Generously funded by The Barbara Weiss Probe Endowment

Van Cliburn Finalist- Clayton Stephenson

Saturday, October, 18 2025
7:00 PM

2022 Van Cliburn finalist Clayton Stephenson will grace the CAC stage for an incredible piano recital. This concert is a collaborative event between the Temple Symphony Orchestra and the Central Texas Orchestral Society of the CAC.

On the Program:
Bach-Hess - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Schubert - Four Impromptus, D. 899, op. 90 Stravinsky - Trois mouvements de Petrouchka Albéniz - Iberia, Book I Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

About the Artist:       

American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making. Growing up in New York City, Clayton found musical inspiration in community programs. As he describes it, the “Third Street Music School jump-started my music education; the Young People’s Choir taught me phrasing and voicing; Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program introduced me to formal and rigorous piano training, which enabled me to get into Juilliard Pre-College; the Morning side Music Bridge validated my talent and elevated my self-confidence; and the Boy’s Club of New York exposed me to jazz.” He received an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2024 and is a 2025 Sphinx Medal of Excellence honoree. Recent and upcoming highlights include the New York Philharmonic and Houston and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras; and Grant Park, Washington Performing Arts at the KennedyCenter, Fondation Louis Vuitton, and 92NY.