Piano

Sahun Sam Hong was 11 years old when he took his first class at Texas Christian University.

"From the Top" follows the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition in June in Fort Worth — with backstage interviews

Because the Dallas contest packs so much piano playing, fun and educational events into more than a week, organizers - and participants - call it a festival.

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was born amid the US-Russian Cold War in the early '60s. And the contest has maintained an open, apolitical stance ever since. But that hasn't prevented a dwindling of Russian competitors — until there are none at this year's Junior Cliburn.

Teens from China, South Korea and the US are vying for a $15,000 prize and scholarships in the 3rd Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.

It looks like it'll be an international cliffhanger. The Fort Worth competition has drawn worldwide attention this year because of the Russian-Ukranian war — and the decision of the Cliburn to permit young Russians to compete.

The Cliburn international piano competition takes pride in its focus on high-quality, musical performance — leaving everything else outside the concert hall. But the war in Ukraine invaded the Fort Worth contest this week. For some musicians, it's added a layer of tension that's difficult to imagine.

Over 200 musicians have applied for the 2020 Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition in Fort Worth this year — the most since the competition…

Six remaining finalists in the 15th Van Cliburn have a chance at one of the top three medals as the international piano competition wraps up this…

Renowned Fort Worth pianist Van Cliburn, 78, has bone cancer. Long time friend and publicist Mary Lou Falcone issued this brief statement Monday…