Winners' Tours

As part of their prize package the winners of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition receive 3 years of comprehensive career management and concert bookings. The Cliburn books more than 300 combined concerts across the country and around the world over 3 years for Competition medalists.

See below for the 2025 Cliburn medalists’ 2025–2026 tour dates!


 

Aristo Sham, 2025 Cliburn Gold Medalist

Aristo Sham

Gold Medalist

2025 Cliburn Competition

Aug 30

HKU MUSE

J.S. BACH / RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
J.S. BACH / BUSONI Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableaux, Op. 39

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Aug 31

HKU MUSE

J.S. BACH / RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
J.S. BACH / BUSONI Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableaux, Op. 39

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Sep 02

National Theater and Concert Hall

J.S. BACH / RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
J.S. BACH / BUSONI Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableaux, Op. 39

Taipei, Taiwan

Sep 03

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

J.S. BACH / RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
J.S. BACH / BUSONI Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableaux, Op. 39

Weiwuying, Taiwan

Sep 04

Seogwipo Arts Center

J.S. BACH / RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
J.S. BACH / BUSONI Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableaux, Op. 39

Jeju, South Korea

Sep 05

Gangdong Arts Center

J.S. BACH / RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
J.S. BACH / BUSONI Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableaux, Op. 39

Seoul, South Korea

Vitaly Starikov, 2025 Cliburn Silver Medalist

Vitaly Starikov

Silver Medalist

2025 Cliburn Competition

Aug 22

Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra

HAYDN Concerto for Violin and Piano in F Major, Hob. XVIII:6
GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16
Conductor, Martin Majkut

Craterian Theater, Medford, Oregon, USA

Sep 13

Springfield Symphony Orchestra

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, op. 23
Conductor, Kyle Wiley Pickett

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, Springfield, Missouri, USA

Sep 21

Fredericksburg Music Club

SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes, op. 13
SCHUBERT/ LISZT "Du bist die Ruh"
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Sonata No. 1, op. 12
LISZT Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este
CHOPIN Études, op. 25

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, Fredericksburg, Texas, USA

Sep 27

Topeka Symphony Orchestra

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, op. 23
Conductor, Kyle Wiley Pickett

White Concert Hall, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, USA

Oct 16

LaVona Rushton Concert Series

CHOPIN Études, op. 25
LISZT Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, op. 83

Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Jan 15

Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, op. 102
Conductor, Robert Carter Austin

Arlington Music Hall, Arlington, Texas, USA

Evren Ozel, 2025 Cliburn Bronze Medalist

Evren Ozel

Bronze Medalist

2025 Cliburn Competition

Sep 06

Capital Region Classical

DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, op. 81
with the Terra Quartet

Darrow School, New Lebanon, New Jersey, USA

Sep 07

Portland Piano International

SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in G Major, K. 427
SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in C Minor, K. 11
SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 159
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109
BARTÓK Out of Doors, Sz. 81
FAURÉ Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat Major, op. 36
SCHUMANN Carnaval, op. 9

Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA

Sep 13

Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra

BARTÓK Piano Concerto in E Major, Sz. 119
Conductor, Yaniv Dinur

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Sep 14

Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra

SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in G Major, K. 427
SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in C Minor, K. 11
SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 159
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109
BARTÓK Out of Doors, Sz. 81
FAURÉ Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat Major, op. 36
SCHUMANN Carnaval, op. 9

Opperman Music Hall, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Sep 15

Concert Artists Guilld Gala

TriBeCa Rooftop, New York, New York, USA

Sep 19

University of Vermont Lane Series

SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in G Major, K. 427
SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in C Minor, K. 11
SCARLATTI Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 159
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109
BARTÓK Out of Doors, Sz. 81
FAURÉ Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat Major, op. 36
SCHUMANN Carnaval, op. 9

UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, Vermont, USA