3rd Edition – March 2024
Original publicationThe Jury of the 3rd World’s Best Musicians competition has chosen 4 Absolute Winners.
The prizes are:
- Cultural Foundation cash scholarships
- Interviews in Maestro Magazine published by Universal Music Society
- Winner’s Page on WBMC Website (with winning videos)
- Absolute Winners Online Concert (in April)
Absolute Winners
In recognition of the high quality of artistic presentations, the jury decided to award 12 Outstanding Laureate Titles (This is the First Prize with honors).
The Prizes are:
- Winner’s Page on WBMC Website
- Online Concert in April
Outstanding Laureates:
(click the photo to listen an excerpt)
Sobhan Afsarian
Iran
Composition
Kristine Ayvazyan
Czech Republic
Instrument: Piano
Age Group: H
Yejin Choi
South Korea
Instrument: Double Bass
Age Group: H
Yehbin Choi
South Korea
Instrument: Flute
Age Group: I
Seungyeon Ham
South Korea
Instrument: Voice
Age Group: J
Mickey Margaret Evelyn Hansen
USA
Conducting
Pranciskus Kurauskas
Lithuania
Instrument: Violin
Age Group: C
Jiayu Luo
China
Instrument: Marimba
Age Group: H
Chrysostomos Sakellaropoulos
Greece
Instrument: Marimba
Age Group: H
Meissa Trio
United Kingdom
Chamber Music
Jiyoung Oh
Austria
Composition
Matei Ilia Radulescu
Romania
Instrument: Piano
Age Group: E
All award winners will receive PDF diplomas by email (within 3 days of the announcement of the results).
List of all Prize winners arranged by instrument and category:
CHAMBER MUSIC
| Prize | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Meissa Trio | United Kingdom |
| 1st Prize | all’TRE Trio | Poland, Latvia |
| 2nd Prize | E&Y Duo | UK, China |
| 2nd Prize | FluMari | Japan |
| 3rd Prize | Arioso Furioso Trio | Italia |
| 3rd Prize | Haoxiang Li and Tianyu Zhang | China |
COMPOSITION
| Prize | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Jiyoung OH | Austria |
| 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Sobhan Afsarian | United Kingdom |
| 1st Prize | Giulio Soldo | Italy |
| 1st Prize | Jose Andres Alvarez | Mexico |
| 1st Prize | Prapawarin Hotrawaisaya | Thailand |
| 1st Prize | Rodrigo Landa-Romero | Mexico |
| 1st Prize | Serghie Anastasia | Romania |
| 1st Prize | Valeria Montoya Salcido | Mexico |
| 1st Prize | Vigovajk Sagvik | Sweden |
| 2nd Prize | Arina Brovanova | Russia |
| 2nd Prize | Kokourov Konstantin | Croatia |
| 2nd Prize | Kehao Cai | Canada |
| 2nd Prize | Manne Von M | Armenia |
| 2nd Prize | Nicholas Cossins | United Kingdom |
| 2nd Prize | Paolo Eriani | Italy |
| 2nd Prize | Robin Štyl | Czech Republic |
| 3rd Prize | Dante Muscas | Italia |
| 3rd Prize | Karsten Masch | Deutschland |
| 3rd Prize | Lucia Boeck | Austria |
| 3rd Prize | Marta Adrienn Soós | Hungary |
| 3rd Prize | Yuan Yuan | China |
| Distinction | Laura Vitez | Hungary |
CONDUCTING
| Prize | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Mickey Margaret Evelyn Hansen | USA |
| 1st Prize | Sebastiano de Salvo | Italia |
| 1st Prize | Yelisey Zelman | Russia |
| 2nd Prize | Davide Girolimetto | Italy |
| 2nd Prize | Gianmaria Fantato Pontini | Italy |
| 2nd Prize | Tong Zhao | China |
| 2nd Prize | Yuhua Li | China |
| 3rd Prize | Abimael Melendez | Venezuela |
| Distinction | Arina Brovanova | Russia |
| Distinction | Ricardo Jerez Pernia | Venezuela |
OBOE
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| G | ABSOLUTE WINNER | Alexander Kronbichler | Italy |
EUPHONIUM
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| F | 1st Prize | Diego López Ruiz | Spain |
FLUTE
