Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of BACH International Music Competition — 2/2026. The jury recognized 53 laureates from China, Russia, Turkey, USA, South Korea, Italy 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
Anyi CaiHarpsichord · China
- Absolute Winner
Ekaterina SvirskaiaConducting · Russia
- Absolute Winner
Ilayda UysalComposition · Turkey
- Absolute Winner
Jia LiPiano · USA
- Absolute Winner
Kate Hyebin ParkPiano · South Korea
- Absolute Winner
Abby KimCello · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Antonio ManicaGuitar · Italy
- First Prize with Special Mention
Evelyn LanComposition · Australia
- First Prize with Special Mention
Francisco Estévez DíazComposition · Spain
- First Prize with Special Mention
Harpsichord and Violin DuoChamber Music · China
- First Prize with Special Mention
Hyeji KimViolin · South Korea
- First Prize with Special Mention
Kaitlyn ChangPiano · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Luye TangPiano · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Mariana Filipa Tavares PintoFlute · Portugal
- First Prize with Special Mention
Metaxia LogothetiComposition · Germany
- First Prize with Special Mention
Norair MailianPiano · Armenia
- First Prize with Special Mention
Yves StilmantComposition · Belgium/USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addi Corpus Ramírez | First Prize | Composition | México |
| Adorlee Nicholas | First Prize | Violin | USA |
| Cameron Michael Smith | First Prize | Composition | USA |
| David Jonathan Osbon | First Prize | Composition | United Kingdom |
| Eliška Šindelová | First Prize | Flute | Czech Republic |
| Elli Nicholas | First Prize | Violin | USA |
| Hannah Shinholster | First Prize | Piano | United States |
| Indra Tedjasukmana | First Prize | Composition | Germany |
| Kaya Engin | First Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Leo Cohen | First Prize | Composition | USA |
| Lucas Chang | First Prize | Piano | USA |
| Lucia Boeck | First Prize | Oboe | Austria |
| Madeline Zhang | First Prize | Piano | USA |
| Nareh Ter-Oganesyan | First Prize | Piano | Armenia |
| Ozzie Pringle | First Prize | Cello | USA |
| Pavida Thiamchivasin | First Prize | Harp | Thailand |
| Rauf Günay | First Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Ricardo Arturo Tirado Sáenz | First Prize | Piano | Mexico |
| Sofiia Stepanets | First Prize | Piano | Ukraine |
| Thaleia Kornaraki | First Prize | Violin | Greece |
| Yijia Yang | First Prize | Piano | China |
| Zhenhao Li | First Prize | Piano | Australia |
| Alexandra Kazanskaya | Second Prize | Conducting | Russia |
| Anastasia Chuganskaia | Second Prize | Cello | Russia |
| Anja Lobnik | Second Prize | Composition | Slovenia |
| Daniel Meng | Second Prize | Clarinet | USA |
| Jackson Duff | Second Prize | Composition | USA |
| Miltiadis Tzimourtos | Second Prize | Voice | Greece |
| Nguyen Hong Hai | Second Prize | Composition | Vietnam |
| Siqi Liu | Second Prize | Composition | China |
| Smaritha Tadiboyina | Second Prize | Piano | United States |
| TianYang Zhao | Second Prize | Piano | China |
| Vadim Pavlov | Second Prize | Conducting | Italy |
| Vlada Garkun | Second Prize | Violin | Ukraine |
| Yuna Kang | Second Prize | Conducting | South Korea |
| Zibo Nie | Second Prize | Viola | USA |
