These five gold medalists run the gamut in terms of personality and performance style. That no two of them sound alike is one of the Cliburn's proudest claims, and their artistic voices paved the way to even brighter futures.

Yekwon Sunwoo performs in the Preliminary Round of the 2017 Cliburn Competition
Yekwon Sunwoo: PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 6 in A Major, op. 82
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Vadym Kholodenko performs in the 2013 Cliburn Competition
Vadym Kholodenko: ADAMS China Gates
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Nobuyuki Tsujii performs in the 2009 Cliburn Competition
Nobuyuki Tsujii: CHOPIN Twelve Etudes, op. 10, No. 1–4
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Haochen Zhang performs Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit
Haochen Zhang: RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
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Yunchan Lim performs Liszt's Mazeppa in the 2022 Cliburn Competition
2022 Cliburn Competition
Yunchan Lim: LISZT 12 Transcendental Etudes No. 4 (Mazeppa)
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