Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Classical Music Stars — 2/2026. The jury recognized 40 laureates from Poland, USA/Italy, Thailand, Italy, United States, Turkey 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
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Botteghi | 1st Prize | CONDUCTING | Italy |
| Anthony Perez | 1st Prize | SAXOPHONE | United States |
| Ayşe Duru Ünal | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Turkey |
| Calista Christalyn Santoso & Calissa Christella Santoso | 1st Prize | ENSEMBLE | Indonesia |
| Christos Danakas | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Greece |
| Giuseppe Renzetti | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Italy |
| Jacopo Muratori | 1st Prize | CELLO | Italy |
| Jeremy Pan | 1st Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Joyce Maeng | 1st Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Laura Niemczyk | 1st Prize | CELLO | Poland |
| Mariam Lupe Ramírez Galindo | 1st Prize | PIANO | Cuba |
| Matei Guzun | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Moldova |
| Pavida Thiamchivasin | 1st Prize | HARP | Thailand |
| Ricardo Arturo Tirado Sáenz | 1st Prize | PIANO | Mexico |
| Rong Zhang | 1st Prize | CONDUCTING | China |
| Trio Silva | 1st Prize | ENSEMBLE | Germany |
| Trio Vivendi | 1st Prize | ENSEMBLE | Poland |
| UniCat Piano Duo | 1st Prize | ENSEMBLE | USA |
| Valencia Mónika Bodovics | 1st Prize | FLUTE | Hungary |
| Addi Corpus Ramírez | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | México |
| Amelia Pyrtek | 2nd Prize | CELLO | Poland |
| Arrin Thongson | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | USA |
| Clara Yena Kim | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | Guam |
| Ireneusz Kwiek | 2nd Prize | CELLO | Poland |
| Josephine Bonitz | 2nd Prize | VOICE | Switzerland |
| Lia Rujipornwasin | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Lyudmila Pavlova | 2nd Prize | VOICE | Bulgaria |
| Mirra Manikandan | 2nd Prize | FLUTE | USA |
| Nicholas Adams | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Nicholas Kwok | 2nd Prize | FLUTE | |
| Nino Razmadze | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Ryan Mekni | 2nd Prize | PIANO | France |
| Wayne Feng | 2nd Prize | CLARINET | United States |
| Wesley Ji | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Xiaoqian Huang | 2nd Prize | PIANO | China |
| Xintian Yuan | 2nd Prize | PIANO | China |
