Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of BACH International Music Competition — 1/2024. The jury recognized 103 laureates from Canada, China, South Korea, Germany, Venezuela, Japan 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
Jessica Yaerim LeeComposition · Canada
- Absolute Winner
Linyue GuanComposition · China
- Absolute Winner
Minho JeongVoice · South Korea
- Absolute Winner + BACH Award
Natalie SchäferComposition · Germany
- Absolute Winner
Sebastian OcandoPercussion (Marimba) · Venezuela
- Absolute Winner
Xiaoxuan GaoComposition · China
- Absolute Winner
Yang deClarinet · China
- Absolute Winner
Yuno AmboCello · Japan
- Absolute Winner
Daniel KalerCello · USA
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Giacomo GozziniComposition · Italy
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Jeremiasz Jan PrzybylińskiGuitar · Poland
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Jiang JialongComposition · China
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Telmo Sans RuizComposition · Spain
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Xavier van de PollComposition · The Netherlands
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmet Cemal Taş | 1st Prize | Viola | Turkey |
| Alessandro Piccichè | 1st Prize | Piano | Italy |
| Amile Lyn Hood | 1st Prize | Voice | South Africa |
| Athanasios Papadimitriou | 1st Prize | Composition | Greece |
| Beatriz Parreira do Rio Duque | 1st Prize | Violin | Portugal |
| Charles Sunie | 1st Prize | Cello | Canada |
| Chou Zhen-Yu | 1st Prize | Composition | China |
| Claire Tendl | 1st Prize | Voice | USA |
| Dorka Sebestyén | 1st Prize | Flute | Hungary |
| Eric Liu | 1st Prize | Double Bass | United States |
| Hongren Lin | 1st Prize | Clarinet | United Kingdom |
| Ivy Deng | 1st Prize | Voice | USA |
| Jana Polak | 1st Prize | Piano | Poland |
| Jia Li | 1st Prize | Piano | USA |
| Jonathan He | 1st Prize | Violin | New Zealand |
| Kyrylo Naida | 1st Prize | Voice | Ukraine |
| Lara Eberitzsch and Julius Dehnen | 1st Prize | Chamber Music | Germany |
| Luis Enrique Ramírez Ayala | 1st Prize | Conducting | México |
| Marijeta Marić | 1st Prize | Piano | Croatia |
| Marvin Muyun Li | 1st Prize | Piano | Germany |
| Matei Ilia Radulescu | 1st Prize | Composition | Romania |
| Omar Correa | 1st Prize | Violin | Paraguay |
| Rafael Eduardo Ruiz Morales | 1st Prize | Violin | Venezuela |
| Ran Xu | 1st Prize | Violin | China |
| Serene Kwon | 1st Prize | Voice | USA/Korea (Dual citizenship) |
| Tetsuro Yamada | 1st Prize | Bassoon | Japan |
| Thiago Carvalho Gonçalves | 1st Prize | Piano | Brasil |
| Trio'd Aquarelles | 1st Prize | Chamber Music | New Zealand |
| Wyatt Wang | 1st Prize | Cello | United States |
| Yating Wang | 1st Prize | Piano | China |
| Aimee Vozzo | 2nd Prize | Alto saxophone | United Kingdom |
| Alessio Luciano Lord | 2nd Prize | Voice | United Kingdom |
| Alexander Gonedes | 2nd Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Alfredo José Espinal Lacunza | 2nd Prize | Composition | Spain |
| Anran Zhang | 2nd Prize | Piano | USA |
| Aylin Mahmudova | 2nd Prize | Piano | Azerbaijan |
| Chantal Holm | 2nd Prize | Cello | Danmark |
| Davide Girolimetto | 2nd Prize | Conducting | Italy |
| Dilara Melisa Uzunarslan | 2nd Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Ezgi Ergin | 2nd Prize | Violin | Turkey |
| Gao Zicheng | 2nd Prize | Composition | China |
| Georgios Leonidis | 2nd Prize | Piano | Германия |
| HUANG HUAN | 2nd Prize | Voice | China |
| Jacob Silberstein | 2nd Prize | Piano | USA |
| John Levi Harrington | 2nd Prize | French Horn | USA |
| Jonatas De Souza Reis | 2nd Prize | Composition | Brasil |
| Junwen Wu | 2nd Prize | Composition | USA |
| Logan Yi Heng Chan | 2nd Prize | Piano | Australia |
| Meirune Kalenkeviciute | 2nd Prize | Piano | Ireland |
| Muhammed Yusuf Atay | 2nd Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Nan Zhang | 2nd Prize | voice | China |
| Nikol Derjabkin | 2nd Prize | Piano | Germany |
| Patrick Ding | 2nd Prize | Violin | Australia |
| Pietà Myka Baca | 2nd Prize | Voice | United States |
| Qianwei Jiao | 2nd Prize | French Horn | China |
| Sarah Merricks-Spall | 2nd Prize | Composition | United Kingdom |
| SOLJI KIM | 2nd Prize | Voice | South Korea |
| Takuya Yoshida | 2nd Prize | Composition | Japan |
| Tianyang Zhou | 2nd Prize | Piano | China |
| Trayan Ivanov Atanasov | 2nd Prize | Piano | Bulgaria |
| Wyatt Sumner | 2nd Prize | Composition | United States |
| Yajiao Liang | 2nd Prize | Piano | China |
| Yiduo Gu | 2nd Prize | Voice | China |
| Youran Wang | 2nd Prize | Voice | China |
| Yunyi Chen | 2nd Prize | Piano | China |
| Yunyi Fu | 2nd Prize | Composition | China |
| Clay Patrick Higginson | 3rd Prize | Composition | USA |
| Dumitru Maria Catalina | 3rd Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Gahyun Kim | 3rd Prize | Piano | South Korea |
| Group Calmo | 3rd Prize | Chamber Music | Türkiye |
| Jennifer Jew | 3rd Prize | Composition | USA |
| Karsten Masch | 3rd Prize | Composition | Germany |
| Margarita Bakshaeva | 3rd Prize | Piano | Germany |
| Migabo Akonkwa Jean de Dieu | 3rd Prize | Composition | Kongo |
| Sebastiano Di Fiore | 3rd Prize | Viola | Italia |
| SeonYoung Jeon | 3rd Prize | Conducting | South Korea |
| Setmund Leung Kam Biu | 3rd Prize | Composition | Hong Kong |
| Valentina Fruck | 3rd Prize | Piano | Germany |
| Yu MengJia | 3rd Prize | Piano | China |
| Cesare Noviello | Honorable Mention | Composition | Italy |
| Ella Yungee Choi | Honorable Mention | Composition | USA |
| Hamal Baroni | Honorable Mention | Composition | Malta |
| Jesús Antruejo Aguirregomezcorta | Honorable Mention | Composition | Spain |
| Melina Neugebauer | Honorable Mention | Piano | Germany |
| Melisa Prituleac | Honorable Mention | Piano | Germany |
| Rebecca Drimmel | Honorable Mention | Composition | USA |
| Samir Dookie | Honorable Mention | Piano | South Africa |
| Veronika Knorr | Honorable Mention | Piano | Germany |
| Yves Levêque | Honorable Mention | Composition | France |
