2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition - Preliminary Recital 3

The Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (May 21– June 7, 2025) will be streamed live online from the first note to the announcement of the new gold medalist. Join us today for the Preliminary Round as 28 competitors perform 40-minute solo recitals (which include this year’s commissioned work Rachtime by Gabriela Montero) at the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Preliminary Round Concert 3 7:35 p.m. – Aristo Sham, Hong Kong, China, 29 BACH–BUSONI Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004 MONTERO Rachtime RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit 8:20 p.m. – Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22 BEETHOVEN Fantasia in G Minor, op. 77 MONTERO Rachtime LISZT “Les cloches de Genève“ from Années de pèlerinage LISZT Réminiscences de Don Juan 20-minute intermission 9:20 p.m. – Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26 BACH Capriccio in B-flat Major, BWV 992 “On the Departure of a Beloved Brother“ MONTERO Rachtime BARBER Sonata for Piano, op. 26 Learn more at