Young Texas Artists’ New Season Features Classic Cabaret, Music Competition and Gala

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Petronel Malan

Young Texas Artists’ 2025-26 performing arts season will include a kickoff party, the Young Texas Artists Music Competition, a gala, and a lecture series.

Major Milestone: Young Texas Artists Presents 40th Finalists’ Concert & Awards March 8

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Daeun Han performs “Totentanz, S. 126” by Franz Liszt during the 2024 Young Texas Artists (YTA) Music Competition Finalists’ Concert & Awards. Han won YTA’s Grand Prize and Gold Medal in the Piano division. Photo by Dave Clements.

This year marks YTA’s 40th classical music competition — 40 years of championing rising stars in classical music and inspiring audiences. And the public is invited to see it all unfold. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Crighton Theatre, 234 N. Main Street, in the Downtown Conroe Cultural District.