Welcome To
2026 Miclot International Music Competitions
Congratulations to all of our winners of 2026!
2026 Competition Results
Congratulations to all our 2026 Miclot International Music Competition Award Winners!
We are pleased to announce the Virtual and Live Winners’ Concert Award recipients, including our 2026 Grand Prize Winner. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all award recipients! Please explore the complete list of 2026 Award Winners below.
2026 Miclot International Music Competition Awards
Grand Prize Winner
Hourun Qu (26) / MI, USA / Student of Mingzhe Wang
Best Performance Award Young Artists
Carter Doolittle (22) / SC, USA / Student of Steven Banks
Best Performance Award Division IV
Andy Zhao (16) / CT, USA / Student of Elly Wen
Best Performance Award Division IV
Yige Zhou (16) / CA, USA / Student of Hye Sung Choe
Best Performance Award Division III
Naryn Kim (14) / NY, USA / Student of Soo-Kyung Park
Best Performance Award Division III
Amelia Kim (14) / NY, USA / Student of Renée Rosen
Best Performance Award Division II
Lauren Lee (12) / NY, USA / Student of Soo-Kyung Park
Best Performance Award Division I
Aiden Luo (9) / CA, USA / Student of Elmer Su
2026 Virtual Winners by Division:
Young Artists Division: David Alecsandru Irimescu, Piano (age26) / Italian Romanian / Student of Enrico Pace, Vovka Ashkenazy, Filippo Gamba, Tobias Schabenberger
Division IV: Jaxon Yoon, Cello (age17) / CA, USA / Student of Eddie Yue
Division III: Damian Lee, Piano (15) / MA, USA / Student of Victor Cayres
Division II: Renee Jiang, Flute (11) / Texas, USA / Student of Monica Song
Division I: Alvin Zhang, Cello (age 7) / NY, USA / Student of Aimee Kreston
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