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2025 Cliburn Competitor Piotr Alexewicz

2025 Cliburn Competitor Elia Cecino

Celebrate the upcoming season of Cliburn 180ºs Young Professionals Group with pianist Peter Dugan and violinist Charles Yang

Federico Gad Crema

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.

Born in Perth, Australia, Shuan Hern Lee started taking piano, vocal, music theory, and composition lessons with his father, Yoon Sen Lee, when he was 2½ years old. His childhood home was filled with music at all hours of the day, as both parents taught piano.

On Jonathan Mak’s third birthday, his sister’s piano teacher decided to give him a trial lesson; he has been actively studying both piano and viola ever since. He made his orchestra debut with the Canadian Sinfonietta just one year later, at the age of 4.

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 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.