Class Placements 2026

When the 2026 Class Placements are determined, they will be posted on this page.

Violin/Viola

  • S1.08-09.A

    SS.8-9.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Adeline Gao
    Second Place in Class: Lucas Pang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Iris Wang, Eunice Gao

  • S1.08-09.B

    SS.8-9.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Alia Egan
    Second Place in Class: Charlotte Kim
    Honorable Mention in Class: Alexander Zhang, Belinda Xiao, Avery Wang

  • S1.10-11.A

    SS.10-11.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Samuel Kim
    Second Place in Class: Albert Sun
    Honorable Mention in Class: Owen Yu, Victoria Le Metzger, Zhining Zhang, Felix Ding, Tyler Xu, Mirabelle Ahrenholz

  • S1.10-11.B

    SS.10-11.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Emi Yoshioka
    Second Place in Class: Felix Zhang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Wenxuan Huang, Zoe Zhang

  • S1.10-11.C

    SS.10-11.C1-C2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ray Liu
    Second Place in Class: Bright Weng
    Honorable Mention in Class: Madalyn Tan, Shuyao Ma

  • S1.12-13.A

    SS.12-13.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 10, 2026
    Second Place in Class: Jingwen Zhang

  • S1.12-13.B

    SS.12-13.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ethan Huang

  • S1.12-13.C

    SS.12-13.C1-C2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 10, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Ethan Li

  • S1.14-15.A

    SS.14-15.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Jiaxuan Zheng
    Second Place in Class: Rachel Ren
    Honorable Mention in Class: Braden Hong

  • S1.14-15.B

    SS.14-15.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 09, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Tova Buerk

  • S1.14-15.C

    SS.14-15.C1-C2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 09, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Yue Geng, Amatra Jagannathan

  • S1.14-15.D

    SS.14-15.D1-D2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ella Lee
    Second Place in Class: Ileen Kim

  • S1.16-17.A

    SS.16-17.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Leyan Gao
    Second Place in Class: Kyla Lie
    Honorable Mention in Class: Warren Ray

  • S1.16-17.B

    SS.16-17.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    Second Place in Class: Ruochen Xu
    Honorable Mention in Class: Aishwarya Kota

  • S1.16-17.C

    SS.16-17.C1-C2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: David Jung
    Second Place in Class: Jessica Lee
    Honorable Mention in Class: Madelyn Huang

  • S1.16-17.D

    SS.16-17.D1-D2: Violin-Viola Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 10, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Anya Anand

  • S2.08-09.A

    SC.8-9.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 8-9
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Lucas Pang
    Second Place in Class: Iris Wang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Sophia Lin, Adeline Gao

  • S2.08-09.B

    SC.8-9.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 8-9
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Eunice Gao
    Second Place in Class: Keyu Yan
    Honorable Mention in Class: Leticia Wu

  • S2.10-11.A

    SC.10-11.A1-A2: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 10-11
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Felix Zhang
    Second Place in Class: Joy Yi
    Honorable Mention in Class: Wen Liang

  • S2.10-11.B

    SC.10-11.B1-B2: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 10-11
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Emi Yoshioka
    Second Place in Class: Wenxuan Huang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Samuel Kim, Shuyao Ma

  • S2.12-13.A

    SC.12-13.A1-A4: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 12-13
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ethan Li
    Second Place in Class: Ethan Huang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Hannah Kim, Joy Zhan, Jingwen Zhang, Chloe Ju, Ruby Hu

  • S2.14-15.A

    SC.14-15.A1-A4: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 14-15
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Luke Lee
    Second Place in Class: Yue Geng
    Honorable Mention in Class: Rachel Ren, Tzu Chen Wang, Tova Buerk

  • S2.14-15.B

    SC.14-15.B1-B4: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 14-15
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Emma Ishii
    Second Place in Class: Ella Lee
    Honorable Mention in Class: Braden Hong

  • S2.16-17.A

    SC.16-17.A1-A7: Violin-Viola Concerto for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Leyan Gao
    Second Place in Class: Nicholas Chen
    Honorable Mention in Class: Kyla Lie

  • S3.08-13.A

    SEP.8-13.A1: String Ensemble for Ages 8-13
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: 8StringEcho (Nathaniel Kim, Caleb Lee)
    Second Place in Class: HarmoniLee (Eugene Lee, Emma Lee)

