2026 Chopin & Beyond Festival – International Competition of Polish Music Results
Thank you for entering the inaugural Chopin and Beyond Festival!
As a reminder, all results are final and cannot be appealed.
We are grateful for the expertise and energy of our jurors, Alexander Tutunov and Cezary Karwowski.
Further instructions, as well as medal and comment sheet distribution will be published in the coming days. (Please watch your junk mail, as well as your inboxes).
Note that some participants who did not receive a prize are not listed below but will receive participation certificates.
Congratulations to the performers, families, and many talented instructors that made this event possible.
(Please report any typos/spelling errors to sipfchelsea@outlook.com so we can ensure your certificates are written correctly.)
Performers for the Seattle Polish Festival on July 11 will be chosen and announced soon!
Grand Prix Ages 10-13
Silver Medal: JingYan Xu – $100 cash prize
Grand Prix Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Andrew Lee – Selected to perform in Masterclass on April 25 and $200 cash prize
Etudes Ages 9 and under
Gold Medal: Simone Chai
Silver Medal: Daniel Liu
Bronze Medal: Calib Choi
Etudes Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Steven Li, Eli Li
Silver Medal: Levin Zhang, Boya Chen
Bronze Medal: Jade Dong, Caleb Casper, Wesley Wang
Honorable Mention: Catherine Tang, Anya Parson, Jasper Wu, Lucas Zheng, James Song
Etudes Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Amelia Bauernschmitt, Anna Li
Silver Medal: Leighton Ko, Kevin Xiao
Bronze Medal: Stanley Hyun, Sean Yusin, Vika Aleynikov
Honorable Mention: Stacey Gapesina, Ryan Ling, Alex Adil, Leo Taylor, Connor Wang, Vishwa Ravichandhiran
Preludes Ages 9 and under
Gold Medal: Enzo Yamhure
Preludes Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Ella Wang
Silver Medal: Jiaxi Pan
Honorable Mention: Kishore Mohan, Mia Shi, Akshaj Saravanakumar, Kaden Wong
Preludes Ages 14-18
Silver Medal: Kiara Arora
Dances Ages 9 and under
Gold Medal: Amy Liu, Alyssa Ma
Silver Medal: Olivia Du, Eric Liang, Isabella Nakazato
Bronze Medal: Sara Raza, Alvin Huang, Yishan Zhang
Honorable Mention: Elise Vick, James Hu, Liana Chen, Wutsai Yuan
Dances Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Brian Liang, Michael Durnev
Silver Medal: Owen Greene, Rebecca Li, Ryan Fang
Bronze Medal: Julian Tang, Emily Xinyi Zhu, Sofia Raza, Anne Razel J. Timajo
Honorable Mention: Anthony Kim, Aya Minami, Jaycee Liu, Vlada Netchaeva, Sebastian Ngo, Aren Fahradyan, Elliott Johnson, Max Chandra, Serena Zhang, Amaris Li
Dances Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Ziwen Gong
Silver Medal: Ekaterina Grebennikova, Aarav Srivastava
Bronze Medal: Desmond Litofe
Dances Adult Amateur
Silver Medal: Anna Zhu
Large-Scale or Narrative Works Ages 9 and under
Gold Medal: Simone Chai, Irene Gao
Large-Scale or Narrative Works Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Harper Li
Silver Medal: Olivia Nakazato
Bronze Medal: Siyi Xu, Chloe Nari Wang
Honorable Mention: Adalyn Ng, Eugene Hwang, Rishab Wishwas
Large-Scale or Narrative Works Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Blake Nelson, Jeffrey Zhao
Silver Medal: Amelia Bauernschmitt, Yuanrui Zhao
Bronze Medal: Eric Shao, Sohan Shah, Grace Wang
Honorable Mention: Jessica Chen, Sarah Dingli, Katelyn Denq, Leighton Ko, Avril Eich, Jeana Jang
Large-Scale or Narrative Works Adult Amateur
Gold Medal: Omkar Abhyankar
Silver Medal: Godwin Hong
Lyrical Works Ages 9 and under
Gold Medal: Annie Zhang
Silver Medal: Aiden Zhu, Chloe Zhang
Bronze Medal: Celine Cheng
Honorable Mention: Bella Lee
Lyrical Works Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Daniel Zhao, David Samuel
Silver Medal: Yilan Jin, Caroline Zhang, Abby Chao
Bronze Medal: Ilyannie Gonzalez, Jessica Wang
Honorable Mention: Brenden Lo, Chengxin Ma, Millie Chanbai
Lyrical Works Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Amelia Bauernschmitt, Steffi Lau
Silver Medal: Ryan Young, Colin McHugh, Vihan Katikar
Bronze Medal: Shashwat Srinivasan, Zihan Xu, Thurmond Russell
Honorable Mention: Isabella Yang, Rebecca Li, Tristan Chang, Melody Sakiya, Ethan Huang, Katherine Huang, Elan Wang, Yizhou Sun, TianHao Xu
Lyrical Works Adult Amateur
Silver Medal: Nima Afshar
Lyrical Works Collegiate or Professional
Gold Medal: Marissa Rebadulla-Ramos
Chopin Concerti Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Alexis Lee
Chopin Concerti Collegiate or Professional
Gold Medal: Shichu Liu
Szymanowski: Miniatures or Character Pieces Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Eli Li, Catherine Tang
Predecessors of Chopin Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: James Song
Predecessors of Chopin Ages 14-18
Silver Medal: Nathaniel Lowe-Norris
Polish Romantics Ages 10-13
Gold Medal: Phil Feng, Scarlett Lo
Polish Romantics Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Frank Ouyang
Polish Romantics Adult Amateur
Gold Medal: Anita Wong
Works by Contemporary Polish Composers (Deceased) Ages 14-18
Gold Medal: Avah Girges