Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of World's Best Musicians Competition — 2/2026. The jury recognized 37 laureates from United States, Germany, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Thailand 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
Chloe Chenrui NgPIANO · United States
- Absolute Winner
Helena BelgardtPIANO · Germany
- Absolute Winner
Luye TangPIANO · Poland
- Absolute Winner
Thanos MitsalasCD ALBUM · Greece
- Absolute Winner
Gökçe AğCOMPOSITION · Turkey
- 1st Prize
- Outstanding Laureate
Pavida ThiamchivasinHARP · Thailand
- 1st Prize
- Outstanding Laureate
Sanja StankovićPIANO · Serbia
- 1st Prize
- Outstanding Laureate
Tanmay Chetan ShridharPIANO · India
- 1st Prize
- Outstanding Laureate
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Nadiryan | 1st Prize | ORGAN | Denmark |
| Cheng-En Wu | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Taiwan |
| Christopher Yeung | 1st Prize | PIAQNO | United States |
| Emilio Tosi | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Italia |
| Hannah Shinholster | 1st Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Irina Yankovskaya | 1st Prize | CLARINET | Russia |
| Laura Vitez | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Hungary |
| Leonor Cirne | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | Portugal |
| Márk Tatár | 1st Prize | FLUTE | Hungary |
| Matthew Geer | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | United Kingdom |
| Nikita Yankovskiy | 1st Prize | CONDUCTING | Russian Federation |
| Paul Long | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | United States |
| Piao Hanzhi | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | South Korea |
| Rebecca Drimmel | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | USA |
| Sohrab Shahidi | 1st Prize | COMPOSITION | Iran |
| Theo Chandru | 1st Prize | VIOLIN | India |
| Viktória Bikádi-Rácz | 1st Prize | FLUTE | Hungary |
| Yiru Liu | 1st Prize | VOICE | China |
| Amy Cheng | 2nd Prize | VOICE | United States |
| Ana Paula Sarduy Perez | 2nd Prize | VIOLIN | Argentina |
| Cassidy Palenzuela | 2nd Prize | PIANO | Philippines |
| Isabelle Wyen-Lam, Yong | 2nd Prize | ORGAN (Electone) | Malaysia |
| Jacqueline Presley Caldarella | 2nd Prize | VOICE | United States |
| Victoria Isaac | 2nd Prize | ELECTRIC VIOLIN | India |
| Adiya Nurmukhambetova | 3rd Prize | PIANO | Kazakhstan |
| Alejandro Querales Marcano | 3rd Prize | COMPOSITION | Venezuela |
| Klaus Lu | 3rd Prize | PIANO | United States |
| Sunny Deng | 3rd Prize | VOICE | America |
| Tiffany Tan | 3rd Prize | PIANO | Australia |
