Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Ad Libitum International Piano Competition — 1/2026. The jury recognized 21 laureates from Australia, Czech Republic, Polska, Lietuva, Germany, United Kingdom and others.
Each laureate is presented with a dedicated profile on the Universal Maestro Society platform, including their recognition, category and — where available — performance recordings.
Laureates
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Smerdova | Piano Junior Gold Prize | Piano | Czech Republic |
| Hanna Waluch | Piano Senior Gold Prize, Baroque Gold Prize, Etude Gold Prize | Piano | Polska |
| Ieva lingytė | Piano Junior Gold Prize | Piano | Lietuva |
| Isolde Binzer | Amateur Gold Prize, Sonata Gold Prize, Beethoven Gold Prize | Piano | Germany |
| Jasmine Darling Johnson | Piano Prodigy Gold Prize, Classical Gold Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Jiayu Teng | Piano Master Gold Prize | Piano | United Stats |
| Jiuge Xu | Piano Master Gold Prize, Beethoven Gold Prize | Piano | China |
| Kingston Zicheng Pu | Piano Junior Gold Prize | Piano | New Zealand |
| Liya Luo | Piano Senior Gold Prize | Piano | China |
| Myer Gossage | Piano Junior Gold Prize, Romantic Gold Prize, Rachmaninov Gold Prize | Piano | United States of America |
| Roy Bental | Piano Senior Gold Prize | Piano | Israel |
| Winton Gossage | Piano Junior Gold Prize, Romantic Silver Prize, Rachmaninov Silver Prize | Piano | United States of America |
| Zoe Wong | Piano Senior Gold Prize, Romantic Gold Prize | Piano | United States |
| Ammie Arora | Piano Senior Silver Prize | Piano | India |
| Apolonia Hobbs | Piano Senior Silver Prize, Romantic Silver Prize, 21st Century Gold Prize, Etude Gold Prize, Chopin Silver Prize | Piano | USA |
| Audrey Jin | Piano Senior Silver Prize, Classical Silver Prize, Romantic Bronze Prize, Sonata Silver Prize, Rondo Silver Prize, Virtuoso Piece Bronze Prize, German Composer Gold Prize, Beethoven Silver Prize | Piano | USA |
| Ethan Wang | Piano Senior Silver Prize, Classical Silver Prize, 20th Century Gold Prize, Virtuoso Piece Gold Prize, Beethoven Silver Prize | Piano | United States |
| Gali Reichert | Piano Senior Silver Prize, Rachmaninov Gold Prize | Piano | USA |
| Niral Parmar | Piano Senior Silver Prize, Chopin Silver Prize | Piano | United States of America |
| Trusca David Andrei | Piano Junior Silver Prize | Piano | Romania |
