Announcing the Winners of the 2026 International
Young Performing Artist Competition (In-Person)
 
Piano
Age Division 6 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Muhe Wang
 
Age Division 7
Grand Prize - Olivia Jiang
1st Place - Ella Myung
 
Age Division 8
Grand Prize Winner - Julian Reiss
1st Place Winner - Hangyeol Park
2nd Place Winner - Ayun Oh
3rd Place Winner - Arjun Bharathwaj
4th Place Winner - Brandon Longen
5th Place Winner - Jieul Son
6th Place Winner - Eunchae Kang
 
Age Division 9
Grand Prize Winner - Olivia Lim
1st Place Winner - Vera Brengman
 
Age Division 10
Grand Prize Winner - Anthony Zhu
1st Place Winner - Hayden Gallagher
 
Age Division 11
Grand Prize Winner - Rachel Li
1st Place Winner - Aidan Wang
2nd Place Winners (Tie) - Owen Chang & Adalyn Ortega
3rd Place Winner - Ina Ujjaini
 
Age Division 12
Grand Prize Winner - Alexandra Xiang
1st Place Winner - Audrey Kim
2nd Place Winner - Claire Kim
 
Age Division 13
Grand Prize Winner - Christopher Kim
 
Age Division 14
Grand Prize Winner - Haowen Zhong
1st Place Winner - Bowen Wang
2nd Place Winner - Kaylee Choy
 
Age Division 15
Grand Prize Winner - Jason Soomin Ham
1st Place Winner - Rajit Pandey
2nd Place Winners (Tie) - Sakthi Meyyappan & Akshara Nagarajan
3rd Place Winner - Catherine Lee
 
Age Division 18 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Kristen Cheung
*Virtuoso Young Artist Award Winners (Tie) - Jason Soomin Ham & Rachel Li
 
 
Vocal
Age Division 12 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Adalyn Ortega
1st Place Winner - Hayim Chung
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Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Soyul Choo
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Age Division 18 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Isabella Kim
 
Cello
Age Division 12 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Jane Lee

Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Leonardo Xie
 
Trumpet
Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Alexander Lee
 
Saxophone
Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Gio Kim

Clarinet
Age Division 18 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Katie Cheung

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Announcing the Winners of the 2026 International
Young Performing Artist Competition (Online)
 
Piano
Age Division 9 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Emma Jiaen Hou
1st Place Winner - Sammy Sagar
2nd Place Winner - Ioana Sarmasag

Age Division 12 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Ishaan Manojkumar
1st Place Winner - Hridaan Oza
2nd Place Winner - Layla Diab
3rd Place Winner - Anisia Sarmasag

Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - David Hwang
1st Place Winner - Matthew Roshan
2nd Place Winner - Jayden Shim
3rd Place Winner - Dev Darji
4th Place Winner - Nicolae Sarmasag

Age Division 18 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Elena Shim

Drums
Age Division 9 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - David Kang
1st Place Winner - Jackson Tran

Age Division 12 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Irene Myoung
1st Place Winner - Jiwon Choi
2nd Place Winner - Junsik Kim
3rd Place Winner - Haneul Park

Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Jaeeon Kim
1st Place Winner - Joel Na

Clarinet
Age Division 12 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Sua Lim

Flute
Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Dev Darji

Guitar
Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Jayden Kim
1st Place Winner - Soyul Choo

Vocal
Age Division 12 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Yuna Kim
1st Place Winner - Siwoo Sung
2nd Place Winner - Sia Kim
3rd Place Winner - Dain Yi

Age Division 15 & Under
Grand Prize Winner - Suah Cho
1st Place Winner - Katherine Zheng
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