  • S3.14-17.A

    SEP.14-17.A1-A2: String Ensemble for Ages 14-17
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Strings Attached (Thomas Jin, Allison Hwang, Sara Kim, Nathan Wong)
    Second Place in Class: EvaZ (Evangeline Zhang, Zuleykha Albush)
    Honorable Mention in Class: Fourtissimo (Hayoon Kang, Chanseop Yoon, Nathaniel Chung, Aiden Carl), Mendelssohn Trio (Melanie Grad, Anna Li, Yilin Tong)

Woodwinds

  • W1.09-11.A

    WS.9-11.A1-A2: Woodwind Solo for Ages 9-11
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Annie Liu
    Second Place in Class: Emma You
    Honorable Mention in Class: Blair Saunders

  • W1.12-13.A

    WS.12-13.A1: Woodwind Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Anya Jethava
    Second Place in Class: Christine Park
    Honorable Mention in Class: Isabelle Eunsoo Han, Jane Kang

  • W1.14-15.A

    WS.14-15.A1: Woodwind Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Shiho Yoshioka
    Second Place in Class: Eileen Moon
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lin Liu

  • W1.16-17.A

    WS.16-17.A1: Woodwind Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ada Jin
    Second Place in Class: Changle Wang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Hannah Ma

  • W2.12-13.A

    WC.12-13.A1: Woodwind Concerto for Ages 12-13
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Anya Jethava
    Second Place in Class: Christine Park
    Honorable Mention in Class: Isabelle Eunsoo Han

  • W2.14-17.A

    WC.14-17.A1-A2: Woodwind Concerto for Ages 14-17
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ada Jin
    Second Place in Class: Shiho Yoshioka
    Honorable Mention in Class: Irisia Li, Hannah Ma

  • W3.09-13.A

    WEP.9-13.A1: Woodwind or Mixed Ensemble for Ages 9-13
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: The Resonant Trio (Ivy Qi, Shanni Li, Chloe Wu)

  • W3.14-17.A

    WEP.14-17.A1: Woodwind or Mixed Ensemble for Ages 14-17
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: The Fruits (Shiho Yoshioka, Lin Liu, Lezhi Qi, Isabelle Li)
    Second Place in Class: Belle Armonie (Leah Kwak, Cailyn Oh, Stephen Lee)
    Honorable Mention in Class: Newport Flute duet (Ella Su, Haeun Kang, Zhenzhen Xu)

Piano

  • P1.06-07.A

    PS.6-7.A1-A2: Piano Solo for Ages 6-7
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Elaine Gao
    Second Place in Class: Connie Wang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Aiden Yang

  • P1.06-07.B

    PS.6-7.B1: Piano Solo for Ages 6-7
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Leonard Bach Hoang
    Second Place in Class: Hannah Zhang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Ivy Ai, Leila Chen

  • P1.06-07.D

    PS.6-7.D1-D2: Piano Solo for Ages 6-7
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Aiden Zhu
    Second Place in Class: Maggie Wu
    Honorable Mention in Class: Isabella Ni

  • P1.06-07.F

    PS.6-7.F1: Piano Solo for Ages 6-7
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Simone Chai
    Second Place in Class: Natalie Sun
    Honorable Mention in Class: Chloe Huang

  • P1.08-09.A

    PS.8-9.A1: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Ellyn You
    Second Place in Class: Lucy Wei
    Honorable Mention in Class: Keyu Yan

  • P1.08-09.B

    PS.8-9.B1-B2: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Colin Mak
    Second Place in Class: Chloe Kim
    Honorable Mention in Class: Ethan Chu

  • P1.08-09.D

    PS.8-9.D1: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Rita Zhang
    Second Place in Class: Ryan Li
    Honorable Mention in Class: Liam Tan, Elsie Lin, Yiwen Apple Zheng

  • P1.08-09.E

    PS.8-9.E1-E2: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Cassandra Mae Ramos
    Second Place in Class: Isabella Nakazato
    Honorable Mention in Class: Aurora Ngo, Olivia Wu

  • P1.08-09.G

    PS.8-9.G1: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Celine Liu
    Second Place in Class: Juliana Yan

  • P1.08-09.H

    PS.8-9.H1: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Yuxin Sun
    Second Place in Class: Emily Xiao

  • P1.08-09.I

    PS.8-9.I1-I2: Piano Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Hannah Zhang
    Second Place in Class: Claire Kaiboriboon
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lucas Zhang, Darcy Guo, Bella Lee

