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Cinderella

September 20-22, 2024

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Mozart and Strauss

September 27-29, 2024

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Company

October 1-6, 2024

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Mariachi Herencia de México

October 8, 2024

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Monte Montgomery

October 12, 2024

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Kings of Soul

October 18-19, 2024

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Fly Dance Company Breakin' Classical

October 19, 2024

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Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

October 22, 2024

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Jane Glover Conducts Mozart

October 25-27, 2024

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Beetlejuice

October 29 - November 3, 2024

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Beetlejuice

November 5-10, 2024

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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

November 19-24, 2024

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Home for the Holidays

November 29-30, 2024

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Spano Conducts Beethoven and Jake Heggie

December 6-8, 2024

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Holiday's with the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band

December 6, 2024

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The Nutcracker

December 19-29, 2024

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Dvorak's "New World" and Mozart's 40th

January 3-5, 2025

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Sci-Fi Symphony

January 10-11, 2025

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The Music of Sam Cooke

January 20, 2025

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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

January 24-25, 2025

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Musical storytelling Spano Conducts: Scheherazade and The Rite of Spring

January 31 - February 2, 2025

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Tony Bennett: The Official Musical Celebration

February 7-8, 2025

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Mozart's Magnificent Voyage

February 8, 2025

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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations

February 11-16, 2025

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International Women

February 21-23, 2025

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

March 1-2, 2025

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Spano conducts Mahler's Ninth

March 14-16, 2025

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Les Misérables

March 18-23, 2025

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Clue

March 25-30, 2025

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Gala Concert starring Garrick Ohlsson

April 5, 2025

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Wagner's The Flying Dutchman

April 11-13, 2025

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Fort Worth Opera

La Cenerentola "Cinderella"

April 25 - 27, 2025

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Giselle

May 2-4, 2025

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UNT One O'Clock Lab Band Spring Showcase

May 2, 2025

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MJ

May 13-18, 2025

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

June 10-15, 2025

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The Wiz

July 15-20, 2025

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Shucked

July 29 - August 3, 2025

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Individual Tickets by Round

Widely considered one of the preeminent international music contests, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition exists to share excellent classical music with the largest international audience possible and to launch the careers of its winners every four years. The world’s top 18- to 30-year-old pianists compete for gold in front of a live audience in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as a global online viewership of over 5 million.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to use any of your tickets, please give them to another music lover to use or donate them back to the Box Office up to 24 hours prior to the concert. As always, no refunds or exchanges will be allowed for Competition ticket-package purchases, except in the case of a complete Competition cancellation. Please visit cliburn.org/2025ticketpolicy for complete information. 

Children under the age of 10 will not be admitted into any concert. If they appear at the concert and are accompanied by an adult, they may view the performances live via the simulcast in the Orchestra Hall at TCU and Van Cliburn Recital Hall next to Bass Hall.  Visit cliburn.org/2025-competition for more information.

Preliminary Round

30 competitors - Competitors perform a 40-minute recital, to include commissioned work of 4-6 minutes by Gabriela Montero. Concerts beginning at 10:00 a.m. or 7:30 p.m. feature three pianists. Concerts beginning at 2:30 p.m. feature four pianists.

Wednesday, May 21 - 10:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 - 10:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 23 -10:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. (followed by the announcement of quarterfinalists)

Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU

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Quarterfinal Round

18 competitors - Competitors perform a 40-minute recital. Four pianists perform at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm. Three pianists perform at 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 24 - 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 25 - 10:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. (followed by the announcement of semifinalists)

Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU

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Semifinal Round

12 competitors - The Semifinal Round will be held in two phases. Phase I: Each pianist will perform a 60-minute recital. The repertoire will consist of works chosen by the pianist. Phase II: Each pianist will perform a Mozart piano concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto. 

Wednesday, May 28 - 7:30 p.m. (two recitals)
Thursday, May 29 - 2:30 p.m. (two recitals) and 7:30 p.m. (four Mozart concertos)
Friday, May 30 - 2:30 p.m. (two recitals) and 7:30 p.m. (four Mozart concertos)
Saturday, May 31 - 2:30 p.m. (two recitals) and 7:30 p.m. (four Mozart concertos)
Sunday, June 1  - 2:30 p.m. (two recitals) and 7:30 p.m. (two recitals, followed by Finalist announcement)

Bass Performance Hall

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Final Round + Award Ceremony

6 competitors – Competitors perform two concertos, to be selected from two separate lists, with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop. Note: Tickets to the June 7 Final Concerto include re-entry to the Awards Ceremony, following.

Tuesday, June 3 - Final Concerto 1,  7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4 - Final Concerto 2, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 6 - Final Concerto 3, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 - Final Concerto 4, 3:00 p.m. + Awards Ceremony, 7:00 p.m.

Bass Performance Hall

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