2026 INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION

2026 Judges

Michael Avagliano, Elena Belli, Judy Huang, David Ji, Christine Lamprea, Dalia Sakas, Weiwei Zhai

CHAMBER MUSIC CATEGORY

Grand, Elite Gold and Gold Winners must perform at the designated Winners’ concerts to receive awards or they will forfeit their status.

2026 NLPA SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD

The winners of the NLPA Special Judges Award will perform at the Grand Winners’ Concert

POULENC PIANO DUET

Jeremy Bird

Benjamin Breaux

GRAND WINNING GROUPS

Grand Winners’ Concert

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 5:30PM

Weill Recital Hall-Carnegie Hall

New York, NY

DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIO

Jessica Hong, Cello

Alexander Wang, Piano

Anderson Yu, Violin

RAVEL PIANO DUET

Ivy Liu

Gloria Sun

ELITE GOLD WINNING GROUPS

Elite Gold Winners’ Concert

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 12:00PM

Weill Recital Hall-Carnegie Hall

New York, NY

DEBUSSY PIANO DUET

Alex Shih

Cassia Watson

SCHUBERT PIANO DUET

Sarah Chen

Teresa Chen

MENDELSSOHN STRING QUARTET

Allison Chuah, Violin

Justin Wang, Viola

Austin Wu, Cello

Simon Zhang, Violin

GOLD WINNING GROUPS

Gold Winners’ Concert

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1:00PM

Weill Recital Hall-Carnegie Hall

New York, NY

MOZART PIANO DUET

Noah Rao

Phoebe Qi

BULLARD SAXOPHONE AND BRASS ENSEMBLE

Aarav Dhar, Alto Saxophone

Newton Hu, Trumpet

Akhil Maradani, French Horn

Shaan Patel, Euphonium

Jonathan Teitelbaum, Alto Saxophone

Kai Yang, Percussion

BRAHMS PIANO QUARTET

Cara Hsu, Viola

Elie Kuan, Cello

Stephen Shen, Violin

Maximus Wu, Piano

SAINT-SAËNS CLARINET ENSEMBLE

Justin Deng

Ethan He

Deshawn Kaufman

Katelyn Quon

Rahul Sinha

Winston Su

Emily Xie

Jason Zhang

Certificates of Excellence will be sent to Silver, Bronze Winners and Honorable Mention Winners via email

CONGRATULATIONS!