2026 Summer Competition

$1000 Grand Prize

Over $2000 awarded in additional prizes and masterclasses

Overall Winners

Grand Prize
$1000

Name

Teacher

Honorable Mention

Names

Ages 5–6

First Place

Mia Zhang (CA)

Teacher: Gyuli Kambarova

Ages 7–8

First Place

Yingying Chen (CA)

Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu

Third Place (Tie)

Antonio Mendez-Gustafson (PA)

Teacher: Amy E. Gustafson

Third Place (Tie)

Calvin Chen (CA)

Teacher: Tina Tsai

Ages 9–10

First Place

Ryan Lu (CA)

Teacher: Marina Alexander

Third Place

Charlotte Wang (CA)

Teacher: Layla Li

Honorable Mention

Fangyu Chen

Ages 11–12

First Place

Ivan Y. Lin (CA)

Teacher: Marina Alexander

Second Place

Louis Nguyen (CA)

Teacher: Kristal Kim

Third Place

Fangjun Li (PA)

Teacher: Amy E. Gustafson

Honorable Mention

Caroline Cheung

Ages 13–14

Second Place

Alice Tie (CA)

Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu

Third Place

Ian Y. Lin (CA)

Teacher: Marina Alexander

Honorable Mention

Caroline Chen

Timothy Hoang

Gitanjali Krishnan

Ages 15–17

Second Place

Angelina Chen (CA)

Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu

Third Place

Sophie Kou (CA)

Teacher: Yi-Hsuan Lee

Honorable Mention

Aaron Hur

Sarah Chen

Kara Yen

Ages 18+

Second Place

Mary Claire Cornell (TX)

Teacher: Kaden Larson

2026 Summer Competition

Overall Winners

Honorable Mention

Ages 5–6

Ages 7–8

Ages 9–10

Honorable Mention

Ages 11–12

Honorable Mention

Ages 13–14

Honorable Mention

Ages 15–17

Honorable Mention

Ages 18+

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