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| I | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Yehbin Choi | South Korea |
| I | 1st Prize | Júlia Flóra Szidonya | Hungary |
FRENCH HORN
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| H | 1st Prize | Teodor Blagojevic | Germany |
PIANO
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1st Prize | Naradee Rocharungsat | Thailand |
| B | 2nd Prize | Mirei Kuroyanagi | Japan |
| B | 3rd Prize | Yashas Totade | USA |
| C | 1st Prize | Boryana Radostinova Stoyanova | Bulgaria |
| C | 1st Prize | Ryan Miller | USA |
| C | 2nd Prize | Mariam Lupe Ramírez Galindo | Cuba |
| D | 1st Prize | Lisa Saito | USA / Japan |
| D | 3rd Prize | Maral Erdenebilegt | Mongolia |
| E | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Matei Ilia Radulescu | Romania |
| E | 1st Prize | Aya Okimoto | USA |
| E | 2nd Prize | Reina Kimura | USA |
| E | Distinction | Christian Kessler | Germany |
| G | 3rd Prize | Yu Chen | China |
| H | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Kristine Ayvazyan | Czech Republic |
| H | 2nd Prize | Heekyung Roh | South Korea |
| I | ABSOLUTE WINNER | Dominik Kisiel | Poland |
| I | ABSOLUTE WINNER | Chika Yoshioka | Japan |
| I | 1st Prize | Yinzi Cao | China |
| J | 1st Prize | YoonSun Pai | South Korea |
| J | 3rd Prize | Hengyue Su | USA |
MARIMBA
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 2nd Prize | Asuka Yoda | Japan |
| H | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Chrysostomos Sakellaropoulos | Greece |
| H | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Jiayu Luo | China |
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| A | 1st Prize | Avyukt Badagi | Canada |
TRUMPET
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| D | 1st Prize | Toprak Cevahir Akkuş | Turkey |
| G | 1st Prize | Francesco Emanuele Varanese | Italy |
GUITAR
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| C | 1st Prize | Tullio De Santis | Italy |
CELLO
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| C | 1st Prize | Richard Lee | USA |
DOUBLE BASS
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| H | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Yejin Choi | South Korea |
VIOLA
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| F | ABSOLUTE WINNER | Jeremy Jahng | USA |
| J | 1st Prize | Mary Francis Alvarado Soto | Venezuela |
VIOLIN
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1st Prize | Jacinta Ye | The Netherlands |
| A | 2nd Prize | Ariana Harada | USA/Japan |
| B | 1st Prize | Sisira Phudech | Thailand |
| C | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Pranciskus Kurauskas | Lithuania |
| D | 1st Prize | Jasmine Ye | Hong Kong |
| D | 2nd Prize | Nathan Parashchak | USA |
| F | 1st Prize | Atena Buranicz | Poland |
| F | Distinction | Daniel Tung-Lam Wong | USA |
| G | 1st Prize | Rossi Lucia Amneris | Italia |
| G | 1st Prize | Vasilisa Koroleva | Denmark |
| G | 3rd Prize | Matilde Clò | Italy |
| G | Distinction | Julianna Drzazga | Poland |
| H | 1st Prize | Liu Xinyi | China |
| I | Distinction | Samuel Jackson | USA |
| J | 3rd Prize | Dina Bikzhanova | Russia |
VOICE
| Age Group | Prize | Name | Country |
| A | 2nd Prize | Pietà Myka Baca | USA |
| I | 2nd Prize | Agnieszka Grabowska | Poland |
| I | 3rd Prize | Sooyeon Kim | USA |
| J | 1st Prize, Outstanding Laureate | Seungyeon Ham | South Korea |
| J | 2nd Prize | Wang Zi | China |
| J | 3rd Prize | Leah Alexandra Torres | USA |
| J | Distinction | Jazmin Victoria Pieres | Argentina |