2026 Chamber Ensemble Competition Results
First Prize
WAGNER BROS
Luke Wagner, piano | Sean Wagner, piano
- Coached by Snezana Krstic
- Mozart: Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, KV 251, I. Allegro | Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
Second Prize
ARTRIO
Graham Schaub, violin | Zachariah Ham, cello | Justin Kang, piano
- Coached by Jing Zeng
- Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, No. 4, Op. 90, B. 166 I. Lento maestoso, II. Poco adagio
Third Prize
ZHOU-GONG DUO
Jinyao Zhou, violin | Alex Gong, viola
- Coached by Susanne Rothaar
- Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia (from Handel’s Suite No. 7 in G minor for Harpsichord)
Honorable Mention
ORACLE QUARTET
Shahin Madantschi, soprano saxophone | Dragos Lese, alto saxophone | Issac Singh, tenor saxophone | Philip McKinley, baritone saxophone
- Coached by Bonson Lee
- Decruck: Variations Saxophoniques | Cuong: Prized Possessions, II. Beggar’s Lace