Medals
FIRST PRIZE
NANCY LEE AND PERRY R. BASS GOLD MEDAL
Cash award of $100,000
VAN CLIBURN WINNER’S CUP
- Three years individualized career management, including U.S. and international concert tours
- Platoon Records Live Album
- Promotional package including press kits, videos, website
- Performance attire provided by Neiman Marcus
SECOND PRIZE
SILVER MEDAL
Cash award of $50,000
- Three years individualized career management and U.S. concert tours
- Platoon Records Live Album
- Promotional package including press kits, videos, website
THIRD PRIZE
BRONZE MEDAL
Cash award of $25,000
- Three years individualized career management and U.S. concert tours
- Platoon Records Live Album
- Promotional package including press kits, videos, website
Special Awards
Beverly Taylor Smith Awards for the Best Performance of a New Work
Cash award of $5,000
Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto
Cash award of $5,000
John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award
Cash award of $4,000
Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award
Cash award of $4,000
Patricia and Neal Steffen Family Jury Discretionary Award
Cash award of $4,000
Carla and Kelly Thompson Audience Award
Cash award of $2,500
Additional Prizes
FINALISTS
KLEINHEINZ FAMILY FINALIST AWARD
Three cash awards of $10,000 each
SEMIFINALISTS
CHARRON AND PETER DENKER SEMIFINALIST AWARD
LOUISE CANAFAX SEMIFINALIST AWARD
6 Cash awards of $5,000 each
QUARTERFINALISTS
6 Cash awards of $2,500 each
PRELIMINARY COMPETITOR AWARDS
11 Cash awards of $1,000 each
WINNERS’ ENGAGEMENTS
The following is a list of presenters who have offered in-principle engagements to the medalists of the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (as of April 25, 2025).
NORTH AMERICA
Aspen Music Festival and School, Colorado
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado
Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, Bryan/College Station, Texas
Cliburn Concerts, Fort Worth, Texas
Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
CU Presents, Boulder, Colorado
El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Texas
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas
Fredericksburg Music Club, Texas
Grand Piano Series, Bonita Springs, Florida
Hawai’i Concert Society, Hilo, Hawai’i
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild, Alabama
International Keyboard Odyssiad® and Festival, Fort Collins, Colorado
La Jolla Music Society, California
Lied Center of Kansas – University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Mid-Texas Symphony, Seguin, Texas
Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, Minnesota
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, Evanston, Illinois
Oracle Piano Society, Arizona
Performing Arts Houston, Texas
Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concerts, Fresno, California
Sanford-Hill Piano Series at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
Sanibel Music Festival, Florida
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Missouri
Steinway Society - The Bay Area, San Jose, California
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Sunriver Music Festival, Oregon
Topeka Symphony Orchestra, Kansas
UCSB Arts & Lectures, Santa Barbara, California
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Outreach College, Honolulu, Hawai’i
University of Louisville School of Music, Kentucky
University of Vermont Lane Series, Burlington, Vermont
Vancouver Recital Society, Canada
Victoria Symphony Society, Texas
Waco Symphony Orchestra, Texas
Waxahachie Symphony Association, Texas
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, Texas
Washington Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Yavapai Symphony Association, Arizona
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Fundación Sinfonía, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
International Chopin Festival Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland
Klavier-Festival, Ruhr, Germany
Toradze International Music Festival, Georgia
Asia, in association with SBU and Partners (Sobang Yoo, CEO)
Chengdu City Concert Hall, China
Cheonan Arts Center, South Korea
Dalseo Arts Center, Daegu, South Korea
Gangdong Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Nanjing Arts and Culture Centre, China
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Taiwan
National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Seogwipo Arts Center, Jeju, South Korea
Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
Shanghai Festival, China
Shenzhen Concert Hall, China
Shinsegae Namsan Trinity Hall, Seoul, South Korea
Tianjin Conservatory of Music, China
Tianjin Orchestra, China
University of Hong Kong
Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
Yeoso KBS SO Festival, Yeosu, South Korea
Latin America, in association with Halac Artists (Désirée Halac, president) & Meluk KulturManagement (Sandra Meluk, CEO)
Italy, in association with Studio Art Concert Agency (Paola Castellano, Founder and CEO)