5th edition – September 2024

The Jury of the 5th World’s Best Musicians competition has chosen 3 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

Absolute Winners

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Brian Philip Buch

United States
Category: Composer

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Peiyao Shan

China
Category: Piano
Age group: H

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Shunsuke Yoshikawa

Japan
Category: Oboe
Age Group: G

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In recognition of the high quality of artistic presentations, the jury decided to award 6 Outstanding Laureate Titles (This is the First Prize with honors).

The Prizes are:

  • Winner’s Page on WBMC Website
  • Online Concert

Outstanding Laureates:

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Camille Chu

United States
Harp
Age Group: E

Daniel Qi Yu

Australia
Flute
Age Group: C

Eduard Kiprsky

Russia
Composer

Hikaru Nakatsugawa

Japan
Saxophone
Age Group: H

Ludwik Kozłowski

Poland
Basson
Age Group: F

Yeung Lok Hei

Hong Kong
Piano
Age Group: G

ALL 5th WBMC WINNERS in alphabetical order:

Alex BryanPianoH1st Prize
Alexander ChaClarinetG1st Prize
Aliaksandra ShcharbakovaPianoC1st Prize
Angela Xiwen HuoClarinetB2nd Prize
Anthony AvramPianoC1st Prize
Antigoni KyriakidouComposition3rd Prize
Anyi CaiHarpsichordH1st Prize
April Grace SmirnoffPianoA1st Prize
Ava KhalilovaPianoA2nd Prize
Brian Philip BuchCompositionABSOLUTE WINNER
Camille ChuHarpE1st Prize Outstanding Laureate
Daniel Qi YuFluteC1st Prize Outstanding Laureate
Eduard KiprskyComposition1st Prize Outstanding Laureate
Eigo SatoConducting1st Prize
Emily ZhangViolinF3rd Prize
Ensheng ChenCelloH2nd Prize
Ethan HsuComposition2nd Prize
Eylem AtalayComposition1st Prize
Felin HuangViolinG1st Prize
Gabriel GitmanVoiceG1st Prize
Giorgi ArabidzeComposition3rd Prize
Guanchen DongCelloI3rd Prize
Harper HuPianoA1st Prize
Hikaru NakatsugawaSaxophoneH1st Prize Outstanding Laureate
Hoang Khanh PhamPianoC2nd Prize
Hyeju CheonVoiceI2nd Prize
Ignacio Domenech AmerigoComposition1st Prize
Jeremiasz Jan PrzybylińskiGuitarF1st Prize
Ji Yun, BaeVoiceI2nd Prize
Jingyi ZhangCelloC1st Prize
Kevin FrassonHarpH1st Prize
Kyoko YoshizumiOboeH1st Prize
Lewis WangViolinC1st Prize
Lorenzo LionelloComposition1st Prize
Ludwik KozłowskiBassoonF1st Prize Outstanding Laureate
Luke HwangOboeF3rd Prize
Masafumi OdateConducting1st Prize
Massimo NegrottiComposition3rd Prize
Mathieu Daniël PolakComposition3rd Prize
Mathis VeschiPianoG1st Prize
Mehmet Fatih TuranComposition1st Prize
Meirune KalenkeviciutePianoC3rd Prize
Melina Santiago AbregoPianoJ1st Prize
Melo TrioChamber Music2nd Prize
Mihaela ManciuFluteJ1st Prize
Minjae SongViolinFHonorable Mention
Mirei KuroyanagiPianoB2nd Prize
Mukund VelusamyPopular MusicA2nd Prize
Peiyao ShanPianoHABSOLUTE WINNER
Pejman BolourchiComposition3rd Prize
Quartet QuackChamber Music2nd Prize
Ramon Civit MasComposition2nd Prize
Richard CarterComposition2nd Prize
Ruhin IsmayilovComposition2nd Prize
Sergiy BolotnyyComposition2nd Prize
Shunsuke YoshikawaOboeGABSOLUTE WINNER
Soojin KimPianoI1st Prize
Svyatoslav SharlovComposition3rd Prize
Szives Márton GáborPercussionJ1st Prize
Víctor Hugo Cárdenas TorresConducting2nd Prize
Wyatt SumnerComposition3rd Prize
Yanran HePianoJ3rd Prize
Yarong GuanPianoI1st Prize
Yeung Lok HeiPianoG1st Prize Outstanding Laureate
Yuhao WangComposition2nd Prize
Yun ZhaoTrumpetH2nd Prize

You are AMAZING, TALENTED MUSICIANS!!!
Thank you for being part of the World’s Best Musicians Competition.