Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Mozart International Music Competiton — 1/2026. The jury recognized 64 laureates from Australia, Mexico, Poland, New Zealand, Slovakia, France 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
Amelia Xin Yi ZhongPiano · Australia
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Carlo AyhllónCOMPOSITION · Mexico
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Joanna ŁobodzińskaFlute · Poland
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Kingston Zicheng PuPiano · New Zealand
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Pavol LazarClarinet · Slovakia
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Romain SchmittCOMPOSITION · France
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Štěpán JandlClarinet · Czech Republic
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Zhixuan Flora WANGPiano · Hong Kong
- ABSOLUTE WINNER
Askary Ayllin SanazVoice · Romania, Bucharest
- PLATINUM Award
Asya SAGIROGLULARIViolin · Turkey
- PLATINUM Award
Christian ChowPiano · USA
- PLATINUM Award
Deniz Emre HatipPiano · Turkey
- PLATINUM Award
Ela Sayra BoyarPiano · Turkey
- PLATINUM Award
Íris Pacheco FerreiraBassoon · Portugal
- PLATINUM Award
Jensen LiPiano · USA
- PLATINUM Award
Mher KhachatryanPiano · Armenia
- PLATINUM Award
Mok Jin Xuan OliviaFlute · Singapore
- PLATINUM Award
Sofía Cámara MarínMarimba · Spain
- PLATINUM Award
Vladimir KolarskiPiano · Serbia
- PLATINUM Award
Yoonjin KimDouble Bass · South Korea
- PLATINUM Award
Yves StilmantCOMPOSITION · Belgium/USA
- PLATINUM Award
Zhang YizheViolin · China
- PLATINUM Award
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addi Corpus Ramírez | Gold Award | COMPOSITION | México |
| Alina Michelle Margot Heyring | Gold Award | Piano | UK |
| Anthony E. Kim | Gold Award | Voice | United States |
| Ben Rost | Gold Award | Voice | USA |
| BOGDAN ANTONIO CIAVA | Gold Award | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Boryana Stoyanova | Gold Award | Piano | Bulgaria |
| David Nicolas Atasiei | Gold Award | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Dudulea Andreea Mihaela | Gold Award | Piano | United Kingdom |
| Hanrui Zhang | Gold Award | COMPOSITION | China |
| James Hoveland | Gold Award | COMPOSITION | ? |
| Jasmine Good | Gold Award | COMPOSITION | Australia |
| Mariana Filipa Tavares Pinto | Gold Award | Flute | Portugal |
| Mason Kaneto Ishida | Gold Award | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Mehmed Selim Biçer | Gold Award | Piano | Turkey |
| Nazende Asya Akın | Gold Award | Piano | Turkey |
| Our Souni Ensemble | Gold Award | Chamber Ensemble | Cyprus |
| Raphael Sutiono | Gold Award | Piano | USA |
| Simone Fazio | Gold Award | Oboe | ITALY |
| Sithruu Kahandaarachchige Nissanka | Gold Award | Voice | Australia / Sri Lanka |
| Stamat Kralev | Gold Award | Piano | Bulgaria |
| Suhyeon Lee | Gold Award | Piano | South Korea |
| Tsaiyu (Ayane) Chiang | Gold Award | Clarinet | USA |
| Viraat Agrawal | Gold Award | Piano | India |
| Aidan Murri | Silver Award | Flute | Australia |
| Cedric Griffin | Silver Award | Euphonium | USA |
| Clay Patrick Higginson | Silver Award | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Constanza Gatica Moena | Silver Award | Violin | Chile |
| Donald MacGregor | Silver Award | Cello | Australia/Japan |
| Francisco Estévez Díaz | Silver Award | COMPOSITION | Spain |
| Gwo-Jen Chen | Silver Award | Voice | Taiwan |
| Harmonium Polytimber Ensemble | Silver Award | Chamber Ensemble | USA |
| Keisuke Ito | Silver Award | French Horn | Japan |
| Lam Ching Yi | Silver Award | Harp | Hong Kong, China |
| Louis Giles Dash Heyring | Silver Award | Piano | UK |
| Nicholas Kwok | Silver Award | Flute | |
| Sahana Solai | Silver Award | Piano | United States |
| Yerevan woodwind quintet | Silver Award | Chamber Ensemble | Armenia |
| Yin Yin Huang | Silver Award | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Kayla Lee | Bronze Award | Violin | USA |
| Sungyeon Pyo | Bronze Award | Flute | Korea |
| Virtuoso Trio | Bronze Award | Chamber Ensemble | United States |
| Yeung Yin Nok Enoch | Bronze Award | Bassoon | Hong Kong |
