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Explore the various elements of the Competition including the rounds and repertoire, prizes, artwork, commissioned work, and artistic collaborators.

Meet the thirty competitors from around the globe who will compete for gold.

Purchase your tickets online.

Watch live broadcasts of performances, interview segments, and awards ceremonies over the course of the Competition.

Enhance your competition experience with these free events.

Learn about the history of the Foundation, how it came to be, and momentous events throughout the years.

History of the Competition

Cliburn Winners

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Information on artists, booking engagements, and downloadable press kits.

Learn more about each of the current winners through in-depth profile pages, photos, and audio-video samples.

Follow the winners on their concert tours around the globe. Coming soon to a venue near you.

Read about previous winners and discover where they are now.

Amateur Competition

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Information about the Amateur Competition, the structure, rounds, and how it came to be.

Vote, compete, and participate in the third Cliburn Amateur Piano Video Contest.

View the ticket options and on-sale dates, and purchase your tickets online.

Learn about the prizes awarded during the Amateur Competition.

Everything applicants need to know including rules, repertoire, eligibility, and the application.

Relive past competitions by browsing our extensive online database of Amateur competition archives.

Cliburn Concerts

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View the ticket options and on-sale dates, and purchase your tickets online.

Maps, directions, and information about Cliburn Concerts venues.

Arrive early and enhance your concert experience by attending these free lectures offered before performances at Bass Hall.

Attend free community concerts featuring Cliburn winners as they perform recitals in venues across North Texas.

Education

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Explore our interactive music education program for elementary students including program information, teachers' guides, participating schools, artists, and sponsors.

Information about our piano lessons program, current sponsors, and participating schools.

Learn how students can get involved and participate in the Cliburn Competition.

Arrive early and enhance your concert experience by attending these free lectures offered before performances at Bass Hall.

Meet our sponsors who help us to share the beauty of music with new audiences.

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A biography of Van Cliburn's life and career.

Brief highlights of Van Cliburn's professional career.

50 years after his historic 1958 victory at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Van Cliburn remains a cultural icon and international hero.

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Discover various ways you can support the Cliburn.

Discover opportunities for corporations and foundations to support the Cliburn.

Benefits you receive when you donate $75 or more.

Hear stories from our donors on why they choose to donate to the Cliburn.

Your contribution helps the Cliburn share the joy of music with the world. Learn what we're able to accomplish with your support.

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Learn about Cliburn 180º, what we do, and how it came to be.

Discover the various benefits of joining Cliburn 180º.

Discover how the Cliburn 180ºs give back.

Mark your calendars and stay up-to-date on upcoming Cliburn 180º events.

Meet the planning committee that organizes all of the events for the 180ºs.

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Our tradition of volunteerism dates back to our founding. Discover what it's like to volunteer at the Cliburn.

An overview of the structure of our 1,200 + volunteer force.

Read fascinating stories from volunteers about their experiences at the Cliburn. Then take a few minutes to share a story of your own!

Meet the volunteers that have been recognized over the years for their dedicated service to the Cliburn.

Want to become a Cliburn volunteer? Let us know!

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View the latest press releases from the Cliburn.

Download and view Cliburn News, our semi-annual newsletter that highlights Cliburn programs and events.

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Discover how the Cliburn fulfills its mission through its various programs.

Learn about the history of the Cliburn.

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of the Cliburn in 2012 and learn how you can participate in the special activities planned for this golden year.

Follow the progress as the board of directors devolps a new strategic plan for the Cliburn.

View our events list, mark your calendars, and stay up-to-date with various happenings at the Cliburn.

Meet the Cliburn staff.

Job opportunities at the Cliburn.

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Keep in touch! Join our mailing list to stay up-to-date on happenings at the Cliburn.

Meet the Cliburn staff.

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Cliburn Concerts

2013-2014 Cliburn Concerts

Subscriptions are on sale now for the next Cliburn Concerts season, which includes a new artist, new music, and a new venue!

Concert Review: Composer's exotic works get airing at Modern's Cliburn series

The most unusual music heard in this city each season emanates from the Cliburn at the Modern series at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The series' season ended on Saturday afternoon and, as usual, there was music that virtually no one in the audience had heard before.

Concert Review: Yeol eum Son demonstrates her mastery of the piano

Yeol eum Son returned to Bass Hall with a big program that was warmly received by the audience.

Concert Review: Bell and Haywood turn in masterful performances at Bass Hall

One of the biggest audiences of the classical music season gathered in Bass Hall on Monday evening to hear one of the best concerts of the season.

Concert Review: Cliburn at the modern scores again

The series of programs presenting living composers' music performed in their presence has consistently been one of the most entertaining classical programs in town. Saturday afternoon composer John Bucchino upheld the tradition.

Concert Review: Dark and Lovely

Theater Jones: For Cliburn Concerts, the Brentano String Quartet produces a burnished brilliance at Bass Performance Hall.

Concert Review: An eloquent concert by the Brentano String Quartet

Dallas Morning News: Some of the most eloquent string-quartet playing imaginable came from the Brentano String Quartet on Tuesday night.

Concert Review: String quartet shows Bass crowd it’s ready for Cliburn

Star-Telegram: Judging by the concert Tuesday night at the Bass, they quartet's players willl be congenial partners for the young contestants. They’re youngish themselves, and they’re polished professionals, precise, tight-knit as a group and quite versatile.

Cliburn Community Concerts were a big success with Spencer Myer!

Spencer Myer posing with some fans at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

Concert Review: Derek Bermel strikes a different chord

Star-Telegram: The four works played included some virtuoso turns for several instruments, strange harmonic, rhythmic and melodic twists, much sly wit and, in every case, interesting detours off the main musical highway.

Concert Review: A Living Composer Series Takes the Cliburn Beyond the Competition

D Magazine: ...a composer with an intriguing concept of counterpoint, a sturdy sense of form, and a gift for both melodic and harmonic lyricism.

Thanks to all who came to celebrate the Cliburn's 50th Anniversary!

Cliburn Concerts kicked off the season with a spectacular 50th Anniversary Gold Medalists Concert & Celebration on Sept. 6 at Bass Performance Hall.

Concert Review: Cliburn makes surprise appearance

Star-Telegram: Thursday night's 50th-anniversary celebration of the Van Cliburn Competition started with a big surprise.

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