Van Cliburn

Vitaly Starikov, silver medalist at the 2025 Cliburn, says that when he's on stage, he's not thinking about the competition. In fact, he's having fun, performing for an appreciative audience. Hear the joy in his performance in this special program featuring highlights from his early rounds.

Beginning this week through August 16, we’ll listen together to some of the great early-round performances from this year’s Cliburn Competition. featuring the three Finalists: Evren Ozel, Vitaly Starikov, and Aristo Sham.

Six finalists competed in the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, including two from Russia and one from Ukraine. An 18-year-old South Korean was the youngest to win in the contest's 60-year history.

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The late Van Cliburn won a piano competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War. Today, pianists competing in an event named after Cliburn hold a certain reverence for the man and the moment.

Audition judges for the next Van Cliburn International Piano Competition heard young pianists play for a career-making break in the Russian capital of...

All week long, Art&seek has been reporting on The Cliburn Amateur Competition in Fort Worth. Late this evening, we’ll find out who will make it to...

A 17-year-old from Kazakhstan won the top $10,000 prize Sunday at the first-ever Cliburn International Junior Piano competition in Fort Worth.

Last year’s gold medal winner of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition was Vadym Kholodenko, and he's coming to San Antonio for a performance."I am very proud…

Vadym Kholodenko, a 26-year-old Ukranian, won the top prize Sunday night at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth. A 20-year