The 2026-2027 Cliburn Concerts season will feature 11 programs that will include multiple Cliburn Competition medalists and a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Leading the way in the Cliburn’s signature annual recital series, which is now entering its 49th year, will be 2017 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo, 2025 Bronze Medalist Evren Ozel, and 2022 Silver Medalist Anna Geniushene.
The concerts will take place at multiple venues, including the Kimbell Art Museum, Tannahill’s Music Hall, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Bass Performance Hall.
2026-2027 Cliburn Concerts season schedule
September 22, 2026: All-American Concerto Evening at Bass Performance Hall. The program features the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under conductor Robert Spano, as well as violinist Amaryn Olmeda, cellist Joshua Roman, and pianist Angel Stanislav Wang.October 8, 2026: Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, 2017 Cliburn Gold Medalist, at Kimbell Art MuseumNovember 4, 2026: Bridget Kibbey’s Bach to Brazil at Tannahill’s Music Hall, featuring harpist Bridget Kibbey, violinist Rubén Rengel, and percussionist Samuel Torres.November 18, 2026: Pianist Daniil Trifonov at Kimbell Art MuseumJanuary 27, 2027: Cellist Sterling Elliott + pianist Elliot Wuu at Kimbell Art MuseumFebruary 2, 2027: A Night of Cabaret with soprano Mikaela Bennett at Tannahill’s Music HallFebruary 25-28, 2027: 2027 Cliburn Festival: Lunar New Year, featuring artists-in-residence, at Modern Art Museum of Fort WorthMarch 25, 2027: Pianist Evren Ozel, 2025 Cliburn Bronze Medalist, at Kimbell Art MuseumApril 14, 2027: Pianists Anna Geniushene (2022 Cliburn Silver Medalist) + Lukas Geniušas (Geniushene’s husband and laureate of both the International Tchaikovsky and Chopin Competitions) at Tannahill’s Music HallApril 22, 2027: Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges at Kimbell Art MuseumMay 6, 2027: Violinist Stella Chen + pianist Gilles Vonsattel at Kimbell Art Museum
Anna Geniushene, 2022 Cliburn silver medalist Photo courtesy of The Cliburn
Subscriptions, including choose-your-own packages, are now on sale, with individual tickets for Daniil Trifonov and the All-American Concerto Evening also currently available.
Single tickets for the remainder of the season will go on sale on May 14 at cliburn.org.