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Ticket Policy
No refunds or exchanges will be allowed for Competition ticket-package purchases.
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Adriana Morales
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.
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Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao
Taiwanese pianist Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao is a dynamic performer who is in demand as a chamber musician. She has collaborated with several internationally known artists such as Lynn Harrell and Robert McDuffie, and members of the Tokyo, Emerson, and Juilliard String Quartets, among many others. She has performed at Carnegie Weill Hall and can be heard with cellist Bion Tsang on his album The Blue Rock Sessions.
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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.
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Free Concert: Piano Lunch
Join us at Steinway Piano Gallery of Fort Worth across the street from Bass Performance Hall and enjoy a free recital from several 2025 Cliburn competitors. Bring your lunch or purchase onsite from Nguyen Lou Banh Mi.
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Interview with 2025 Gold Medalist Aristo Sham
Aristo Sham caught up with Hong Kong's South China Morning Post for an interview, detailing his personal and professional inspirations, life as a musician, and his family's reaction to his win at the Cliburn.
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Yunchan Lim's Chopin Études featured in The Times of London's Best Classical Albums of 2024
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.
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Free Winners Celebration & Fireworks Show
Enjoy live music in the Plaza performed by Havana NRG; and celebrate the 2025 Cliburn medalists—who will be introduced as the newest honorary Fort Worthians by Mayor Mattie Parker—finishing with a Van Cliburn-themed fireworks spectacle.
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Lauren Koszyk
Pianist Lauren Koszyk maintains a versatile career as an educator, opera coach, and collaborative pianist in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. A graduate of the University of North Texas, she earned her Master of Music in Collaborative Piano with a related field in Early Music; she also holds a degree in German Language. Ms. Koszyk has been presented with top honors by the Governor of Illinois and the President of Illinois State University.
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Julia Landey
Mexican actress Julia Landey has a wide-ranging career as a performer, educator, and entrepreneur. She earned a degree in acting at the University of Guadalajara and went on to win the 2015 Proyecta Production award, given by the state of Jalisco’s Ministry of Culture, for a monologue that she wrote and performed in. She also enjoyed a season in residence in one of Mexico City’s major theaters.
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