International Showcase
Music Competition
2025 Winners
Congratulation to all the winners!!
Nearly fifty talented musicians from around the world participated in this year’s competition, showcasing outstanding artistry and dedication.
The String Division, especially in Age Groups C and D, presented remarkable performances that made the jury’s decisions exceptionally difficult—a true reflection of the competition’s growing excellence.
We sincerely thank all participants and warmly congratulate the winners.
The winners’ concert will be held at the Konzerthaus Recital Hall in Berlin, Germany on January 31, 2026 (Sat) at 2:00 pm. Up to 13 winners will be invited to perform in Berlin. While Grand Prix winners are given first priority, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners also have the chance to join, reflecting our belief that every remarkable performance deserves the stage.
Piano Category
Group A (Age 8 - 11)
- Grand Prize: Serenity Yao He (USA)
- 1st Prize: Sarah Yu (Australia)
Group B (Age 12 - 14)
- Grand Prize: Yana Krasteva (Bulgaria)
- 3rd Prize: Mia Wang (USA)
Group C (Age 15 - 18)
- 1st Prize: Xseniya Ivanchenko (Kazakhstan)
- 2nd Prize
- Huanzhi Jedidiah Wang (China)
- Ng Wei Jie (Malaysia)
- Honorable Mention: Samvir Sujan (USA)
Group D (Age 19 - 25)
- Grand Prize: Shangyi Han (Germany)
- 1st Prize: Seoyun Baek (USA)
- 2nd Prize: Linrui Jiang (China)
String Category
Group A (Age 8 - 11)
- 1st Prize: Ian Kim Lee, Violin (USA)
- 2nd Prize: Alfiya Khanbekova, Violin (USA)
- 3rd Prize: Lael Park, Violin (South Korea)
Group B (Age 12 - 14)
- Grand Prize: Sarang Kim, Violin (South Korea)
- 1st Prize: Ain Kim, Violin (South Korea)
- 2nd Prize: Calliope Smith, Violin (USA)
- 3rd Prize: Carla Ulmschneider, Cello (Germany)
- Honorable Mention: Juho Paek, Violin (USA, South Korea)
Group C (Age 15 - 18)
- Grand Prize: Wiktor Lisowicz, Violin (Poland)
- 1st Prize
- Edward Lee, Viola (USA)
- Ting-En Hsueh, Viola (Taiwan)
- 2nd Prize
- Brianna Kim, Cello (USA)
- An-Hsun Cheng, Cello (Taiwan)
- Hawon Song, Cello (USA)
- 3rd Prize
- Nathan Sang Lee, Violin (USA)
- Abigail Lee, Violin (USA)
- Honorable Mention: Guo Ru, Violin (Australia)
Group D (Age 19 - 25)
- Grand Prize: Dakyung Yoo, Violin (South Korea)
- 1st Prize: Yun Ho, Cello (Germany)
- 2nd Prize
- Maria Elli Petridou, Cello (Greece)
- Hotin Chan, Cello (Hong Kong)
- 3rd Prize: Xinxin Zhang, Cello (China)
Woodwind Category
Group A (Age 8 - 11)
- 3rd Prize: Angela Xiwen Huo, Clarinet (Australia)
Group B (Age 12 - 14)
- Grand Prize: Kyunghee Min, Oboe (South Korea)
- 3rd Prize: Justin Chen, Clarinet (Australia)
Group D (Age 19 - 25)
- Grand Prize: Sibo Liang, Clarinet (China)
- 1st Prize
- Kai Kang, Clarinet (China)
- Jingrui Yang, Clarinet (China)
- 2nd Prize: Ainoa González Rabanal, Flute (Spain)
Ensemble Category
Group E (Age 13 - 25)
- 1st Prize
- Ida Trio (South Korea, Turkey)
- Saeyoung Kim, Violin
- Şule Berna Kontaş, Cello
- İpek Sert, Piano
- Reverie Quartet (USA)
- Esther Hwang, 1st Violin
- Julia Jang, 2nd Violin
- Olivia Kim, Viola
- Claire Kim, Cello
International Showcase
Music Competition 2025 Berlin
Winners' Concert
Konzerthaus Recital Hall
Berlin, Germany
January 31, 2026 (Sat) 2:00 pm