Vitaly Starikov Wins Silver at the

2025 Cliburn Piano Competition

Vitaly Starikov (Israel/Russia) took home the Silver Medal at the 2025 Cliburn International Piano Competition. Born into a family of musicians, Vitaly attended Ural Musical School for Gifted Children in his native Yekaterinburg at age 7. He studied with Vera Gornostayeva at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and earned his bachelor’s degree at the Conservatory and then his master’s degree, under the tutelage of Eliso Virsaladze. Vitaly is now at the Yale School of Music, pursuing an artist diploma under Boris Berman and is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth and Sydney International Competitions. Recital and chamber music appearances have taken him around the world, with highlights including Sydney Opera House, Queen Elisabeth Hall, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He holds a strong commitment to new music and has won accolades for his performances of it, including at the Queen Elisabeth (Belgium), Jaen (Spain), and Taneyev (Russia) international competitions. “I want to present works that reflect not only tradition but also contemporary life, offering new perspectives on familiar music and introducing lesser-known pieces to wider audiences.”

You can see Vitaly perform live in Fort Collins during our evening concert series.

Tickets are on sale now for the

2025 International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival 

Concert Series

*Chamber Music with Piano: Concert Violinist Yi-Susanne Hou, Grammy Award-winning Cellist Zuill Bailey, and Horowitz Gold Medal Pianist Bryan Wallick, Monday, August 4, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, Colorado State University Center for the Arts

*Yaron Kohlberg, President and CEO of Piano Cleveland and Cleveland International Piano Competition (CIPC), 2007 Silver Medalist of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, Colorado State University Center for the Arts

*Double Bill: 1) Dongni Xie, 2017 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist, and

2) Charlotte Hu, Founder and Director of the Philadelphia Young Pianist Academy (PYPA), and Associate Professor at the Boston Conservatory - Berklee, Thursday, August 7, 7:30 p.m. (Dongni Xie), and 8:30 p.m. (Charlotte Hu), Organ Recital Hall, Colorado State University Center for the Arts

*Vitaly Starikov, 2025 Van Cliburn Silver Medalist, Fresh from winning Silver at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas. Friday, August 8, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, Colorado State University Center for the Arts

Adults: $38 per person (includes $3.00 ticket fee)

Students: $17 per person (includes $3.00 ticket fee)

Youth 12 & Under - FREE

Odyssiad® Festival: August 4 – August 8, 2025



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