Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of BACH International Music Competition — 1/2026. The jury recognized 75 laureates from Italy, Czech Republic, Greece, USA, Poland, Turkiye 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
Alberto Cartuccia CingolaniPiano · Italy
- Absolute Winner
Anna SmerdovaPiano · Czech Republic
- Absolute Winner
Michalis SourvinosComposition · Greece
- Absolute Winner
Adélie TrioChamber Music · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Anna Anastazja TomczukViolin · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Antonia ZgółkaViolin · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Arya Derin GunerViolin · Turkiye
- First Prize with Special Mention
Eunhye KIMVoice · KOREA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Hannah LamPiano · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Harutyun AsatryanPiano · Armenia
- First Prize with Special Mention
Indira IglikovaOboe · Kazakhstan
- First Prize with Special Mention
Jakub PolaczykComposition · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Jinwoo ParkComposition · Republic of Korea
- First Prize with Special Mention
Khassan YaraVocal · Belarus
- First Prize with Special Mention
María José Arrillaga ValeroComposition · Spain
- First Prize with Special Mention
Michał LipskiComposition · POLAND
- First Prize with Special Mention
Nathaniel HartmanComposition · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Peren AlanViolin · türkiye
- First Prize with Special Mention
Quartetto MomusChamber Music · Italy
- First Prize with Special Mention
Szymon PołećPiano · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Zhaoxuan SongPercussion · China
- First Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Fetherolf | First Prize | Violin | USA |
| Artun Turkoglu | First Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Baran Doğuş Daloğlu | First Prize | Voice | Turkey |
| Candy Crush Trio | First Prize | Chamber Music | USA |
| Carlo Ayhllón | First Prize | Composition | Mexico |
| Christian Chow | First Prize | Piano | USA |
| Daniel Hernández Paredes | First Prize | Guitar | Spain |
| Johnnie Yuxuan Zhang | First Prize | Cello | USA |
| Juhyung Choi | First Prize | Cello | KOREA |
| Keanu Maximilian Zeller | First Prize | Piano | USA |
| Kingston Zicheng Pu | First Prize | Piano | New Zealand |
| Kıvanç Öztan | First Prize | Cello | Türkiye |
| Liao Jiang | First Prize | Voice | China |
| Matthew Wyatt Noonan | First Prize | Organ | USA |
| Mehmed Selim Biçer | First Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Mongeau Trio (Juliette, Emma and Charlotte Mongeau) | First Prize | Chamber Music | USA |
| Natália Perďochová | First Prize | Conducting | Slovakia |
| Salvador Martim Carneiro de Fernandes | First Prize | Violin | Portugal |
| Samantha Friedman | First Prize | Violin | United States |
| Selina Siow | First Prize | Violin | Hong Kong |
| Shannon Boutwell | First Prize | Piano | USA |
| Shannon Boutwell | First Prize | Violin | USA |
| The Rostov State Conservatory Trio | First Prize | Chamber Music | Russia |
| Yağmur Nihan Yıldırım | First Prize | Violin | Turkey |
| Zhang Hanshu | First Prize | Conducting | China |
| Zhaoxuan Song | First Prize | Marimba | China |
| Angel Quingaiza | Second Prize | Piano | Australia |
| Ayden Yu | Second Prize | Piano | USA |
| Bin Gu | Second Prize | Viola | China |
| Caleb Mayberry | Second Prize | Composition | USA |
| Constanza Gatica Moena | Second Prize | Violin | Chile |
| Emma Mongeau | Second Prize | Piano | USA |
| Jasmine Darling Johnson | Second Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Kayla Yuting Poon | Second Prize | Piano | USA |
| Lew Gondipalli | Second Prize | Composition | United States |
| Masaharu Seno | Second Prize | Violin | USA |
| Nadia Marjorie Mair | Second Prize | Composition | United Kingdom |
| Pong Chun Yat Jayden | Second Prize | Flute | Hong Kong |
| Radheya Azmani | Second Prize | Flute Bansuri | India |
| Roy Bental | Second Prize | Piano | Israel |
| Ruicen Liu | Second Prize | Piano | USA |
| Zhou Chenyu | Second Prize | Piano | China |
| Alexander Gonedes | Third Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Anthony Z. Lin | Third Prize | Piano | U.S.A. |
| Askar Shmakov | Third Prize | Composition | Montenegro |
| Audrey Jin | Third Prize | Piano | USA |
| Ben Rost | Third Prize | Composition | USA |
| Cynthia Su | Third Prize | Piano | USA |
| Ivan Milić | Third Prize | Composition | Croatia |
| James Fiori (J Priori) | Third Prize | Composition | United Kingdom |
| Jessica Esmee Yang | Third Prize | Piano | USA? |
| Marcus Zhang | Third Prize | Piano | USA |
| Mert Serter | Third Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Özlem Akkaynak | Third Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Seth Riley Taylor | Third Prize | Violin | United States of America |
| Vanessa Vaher | Third Prize | Piano | Estonia |
