| 2014 | Xiao Wang (violin) |
| 2013 | Joshua Wright & Timur Mustakimov (piano) |
| 2012 | Kathryn Leemhuis (mezzo-soprano) |
| 2011 | Yue Chu (piano) |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Baldwin (soprano) |
| 2009 | Alexei Tartakovski (piano) |
| 2008 | Yohan Yi (bass baritone) |
| 2007 | Jonathan Yanik (saxophone) |
| 2006 | Sangyoung Kim (piano) |
| 2005 | Wen-lei Gu (violin) |
| 2004 | Elisa Vilbergsdottir (soprano) |
| 2003 | Dwight Parry (oboe) |
| 2002 | Spencer Myer (piano) |
| 2001 | Elena Hirsu (violin) Mary Petro (lyric soprano) |
| 2000 | Luis Rodriguez-Salva (piano) Ashu Kejariwal (saxophone) |
| 1999 | Alison Trainer (soprano) Aurelien Sabouret (cello) Valissa Wilwerth (violin) |
| 1998 | Juyeon Kang (piano) Patrick Messina (clarinet) |
| 1997 | Amit Peled (cello) Younmok Jeong (tenor) |
| 1996 | Yi Dong (piano) Otis Murphy, Jr. (saxophone) |
| 1995 | Joohee Choi (soprano) Inbal Segev (cello) |
| 1994 | Andrew Russo (piano) Mark Timmerman (bassoon) |
| 1993 | Janna Baty (soprano) Francois Salque (cello) |
| 1992 | Andrew Armstrong (piano) Igor Begelman (clarinet) |
| 1991 | Bradley Garvin (bass baritone) Varty Manouelian (violin) |
| 1990 | Max Levinson (piano) Viviana Guzman (flute) |
| 1989 | Rajan Krishnaswami (cello) Christopheren Nomura (baritone) |
| 1988 | Yu-Shent Ma (piano) Todd Palmer (clarinet) |
| 1987 | Alexander Simionescu (violin) |
| 1986 | Frederic Chiu (piano) |
| 1985 | Timothy McGovern (bassoon) |
| 1984 | Sharman Plesner (violin) Jeffrey Jamner (piano) |
| 1983 | Boston University Honors Woodwind Quartet |
| 1982 | Bart Feller (flute) Claudio Jaffe (cello) Barbara Kilduff (soprano) |
| 1981 | Alexander String Quartet Arioso String Chamber Ensemble |
| 1980 | Judith Malafronte (mezzo-soprano) John Sharp (cello) Richard Lalli (baritone) |
| 1979 | Madison Trio Schmidt-Verdery Duo (flute/guitar) |
| 1978 | Nai-Yuan Hu (violin) |
| 1977 | Rymour String Quartet Stephanie Conte (soprano) Diane Lesser (oboe) Kurt Nikkanen (violin) |
| 1976 | Amina Trio (including Christopher O’Riley, piano) |
| 1975 | New England Woodwind Quintet Tibor Szasz (piano) |
| 1974 | Laurian Laufman (cello) |
| 1973 | Eugene J. Moye, Jr. (cello) Emilia Simonem (soprano) |
| 1972 | Emilia Simone (soprano) William Westney (piano) |