Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Fenix Award International Music Competition — 1/2026. The jury recognized 65 laureates from Austria, Mexico, Canada, China, United States, USA 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
AUREUM Saxophon QuartettChamber Ensemble · Austria
- Absolute Winner
Carlo AyhllónComposition · Mexico
- Absolute Winner
Jessica Yaerim LeePiano · Canada
- Absolute Winner
Zhaoxuan SongPercussion · China
- Absolute Winner
Anthony E. KimVoice · United States
- Platinum Winner
Christian ChowPiano · USA
- Platinum Winner
Duo-Li JianComposition · Taiwan
- Platinum Winner
Ela VohClarinet · Slovenia
- Platinum Winner
Elara WraggPiano · United Kingdom
- Platinum Winner
Elen BoudováPiano · Czech Republic
- Platinum Winner
Elijah EcimovicComposition · Australia
- Platinum Winner
Franck FicagnaComposition · France
- Platinum Winner
George LiuComposition · Canada
- Platinum Winner
Harry Smurf AuGuitar · Portugal
- Platinum Winner
Henryk Xiuyu ZhangClarinet · China
- Platinum Winner
Isaac Bullock and Roland FanChamber Ensemble · United States
- Platinum Winner
Karol ŁopińskiTrumpet · Poland
- Platinum Winner
Mason Kaneto IshidaComposition · USA
- Platinum Winner
Matijn DuoChamber Ensemble · Belgium
- Platinum Winner
Tan Rou YeeComposition · Malaysia
- Platinum Winner
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Teodor Blažej PípalPiano · Czech Republic
- Platinum Winner
Yoonjin KimDouble Bass · South Korea
- Platinum Winner
Zhang YizheViolin · China
- Platinum Winner
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Francesco Lechiguero Ochoa | Gold Winner | Electone | Venezuela |
| Addi Corpus Ramírez | Gold Winner | Composition | México |
| Ana Maria Combatti | Gold Winner | Composition | Italia |
| Angel Quingaiza | Gold Winner | Piano | Australia |
| Artun Turkoglu | Gold Winner | Composition | Turkey |
| Carl Gustaf Langerbaur | Gold Winner | Piano | Estonia |
| Donald MacGregor | Gold Winner | Cello | Australia/Japan |
| Favour Abuoma Igbenabor | Gold Winner | Piano | Nigeria |
| Frances Sophia Torres Nocon | Gold Winner | Piano | Philippines |
| James Hoveland | Gold Winner | Composition | ? |
| Jordi Wang | Gold Winner | Piano | Spain |
| Judah Benjamin Goggins | Gold Winner | Composition | United States |
| Karina Mikhailova | Gold Winner | Piano | Russia |
| Kayla Yuting Poon | Gold Winner | Piano | USA |
| Leo Ying | Gold Winner | Piano | United States |
| Lew Gondipalli | Gold Winner | Composition | United States |
| Mariana Filipa Tavares Pinto | Gold Winner | Flute | Portugal |
| Mehmet Kerem Usanmaz | Gold Winner | Piano | Turkey |
| Raphaela Lang | Gold Winner | Piano | Austria |
| Siona Arakelian | Gold Winner | Piano | Armenia |
| Sonia Wang | Gold Winner | Piano | Spain |
| Stephen Emmer | Gold Winner | Composition | The Netherlands |
| Vera Vasilyeva | Gold Winner | Flute | Usa |
| William M. Fry | Gold Winner | Violin | USA/Canada |
| Xuxi Wu Wang | Gold Winner | Piano | Spain |
| Yan Ching Lai | Gold Winner | Clarinet | Canada |
| Yanqiao Pei | Gold Winner | Double Bass | China |
| Zeynep Kocak | Gold Winner | Percussion | Turkey |
| Aaron Francesco Lechiguero Ochoa | Silver Winner | Composition | Venezuela |
| Audrey Jin | Silver Winner | Piano | USA |
| Constanza Gatica Moena | Silver Winner | Violin | Chile |
| Gökçe Akpinar | Silver Winner | Piano | Turkey |
| Haruki Izumi | Silver Winner | Piano | United States |
| Jesús Eduardo Rodríguez Rubio | Silver Winner | Conducting | Chile |
| Michaela Revilak | Silver Winner | Flute | United States |
| Nicholas Kwok | Silver Winner | Flute | |
| Nicole Yuna Lee | Silver Winner | Piano | United States |
| Panagiotis-Eleftherios Foteinopoulos | Silver Winner | Composition | Greece |
| Peeraya Siriphantana | Silver Winner | Voice | Thailand |
| Sahana Solai | Silver Winner | Piano | United States |
| Begum Bozkurt | Bronze Winner | Composition | Turkey |
| Etan & Ophir Kohlberg | Bronze Winner | Chamber Ensemble | Israel |
| Guo Ru | Bronze Winner | Conducting | Australia |
