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

     

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

Congratulations to all winners!

Best Liszt 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 October 22, 2026 - Ferencz Liszt's 215th 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 III

 

FIRST PRIZE

 

Jacqueline Liu

USA, Piano

 

Jeremy Bird

USA, Piano

 

Tony Michael Chen

USA, Piano

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

 

Mae O'Brien

Germany/USA, Piano

 

 

THIRD PRIZE

 

Ishani Aggarwal

Singapore/USA, Piano

 

 

Age Group IV

 

FIRST PRIZE

                                        

Angelina Wu

USA, Piano

 

Jackson He

USA, Piano

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

 

Elijah Ying

USA, Piano

 

Rachael Lee

USA, Piano

 

William Nabbe

USA, Piano

 

 

Age Group V

 

FIRST PRIZE

                    

Cary Wang

USA, Piano

 

Olivia Luan

USA, Piano

 

 

SECOND PRIZE

 

Yongqi Shen

USA, Piano

 

 

Age Group VII

 

FIRST PRIZE

                                        

Cheng Wang

China/USA, Piano

 

Xiaoyu Li

China, Piano