Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Classical Music Stars — 1/2026. The jury recognized 59 laureates from China, USA, Belguim, Poland, Turkey, 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
Fangyi ZhengTRUMPET · China
- Absolute Winner
Kou ShimizuPIANO · USA
- Absolute Winner
Ruoran AnCELLO · Belguim
- Absolute Winner
Yingxin TanPIANO · USA
- Absolute Winner
Abby KimCELLO · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Andrzej Witold MajewskiCOMPOSITION · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Anna Anastazja TomczukVIOLIN · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Artun TurkogluCOMPOSITION · Turkey
- First Prize with Special Mention
Genevieve RevilakHARP · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Joshua ParkCELLO · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Katy SunPIANO · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Luigi TomaPIANO · Italy
- First Prize with Special Mention
Mai ShimizuFLUTE · Japan
- First Prize with Special Mention
Ming Chun Ng (Denver)PIANO · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Monika SroczyńskaCOMPOSITION · Poland
- First Prize with Special Mention
Rachel JimenezCELLO · USA
- First Prize with Special Mention
Ruyun YangPERCUSSION · China
- First Prize with Special Mention
Timothy TangPIANO · UK
- First Prize with Special Mention
Vladimir KolarskiPIANO · Serbia
- First Prize with Special Mention
Yuecheng WuPIANO · China
- First Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadya Mishra | First Prize | VOCAL | India |
| Angel Quingaiza | First Prize | PIANO | Australia |
| Antoni Kopytowski | First Prize | VIOLIN | Poland |
| Augusto Andrea Presutto | First Prize | PERCUSSION | Italy |
| Avni Sriram | First Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Benedetta Anastasia Castellani | First Prize | VIOLIN | Italy |
| Caleb Mayberry | First Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Éclat Duo | First Prize | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | Italy |
| Jan Wasij | First Prize | CLARINET | Poland |
| Jasmine Darling Johnson | First Prize | PIANO | United Kingdom |
| Jinwoo Park | First Prize | COMPOSITION | Republic of Korea |
| Joshua D'souza | First Prize | PIANO | India |
| Juliusz Sobczyk | First Prize | EUPHONIUM | Poland |
| Kaisen Xu | First Prize | PIANO | China |
| Maria Luciana Coppolino | First Prize | PIANO | Italy |
| Mehmed Selim Biçer | First Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Monika Sroczyńska | First Prize | PIANO | Poland |
| Rachel Jimenez | First Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Xue Huiwen | First Prize | PIANO | China |
| Baran Doğuş Daloğlu | Second Prize | VOICE | Turkey |
| Beren Nursima Eki̇z | Second Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Everly Wang | Second Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Görkem Mete Gümüş | Second Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Hatice Nehir Cengi̇z | Second Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Irmak Elif Koçak | Second Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Joban Botha | Second Prize | COMPOSITION | South Africa |
| Leonardo Coral | Second Prize | COMPOSITION | Mexico |
| Leonor Feliciano Santos | Second Prize | VIOLIN | Portugal |
| Maria Volgina | Second Prize | PIANO | Canada |
| Muhammet Emir Özbostanci | Second Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Weishi Zhang | Second Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Audrey Jin | Third Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Eylül Ertuğrul | Third Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Fatma Naz Yildiz | Third Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Merve Erva Durdu | Third Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Sidelya Yurttakal | Third Prize | FLUTE | Turkey |
| Yahya Yağız Tüzün | Third Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Alexandra Kazanskaya | Honorable Mention | CONDUCTING | Russia |
| Gökçe Akpinar | Honorable Mention | PIANO | Turkey |
| Xinhui Huang | Honorable Mention | PIANO | USA |
| Yiran Zhao | Honorable Mention | PIANO | USA |
