The 29-year old from Hong Kong has been a standout since the preliminary rounds, also winning the online vote for the Audience Award.
Hailed by The New York Times as a pianist “whose playing combines clarity, elegance and abundant technique,” and by The Washington Post as a young artist with “boundless potential” who can “already hold his own with the best,” pianist Aristo Sham has dazzled audiences on five continents.
Relive all of the incredible performances that made up his journey to the gold, including solo repertoire heavy hitters like Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata, plus a delicate reading of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major and a commanding, confident performance of Brahms’s mighty Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major alongside Marin Alsop and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Look back at his journey through the competition and enjoy every performance in full here.
Johannes Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
Vitaly Starikov (30, Israel / Russia) – Silver Medal
Watch Vitaly Starikov’s performances here.
Evren Ozel (26, United States) – Bronze Medal
Watch Evren Ozel’s performances here.
