2026 INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION
2026 JUDGES
Michael Avagliano, Elena Belli, Judy Huang, David Ji, Christine Lamprea, Dalia Sakas, Weiwei Zhai
SOLO CATEGORY WINNERS
Grand, Elite Gold and Gold Winners must perform at the designated Winners’ concerts to receive awards or they will forfeit their status. All Winners must perform only the piece performed at the competition or they will not be awarded.
The following students have been selected (in alphabetical order)
2026 NLPA SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD
The winners of the NLPA Special Judges Award will perform at the Grand Winners’ Concert
Jeremy Bird
Kellyn Hu
Eliot Im
Esther Lu
Joanne Zhou
GRAND WINNERS
Grand Winners’ Concert
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 5:30PM
Weill Recital Hall-Carnegie Hall, NYC
Simon Bae
Alvina Chen
Eason Chen
Geoffrey Chen
Sarah Chen
Valerie Chu
Joshua Hsieh
Kyle Jiang
Emma Li
Evan Li
Ethan Liu
Alexandra Lynch
Sophia Omi
Xiaohan Sha
Alex Shih
Gloria Sun
Julian Tushman
Cassia Watson
Maximus Wu
ELITE GOLD WINNERS
Elite Gold Winners’ Concert
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026 at 12:00PM
Weill Recital Hall-Carnegie Hall, NYC
Benjamin Breaux
Liam Chang
Serenity Cao
Lillia Choi
Derrick Chu
Lexi Cui
Maggie Dong
Ethan L He
Lauren Kim
Sarah Li
Miley Liao
Jaden Liu
Brendan Kungyu Park
Alice Qian
Ziran Qu
Erica Shen
Isabella Sung
Brendan Tan
Benjamin Wang
Jennifer Shuhan Wen
Averie Wu
Ziling Xu
Angie Yang
Derek Zhang
GOLD WINNERS
Gold Winners’ Concert
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026 at 1:00PM
Weill Recital Hall-Carnegie Hall, NYC
Isabelle Bao
David Cai
John Chang
Teresa Chen
Charis Chien
Hayne Hong
Hanrui Huang
Hannah Jiang
Kayla Jiang
Adeline Kong
Riley Liao
Alexander Liu
Ivy Liu
Tsion Mideksa
Natalie Qian
Jillian Qu
Noah Rao
Melanie Wang
Sophie Wang
Emily Wu
Julia Wu
Audrey Tushman
Natalie Yao
Emma Yuan
Isabelle Zhao
Certificates of Excellence will be sent to Silver, Bronze Winners and Honorable Mention Winners via email