The 2025 Cliburn Finalists
After an exciting few weeks in Fort Worth, the results of the 2025 Cliburn Competition have been announced:
Gold Medalist - Aristo Sham
Silver Medalist - Vitaly Starikov
Bronze Medalist - Evren Ozel
Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work - Yangrui Cai
Best Performance of the Mozart Concerto Award - Evren Ozel
John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award - Mikhail Kambarov
Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award - Jonas Aumiller
Patricia and Neal Steffen Family Jury Discretionary Award - Alicia Burla
Carol and Kelly Thompson Audience Award - Aristo Sham
Stay tuned to see what's next for our winners, and we'll see you in 2029 with a whole new set of incredible young pianists!
