Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Beethoven Award International Music Competition — 1/2026. The jury recognized 76 laureates from Australia, Greece, Belgium, Croatia, USA, Taiwan 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
Jeffrey ShieldPiano · Australia
- Platinum Prize
Logan Yi Heng ChanPiano · Australia
- Platinum Prize
Michalis SourvinosComposition · Greece
- Platinum Prize
Vilmos CsikosViolin · Belgium
- Platinum Prize
Adam HorvatCello · Croatia
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Chanelle Yuzhi ZhangViola · USA
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Chia Yun YuPiano · Taiwan
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Chris ChuPiano · Canada
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Dmytro SaldanViolin · USA
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Kou ShimizuPiano · USA
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Pedro MalheiroComposition · Portugal
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Philip JeongCello · USA
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Yeji ShinPiano · South Korea
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Ziyu ShaClarinet · China
- Gold Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandra Nadin Bolşen | Gold Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Amit Shlomo-Ifrach | Gold Prize | Violin | Israel |
| Amit Shlomo-Ifrach | Gold Prize | Composition | Israel |
| Angel Quingaiza | Gold Prize | Piano | Australia |
| Antonia Zgółka | Gold Prize | Violin | Poland |
| Artun Turkoglu | Gold Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Artyom Sanasaryan | Gold Prize | Piano | Armenia |
| Carlo Ayhllón | Gold Prize | Composition | Mexico |
| Christian Chow | Gold Prize | Piano | USA |
| Congzhi Lin | Gold Prize | Voice | China |
| Éclat Duo | Gold Prize | Chamber Ensemble | Italy |
| Elijah Hoffmann | Gold Prize | Composition | USA |
| Eszter Lugosi | Gold Prize | Clarinet | Austria |
| Gabriela Wasieleska | Gold Prize | Piano | Poland |
| Grayson Hinrichs | Gold Prize | Tuba | USA |
| Guo Ru | Gold Prize | Conducting | Australia |
| Jacek Dubis | Gold Prize | Cello | Poland |
| Jiuge Xu | Gold Prize | Piano | China |
| Kayla Kinay | Gold Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Kayla Yuting Poon | Gold Prize | Piano | USA |
| Kingston Zicheng Pu | Gold Prize | Piano | New Zealand |
| Leonardo Coral | Gold Prize | Composition | Mexico |
| LI RONG & JIANG XUERUI | Gold Prize | Chamber Ensemble | China |
| Marianne Rose Scott | Gold Prize | violin | USA |
| Mehmed Selim Biçer | Gold Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Monika Sroczyńska | Gold Prize | Composition | Poland |
| Qi Cao | Gold Prize | Violin | USA |
| Sithruu Kahandaarachchige Nissanka | Gold Prize | Voice | Australia / Sri Lanka |
| Taylor Louise Fong | Gold Prize | Voice | Malaysia |
| Thipvipha Pupipatphol | Gold Prize | Voice | Thailand |
| Timothy Tang | Gold Prize | Piano | UK |
| William M. Fry | Gold Prize | Violin | USA/Canada |
| Yejin Kwon | Gold Prize | Piano | South Korea |
| Abby Kim | Silver Prize | Cello | USA |
| Alejandro Daniel Casquero | Silver Prize | Composition | Argentina |
| Alex Kircsi | Silver Prize | Piano | Hungary |
| Amira Stănilă | Silver Prize | Piano | Romania |
| Andrzej Witold Majewski | Silver Prize | Composition | Poland |
| Augusto Andrea Presutto | Silver Prize | Marimba | Italy |
| Emek Roni KANLIBAŞ | Silver Prize | Violin | Turkey |
| Georgios Galanis | Silver Prize | Conducting | Greece |
| Idith Segev | Silver Prize | Piano | Israel |
| James Fiori (J Priori) | Silver Prize | Composition | United Kingdom |
| Jasmine Darling Johnson | Silver Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Johnnie Yuxuan Zhang | Silver Prize | Cello | USA |
| Kayla Kinay | Silver Prize | Cello | Turkey |
| Klaudia Szczypka | Silver Prize | Saxophone | Poland |
| Konrad Fernandez | Silver Prize | Composition | India |
| Marius Boldea | Silver Prize | Piano | Romania |
| Özlem Akkaynak | Silver Prize | Composition | Turkey |
| Rita Rodrigues | Silver Prize | Trumpet | Portugal |
| Roy Bental | Silver Prize | Piano | Israel |
| Segev - Katz - Kohlberg trio | Silver Prize | Chamber Ensemble | Israel |
| Shannon Chia | Silver Prize | Cello | Singapore |
| Yağmur Nihan Yıldırım | Silver Prize | Violin | Turkey |
| A Cup Of Tea | Bronze Prize | Composition | China |
| Alexander Gonedes | Bronze Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Alexandra Kazanskaya | Bronze Prize | Conducting | Russia |
| Audrey Jin | Bronze Prize | Piano | USA |
| Constanza Gatica Moena | Bronze Prize | Violin | Chile |
| Jessica Esmee Yang | Bronze Prize | Piano | USA? |
| Joshua Park | Bronze Prize | Cello | USA |
| Juan A. Pérez | Bronze Prize | Composition | Spain |
| Keith Meredith | Bronze Prize | Composition | UK |
