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Cliburn Kids is on the road right now for Spring Break 2025, visiting parks and libraries and North Texas! Check out this CBS News coverage of Tuesday's program at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas.

Equally in demand as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician, Mikhail Berestnev brings to every performance the experiences of a career spanning the globe, including Australia, Ireland, Russia, Belgium, Brazil, and Spain, in addition to concert halls across the United States. Recent collaborations include solo appearances under the direction of Maestro Hector Guzman, and composer and conductor Dr. Robert Xavier Rodriguez; in chamber music with members of the Dallas Symphony; as part of the MAKE Trio; and with the Julius String Quartet.

2026 Cliburn Festival: America 250 will take place March 26–29, 2026, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth with pianists-in-residence Peter Dugan, Avery Gagliano, and Jonathan Mamora.

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.

Featured alongside four other classical albums that "have the The New York Times' critics hooked," Yunchan Lim's live Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3 album "confirms his interpretation as one of the most coherent, poetic, and exciting recordings of this monumental concerto."

Join us in Sundance Square Plaza for the two-night Competition Grand Finale, completely free to attend.

Vote for your favorite competitor! The pianist with the most votes will receive the Carla and Kelly Thompson Audience Award and a cash prize of $2,500, presented at the Awards Ceremony on June 7, 2025.

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!

Over a 63-year history, the Cliburn Competitions have helped to establish a cultural landmark in North Texas.

Stephen Montoya of FW Magazine writes, "Van Cliburn was more than just a great pianist—he was a force that transcended genres, borders, and decades, forever changing the way the world experienced music. He was not just a musician; he was a global phenomenon."