2025-2026 VIVO (Winter) International Music Competition Official Winners:
(Monetary award winners from 1st Prize Winners’ Concert)

Group A

Gold: Olivia Li, piano

Silver: Carson Jiang, piano

Bronze: Noah Jin Nuo Reitz, piano

Group B

Gold: Olivia Zheng, piano

Silver: Emily Hua, piano

Bronze:  Nanaka Furukawa, violin

 

Group C

Gold: Christina Xue, piano

Silver: Luke Yeon, piano

Bronze: Sharon Xue, piano

Bronze: Dong Hwi (Daniel) Lee, alto saxophone

Sharon Xue, piano

Special Presentation Award: Naryn Kim, flute

Group D

Gold: Olivia Hua, piano

Silver: L.A.M.E. String Quartet - Angela Yeonwoo Kim, violin I; Eric Bae, violin II; Lauren Kim, viola; Maxx Lee, cello

Bronze: Seojun Lee, piano

 

We proudly present the first prize winners of VIVO(Winter)International Music Competition 2025-2026:

  • Group A: Isaac Tian, piano - Noah Jin Nuo Reitz, piano - Matthew Yuexuan Deng, piano - Carson Jiang, piano- Olivia Li, piano - Gina Shen, piano -Hermione Kong, violin - Christopher Liau, Piano - Jenny Chang, violin -

    Jamie Tenenbaum, violin - Derek Chen, piano - Emily Lewis, violin - Samuel Lin, violin - Annie Kang, piano

  • Group B: Emma Zhou, piano - Erika Xing, piano - Claire Kim, cello - Liam Pang, piano - Emily Hua, piano - Olivia Zheng, piano - Adelina Yang, piano - Jiho Kwon, flute - Nanaka Furukawa, violin - Christopher Jin, violin - Noya Li, piano - Kayla Jiwoo Choi, violin - Jonathan Wang, cello - Max Lu, cello - Caleb Rudolph, clarinet - Timothy Furtado, violin - Emma Takemoto, cello

  • Group C: Luke Yeon, piano - Sharon Xue, piano - Christina Xue, piano - Geoffrey Chen, violin -

    Valerie Yumo Wang, piano - Seyun Baek, violin - Ryan Ryu, viola - Seoyun Baek, cello - Adelyn Roshen Hsu, cello - Naryn Kim, flute - Dong Hwi (Daniel) Lee, alto saxophone - Ezra Lewis, piano -Nicholas Camarinos, violin-

    Adam Winston Chu, cello - Elizabeth K Shen, cello - Benjamin Lee, cello - Kaitlyn Hwang, violin - Michelle Katiraei, flute - Jamie Zlatopolsky, piano - Kelly Korner, viola - Timothy Sliente Tio, oboe -

    FOURtune String Quartet: Connie Jang, violin - Ethan Han, violin - Cayden Cho, viola - Yoonseong Lee, cello

 

  • Group D: Eric Hao Xuan Feng, piano -Sophie Gang, piano - Ye Eun Lee, violin -Dohyeong Kim, trumpet -

    Adam Winston Chu, cello - Elizabeth K Shen, cello - Benjamin Lee, cello -Olivia Hua, piano - Seojun Lee, piano -Yu-Huan Liu, violin - Esther Hwang, violin - Angela Yeonwoo Kim, violin - Angelin Cho, viola -Mio Gogate, viola -Spencer Sehyun Choi, flute - Alice Zi-Han Su, flute - Kelly Tenanbaume, violin - Lidia Gomez, cello - Mark Zensky, violin L.A.M.E String Quartet - Angela Yeonwoo Kim, violin Eric Bae, violin, Lauren Kim, viola - Maxx Lee, cello - FOUR Cello Quartet - Evan Wang, cello - Nicholas Chao, cello - Adam Chu, cello - Isabella Liao, cello - AETHER Quartet - Ayden Chung, violin - Willow Yoo, viola - Spencer Choi, flute -Yebin Lee, cello - TENAFLY Piano Trio - Suah Han, piano - Alex Dohyun Lee, cello - Haeun Kim, violin