The jury of the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (May 21–June 7, 2025) has announced the 12 pianists advancing to the Semifinal Round. In this next round, each competitor will perform twice: one 60-minute recital and one Mozart concerto with Carlos Miguel Prieto and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. The Semifinal Round will take place at Bass Performance Hall.
The Semifinalists
Piotr Alexewicz, Poland, age 25
Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26
Yangrui Cai 蔡阳睿, China, 24
Elia Cecino, Italy, 23
Yanjun Chen 陈艳君, China, 23
Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28
Philipp Lynov Филипп Лынов, Russia, 26
Evren Ozel, United States, 26
Chaeyoung Park 박채영, South Korea, 27
Aristo Sham 沈靖韜, Hong Kong China, 29
Vitaly Starikov Виталий Стариков, Israel/Russia, 30
Angel Stanislav Wang, United States, 22
