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In just two weeks, 2005 Cliburn Silver Medalist Joyce Yang returns to Fort Worth to start our 2024–2025 Cliburn Concerts season! Joyce will perform a stunning recital of Russian Romanticism featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Mussorgsky.

Get your tickets now! Only 30 tickets remain for this season-opening recital: https://cliburn.org/?performance=joyce-yang-piano-2

Joyce is a beloved member of our Cliburn Family, here are a few of moments from her time at the 2005 Competition. We can hardly believe it has been 19 years since she won her medal!

CONCERT UPDATE: The Cliburn is thrilled to welcome back the genre-bending, Grammy award-winning trio Time for Three to kick off Cliburn Sessions at Tannahill's Tavern and Music Hall in the Stockyards on October 16!

Get your tickets now at https://cliburn.org/?performance=time-for-three-2

All previously purchased tickets for Joseph Parrish will be honored, and no action is required by ticket buyers.

Join us in congratulating 2022 Cliburn finalist Clayton Stephenson on being named a 2025 Sphinx Medal of Excellence honoree!

The Sphinx Medal of Excellence is the highest honor bestowed by the Sphinx Organization, recognizing extraordinary leaders in the classical music field who are transforming lives while addressing the systemic obstacles within Black and Latino communities.

Clayton is joined by soprano Gabriella Reyes and violinist/composer Curtis Stewart as this year's honorees. Each honoree will receive a $50,000 career grant, acknowledging their artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, determination, and ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities. These incredible artists embody the power of excellence and inclusion in classical music, and we can’t wait to see their continued contributions to the world.

Learn more at https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-medals-of-excellence

The great American maestro Leonard Bernstein was born on this day in 1918. Did you know that Lenny composed the commissioned work "Touches" for the Sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition which was performed by all the Semifinalists? You can see he dedicated the work to his first love, the keyboard.

Making your plans for this Fall? PaperCity Fort Worth recommends checking out Cliburn Sessions at Tannahill's Tavern and Music Hall, and we couldn't agree more!

"It’s where classical piano will meet Cowtown. Fort Worth’s longtime catchphrase included the idea of blending cowboys and culture. Showcasing the Cliburn Sessions (after its first decade of intimate concerts) for the first time in the Stockyards exemplifies that sentiment."

Purchase your tickets now at https://cliburn.org/sessions/

Check out the rest of Paper City's fall recommendations: https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/best-things-to-do-in-fort-worth-this-fall-2024/

Cliburn Concerts 2024–2025 season starts one month from today! 2005 Cliburn Silver Medalist Joyce Yang returns to Fort Worth for a recital featuring a selection from Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, Preludes from Rachmaninov, and concluding with Mussorgsky's monumental work Pictures at an Exhibition.

Don't miss the season-opening spectacle! Purchase your tickets today. https://cliburn.org/?performance=joyce-yang-piano-2

Our first Cliburn Family Concert at the Fort Worth Zoo is only one month away!

Let your imagination go wild as playful musicians impersonate the animal kingdom—from a stately lion and an energetic kangaroo to crazy donkeys and much more. All of this in the frolicsome setting of the Fort Worth Zoo, whose Animal Ambassadors will make special appearances throughout!

Get your tickets today at https://cliburn.org/family-concerts/

Cliburn 180° is the perfect opportunity for people in their 20s and 30s to meet new friends and hear fantastic classical music from exceptional, award-winning pianists. The Cliburn 180° season runs September to May, with events specially designed for young professionals who want to socialize, network, and enjoy classical music. Join today to be an integral part of the Cliburn community as we prepare for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in May 2025!

Become a member of Cliburn 180º at https://cliburn.org/180s/

Secure your seat for the 2025 Cliburn Competition by subscribing today! You can now select your seat online for all subscription levels, to make sure you have that perfect view. Select the seat and the subscription that works best for you!

Select your seat by subscribing today at https://cliburn.org/2025-tickets/

Last month the Cliburn was honored at the D CEO Magazine Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards, receiving an award for Innovation in Education.

Our signature music education program, Cliburn in the Classroom, takes a holistic approach to music, catering to multiple learning styles, utilizing movement and peer-building activities, and addressing social-emotional learning objectives, while utilizing adaptive strategies so that every child can fully participate. We are honored to have received this award and we can't wait for another school year of Cliburn in the Classroom!

Cliburn Development Operations Manager Madison Jones accepted the award at the ceremony held last month.

Learn more about Cliburn in the Classroom here: https://cliburn.org/education/

See the full list of 2024 D CEO Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards winners here: https://www.dmagazine.com/philanthropy-nonprofits/2024/07/winners-revealed-d-ceos-2024-nonprofit-corporate-citizenship-awards/

📷 Bret Redman for D CEO Magazine

2022 Cliburn Silver Medalist Anna Geniushene reunited with 2022 Cliburn Jury members Wu Han and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet last weekend at Music at Menlo Festival! This weekend, Anna will perform Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Grand Teton Music Festival with Juraj Valčuha.

