The Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas, USA from June 2 to 18, 2022 with 30 competitors from 14 countries. It was postponed one year from its regular quadrennial cycle in 2021 due to Covid-19. The edition's theme was "The World is Listening" and celebrated 60 years since its founding in 1962.[1]
In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Cliburn faced pressure to ban Russian participants from the competition but ultimately chose to allow them; however, they also warned competitors that statements in support of the invasion or Russian president Vladimir Putin could result in disqualification.[2] Two Russian competitors (Anna Geniushene and Ilya Shmukler) and the sole Ukrainian competitor (Dmytro Choni) reached the final round.
Eighteen-year-old Yunchan Lim of South Korea won the competition and gold medal. He became the second South Korean to win the competition, after Yekwon Sunwoo in the previous competition in 2017. Anna Geniushene, 31, of Russia won the silver medal, and Dmytro Choni, 28, of Ukraine won the bronze medal.
Fort Worth, Texas - PepsiCo Recital Hall, Texas Christian University, March 6–12, 2022
Seventy-two applicants accepted for a screening audition chosen from 388 total applicants from 51 countries were required to give a 25-minute recital before a live audience and the Screening Jury. Unlike the previous competition, which also had screening auditions in New York City, Asia, and Europe, this competition's screening auditions were solely in Fort Worth.
Tianxu An, age 23
Julius Asal, 25
Adam Balogh, 24
Daniel Borovitzky, 30 Rachel Breen, 25 Yangrui Cai, 21
Albert Cano Smit, 25 Dominic Cheli, 28 Jiarui Cheng, 23
Dmytro Choni, 28
Théo Fouchenneret, 28
Federico Gad Crema, 23 Francesco Granata, 23
George Harliono, 21
Carter Johnson, 25
Masaya Kamei, 20
Uladzislau Khandohi, 20 Andrew Hyungdo Kim, 26 Maxim Kinasov, 28
Shuan Hern Lee, 19 Andrew Li, 22 Siqian Li, 29 Xiaoxuan Li, 20 Ying Li, 24 Yuzhang Li, 22 Denis Linnik, 26 Kate Liu, 28 Ziyu Liu, 24 Jonathan Mak, 25 
Dimitri Malignan, 24 Aidan Mikdad, 20
Georgijs Osokins, 27
Vladimir Petrov, 25
Philipp Scheucher, 29 Clayton Stephenson, 23 Yutong Sun, 26 Marcel Tadokoro, 28 Julian Trevelyan, 23 Alexander Ullman, 30 Wynona Yinuo Wang, 25 Jiacheng Xiong, 25 Yuki Yoshimi, 22 Xiaolu Zang, 22 Fort Worth, Texas - Van Cliburn Concert Hall, Texas Christian University, June 2–4, 2022
Thirty competitors from 14 countries, selected solely on their artistry and announced on March 30, 2022, performed a 40-minute recital, which included the commissioned work, Fanfare Toccata, of 4–6 minutes by Stephen Hough.[3]
Tianxu An, age 23 Yangrui Cai, 21 Albert Cano Smit, 25 Dmytro Choni, 28 Federico Gad Crema, 23 Francesco Granata, 23 Masaya Kamei, 20 Uladzislau Khandohi, 20 Shuan Hern Lee, 19 Andrew Li, 22 Denis Linnik, 26 Kate Liu, 28 Ziyu Liu, 24 Jonathan Mak, 25 Georgijs Osokins, 27 Clayton Stephenson, 23 Yutong Sun, 26 Marcel Tadokoro, 28 Yuki Yoshimi, 22 Xiaolu Zang, 22 Fort Worth, Texas - Van Cliburn Concert Hall, Texas Christian University, June 5–6, 2022
Eighteen competitors performed a 40-minute recital.
Albert Cano Smit, 25 Dmytro Choni, 28 Federico Gad Crema, 23 Masaya Kamei, 20 Uladzislau Khandohi, 20 Andrew Li, 22 Denis Linnik, 26 Kate Liu, 28 Clayton Stephenson, 23 Yutong Sun, 26 Marcel Tadokoro, 28 Yuki Yoshimi, 22 Fort Worth, Texas - Bass Performance Hall, June 8–12, 2022
Twelve competitors in two phases:
Dmytro Choni, 28 Masaya Kamei, 20 Uladzislau Khandohi, 20 Clayton Stephenson, 23 Yutong Sun, 26 Marcel Tadokoro, 28 Fort Worth, Texas - Bass Performance Hall, June 14–15 and 17–18, 2022
Six competitors each performed two concertos selected from two separate lists, with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop.
Dmytro Choni, 28, 3rd place, Bronze medal Uladzislau Khandohi, 20 Clayton Stephenson, 23