Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of World's Best Musicians Competition — 4/2025. The jury recognized 44 laureates from Italy, Serbia, Japan, USA, Singapore, Armenia 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
Arianna Ferrara GennariCD Album · Italy
- Absolute Winner
Helena MikovicDrums · Serbia
- Absolute Winner
Tomoki ImamuraCello · Japan
- Absolute Winner
Aidan WangPiano · USA
- Outsanding Laureate
Anastasia PayGuzheng · Singapore
- Outsanding Laureate
Ani MelikianPiano · Armenia
- Outsanding Laureate
BM
Banda Marcial do ValeCD Album · Portugal
- Outsanding Laureate
Harutyun AsatryanPiano · Armenia
- Outsanding Laureate
Ivo Dominik CiszekComposition · Poland
- Outsanding Laureate
Mehrdad BiazarikariComposition · Iran
- Outsanding Laureate
Naho KjonegaardComposition · USA
- Outsanding Laureate
Olivija Eva VasiljevaCello · Latvia
- Outsanding Laureate
Pathos Saxophone QuartetChamber ensemble · Italy
- Outsanding Laureate
Sebastian FraasGuitar · Germany
- Outsanding Laureate
Vasilii ElekhinConducting · Russia
- Outsanding Laureate
Weijia XuTrumpet · China
- Outsanding Laureate
Yanbo PeiPiano · USA
- Outsanding Laureate
Further recognitions
| Laureate | Recognition | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Avery Smith | 1st Prize | Composition | USA |
| Dorian Vein | 1st Prize | Composition | Italy |
| Franck Dansaert | 1st Prize | Composition | France |
| James Fiori (J Priori) | 1st Prize | Composition | United Kingdom |
| James Jet Uttley | 1st Prize | Violin | United Kingdom |
| Jan Wasij | 1st Prize | Clarinet | Poland |
| Leonardo Coral | 1st Prize | Composition | Mexico |
| Morosanu Carla Gabriela | 1st Prize | Piano | Romania |
| Ojaswin Sarkar | 1st Prize | Piano | USA |
| Omar & Ivanna Gutiérrez | 1st Prize | Chamber ensemble | México |
| Patryk Skuła | 1st Prize | Euphonium | Poland |
| Rita Rodrigues | 1st Prize | Trumpet | Portugal |
| Şebnem Aydoğdu | 1st Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Tvisha Banerjee | 1st Prize | Pop Song | India |
| Yi Lin | 1st Prize | Cello | Ireland |
| Yihui Du | 1st Prize | Piano | China |
| Yuichi Yoshimoto | 1st Prize | Composition | Iceland |
| Zi Chen Ye | 1st Prize | Piano | USA |
| Alexandra Kazanskaya | 2nd Prize | Conducting | Russia |
| Batu Uysal | 2nd Prize | Piano | Turkey |
| Carl Gustaf, Gerd-Marten and Gregor-Andreas | 2nd Prize | Piano | Estonia |
| Claris Trio | 2nd Prize | Chamber ensemble | USA |
| Gerd-Marten Pikkamäe | 2nd Prize | Piano | Estonia |
| Gregor-Andreas Pikkamäe | 2nd Prize | Piano | Estonia |
| Jingying Li | 2nd Prize | Piano | China |
| Joaquim Ferreira Renno dos Mares Guia | 2nd Prize | Composition | Brazil |
| Viviana Tucci | 2nd Prize | Flute | Italy |
