18 Quarterfinalists Advance in 2025 Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth

Hitting all the right notes: 18 pianists advance to Cliburn quarterfinal round

The 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition runs through June 7. The Fort Worth Report will provide in-depth coverage of the competition. Follow the score here.When Jonathan Mamora, 30, walked up to the Steinway grand piano and played the first note of Önaç’s “Monody Dance,” “Carnival,” “Toll” and “Pent Up” from Five Etudes, all the nervous feelings left his body. Over the next 38 minutes, he played from his heart — the audience watched…

18 quarterfinalists advance in 2025 Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth

These 18 competitors have advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Seventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. The announcement was made Friday, May 23, after three days of preliminary-round competition at the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU.