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Saint-Saëns International Music Competition
Online competition for all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition, Chamber Music, Ensemble, Choir, Orchestra & Creators
2026 Season 1 Results
Published in March 2026
Season Period: 12 December 2025 – 12 March 2026
The e-certificate will be sent to each participant's registered email address within 7 days. Kindly check your junk mail folder just in case.
Advanced (Age 18-22)
Wu Wenxiu
Bass Drum
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Superior Interpretation
Arranged & Transcribed Work
Peter Homans
390 Riverside Drive: The First Hundred Years
Gold Prize
CD Album
Amy Fetherolf
Violin
Silver Prize
Classical B (Over Age 17)
Hannah Lee
Voice
Silver Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Superior Interpretation
Concerto
Zhangyize
Violin
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Exceptional Technique
Conducting
David Bernard
Grand Prize
Best Saint-Saëns Performance Special Award
Duo Music
Eleonora Addis & Odysseus Addis
Piano
Gold Prize
Junior (Age 8-10)
Yolanda Zhou
Cello
Silver Prize
Modern A (Under Age 17)
Nicholas Camarinos
Violin
Gold Prize
National Music
Gamze Nur Kizil
Piano
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Superior Interpretation
Orchestra
Danilo Ferro
Composition: Il Viaggio
Silver Prize
Original Composition
Mii Kyoichiro
Composition: Fughetta and Variations for Brass Quintet
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Creative Innovation
Original Composition
Robert Lipfriend
Composition: Controverse
Gold Prize
Original Composition
Nicholas Camarinos
Composition: Fantasy No. 1 for Violin in C Minor, Op. 1: Allegro non troppo.
Silver Prize
Original Composition
Paolo Bernardi
Composition: Somewhere in Gaza - Symphonic reflections on Palestinian Genocide
Silver Prize
Professional (No age limit)
Bryan Tyler
Viola
Platinum Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Outstanding Musicality
Professional (No age limit)
Hande Tokgöz
Double Bass
Platinum Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Exceptional Technique
Professional (No age limit)
Amy Fetherolf
Violin
Gold Prize
Best Saint-Saëns Performance Special Award
Romantic A (Under Age 17)
Zhangyize
Violin
Platinum Prize
Romantic A (Under Age 17)
Ethan Choi
Cello
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Superior Interpretation
Romantic B (Over Age 17)
Bryan Tyler
Viola
Platinum Prize
Romantic B (Over Age 17)
Amy Fetherolf
Violin
Gold Prize
Romantic B (Over Age 17)
Lin Jiajunjie
Cello
Silver Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Outstanding Musicality
Young Artist (Age 14-17)
Yağmur İnci İpek
Cello
Platinum Prize
Best Saint-Saëns Performance Special Award
Young Artist (Age 14-17)
Zhangyize
Violin
Platinum Prize
Young Artist (Age 14-17)
Frank Joseph Beck Ii
Euphonium
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Outstanding Musicality
Young Artist (Age 14-17)
Mia Holmgren
Cello
Gold Prize
Youth (Age 11-13)
Kingston Zicheng Pu
Piano
Platinum Prize
Youth (Age 11-13)
Nicholas Camarinos
Violin
Platinum Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Outstanding Musicality
Youth (Age 11-13)
Ela Onar
Clarinet
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Outstanding Musicality
Youth (Age 11-13)
Ryan Riddy
Electric Guitar
Gold Prize
Youth (Age 11-13)
Andrew Chen
Violin
Silver Prize
Youth (Age 11-13)
Chongwen Yang
Cello
Silver Prize
Junior (Age 8-10)
Dimitris Kavousanos
Piano
Gold Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Superior Interpretation
Junior (Age 8-10)
Zhengwu Fu
Cello
Gold Prize
Junior (Age 8-10)
Haoning Yuan
Cello
Silver Prize
Saint-Saëns Special Award for Superior Interpretation