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Lilya Zilberstein
Lilya Zilberstein got her first taste of international success in 1987 when she won the Busoni Competition in Bolzano. By 1988, the Moscow-born pianist was able to perform big tours abroad in the West. Traveling for her concerts took her to almost all of Europe, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Canada, and Brazil.
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2022 Competition Rounds and Repertoire
2022 Competition Rounds and Repertoire
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Carnegie Hall+
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.
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Sa Chen, jury chair
Sa Chen Jury Chair for the 2027 Cliburn International Competition for Young Pianists
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Haochen Zhang releases album of Beethoven and Liszt
The 2009 Cliburn Gold Medalist releases his second collaboration with BIS Records, featuring Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata and Liszt's Sonata in B Minor.
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Dmytro Choni releases Pilgrimage
For his debut release with the Naïve record label, the 2022 Cliburn Bronze Medalist released this collection of Liszt, Debussy, Silvestrov, and Liebermann.
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Daniel Hsu: BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Handel
Daniel Hsu performs BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Handel at the 2017 Cliburn Competition
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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 Finals Concert Public Watch Party
Join us in Sundance Square Plaza for the two-night Competition Grand Finale, completely free to attend.
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David Khrikuli: 2025 Cliburn Quarterfinal Recital (Brahms, Liszt)
David Khrikuli: 2025 Cliburn Quarterfinal Recital (Brahms, Liszt)
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