Editor’s note: Observer contributor and local piano instructor Katie Womack was especially moved by the death yesterday of pianist Van Cliburn, whose namesake competition she was gushing about just ...

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The first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was held at TCU in 1962. More than 50 years later, the 17th Cliburn starts May 21, 2025. American Ralph Votapek took home the gold medal and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 29-year-old from Hong Kong became the first pianist from there to take home the top prize Saturday night in the 17th Van Cliburn ...

This story is being updated daily through June 1 with reviews of the semifinal round. FORT WORTH — The first two rounds of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition ended Sunday, May 25, with ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Dozens of the world's most talented young pianists are in North Texas today -- setting the stage for the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Nearly 300 people, ...

FORT WORTH, TX — Since its inception in 1962, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has transformed Fort Worth into a global epicenter for classical music, drawing the world’s most gifted ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The trailblazing conductor Marin Alsop will chair the jury for the inaugural Cliburn International Competition for Conductors in 2028. By Derrick ...

When the United States and Soviet Union were bristling, missiles aimed at each other, a piano was the unlikely weapon that made Van Cliburn "the Texan Who Conquered Russia." Time magazine awarded that ...

The Texan bridged cultures and earned a ticker-tape parade down Broadway for winning a Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow during the Cold War. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Famed pianist Van Cliburn, ...