actor Georgia Fender is happy to be based back in her hometown of Fort Worth after spending several years in New York City. A graduate of the acting program at Oklahoma City University and the Professional Musical Theatre Workshop at Circle in the Square Theatre School, she is excited to be working with the Cliburn after watching her grandmother’s lifelong volunteer efforts on behalf of this incredible organization!

Adriana Morales grew up in Colombia, where she studied piano from early childhood through high school. A scholarship to Texas Christian University brought her to the United States, where she earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in piano pedagogy (teaching). During her studies, Ms. Morales developed an interest in jazz and joined the Curt Wilson Big Band. She also won the Young Artist Performing Series Competition in her hometown and performed in one of Colombia’s finest concert halls, the Library Hall Luis Angel Arango.

The streaming channel of one of the world's best-known concert venues, Carnegie Hall+ will offer Cliburn documentaries, curated collections from past Cliburn winners, and performances from the upcoming Seventeenth Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall.

The 2022 Gold Medalist's debut studio album continues to make accolades for the year, with its latest inclusion in The Times of London's prestigious year-end list.

Milan native Francesco Granata’s journey with music began when he was 5 and has not stopped since. He graduated from the Milan Conservatory in 2016, with the highest evaluation and special mention. He then had the opportunity to study under two distinguished Cliburn laureates: Benedetto Lupo at the St. Cecilia Academy in Rome, where he obtained the Master Course Diploma, and—now—Roberto Plano at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.