Name: Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Start: 2025-06-07T00:00:00
Location: TCU Music Center

The Cliburn

He’s chairing the jury for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2025, then will make his Cliburn Concerts debut the following spring! Paul Lewis was awarded CBE in 2016 for his services to music, and the sincerity and depth of his musical approach have won him fans around the world. This global popularity is reflected in world-class concert engagements, like Royal Festival Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, Konzerthaus, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonie, and Berlin Konzerthaus, as well as Tanglewood, Ravinia, Schubertiade, Edinburgh, Salzburg, and Lucerne Festivals.

Paul Lewis, piano

Kimbell Art Museum

Violinist Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating artistic voices of our time, consistently praised by critics and audiences for her astounding range of sounds, technical agility, and musical elegance. Increasingly in demand in the classical realm, in 2020 she was nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category. She is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky, delighting audiences with programming that includes Appalachian and bluegrass music and inspiring composers to write for her. In this return to the Cliburn Concerts stage, she’ll be joined by pianist Misha Namirovsky for two distinct concerts at the Kimbell and Tannahill’s.

Tessa Lark, violin + Misha Namirovsky, piano

Fort Worth Stockyards

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is widely considered “the instrument’s Olympics” and “one of the most prestigious contests in classical music”. 