  • P1.10-11.A

    PS.10-11.A1-A2: Piano Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Gillian Liu
    Second Place in Class: Zichen Zhao
    Honorable Mention in Class: Zhixuan Lyu, Elsa Zhou, Annabelle Zhang

  • P1.10-11.C

    PS.10-11.C1: Piano Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: August Zhou
    Second Place in Class: Aiden Choy
    Honorable Mention in Class: Kyle Tan, James Shi, Anna Ukai, Karn Shukla

  • P1.10-11.D

    PS.10-11.D1: Piano Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Caleb Casper
    Second Place in Class: Jason Gao

  • P1.10-11.E

    PS.10-11.E1-E2: Piano Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Yilan Jin
    Second Place in Class: Harper Li
    Honorable Mention in Class: Caroline Zhang

  • P1.10-11.G

    PS.10-11.G1-G2: Piano Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 12, 2026
    First Place in Class: Nicole Y. Wang
    Second Place in Class: Joshua Chu
    Honorable Mention in Class: Raymond Zhou

  • P1.12-13.A

    PS.12-13.A1-A2: Piano Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Shiyun Ding
    Second Place in Class: Charlotte Hayes
    Honorable Mention in Class: Amelia Du

  • P1.12-13.C

    PS.12-13.C1-C2: Piano Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 11, 2026
    First Place in Class: Jimmy Huang
    Second Place in Class: Milo Johnston
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lucas Popescu

  • P1.12-13.D

    PS.12-13.D1-D2: Piano Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Yiling Sun
    Second Place in Class: Alvin Lee
    Honorable Mention in Class: Yuyang Liu, Owen Greene, Olivia Nakazato, Brandon Yang, Austin Miao

  • P1.12-13.F

    PS.12-13.F1-F2: Piano Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Joyce Ye
    Second Place in Class: Arthur Zhang
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lucas Chen, Victoria Marie Ramos, Jason Li, Rei Yamazono, Yu Chen Thang

  • P1.12-13.H

    PS.12-13.H1-H2: Piano Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: William Feng
    Second Place in Class: Jade Dong
    Honorable Mention in Class: Katelyn Denq

  • P1.14-15.A

    PS.14-15.A1-A2: Piano Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Alicia Feng
    Second Place in Class: Aishi Agiwal
    Honorable Mention in Class: Sizhe Zheng, Anna Li

  • P1.14-15.C

    PS.14-15.C1: Piano Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Alexander Vollmer
    Second Place in Class: Leonardo Zhou
    Honorable Mention in Class: Andrew Lee

  • P1.14-15.D

    PS.14-15.D1-D2: Piano Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Emily Qi
    Second Place in Class: Jacob Cai
    Honorable Mention in Class: Melanie Cheang, Shashwat Srinivasan

  • P1.14-15.F

    PS.14-15.F1: Piano Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Hannah Li
    Second Place in Class: Simon Zhu

  • P1.16-17.A

    PS.16-17.A1-A2: Piano Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Isa Yi Chun Lau
    Second Place in Class: Cailyn Oh
    Honorable Mention in Class: Eric Shao, Mingyue Yang

  • P1.16-17.C

    PS.16-17.C1-C2: Piano Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Jeffrey Zhao
    Second Place in Class: Angelina Mitrianu
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lawrence Yeh

  • P2.06-07.A

    PC.6-7.A1: Piano Concerto for Ages 6-7
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Simone Chai

  • P2.08-09.A

    PC.8-9.A1: Piano Concerto for Ages 8-9
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Nathan Flowers
    Second Place in Class: Yiming Zheng
    Honorable Mention in Class: Isabella Nakazato

  • P2.10-11.A

    PC.10-11.A1: Piano Concerto for Ages 10-11
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Raymond Zhou
    Second Place in Class: Kyle Tan
    Honorable Mention in Class: Miyako Berman, Aiden Choy

  • P2.10-11.B

    PC.10-11.B1: Piano Concerto for Ages 10-11
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Stefan Zhou
    Second Place in Class: Yilan Jin
    Honorable Mention in Class: Caleb Casper, David Rondel, Molly Wu

  • P2.12-13.A

    PC.12-13.A1-A5: Piano Concerto for Ages 12-13
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Jimmy Huang
    Second Place in Class: Alvin Lee
    Honorable Mention in Class: Jade Dong, Ethan Kyte

