Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

May 21–June 7, 2025

@Bass Performance Hall • Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

2025 Cliburn Competitors Announced 

The time has come.

340 pianists applied.

30 have been selected.

They've trained their whole lives for this moment, devoting themselves to their art. They come from around the world for the opportunity to share their passion and compete for gold. Meet these incredible young artists and read their stories.

Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, age 25
Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26
Alice Burla, Canada, 28
Yangrui Cai 蔡阳睿, China, 24
Elia Cecino, Italy, 23
Yanjun Chen 陈艳君, China, 23
Jiarui Cheng 程嘉睿, China, 26
Federico Gad Crema, Italy, 26
Shangru Du 杜尚儒, China, 27
Roman Fediurko Роман Федюрко, Ukraine, 20
Magdalene Ho, Malaysia, 21
Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28
Xiaofu Ju 鞠小夫, China, 25
Mikhail Kambarov Михаил Камбаров, Russia, 24
David Khrikuli, Georgia, 24
Pedro López Salas, Spain, 27
Philipp Lynov Филипп Лынов, Russia, 26
Jonathan Mamora, United States, 30
Callum McLachlan, United Kingdom, 26
Evren Ozel, United States, 26
Chaeyoung Park 박채영, South Korea, 27
Korkmaz Can Sağlam, Türkiye, 25
Aristo Sham 沈靖韜, Hong Kong China, 29
Kotaro Shigemori 重森光太郎, Japan, 25
Vitaly Starikov Виталий Стариков, Israel/Russia, 30
Anastasia Vorotnaya, Russia, 30
Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
Xuanxiang Wu 武暄翔,  China, 18
Ryota Yamazaki 山﨑亮汰, Japan, 26
Sung Ho Yoo 유성호, South Korea, 28

Ages listed as of May 21, 2025.