2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Winners Announced

CMS is proud to congratulate one of its youngest artists, Bowers Program pianist Evren Ozel, on his capture tonight of Bronze Medal in the 2025 Van Cliburn Competition, as well as the Award for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto. After a stunning series of performances of every kind of repertoire, from solo sonatas to concertos by Tchaikovsky and Mozart, Evren’s sublime musicality carried him to the finals and one of the three coveted medals. We look forward to his return to our stages, and we, as well as all of his colleagues at CMS, embrace him warmly at this milestone moment of his career.