Prize Winners
2026 Grand Prize Winner
ZaRiah
New Haven, CT
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal ZaRiah
New Haven, CT
Benjamin Smith (flute), Jamison Hillian (oboe), Katelyn Poetker (clarinet), AJ Neubert (bassoon), Oved Rico (horn)
Silver Medal 4116
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Ethan Ashley (soprano saxophone), Ben Kaplan (alto saxophone), Joseph Lowry (tenor saxophone), Inbo Shim (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal Citrine Quartet
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Alex Procajlo (soprano saxophone), Jonah Kulick (alto saxophone), Zachary Solomon (tenor saxophone), Rimas Stapusaitis (baritone saxophone)
Senior String Division
Gold Medal Trio Caspar
The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Jason Moon (violin/viola), Andrea Caputo (clarinet), Bogang Hwang (piano)
Silver Medal Trio Timia
Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal, Canada
June Lee (violin), François Lamontagne (cello), Itamar Prag (piano)
Bronze Medal Setas Trio
Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
Amir Kadamani-Gonzalez (violin), Adrian Bostian (cello), David Lecuyer (piano)
Lift Every Voice Prize
Senior Wind Citrine Quartet
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Alex Procajlo (soprano saxophone), Jonah Kulick (alto saxophone), Zachary Solomon (tenor saxophone), Rimas Stapusaitis (baritone saxophone)
Senior String Trio Caspar
The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Jason Moon (violin/viola), Andrea Caputo (clarinet), Bogang Hwang (piano)
Junior Wind Division
Gold Medal Congredi Quartet
Chamber Music Connection, Worthington, OH
Charles Cheng (flute), Jacob Meland (flute), Prateek Kunchala (oboe), Lake Weeks (viola)
Silver Medal Clutch City Brass
Houston, TX
Cade Brown (trumpet), Diego Palacios (trumpet), Connor Powers (horn), Will Cranston (trombone), Alan Zhang (tuba)
Bronze Medal Quid Nunc
Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Nicholas Roman (soprano saxophone), Aiden Fogle (alto saxophone), Ethan Ingalls (tenor saxophone), Noah Vu (baritone saxophone)
Junior String Division
Gold Medal Alpaca Quartet
Colburn Music Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Dominic An (violin), Minji Choi (violin), Henry Woodruff (viola), Starla Breshears (cello)
Silver Medal Trio Veritas
Seattle Chamber Music Society Academy for Chamber Music, Seattle, WA
Hana Gottesman (violin), Jesse Krentz (cello), David Gatien (piano)
Bronze Medal Quartetto Tornando
The Royal Conservatory of Music: Taylor Academy, Toronto, Canada
Edward Wu (violin), Sora Sato-Mound (violin), Harrison Yang Meng (viola), Emma Tian (cello)
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize
Senior Division Stamps Brass Quintet
Frost School of Music, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Ian Laufer (trumpet), Sei Denning (trumpet), Taylor Bowen-Longino (French horn), Colin Mendenhall (trombone), Zachary Larakers (tuba)
Junior Division Clutch City Brass
Houston, TX
Cade Brown (trumpet), Diego Palacios (trumpet), Connor Powers (horn), Will Cranston (trombone), Alan Zhang (tuba)
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensembles
Senior Division Trio Caspar
The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Jason Moon (violin/viola), Andrea Caputo (clarinet), Bogang Hwang (piano)
Junior Division Trio Veritas
Seattle Chamber Music Society Academy for Chamber Music, Seattle, WA
Hana Gottesman (violin), Jesse Krentz (cello), David Gatien (piano)
Photos by Peter Ringenberg.