Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Classical Music Stars — 3/2026. The jury recognized 46 laureates from USA, Czech Republic, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Greece 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
Mark AndristCOMPOSITION · USA
- Absolute Winner
Matěj KotalCLARINET · Czech Republic
- Absolute Winner
Anna SmerdovaPIANO · Czech Republic
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Carlo AyhllónCOMPOSITION · Mexico
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Joel PaeCOMPOSITION · USA
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Kacper MierzejewskiTROMBONE · Poland
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Kazanskaya | 1st Prize | CONDUCTING | Russia |
| Alice Li | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | USA |
| Altea Dubrowski | 1st Prize | Violin | USA |
| Asimina Katerini | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Greece |
| Birganym Duisenbek | 1st Prize | PIANO | Kazakhstan |
| Davit Hovhannisyan | 1st Prize | ORGAN | Armenia |
| Ela Yalçın | 1st Prize | PIANO | Germany |
| Ezgi Ergin | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Turkey |
| Haley Rippetoe | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Isabelle Wyen-Lam, Yong | 1st Prize | ORGAN (Electone) | Malaysia |
| Jacqueline Presley Caldarella | 1st Prize | VOICE | United States |
| Jasmine Darling Johnson | 1st Prize | PIANO | United Kingdom |
| José Francisco Hernández Toledo | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Spain |
| Kang Sang-Mo | 1st Prize | CONDUCTING | 대한민국 |
| Maia Meskhi | 1st Prize | PIANO | Georgia |
| Mariana Costa | 1st Prize | CLARINET | Portugal |
| Pedro Castro | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | Portugal |
| Sara Dichtwald | 1st Prize | PIANO | Israel |
| Tony Li | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | China |
| Victoria Isaac | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | India |
| Xun Wang | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | China |
| Yunyi Liu | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | United Kingdom |
| Zeynep Yormaz | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | Turkey |
| Alice Li | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Arrin Thongson | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | USA |
| Bruno Castillo | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Spain |
| Clara Guan | 2nd Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Elena De Benedictis | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | Italy |
| Emilio Albuquerque Fernandes | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Brazil |
| Kate Chu | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Canada |
| Makoto Toida | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Japan |
| Patricia Saunders | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Sepanta Ghasemnejad | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Iran |
| Shayan Mahally | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | Sweden |
| William S Baek | 2nd Prize | VOICE | USA |
| Yu Chi, Chen | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Taiwan |
| Antonio Patelis | 3rd Prize | COMPOSITION | greece |
| Antonio Ribeiro | 3rd Prize | COMPOSITION | Portugal |
| Arianna Desai | 3rd Prize | VIOLIN | USA |
| Caleb Huang | 3rd Prize | PIANO | Taiwan |
| Eyan Gribble | 3rd Prize | PIANO | USA |
