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2026 Concert Artists International Music Competition

Congratulations Winners!

Listed alphabetically by last name

GRAND PRIZE
WINNERS

Phoenix Cannavo, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Aurora, CO
Teacher: Julie Jiwon Baik

Suan Choi, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Cincinnati, OH
Teacher: Polina Bespalko

Yong Mi Choi, Flute
(Professional Artist)

Yorba Linda, CA
Teacher: Kim Waker

Louis Gao, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Huntersville, NC
Teacher: Florence Ko

Snoopy Trio (String Trio)

Min-Han Tsai, Violin
Min-Shan Tsai, Violin
Mengyuan Song, Viola

(Professional Artists)

East Lansing, MI
Coach: I-Fu Wang

Minke Zhu, Piano
(Professional Artist)

New Brunswick, NJ
Teacher: Ivo Kaltchev

FIRST PRIZE
WINNERS

Olivia Ahn, Viola
(Young Artist II)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Sungah Min

Grace Notes (Piano Trio)

Evelyne Muzica, Violin
Joanna Wang, Cello
Olivia Tu, Piano

(Junior Artists)

Potomac, MD
Coach: Anto Malkastian

Jacob Han, Flute
(Junior Artist)

Brea, CA
Teacher: Yong Mi Choi

Hanji Five (Clarinet Quintet)

Te-Fen Cheng, Clarinet
Chen-Han (Hannah) Hsu, Violin
Amy Chang, Violin
Yu-Chieh Lin, Viola
Yi-Chen Ke, Cello

(Professional Artists)

East Lansing, MI
Coach: Mingzhe Wang

Victor Huang, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Katy, TX
Teacher: Shu Liu

Christopher Jessup, Piano
(Professional Artist)

New York, NY
Teacher: Jerome Lowenthal

Matthew Ketryk-Simson, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Dover, MA
Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

Allison Kim, Viola
(Senior Artist)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Sungah Min

Sewon Kim, Cello
(Junior Artist)

Rockville, MD
Teacher: Kerry Van Laanen

Brian Ko, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Fairfax, VA
Teacher: Edvinas Minkstimas

Julia Kulińska, Piano (Mozart)
(Junior Artist)

Opolskie, Poland
Teacher: Joanna Wocławek-Hornik

Emily Peas, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Medfield, MA
Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

Hengyue Su, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Lexington, KY
Teacher: Irina Voro

Yige Zhou, Flute
(Junior Artist)

Ladera Ranch, CA
Teacher: Hyesung Choe Park

SECOND PRIZE
WINNERS

Quincy Gao, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Staten Island, NY
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Edward Greenbaum, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Newton Highlands, MA
Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

Rachel Jimenez, Cello
(Young Artist II)

Columbia, MD
Teachers: Frances Borowsky, Jonathan Jimenez, & Deborah Kay Zagorin

Jaxton Lee, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Jaewon Lee

Owen Lee, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Yevgeniya Oleshkevich

Belinda Li, Cello
(Senior Artist)

Rockville, MD
Teacher: Ning Wang

Allison Zhang, Cello
(Junior Artist)

Junior Artist
Teacher: Ning Wang

THIRD PRIZE
WINNERS

Audrey Chinn, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Teacher: Linda Govel

Sasha Halun, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Natick, MA
Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

Evangeline Lin, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Jaewon Lee

Sophia Moreno, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Los Angeles, CA
Teacher: Rosa Wong

TK&HD (Piano Duo)

Tyler Kim
Hannah Do

(Junior Artists)

Centreville, VA
Coach: Catherine Lim

Devin Tu, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Staten Island, NY
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Jingyi Xu, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Morgantown, WV
Teacher: Peter Amstutz

HONORABLE MENTION WITH DISTINCTION WINNERS

Sungyeon Ahn, Piano
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Teacher: Derek Polischuk

Jin Du, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Edison, NJ
Teacher: Daniel Epstein

Euna Kim, Violin
(Junior Artist)

North Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Miae Jeon

Siddharth Kravetz, Violin
(Junior Artist)

Washington, DC
Teacher: Agata Miklavc

Alexandre Oquab, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Young Ji Kim

Jingsi (Charlotte) Wang, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Raleigh, NC
Teacher: Florence Ko

Jeremy Zhang, Viola
(Junior Artist)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Sungah Min

HONORABLE MENTION
WINNERS

Rachel Jimenez, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Columbia, MD
Teachers: Frances Borowsky, Jonathan Jimenez, & Deborah Kay Zagorin

Julia Kulińska, Piano (Original Composition)
(Junior Artist)

Opolskie, Poland
Teacher: Małgorzata Powrósło

Seung Lee, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Aurora, CO
Teacher: Jiwon Baik

Camden Lin, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Young Ji Kim

Madison Lin, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Young Ji Kim

Elizabeth Oquab, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Young Ji Kim

Sabarish Rajagopal, Percussion
(Young Artist I)

Edison, NJ
Teacher: Vidwan Patri Sathish Kumar

Lyon Saionji, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Saitama, Japan

Angeline Tsai, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Taipei, Taiwan
Teacher: Mary Ko

Apikrit Tuvanimitgul, Voice
(Junior Artist)

Bangkok, Thailand
Teacher: Purin Khum-Orn

Darapapas Micah Tuvanimitgul, Voice
(Young Artist I)

Bangkok, Thailand
Teacher: Purin Khum-Orn

Ela Damla Yanmaz, Guitar
(Young Artist II)

Milton, MA
Teacher: Erman Ozdemir

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER-COMPOSER AWARD WINNERS

Christopher Jessup, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Ballade by Christopher Jessup
New York, NY
Teacher: Jerome Lowenthal

Julia Kulińska, Piano
Jupiter from Planets by Julia Kulińska
(Junior Artist)

Jupiter from Planets by Julia Kulińska
Opolskie, Poland
Teacher: Małgorzata Powrósło

Sabarish Rajagopal, Percussion
(Young Artist I)

Sabarish Rajagopal, Global Multi-Percussion
Edison, NJ
Teacher: Vidwan Patri Sathish Kumar

Lyon Saionji, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Elephant by Lyon Saionji
Saitama, Japan
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Winners Package

  • Professional performance presentation in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

  • Dress rehearsal/sound check time in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (optional but recommended) 

  • Set of digital photos taken by a professional photographer (emailed to each participant)

  • Your name and photo appearing on a professionally designed poster displayed at Carnegie Hall

  • Your name, photo, and instrument/voice type appearing on the Carnegie Hall website

  • Professionally designed program booklet with each performer's biography and photo

  • Award certificate (Carnegie Hall Performer's Certificate)

  • Official letter stating that you performed at Carnegie Hall

  • Award Plaque (CAI Winner, Carnegie Hall)

  • Tote Bag (especially designed for the Carnegie Hall performers)

  • Teacher’s appreciation certificate

  • Up to two complimentary tickets

  • Recommendation letter for college, scholarships, summer programs, etc. (by request only)

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