taking place
March 16–22, 2025
PepsiCo Recital Hall at TCU
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

From an applicant pool of 340 pianists, 77 have been selected to come to Fort Worth to participate in the 2025 Cliburn Screening Auditions (March 16–22, 2025). Representing 22 countries and regions, these pianists will each perform live recitals on the campus of TCU. 30 of these young artists will then be selected to advance to the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

(May 21–June 7, 2025).

Join us at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU this March to witness firsthand the artistry and passion of some of the world's best pianists.

FREE TO ATTEND, NO TICKETS REQUIRED.

Patrons must be 10 years or older to attend the Screening Auditions or Competition performances. Performances will begin on schedule; no late seating is allowed.

SCREENING AUDITIONS: PIANIST LIST

Alexander Agate, United States, age 30
Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, 25
Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26
Ádám Balogh, Hungary, 27
Rachel Breen, United States, 28
Alice Burla, Canada, 28
Yangrui Cai, China, 24
Elia Cecino, Italy, 23
Kai-Min Chang, Taiwan/China, 24
Xuehong Chen, China, 25
Yanjun Chen, China, 23
Jiarui Cheng, China, 26
조유영 Wooyoung Cho, South Korea, 24
Alexander Doronin, Russia, 22
Shangru Du, China, 27
Zhengyang Fan, China, 21
Roman Fediurko, Ukraine, 20
Federico Gad Crema, Italy, 26
Yang (Jack) Gao, China, 21
Miao Gao, China, 25
Yungyung Guo, China, 21
Derek Hartman, United States, 27
Magdalene Ho, Malaysia, 21
Yi-Chung Huang, Taiwan/China, 23
Yi-Teng Huang, Taiwan/China, 26
지현규 Hyun-gyu Ji, South Korea, 23
Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28
Xiaofu Ju, China, 25
Mikhail Kambarov, Russia, 24
David Khrikuli, Georgia, 24
김혜림 Hyelim Kim, South Korea, 28
김정진 Jeongjin Kim, South Korea, 27
김새현 Saehyun Kim, South Korea, 18
김송현 Song Hyeon Kim, South Korea, 22
Aleksandr Kliuchko, Russia, 24
Maxim Lando, United States, 22
이새범 Saebeom Lee, South Korea, 29
Yu Lei, China, 20
Daumants Liepiņš, Latvia, 30
Ziyu Liu, China, 27
Pedro López Salas, Spain, 27
Jiaqing Luo, China, 25
Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26
Jonathan Mamora, United States, 30
Callum McLachlan, United Kingdom, 26
Aidan Mikdad, Netherlands, 23
Jiaxin Min, China, 29
Andrea Molteni, Italy, 27
Shunta Morimoto, Japan, 20
Georgijs Osokins, Latvia, 30
Evren Ozel, United States, 26
박채영 Chaeyoung Park, South Korea, 27
Élisabeth Pion, Canada/United Kingdom, 29
Korkmaz Can Sağlam, Turkey, 25
Aristo Sham, Hong Kong/China, 29
Mariamna Sherling, Israel, 24
Kotaro Shigemori, Japan, 25
신효진 Hyojin Shin, South Korea, 28
Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30
Szuyu Su, Taiwan/China, 27
Yutong Sun, China, 29
Kiron Atom Tellian, Austria, 22
Julian Trevelyan, United Kingdom, 26
Anastasia Vorotnaya, Russia, 30
Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
Arthur Wang, Canada, 24
Wynona Yinuo Wang, China, 28
Zitong Wang, China, 26
Xuanxiang Wu, China, 18
Yifan Wu, China, 20
Zihao Wu, China, 27
Ryota Yamazaki, Japan, 26
Jialin Yao, China, 26
유성호 Sung Ho Yoo, South Korea, 28
Yichen Yu, China, 22
Angie Zhang, United States, 29
Noah Zhou, United Kingdom, 24

SCREENING AUDITIONS: PIANIST FACTS

1. Ages 18 to 30, average age: 25 (ages as of May 21, 2025)
2. 22 countries and regions represented (including dual representation)

• Austria, Canada, China, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong/China, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan/China, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
• Most represented: China (22), South Korea (10), United States (9)

COMPETITION TICKETS

Attend the Cliburn Competition!

taking place
May 21–June 7, 2025
Bass Performance Hall • Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Don’t miss your chance to experience the Competition in person and witness the talent and athleticism of 30 of the finest pianists from around the globe.

Available in three ways:
Gold Medal Patron Premium Subscriptions
The ultimate Cliburn experience.

Regular Subscriptions
Experience the Competition your way.

Single Tickets
Individual tickets to 27 concerts.