2025 / 2026 · Winners
61 winners, announced 2 March 2026. Within each group, names are listed in the order they were published.
Piano division
Top Honor
- Irene Gao — Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66
- Xinyun Fan — Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50, I. Allegro
Gold Award
- Justin Zhu — Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 – I. Theme & Variations
- Emily (Xinyi) Zhu — Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37b – November: Troika
Silver Award
- Ethan (Nolan) Ye — J.S. Bach: Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114
- Ethan Tang — Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
- Colleen Wang — J.S. Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 13, BWV 784
- Tinsley Xu — Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth.
Bronze Award
- Neo Hou — J.S. Bach: Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh. 119 / Clementi: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 3, III. Allegro
- Jasper Zhu — J.C.F. Bach: Anglaise in D Major
- Ethan Wang — Diabelli: Sonatina in F Major, Op. 168, No. 1
- Molly Xu — Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Consolation), Op. 30, No. 3
- Eric Xia — Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:1
- Sofiya Kniaziuk — Ryuichi Sakamoto: Chasing Kou (from "Drowning Love")
Honorable Mention
- Arm Li — Schumann: Kleine Studie (Album for the Young), Op. 68
- Tincee Cheung — Burgmüller: Innocence, Op. 100, No. 5
- Ethan Ma — Johann Krieger: Minuet in A Minor
- Grace Lin — Burgmüller: La tarentelle, Op. 100, No. 20
String division
Top Honor
- Adeline Gao — Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
- Leyan Gao — Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, I. Allegro moderato
Gold Award
- Lang Fan — David Popper: Tarantella, Op. 33
- Wenxuan Huang — Willem Ten Have: Allegro Brillant, Op. 19
- Jiaxuan Zheng — Wieniawski: Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
- Xintong Su — Karl Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
Silver Award
- Wenxuan Huang — Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, III. Presto
- Joy Zhan — Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, III. Rondeau
- Ruby Hu — Komarovsky: Violin Concerto No. 1
- Nichole Jin — Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21, I. Allegro non troppo
- Cobin Zhou — J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 – Siciliano and Presto
- Arianna Argentieri — Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mov. III & IV
Bronze Award
- Linghe Wang — Seitz: Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22, III. Rondo
- Yiming Zheng — Mozart: Minuet from Divertimento No. 17
- Yuexi Shang — Julius Klengel: Cello Concertino No. 1 in C Major, Op. 7, III. Rondo
- Grace Jin — Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, III. Presto
- Raymond Zhou — J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, I. Allegro moderato
- Charlene Chen — Ma Yaoxian: Spring in Xinjiang
- Evan Sumanaseni — Edvard Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36, I. Allegro agitato
Honorable Mention
- Evangeline Michalak-Yu — Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, I. Allegro
- Alia Egan — Mozart: Minuet from Divertimento No. 17
- Natalie Tang — Seitz: Violin Concerto No. 5, I. Allegro
- Jiatong Wang — Padre Martini: Gavotte
- Jackson Xiang — Willem Ten Have: Allegro Brillant
- Rosie Yin — Cassadó: Suite for Cello Solo, I. Preludio-Fantasia
Wind division
Top Honor
- Chloe Wu — Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79
Gold Award
- Chloe Cao — Carl Stamitz: Flute Concerto in G Major, Op. 29
- Irisia Li — Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107
Silver Award
- Gloria (Qiyue) Sha — Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major "Il Cardellino", Op. 10, No. 3, I. Allegro
- Hengqi (Zhang) Zhu — P.A. Genin: Carnaval de Venise, Op. 14
- Cheers Deng — Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79
- Kayla Hua — Jules Demersseman: Italian Concerto, Finale
- Hannah Ma — Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107
Bronze Award
- Shanni Li — Telemann: Flute Sonata in C Major, TWV 41:C2, I & II
- Anya Jethava — Saverio Mercadante: Flute Concerto in E Minor, I. Allegro moderato
- Sophia Zhao — Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute in D Major, Op. 107
- Ember Homme — Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107
- Jeri Zhou — Carl Stamitz: Flute Concerto in G Major, Op. 29
Honorable Mention
- Alex Chen — Giovanni Platti: Flute Sonata No. 5, I, II & III
- Chloe Lu — Telemann: Fantasie No. 10 for Solo Flute
- Angela Deng — Mel Bonis: Flute Sonata, II. Scherzo
- Siyu Ma — Charles T. Griffes: Poem for Flute and Orchestra
- Kerui Xu — François Devienne: Flute Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 58
Adjudication panels
- Piano — Dr. Kay Zavislak and Dr. Xin Chang
- Strings — Mr. Yuan Fang and Dr. Yang Lu
- Winds — Professor Elizabeth Buck and Chen Wang
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