Past Winners
Crystal winner Sean Chen (left) silver medalist Beatrice Rana (center) and winner Vadym Kholodenko (right) in the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano (Photo by Ralph Lauer)
2017 (15th edition)
- Gold medalist — Yekwon Sunwoo
- Silver medalist — Kenny Broberg
- Crystal medalist — Daniel Hsu
2013 (14th edition)
- Gold medalist — Vadym Kholodenko
- Silver medalist — Beatrice Rana
- Crystal medalist — Sean Chen
2005 (12th edition)
- Gold medalist — Alexander Kobrin
- Silver medalist — Joyce Yang
- Crystal medalist — Sa Chen
2001 (11th edition)
- Gold medalists — Olga Kern and Stanislav Ioudenitch
- Silver medalists — Maxim Philippov and Antonio Pompa-Baldi
1997 (10th edition)
- Gold medalist — Jon Nakamatsu
- Silver medalist — Yakov Kasman
- Crystal medalist — Aviram Reichert
1993 (9th edition)
- Gold medalist — Simone Pedroni
- Silver medalist — Valery Kuleshov
- Crystal medalist — Christopher Taylor
1989 (8th edition)
- Gold medalist — Alexei Sultanov
- Silver medalist — José Carlos Cocarelli
- Crystal medalist — Benedetto Lupo
1985 (7th edition)
- Gold medalist — José Feghali
- Silver medalist — Philippe Bianconi
- Crystal medalist — Barry Douglas
1981 (6th edition)
- Gold medalist — Andre-Michel Schub
- Silver medalists — Panayis Lyras and Santiago Rodriguez
1977 (5th edition)
- Gold medalist — Steven De Groote
- Silver medalist — Alexander Toradze
- Crystal medalist — Jeffrey Swann
1973 (4th edition)
- Gold medalist — Vladimir Viardo
- Silver medalist — Christian Zacharias
- Crystal medalist — Michael Houston
1969 (3rd edition)
- Gold medalist — Cristina Ortiz
- Silver medalist — Minoru Nojima
- Crystal medalist — Mark Westcott
1969 (2nd edition)
- Gold medalist — Radu Lupu
- Silver medalist — Barry Lee Snyder
- Crystal Medalist — Blanca Uribe
1962 (1st edition)
- Gold medalist — Ralph Votapek
- Silver medalist — Nikolai Petrov
- Crystal Medalist — Mikhail Voskresensky