Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of BACH International Music Competition — 3/2026. The jury recognized 41 laureates from USA, China, Greece, Cuba, North Macedonia, Hungary 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
Marcus WongViolin · USA
- Absolute Winner
Mark AndristComposition · USA
- Absolute Winner
Sijing XiongComposition · China
- Absolute Winner
Asimina KateriniComposition · Greece
- First Prize with Special Mention
César Efraín Díaz SánchezViolin · Cuba
- First Prize with Special Mention
David RadicevskiVoice (Rap) · North Macedonia
- First Prize with Special Mention
Hanna MilosákovicsFlute · Hungary
- First Prize with Special Mention
Joel SohnCello · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Kwong Chung Chi MichelleVoice · Hong Kong
- First Prize with Special Mention
Richard Lawrence AltenbachComposition · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Li | First Prize | Composition | USA |
| Alyssa Tang | First Prize | Piano | USA |
| Amanda Yu | First Prize | Cello | China |
| Arturo Mendoza Escobedo | First Prize | Piano | Mexico |
| Elżbieta Surmacz | First Prize | Voice | Poland |
| Jacqueline Presley Caldarella | First Prize | Voice | United States |
| James Hoveland | First Prize | Composition | ? |
| Jimmy Kwong | First Prize | Conducting | Hong Kong |
| José Francisco Hernández Toledo | First Prize | Composition | Spain |
| Natalia Lidia Mazurek | First Prize | Composition | Poland |
| Thalia Charalambous | First Prize | Violin | Cyprus |
| Xiaoyi Zhong | First Prize | Piano | China |
| Alejandro Querales Marcano | Second Prize | Composition | Venezuela |
| Alice Li | Second Prize | Violin | USA |
| Alicia Andrea Rodríguez Camarillo | Second Prize | Piano | Mexico |
| Defne Zeynep Yalcin | Second Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Duo Wei | Second Prize | Piano | China |
| Kang Sang-Mo | Second Prize | Conducting | 대한민국 |
| Kendall Rose Lesz | Second Prize | Piano | USA |
| Minjian Cheng | Second Prize | Piano | Poland |
| Özlem Akkaynak | Second Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Tiffany Luk | Second Prize | Piano | Canada |
| Viktor Gennadievich Shiroglazov | Second Prize | Composition | Russia |
| Xinyun Lyu | Second Prize | Composition | China |
| Yiling Han | Second Prize | Voice | China |
| Yu Chi, Chen | Second Prize | Piano | Taiwan |
| Arianna Desai | Third Prize | Violin | USA |
| Emilio Albuquerque Fernandes | Third Prize | Composition | Brazil |
| Jacopo Sebastiano Angel Fiedler Vascotti | Third Prize | Composition | Germany/Italy |
| Makoto Toida | Third Prize | Composition | Japan |
| Patricia Saunders | Third Prize | Composition | USA |
| William S Baek | Third Prize | Voice | USA |
