Winners February 2026
Pianist of the Season
&
versatile pianist
Zihan Sun
China
prizes in categories:
IX Category – Absolute Winner,
20th Century – Absolute Winner,
Beethoven – Absolute Winner,
Liszt – Absolute Winner
Pianist of the Season
Tat Sen Davis Cheung
Hong Kong
prizes in categories:
V Category – Absolute Winner,
Concerto – Absolute Winner
Pianist of the Season
Dhammarin Tularatruengnam
Thailand
prizes in categories:
VIII Category – Absolute Winner
versatile pianist
Elen Boudová
Czech Republic
prizes in categories:
VI Category – Absolute Winner,
Haydn – Gold Prize,
Sonata – Gold Prize,
Etude – Absolute Winner
Absolute winner
Ensio Backholm
Finland
prizes in categories:
III Category – Absolute Winner
Absolute winner
Veerindhra Songthaveephol
Thailand
prizes in categories:
III Category – Absolute Winner,
Haydn – Absolute Winner
Absolute winner
Suzu Tanabe
Japan
prizes in categories:
IV Category – Absolute Winner
Absolute winner
Phatsacha Leowattana
Thailand
prizes in categories:
VI Category – Absolute Winner,
Concerto – Absolute Winner
Gold, Silver and Bronze Prizewinners in alphabetical order:
| NAME | COUNTRY | AWARDS IN CATEGORIES |
|---|---|---|
| AHRAN CHO | THAILAND | VI CATEGORY SILVER PRIZE, 20TH CENTURY SILVER PRIZE |
| AI SATO | JAPAN | X CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE, 20TH CENTURY GOLD PRIZE |
| AIGERIM MAKIBAYEVA | KAZAKHSTAN | X CATEGORY SILVER PRIZE |
| ETHAN WANG | UNITED STATES | VII CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE, 20TH CENTURY GOLD PRIZE, CONTEMPORARY GOLD PRIZE, BEETHOVEN SILVER PRIZE, SONATA SILVER PRIZE |
| HAOQING ZHUANG | CHINA | VI CATEGORY SILVER PRIZE |
| HARUKI IZUMI | UNITED STATES | VI CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE |
| ISAAC AND ROLAND PIANO DUO | UNITED STATES | PIANO DUO GOLD PRIZE, 20TH CENTURY GOLD PRIZE, CONTEMPORARY GOLD PRIZE, VIRTUOSO PIECE GOLD PRIZE |
| JULIA PEŁECH | POLAND | V CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE |
| MATTHEW YAOHAN ZHANG | UNITED KINGDOM | V CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE, CHOPIN GOLD PRIZE |
| NICOLE LEE | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | VI CATEGORY SILVER PRIZE |
| ROY BENTAL | ISRAEL | VI CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE |
| SIMON KHONGKRUEPHAN | THAILAND | VII CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE, CONCERTO GOLD PRIZE |
| SZYMON POŁEĆ | POLAND | V CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE |
| VIAAN GHORPADE | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | IV CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE, SCHUBERT SILVER PRIZE, RACHMANINOFF GOLD PRIZE |
| YAWEN DUAN | THAILAND | VI CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE, CONCERTO GOLD PRIZE |
| YENJAI EMPRASERTSUK | THAILAND | II CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE |
| YUCHENG QIN | CHINA | IX CATEGORY GOLD PRIZE |
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