Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Ravel Award International Music Competition — 2/2026. The jury recognized 64 laureates from Italy, Germany, Romania, China, Brazil, Australia 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
Alessandro PiccichèPiano · Italy
- Absolute Winner
Fabian Johannes StrnadCello · Germany
- Absolute Winner
Morosanu Carla GabrielaPiano · Romania
- Absolute Winner
Shuwen LiaoCOMPOSITION · China
- Absolute Winner
Andersen VianaCOMPOSITION · Brazil
- Platinum Prize
Brendan WoodCOMPOSITION · Australia
- Platinum Prize
Diego ArévaloCOMPOSITION · Spain
- Platinum Prize
Jacqueline Presley CaldarellaVoice (Musical) · United States
- Platinum Prize
Jie LiangPiano · New Zealand
- Platinum Prize
Joel PaeCOMPOSITION · USA
- Platinum Prize
Kwong Chung Chi MichelleCOMPOSITION · Hong Kong
- Platinum Prize
Lara EberitzschViolin · Germany
- Platinum Prize
Luminara DuoCHAMBER ENSEMBLE · China
- Platinum Prize
Mark AndristCOMPOSITION · USA
- Platinum Prize
Weronika SobolewskaPiano · Poland
- Platinum Prize
Xun WangCOMPOSITION · China
- Platinum Prize
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Arora | Gold Prize | Flute | USA |
| Adrian Gombar | Gold Prize | Piano | Austria |
| Alejandro Querales Marcano | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Venezuela |
| Altea Dubrowski | Gold Prize | Violin | USA |
| Amanda Yu | Gold Prize | Cello | China |
| Angelo Gkamotsos | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Greece |
| Bethany Neame | Gold Prize | Voice (Musical) | United Kingdom |
| Davit Tonoyan | Gold Prize | Bassoon | Armenia |
| Deng You'ai | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | China |
| Dong ZiRui | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | China |
| Edwin Leung | Gold Prize | Piano | New Zealand |
| Ekaterina Svirskaia | Gold Prize | CONDUCTING | Russia |
| Enes Deniz Bölükbaşı | Gold Prize | Violin | Turkey |
| Gianluca Sabella | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Italy |
| Hanna Staley | Gold Prize | Voice | USA |
| İhsan Sonat Bölükbaşı | Gold Prize | Oboe | Turkey |
| Iolanda Garcia | Gold Prize | Flute | Portugal |
| Isabelle Wyen-Lam, Yong | Gold Prize | Organ (Electone) | Malaysia |
| Jasmine Darling Johnson | Gold Prize | Piano | United Kingdom |
| José Francisco Hernández Toledo | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Spain |
| Kate Chu | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Canada |
| Leonardo Coral | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Mexico |
| Monika Sroczyńska | Gold Prize | COMPOSITION | Poland |
| Sara Dichtwald | Gold Prize | Piano | Israel |
| Sophia Ostapenko | Gold Prize | Voice | Israel |
| Alvin Leung | Silver Prize | Piano | New Zealand |
| Antonio Ribeiro | Silver Prize | COMPOSITION | Portugal |
| Apolonia Hobbs | Silver Prize | Piano | USA |
| Artur Dudziński | Silver Prize | COMPOSITION | Poland |
| Buwen Liu | Silver Prize | Violin | China |
| Carl Gustaf Langerbaur | Silver Prize | Piano | Estonia |
| Gagiu George Casian | Silver Prize | Piano | Romania |
| İsmail Yeşer | Silver Prize | COMPOSITION | Turkey |
| JiHyun Kim | Silver Prize | Voice | South Korea |
| Leo Cohen | Silver Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Li Chi Ting | Silver Prize | Harp | Hong Kong |
| Mersin Umay Haznedar | Silver Prize | Flute | Turkey |
| Papatya Biter | Silver Prize | COMPOSITION | Turkey |
| Patricia Saunders | Silver Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Rhea Prakash | Silver Prize | Piano | USA |
| Victoria Daninisa Contreras Borislova | Silver Prize | Piano | Mexico |
| Yu Chi, Chen | Silver Prize | Piano | Taiwan |
| Brazos Starr | Bronze Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Caitlin Fan | Bronze Prize | Clarinet | Australia |
| Emilio Albuquerque Fernandes | Bronze Prize | COMPOSITION | Brazil |
| Eyan Gribble | Bronze Prize | Piano | USA |
| Makoto Toida | Bronze Prize | COMPOSITION | Japan |
| William S Baek | Bronze Prize | Voice | USA |