Visit https://annageniushene.com for news and updates.

The Cliburn is proud to announce a new partnership with Chef Tim Love on a new venue for its club series, Cliburn Sessions, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary. All four Sessions concerts in the upcoming season will take place at Tannahill's Tavern and Music Hall, located in an historic Mule Barn in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards.

“This kind of partnership is exactly what Fort Worth is about,” said Jacques Marquis, president and CEO. “We are very happy to be collaborating with Tim Love and his excellent team, and we believe that Tannahill’s is the perfect new home for our Cliburn Sessions series. This also is the first time the Cliburn will produce a ticketed concert in the famed Fort Worth Stockyards. Cowboys and culture at its finest.”

Purchase your tickets today at https://cliburn.org/sessions/

2024–2025 CLIBURN SESSIONS SCHEDULE

JOSEPH PARRISH, bass-baritone
Cliburn Concerts debut
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 I 8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Music Hall

CAROLINE SHAW, viola/singer/composer & GABRIEL KAHANE, piano/singer/composer
All-new collaboration
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 I 8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Music Hall

SIR STEPHEN HOUGH, piano
2022 Cliburn Juror and Composer of the Commissioned Work
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 I 8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Music Hall

SIMONE PORTER, violin + BLAKE POULIOT, violin + HSIN-I HUANG, piano
Cliburn Concerts debuts
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 I 8:00 p.m.
Tannahill's Music Hall

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The Guardian, The Times, and The Evening Standard all agree, 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim's BBC Proms debut was one for the ages! Yunchan impressed the critics and charmed Prommers with his enticing take on Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 with conductor Paavo Järvi and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

The Guardian says, "His touch was impossibly fine, transforming the keyboard into a gamut of exquisite tone colours. Each note was precious, each phrase crystalline."

Read the full reviews in the comments.

📷 Chris Christodoulou

Tonight, you can watch 2017 Cliburn Silver Medalist Kenny Broberg live from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with superstar Maria Ioudenitch, violinist broadcast by Arkansas PBS! They will perform a program of Schubert, Brahms, Boulanger, Poulenc, and Ravel.

Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6a_-mwqv6c&list=PL0j1Y5NdFHD3XBQjhdThR_u2yXOrUELu8&index=2

There are two Cliburn Gold Medalists at Verbier Festival this week! 2009 Gold Medalist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs tomorrow Sunday July 21 with a solo recital, followed by a chamber music performance on July 22. All performances will be streamed live on medici.tv.

Learn more at https://www.verbierfestival.com/en/

Stream performances at https://www.medici.tv/.../verbier-festival-on-medicitv

From Verbier to Royal Albert Hall! Ahead of his BBC Proms debut on July 29, The Guardian caught up with 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim 임윤찬, posing the question, "Is this 20-year-old the greatest pianist of our times?"

BBC Proms director David Pickard says, “Absolutely no doubt the kind of artist who in 50 years’ time people will say, ‘I remember his BBC Proms debut.’”

Read the full interview here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/17/yunchan-lim-van-cliburn-korean-pianist-proms-muffins

Learn more about Yunchan at the Proms: https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/performers/a1830e61-221e-4770-be88-07b63724dd80

2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 performs at Verbier Festival beginning this Saturday July 20 with a solo recital, followed by a chamber music performance on July 24, and finishing with a performance of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto on July 26 with the Verbier Festival Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano! All performances will be streamed live on medici.tv.

Learn more at https://www.verbierfestival.com/en/

Stream performances at https://www.medici.tv/en/partners/verbier-festival-on-medicitv

2017 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo - 선우예권 performs in New York tonight, opening The New School's Mannes Summer Piano Festival! Yekwon will perform a diverse program of pieces by Unsuk Chin, Schubert, Ligeti, and Schumann.

Learn more about this recital: https://event.newschool.edu/yekwonsunwoo

Today we celebrate Van Cliburn's 90th Birthday! Van's life, career, and dedication to young artists continue to be our inspiration. The Cliburn strives everyday to uphold Van's vision by advancing classical piano music throughout the world.

Celebrate with us on YouTube as we premiere a recording of Van performing Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, originally broadcast on Russian television in 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRclLt-vEvI

2022 Cliburn Silver Medalist Anna Geniushene makes her Bowers Program debut with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center this Saturday, July 13 at Alice Tully Hall! Anna joins Escher String Quartet for a program of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Brahms.

Learn more here: https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/24-25/summer-evenings-ii/

See Anna's full tour schedule at https://www.annageniushene.com/events/

Start your week with music from two Cliburn medalists! Today's broadcast of Performance Today begins with 2022 Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 and ends with 2005 Silver Medalist Joyce Yang 양희원!

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2024/07/01/pt