2026 Instrumental Music Competition Results

Congratulations to our winners!

First, Second, and Third Prize winners can order a personalized 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Prize Trophy with their name corresponding to their prize here. Please note that at this time, we are only able to ship trophies to locations in the United States.

Ages 7 & Under

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoEmma Hovanisyan
Armenia | USA
Brian Lee
USA
Elon Yu Zhe Lim
Singapore
ViolinCheng-Xin Lu
Taiwan

Age 8

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
ViolinVictoria Zhang
USA
Kaylee Wang
USA
PianoAriel Roll
USA
Li Yike
China | Singapore

Age 9

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoOlivia Zhang
USA
Wenrui Huang
USA
Amaira Saxena
USA
Maximus Escoffery
USA
Tigran Sevag
Armenia | USA
Riley Zhu
USA
Anya Wicentowski
USA
Jaslynn Cheng
USA
DrumsLucy Margaret Miller
USA
ViolaCheng-Rui Lu
Taiwan

Age 10

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoCrystal Esmeralda Fussy
USA
Teah Li
USA
Natasha Ysabelle Salazar Fajardo
Philippines
Arin Nair
USA
Nicholas Mobassaly
USA
ViolinIsabel Yoon
USA
GuitarPrem Perkins
USA

Age 11

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoAriti Politou
Australia | Greece
Yuvan Bheemidi
USA
Peter Shane
USA
Kristine Kim
USA
Soyoo Yoon
South Korea | USA
Karen Canli
Turkey | USA
ViolinAdam Zhang
USA
Ava Lu
USA
GuitarShreyas Srinivasan
USA

Age 12

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoLandy Zhang
USA
Carolyn He
China | USA
Luke Ryan Boller
USA
Sarp Tulek
Turkey
Naz Selin Tulek
Turkey
CelloLogan Lee
USA
Catherine Shung
USA
GuitarJoshua Martínez
USA
ViolinSimon Yan Chen
USA

Age 13

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoConnor Ly
USA
Jessie Wang
USA
Evan Lu
USA
Alexander Liew
USA
Aiden Zhu
Australia | USA
Luke Wan
USA
Yi-Fang Shao
China | Singapore
Shravan Srinivasan
USA
VoiceJua Ryu
South Korea | USA
ViolinAidan Mac
USA

Age 14

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoRebecca Yu
China | USA
Alexis Marie Smith
USA
Trisha Sinha
USA
CelloAbigail Jehee Yoo
USA
Jihwan Kang
South Korea | USA
FluteHawoo Seo
USA
ViolinYuexi Zhu
USA
DuetNicole Dong and Elaine Sun
USA
Donghwi and Minseo Kim
South Korea | USA

Age 15

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoEmily Liu
USA
Marcus Yoon
USA
Andrew David Kartman
USA
Kayla Ostrow
USA
Ishaan Vutla
USA
Sanjay Ritesh Shah
USA
Maryam Al-Thani
Qatar
ViolinMagnolia Liu
USA
Horse Head FiddleAnand Chinzorig
| USA
ViolaDaniel Choi
USA
ClarinetCleo Luo
USA
QuintetLee, Park, Choi, Oh, Choi
USA

Age 16

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoSelina Dong
USA
Clara Shangke Guan
USA
Anne Chu
USA
Thomas Liew
USA
Hou Yu Tan
Singapore
Zeyus Kyle Del Mundo
Philippines
Sebastián Martinez Serrano
USA
Anishka Keerthi Trichy
USA
Ojaswin Sarkar
India | USA
ViolinEric P. Chang
USA
Siddharth Harish
USA
Mandy Kailan Chang
USA
Olivia Sophie Chen
USA
FluteOscar Soto
USA
Katherine Xie
USA
OboeAvery Eisaman
USA
Grace Eunhye Noh
USA
CelloNikhil Mantramurti
USA
GuzhengEmma Shangwen Ye
USA
English HornAvery Eisaman
USA

Age 17

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
ViolinLeon Crisan
USA
Angela Kim
USA
Tang-An Wang
USA
Anthony Eric Wu
USA
Harang Kim
USA
PianoAndrew Ma
USA
Isaac Bullock
USA
Eddie Guo
USA
Zerrah Hayley Del Mundo
Philippines
FluteChloe Youn Cho
USA
Olivia Yong
USA
ClarinetTravis Chow
China | USA
GuzhengXiuwen Zheng
USA
ViolaAndrew Kim
USA
CelloGio Ok
South Korea | USA
Isaac Shung
USA
TimpaniPeyton Makenzi Gordon
USA

Ages 18+

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond Prize
PianoMariano Francisco Maldonado Jurado
Peru | USA
JaeEun (Jane) Lee
South Korea | USA
CelloZoe Lee
Taiwan | USA
SaxophoneBrandon Jinwoo Choi
South Korea
EuphoniumLucas James Yuen
Australia
VoiceZoilita Lester
USA