Results: Best Haydn Performance (10th Edition, 2026)

  

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 9th edition of the international competition for instrumentalists and singers Best Haydn Performance.

Congratulations to all winners!

Best Haydn Performance is a member of Best Performance Competition Series. All of the competitions in this series are designed in such a way that the award winners will be announced annually on the composers' birthdays. Today is March 31, 2026 - 
Joseph Haydn's 294th anniversary. Happy Birthday!

We encourage all of the participants who didn't make it to the final round. Don't lose hope, keep trying.

RESULTS  

 

Age Group II

 

FIRST PRIZE

 

Grace Zhou

USA, piano

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

 

Emily Chen

USA, piano

 

Sophia Kim

USA, piano

 

 

THIRD PRIZE

 

Olivia Nguyen

USA, piano

 

 

Age Group III

 

FIRST PRIZE

                                                               

Aiden Shim

USA, piano

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

 

Alana Widha

UAE/USA, piano

 

Ethan Zhao

USA, piano

 

 

THIRD PRIZE

 

Hannah Park

USA, piano

 

Daniel Kim

USA, cello

 

 

Age Group IV

 

FIRST PRIZE

 

Chloe Wang

USA, piano

 

Kevin Liu

USA, violin

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

                                                               

Elijah Huang

USA, piano

 

Jaeseo Kim

South Korea/USA, piano

 

Mia Holmgren

USA, cello

 

Minghao Guo

USA, piano

 

 

THIRD PRIZE

 

Grace Lee

USA, piano

 

 

Age Group V

 

FIRST PRIZE

                                                               

Julio Alberto Flores Bermejo

Spain, piano

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

 

Mia Tanaka

Japan/ USA, piano

 

Ryan Patel

USA, piano