  • P2.14-15.A

    PC.14-15.A1-A2: Piano Concerto for Ages 14-15
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Leonardo Zhou
    Second Place in Class: Alexander Vollmer
    Honorable Mention in Class: Andrew Lee

  • P2.16-17.A

    PC.16-17.A1-A2: Piano Concerto for Ages 16-17
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Angelina Mitrianu
    Second Place in Class: Alice Chen
    Honorable Mention in Class: Jeffrey Zhao

  • P3.10-13.A

    PEP.10-13.A1: Piano Ensemble for Ages 10-13
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Lilian and Nathan Flowers (Nathan Flowers, Lilian Flowers)
    Second Place in Class: Alvin & Lucas Duo (Alvin Lee, Lucas Chen)
    Honorable Mention in Class: Little Key Brothers (Zhixuan Lyu, Michael Yang)

  • P3.10-13.A

    PEP.10-13.A1: Piano Ensemble for Ages 10-13
    April 12, 2026
    First Place in Class: Lilian and Nathan Flowers (Nathan Flowers, Lilian Flowers)
    Second Place in Class: Alvin & Lucas Duo (Alvin Lee, Lucas Chen)
    Honorable Mention in Class: Little Key Brothers (Zhixuan Lyu, Michael Yang)

  • P3.14-17.A

    PEP.14-17.A1: Piano Ensemble for Ages 14-17
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: A&C (Ayne Kim, Cailyn Oh)

Cello/Bass

  • C1.08-09.A

    CS.8-9.A1-A2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 8-9
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Morgan Tran
    Second Place in Class: Evelyn Kim
    Honorable Mention in Class: Ethan Lee, Liam Tan, Charles Yang, Yeva Torossian, Eniko Walker, Rosie Chen

  • C1.10-11.A

    CS.10-11.A1-A2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 07, 2026
    First Place in Class: Emma Lee
    Second Place in Class: Eugene Lee
    Honorable Mention in Class: Baini Xiao

  • C1.10-11.B

    CS.10-11.B1-B2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 10-11
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Abigail Gao
    Second Place in Class: Olivia Kuypers
    Honorable Mention in Class: Mila Passmore, Vincent Yue, Espen Walker, Eugenie Huang, Lena Shea, Ian Shu Ai

  • C1.12-13.A

    CS.12-13.A1-A2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Jaeha Lee
    Second Place in Class: Audrey Hui
    Honorable Mention in Class: Annabelle Tu, Elijah Chung, Catherine Zhu, Nathaniel Kim

  • C1.12-13.B

    CS.12-13.B1-B2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 12-13
    April 11, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lucas Chang, Elliot Lei, Joe Gu, Cynthia Zhu, Winnie Lai, Lydia Kim

  • C1.14-15.A

    CS.14-15.A1-A2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 11, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Seohwon (Ted) Yun, Peter Lee, Fei Teng, Chris Jin, Hayoon Kang, Rosie Yin

  • C1.14-15.B

    CS.14-15.B1-B2: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 14-15
    April 09, 2026
    First Place in Class: Adeline Kim
    Second Place in Class: Eric Chan
    Honorable Mention in Class: Lauren Chung, Evangeline Zhang, Nathan Wong

  • C1.16-17.A

    CS.16-17.A1: Cello-Bass Solo for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    Honorable Mention in Class: Gunhee Kim

  • C2.08-09.A

    CC.8-9.A1: Cello-Bass Concerto for Ages 8-9
    April 10, 2026
    First Place in Class: Morgan Tran
    Second Place in Class: Ethan Lee

  • C2.10-11.A

    CC.10-11.A1-A2: Cello-Bass Concerto for Ages 10-11
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Abigail Gao
    Second Place in Class: Olivia Kuypers
    Honorable Mention in Class: Mila Passmore, Valentina Starkie, Emma Lee, Espen Walker, Eugene Lee

  • C2.12-13.A

    CC.12-13.A1-A3: Cello-Bass Concerto for Ages 12-13
    April 08, 2026
    First Place in Class: Jaeha Lee
    Second Place in Class: Elijah Chung
    Honorable Mention in Class: Caleb Lee

  • C2.14-15.A

    CC.14-15.A1-A3: Cello-Bass Concerto for Ages 14-15
    April 09, 2026
    No placements

  • C2.16-17.A

    CC.16-17.A1: Cello-Bass Concerto for Ages 16-17
    April 09, 2026
    No placements

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