Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of World's Best Musicians Competition — 1/2025. The jury recognized 63 laureates from Italy, Estonia, China, South Korea, Republic of Korea, 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
Benedikt HoheneggerHARP · Italy
- Absolute Winner
Madis MuulCOMPOSITION · Estonia
- Absolute Winner
Yihan JinPIANO · China
- Absolute Winner
Claire Seohyeon KimVIOLIN · South Korea
- Outstanding Laureate
Donghwi KangOBOE · Republic of Korea
- Outstanding Laureate
Ellie AhnFLUTE · USA
- Outstanding Laureate
Ivan MakarCOMPOSITION · Croatia
- Outstanding Laureate
Jihe Benjamin YuCOMPOSITION · China
- Outstanding Laureate
Mengyi LiGUITAR · China
- Outsanding Laureate
Paula Morna DoriaVOICE · Portugal
- Outstanding Laureate
Sohee BaePIANO · USA
- Outstanding Laureate
Yhael MayCD ALBUM · Spain
- Outstanding Laureate
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Montagano | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Italia |
| Atlas Kurt | 1st Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Ayşe Dursun | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | Turkey |
| Eduard Arevshatyan | 1st Prize | PIANO | Armenia |
| Elisa Sanz Rios | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Spain |
| Frédéric Audrin | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | France |
| Kexin Tang | 1st Prize | PIANO | China |
| Kiriaki Ketikoglou | 1st Prize | TRUMPET | Grecce |
| Lilianne Tao | 1st Prize | VOICE | USA |
| Luca Bizzoco | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Italia |
| Maren Elizabeth Daynes | 1st Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Milena Sedrakyan | 1st Prize | VOICE | Armenia |
| Paramount Brass | 1st Prize | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | United Kingdom |
| Aiden Bower | 2nd Prize | FRENCH HORN | United States |
| Akbar Mamatov | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Canada |
| Araceli Segura Avilés | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Spain |
| Aubrey Gandolfo | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Canada |
| Boryana Stoyanova | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Bulgaria |
| Chenyu Li | 2nd Prize | VOICE | USA |
| Declan Ta | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Canada |
| Ellie Ahn | 2nd Prize | VOICE | USA |
| Emir Başer | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Francesco Picciano | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | ITALY |
| Hazal Zübeyde Hasırcıoğulları | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Turkey |
| Ilici Milan | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Romania |
| Lilianne Tao | 2nd Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Luize Elza Bertholde, Gustavs Sneiders | 2nd Prize | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | Latvia |
| Mancuso Marco | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Switzerland |
| Mason Wang | 2nd Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Noah Fang | 2nd Prize | FLUTE | USA |
| Noah Yamamoto | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Panagiotis Fournarakis | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Greece |
| Patteera Tirasuwanwasee | 2nd Prize | VOICE | Thailand |
| Philip Sarrouy | 2nd Prize | VOICE | FR |
| Quartetto Delios | 2nd Prize | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | Italy |
| Reina A. Edwards | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Samira Akhadova | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | Uzbekistan |
| Sepehr Amiri | 2nd Prize | COMPOSITION | Turkey |
| Timothy Brands | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| William Nabbe | 2nd Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Yaren Dilli | 2nd Prize | VIOLA | turkey |
| Zara Tyagi Biswas | 2nd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Arjun Patel | 3rd Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Audrey Jin | 3rd Prize | PIANO | USA |
| Belikova Viktoriia | 3rd Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Quirze-Lingzi Visus Chan | 3rd Prize | PIANO | Estonia |
| Rebecca Drimmel | 3rd Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Rian Mao | 3rd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Sofie Dardzinski | 3rd Prize | GUITAR | United States |
| Voci Bianche del Duomo di Como | 3rd Prize | CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | Italy |
| Laura Vitez | Distinction | COMPOSITION | Hungary |
| Miah Zabala | Distinction | PIANO | United States |
| Randel Jako Järv | Distinction | PIANO | Estonia |
