Aristo Sham, winner of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, performed in the auditorium of the Kimbell Art Museum's Renzo Piano Pavilion in Fort Worth on Oct. 1, 2025. Brandon Wade / ...

A 29-year-old from Hong Kong became the first pianist from there to take home the top prize Saturday night in the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Aristo Sham of Hong Kong, China ...

Chances were that even if pianist Aristo Sham Ching-tao had shown up for his first homecoming recital and only played variations on “Happy Birthday”, the audience would have been just as enraptured.

The overwhelming response to my win at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition from Hong Kong, practically immediately, could not have been in anyone’s imagination; requests for interviews ...

Following his triumph at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Aristo Sham has signed with Universal Music Hong Kong. His debut album for the label, ‘Timeline’, inspired by repertoire ...

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FORT WORTH — The 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition reached its final round the week of June 3-7. Performances are scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon ...

Top prize winners of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. From left, silver medal winner Anna Geniushene, 31, of Russia, gold medal winner Yunchan Lim, 18, of South Korea, and bronze ...

Aristo Sham Ching-tao is a highly accomplished Hong Kong-born pianist, recognised as a child prodigy who began playing at age three. He holds degrees from Harvard University and New England ...