Past Winners of the William C. Byrd International Young Artist Competition
- 2023: Antona Yost, mezzo-soprano
- 2022: Danielle Kim, flute
- 2021: No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
- 2020: Noelle Naito, violin
- 2019: Wanting Zhao, piano
- 2018: Cheyanne Coss, soprano
- 2017: Yidi Song, flute
- 2016: Xiao Wang, violin
- 2015: Baron Fenwick, piano
- 2014: Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
- 2013: Katherine Weintraub, soprano saxophone
- 2012: Joohye Lim, violin
- 2011: Ketevan Kartvelishvili, piano
- 2010: Youngmi Kim, soprano
- 2009: Conor Nelson, flute
- 2008: Anton Shelepov, violin
- 2007: Amir Khosrowpour, piano
- 2006: Lucas Meacham, baritone
- 2005: Stacey Wilson, alto saxophone
- 2004: Dmitri Pogorelov, violin
- 2003: Serhii Morozov, piano
- 2002: Andrew Garland, baritone
- 2001: Peter Kolkay, bassoon
- 2000: Douglas Harvey, cello
- 1999: Pavel Tovpitch, piano
- 1998: Scott Piper, tenor
- 1997: Christina Jennings, flute
- 1996: Lisa Kim, violin
- 1995: Anthony Molinaro, piano
- 1994: Patricia Johnson, soprano
- 1993: Kristina Belisle, clarinet
- 1992: Qi Ming, violin
- 1991: Jeannie Yu, piano
- 1990: Lee Starr, mezzo-soprano
- 1989: Todd Palmer, clarinet
- 1988: Sang Mee Lee, violin
- 1987: Joseph Holt, piano
- 1986: Gabrielyn Watson, soprano
- 1985: Jeffrey Zook, flute
- 1984: Cheryl House, cello
- 1983: Deborah Dewey, piano
- 1982: James McGuire, baritone
- 1981: Kimberly Aseltine, clarinet
- 1980: Andres Cardenes, violin
- 1979: Fredrica Prior Phillips, piano
- 1978: Julia Ann Miller, soprano
- 1977: Yvonne Powers, oboe
- 1976: Rebecca McMullan, violin
- 1974: (November): Steven Goetz, piano
- 1974: (February): Lorine Buffington Summers, soprano
- 1973: Vincent Bryson, flute
- 1972: none held
- 1971: Evelyn Elsing, cello