National Young Maestro Competition
Presenting Our 2026 Medalists!
Winners Concert, Carnegie Hall
3.20.26
Early Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Avani Sharma
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Silver Medal:
Chloe Ho
Aadhya Sharma
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Bronze Medal:
Harry Song
Youngjun Song​​​​​
Late Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Kento Jee
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Silver Medal:
Matthew Deng
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Bronze Medal:
Raphaelle Valaoritis
Ellie He
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Nicholas Zhang
Nevan Sengupta
Advanced Category
Gold Medal:
Kyle Lu
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Silver Medal:
Kai Glassman
Alexander Wang
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Bronze Medal:
Athelia LeSuer
Evan Hsu
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Taelyn Evelyn Um
Young Artist Category
​Gold Medal:
Kai Honda​
Chloe Chen
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Silver Medal:
Andrei Mitchell
Brendan Tan
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Bronze Medal:
Jacob Bobrov
Alexander Diefenbach
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Maya Chou​
Winners Concert,
Carnegie Hall
3.28.26
Early Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Samyar Abbasimesrabadi
Silver Medal:
Sebastian Jiachi Hou
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Bronze Medal:
Jayna Gao
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Late Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Jingwei Yang
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Silver Medal:
Bofan Shang
Carolyn Lin
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Bronze Medal:
Ryan Li
Aeyden Farah
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Sheila Cacer
Aron Cukalla
Advanced Category
Gold Medal:
Amber Zhou
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Silver Medal:
Aiden Lu
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Bronze Medal:
Jeremy Ziqing Yin
Cassia Watson
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Connor Lin
Young Artist Category
Gold Medal:
Yutoku Ito
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Silver Medal:
Oscar Zwirin
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Bronze Medal:
Sofia Volosatova
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Elena Sofia Photiadis
Winners Concert,
Merkin Hall
3.28.26
Early Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Connor Lee
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Silver Medal:
Joanna Wan
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Bronze Medal:
Theodore Isaiah Hertzberg
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Late Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
August Bennett Thumm
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Silver Medal:
Ananda Kesselman
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Bronze Medal:
Gabrielle Zerouali
Alexander Lin
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Vihaan Sharma
Advanced Category
Gold Medal:
Jasel Kayla Yango
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Silver Medal:
Riddhi Thanawala
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Bronze Medal:
Victoria Thumm
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Brady Ash
Young Artist Category
Gold Medal:
Garrett Yu
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Silver Medal:
Joseph Oziel
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Bronze Medal:
Andy Yang
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Rocco Wu​
Winners Concert,
Carnegie Hall
4.24.26
Early Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Julian Fu
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Silver Medal:
Alexander Chung​
Benjamin Shin
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Bronze Medal:
Julian Cho​
Rosaleen Li
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Late Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Liam Rendon​
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Silver Medal:
Susannah & Samantha​
Neshurin
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Bronze Medal:
Emma Zhou​
Xiaohan Sha
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Honorable Mention Medal:
​Emilia Wong
Advanced Category
Gold Medal:
Devin Solorzano​
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Silver Medal:
​William Z. Li
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Bronze Medal:
Joshua Gusel​
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Honorable Mention Medal:
​Tate Recinos
Young Artist Category
Gold Medal:
Brian Zhang
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Silver Medal:
William Zhou
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Bronze Medal:
Theodore Anderson​
Lucas McLaren
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Emma Botomisy Asada​
Andrew Dubin
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Jazz Category
Overall Gold Medal Winners:
Colton Stotesbury
Oliver Clarke
Winners Concert,
Merkin Hall
4.25.26
Late Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Ira Khatri
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Silver Medal:
Leo Chen
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Bronze Medal:
Scarlett Feng
Jett Roberts​​​
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Honorable Mention Medal:
​Anay Vedula
Advanced Category
Gold Medal:
Sophia Kong​​​​
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Silver Medal:
Isaac Cylich-Schneider​
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Bronze Medal:
Grace Wang
Rishi Vedula
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Rishaan Jena
Young Artist Category
Gold Medal:
Keera Bondar
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Silver Medal:
Ahalya Sahai Mittal
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Bronze Medal:
Tobey Yang
Bode Romney​
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Composition Category
Gold Medal:
Bofan Shang​​
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Silver Medal:
Nicole Khashimova​
Anagha Khatri
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Bronze Medal:
Ananya Bharat
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Joseph Coicaud-Zhang
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Grand Prix Overall Winner:
Keera Bondar
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Winners Concert, Virtual Division
4.21.26
Early Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
​Aron Chen
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Silver Medal:
​Ivy Chen​
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Bronze Medal:
Olivia Li​
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Honorable Mention Medal:
​Xin Yi (Anya) He
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Aria Wanzhen Zhu
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Outstanding Vocalist
Late Intermediate Category
Gold Medal:
Eling Tai
Qixun Clement Guo
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Silver Medal:
Jiaxuan Zhang​
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Bronze Medal:
Carina Lin​
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Elena Song​
Advanced Category
Gold Medal:
Charles Liu
Mijo Chang​​f
Silver Medal:
​Bohan Chen​
Daisy Tang​
​​Bronze Medal:
​ Leo Ma​
Honorable Mention Medal:
Mia Lee
Lucas Song
Grand Prix Medalist:
Kate Brinton
Young Artist Category
Composition Category
Gold Medal:
Ian McCarthy​
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Silver Medal:
Ada Zhang
Junyu (Nicholas) Zhuo
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Bronze Medal:
Haruto Toba​​
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Honorable Mention Medal:
Emma Zhou
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Gold Medal:
Minsoo Chae​​
Alicia Kim
Jessica Li and Nicole Zhang​
Silver Medal:
Yihang Lu​
Adrian Bowman​​​
Bronze Medal:
Derek Cheng​
Christopher Hartanto
Andre Lenox​​​
Honorable Mention Medal:
Bode Romney
Hyojo Chang​​