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Beatrice Rana releases Bach Keyboard Concertos
The 2013 Cliburn Silver Medalist joins with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta to release this album collection of four concertos from Johann Sebastian Bach on Warner Classics.
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Semifinalists Announced for 2025 Cliburn Competition
Twelve pianists advance to the 2025 Cliburn Competition's Semifinal Round, taking place May 28–June 1 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
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KERA/Fort Worth Report: How does age impact competitor performance?
Through statistics and interviews, three Cliburn laureates share their perspectives on the impact of age and experience on competitor performance.
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Yunchan Lim's Chopin Études nominated for BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award
Named "a remarkable feat that demands to be heard," 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim's debut studio album received the Instrumental Award nomination from BBC Music Magazine.
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Yeol Eum Son releases Ravel Concerto in G
The 2009 Cliburn Silver Medalist released this new album featuring Maurice Ravel's Concerto in G with Residentie Orkest of The Hague, celebrating the famed composer's 150th birthday.
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Aristo Sham: 2025 Cliburn MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Aristo Sham: 2025 Cliburn MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
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The Cliburn Announces New Cliburn International Competition for Conductors
The Cliburn announces the launch of a major new program: the Cliburn International Competition for Conductors, open to 21- to 35-year-old conductors. Taking place in June 2028 in Houston, Texas, in partnership with the Houston Symphony and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, it will be the first major international conducting competition in North America.
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Audience Award Vote
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.
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Till Fellner Joins 2025 Cliburn Jury
The Cliburn announces a change to the jury for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Austrian pianist Till Fellner will now serve on the Competition jury, a nine-member panel of distinguished pianists charged with selecting each round's advancing competitors and the three medalists of the 2025 Cliburn Competition.
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Vadym Kholodenko: LISZT Transcendental Etudes
Remastered like never before with remastered high-definition video and audio Vadym Kholodenko performs LISZT Transcendental Etudes at the 2013 Cliburn Competition
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