The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will take place May 24-June 9, 2013, at Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall and will welcome 30 of the world's finest young pianists to Texas. Continuing its longstanding commitment to new music, the Cliburn has selected composer Christopher Theofanidis to write the commissioned work that will be performed by all competitors during the Semifinal Round. Additionally, the Competition has been dedicated to showcasing both the extraordinary talent of its competitors in recital performance as well as their ability to collaborate with other musicians.

The Fourteenth Competition will mark the first Cliburn appearance by the world-renowned Brentano String Quartet performing a piano quintet with each of the 12 semifinalists. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, which has appeared at
every Cliburn Competition, will perform two concerti with each of the six finalists, under the baton of Maestro Leonard Slatkin for the first time.

Maestro John Giordano will serve as chairman of the jury for his eleventh competition since assuming the post in 1973.

Complete schedule is here.

Preliminary Rounds, May 24-30

• 11am-1:30pm
• 3pm-5:30pm
• 7:30pm-10:10pm

Semifinal Rounds, June 1-4

• 1:30pm-4:30pm
• 7:30pm-10:30pm

Final Rounds

• 7:30 p.m. June 7
• 7:30 p.m. June 8
• 3 p.m. June 9

Awards Ceremony

• 7 p.m. June 9