2027 Young Pianists Competition

Cliburn International Competition for Young Pianists

for pianists age 13 to 17  •  JUNE 9–19 2027  •  DALLAS, TEXAS USA 
SMU & Meyerson Symphony Center

The Cliburn International Competition for Young Pianists (formerly the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival) was established in 2015 as another means for the Cliburn to use its standing and expertise to encourage tomorrow’s great artists, to provide a valuable forum for them to express themselves, and to give them an entrance to the next step of their journeys. Key ingredients are top international jurors, the media and webcast, Final Round performances with orchestra, and fellowship program, which included performance experience and artistic workshops. The most recent edition (2023) drew 247 applications from 44 countries; live and on demand webcast views topped 2,000,000 with viewers in more than 170 countries.

The fourth edition will take place in Dallas, Texas, in June 2027.

SCENES FROM THE 2023 CLIBURN JUNIOR

PAST CLIBURN JUNIOR AWARD WINNERS

THIRD COMPETITION

June 8–17, 2023
Caruth Auditorium at SMU & Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Dallas, Texas USA

WINNERS

Bernice Gressman Meyerson First Prize
Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea

Shirley Cox McIntyre Second Prize
Yifan Wu 吴一凡, 14, China

The Horchow Family Third Prize
Jan Schulmeister, 16, Czechia

Audience Award
Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea

SECOND COMPETITION

May 31–June 8, 2019
Caruth Auditorium at SMU & Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Dallas, Texas USA

WINNERS

Bernice Gressman Meyerson First Prize
Shuan Hern Lee, Australia, 16

Shirley Cox McIntyre Second Prize
Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15

The Horchow Family Third Prize
JiWon Yang, South Korea, 17

Audience Award
Avery Gagliano, United States, 17

Peer Award
J J Jun Li Bui, Canada, 14

Press Award,
Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia, 15

FIRST COMPETITION

June 21–28, 2015 
PepsiCo Recital Hall and Ed Landreth Auditorium, TCU
Fort Worth, Texas USA

WINNERS

First Prize
Alim Beisembayev, Kazakhstan, 17

Second Prize
Arsenii Mun, Russia, 16

Third Prize
Youlan Ji, China, 16

Audience Award
Misha Galant, USA, 17

Best Performance of a Classical Sonata
Misha Galant, USA, 17

Best Performance of a Lyrical Work
Adam Balogh, Hungary, 17

Jury Discretionary Awards
Clayton Stephenson, USA, 16
Tony Yike Yang, Canada, 16