Single Tickets on Sale Now for the 2017 Cliburn Competition
March 31,2017
Single tickets to the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition are now on sale. They are available online at Cliburn.org, by telephone at 817.212.4280, or in person at the Bass Performance Hall Box Office. Subscriptions will remain on sale for the Competition, which will take place May 25–June 10, 2017, at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. Patrons must be 10 years or older to attend.
The Cliburn Competition has been called “the most prestigious classical piano competition in the world” by the Chicago Tribune and “…a cross between the Miss America Pageant, the Olympic Games, the Academy Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize” by The Boston Globe.
This May the Cliburn will welcome 30 of the world's finest pianists to Texas. The competitors, selected from Screening Auditions held in seven cities around the world, represent 16 nations: Russia (6), South Korea (5), the United States (4), Canada* (3), Italy (2), Algeria*, Austria, China, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Romania, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom (*one competitor has dual Algerian/Canadian citizenship, and both nations are counted here). There are 21 men and 9 women, and the competitors range in age from 18 to 30. For a complete listing and biographies: www.cliburn.org/2017-competitors/
TICKET DETAILS
Individual tickets and Complete Competition and Individual Round subscriptions can be purchased online at Cliburn.org, by calling 817.212.4280, or in person at the Bass Hall Box Office (525 Commerce St., Fort Worth, TX).
Preliminary Round (30 competitors, 10 concerts)
May 25–28, 2017
The world will be introduced to 30 extraordinary pianists who will each perform a 45-minute program that must include the commissioned work by Marc-André Hamelin.
Single Tickets: Box Tier $35; Orchestra $25; Mezzanine $20; Gallery $10
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Quarterfinal Round (20 competitors, 6 concerts)
May 29–30, 2017
The 20 quarterfinalists return to play a second 45-minute recital, without repeating any repertoire. In just two music-packed days, they'll show the jury what they're made of.
Single Tickets: Box Tier $40; Orchestra $30; Mezzanine $25; Gallery $15
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Semifinal Round (12 competitors, 9 concerts)
June 1–5, 2017
In five days, this round presents a perfect balance of 12 powerful, hourlong solo recitals and 12 performances of Mozart piano concertos, with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan. Get a deeper look at the top 12 competitors.
Single Tickets, Recitals: Box Tier $100; Orchestra $80; Mezzanine $45; Gallery $30
Single Tickets, Concertos: Box Tier: $120; Orchestra $100; Mezzanine $60; Gallery $45
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Final Round (6 competitors, 4 concerts)
June 7–10, 2017
The Competition reaches its climax as six finalists perform twice, showing their abilities in chamber music and in some of the most virtuosic piano concertos ever written. Assess the top six as they perform a concerto of their choice with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Leonard Slatkin, and a piano quintet with the Brentano String Quartet.
Single Tickets, Chamber: Box Tier $140; Orchestra $80-$120; Mezzanine $60; Gallery $45
Single Tickets, Concertos: Box Tier $180; Orchestra $100-$150; Mezzanine $80; Gallery $45
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Awards Ceremony
June 10, 2017
Seventeen days after the Competition begins, the six finalists will eagerly wait for their names to be called as the medalists are announced. All three medalists will receive three years of career management, but only one will win gold.
Single Tickets: Box Tier $80; Orchestra $50; Mezzanine $40; Gallery $30
ABOUT THE FIFTEENTH VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Established in 1962, the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is widely recognized as “one of the world’s highest-visibility classical-music contests” (The Dallas Morning News) and remains committed to its original ideals of supporting and launching the careers of young pianists, ages 18–30.
May 25–June 10, 2017
Bass Performance Hall
Fort Worth, Texas
COMPETITION JURY
For biographies, please click HERE.
• Leonard Slatkin, jury chairman (United States)
• Arnaldo Cohen (Brazil)
• Christopher Elton (United Kingdom)
• Marc-André Hamelin (Canada)
• Joseph Kalichstein (Israel/United States)
• Mari Kodama (Japan)
• Anne-Marie McDermott (United States)
• Erik Tawaststjerna (Finland)
• Alexander Toradze (Georgia/United States)
ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS
For biographies, please click HERE.
• Leonard Slatkin, conductor – Final Round
• Nicholas McGegan, conductor – Semifinal Round
• Brentano String Quartet – Final Round
• Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra – Semifinal and Final Rounds
• Marc-André Hamelin – Commissioned Work
TICKET INFORMATION
Single tickets and subscriptions to the Complete Competition and Individual Rounds are available now.