Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition


The Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas, from May 25 to June 10, 2017.

Commissioned work

All competitors were required to play the commissioned work in their 45-minute Preliminary Round recital. It was Toccata on "L'homme armé", a 4- to 6-minute work composed by pianist-composer jury member Marc-André Hamelin.

Jury

Competition Jury

Winners of the top prizes:
Gold MedalistSilver MedalistBronze MedalistAudience Award
Yekwon SunwooKenneth BrobergDaniel HsuRachel Cheung

Applicants

A record 290 entries from 43 countries were received for the competition. On March 7, 2017 the 30 competitors from 17 countries were announced.

Competitors