Pianist Paul Lewis, the jury chair for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2025, will make his Cliburn Concerts debut. Lewis was awarded CBE in 2016 for his services to music, and the sincerity and depth of his musical approach have won him fans around the world. Over the course of his career, awards have included Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year; two Edison awards; three Gramophone awards; Diapason d’Or de l’Annee; honorary degrees from Liverpool, Edge Hill, and Southampton Universities.