2026 MTNA Student Performance Competitions Results

Amy I-Yun Tu, Chairperson, Junior and Young Artist Coordinator

Wei-Yuh Christina Xie, Senior Coordinator

JUNIOR LEVEL

Piano Solo

Winner: Elena Wang                                          Teacher: Carmel Lowenthal
Alternate: Bryan Wu                                          Teacher: Vitalii Khairutdinov/Veda Zoponcic
Honorable Mention: Sylvie Chiu                      Teacher: Qi Zhang
                                  Grace Hwang             
Teacher: Stella Xu/Veda Zuponcic

String

Winner: Catherine You, cello                             Teacher: Hyojin Lee
Alternate: Daniel Yoo, cello                               Teacher: Madeleine Golz
Honorable Mention: Joanna An, cello            Teacher: Hyojin Lee
                                   Owen Ren, cello            
Teacher: Hyojin Lee

Woodwind

Winner: Claire Li, flute                                       Teacher: Amy I-Yun Tu
Alternate: Katelyn Park, clarinet                        Teacher: Bryan Rudderow
Honorable Mention: Victoria Yong, flute         Teacher: Eunsook Choi                               

SENIOR LEVEL

Piano Solo

Winner : Edward Ojard                                        Teacher: Yu Xi Wang/ Veda Zuponcic
Alternate: Angela Zhang                                      Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin
Honorable Mention: Bowen Liang                       Teacher: Stella Xu
                                   Patrick Song                      
Teacher: Rita Shklar
                                  Conan Yang                       
Teacher: Yu Xi Wang/ Veda Zuponcic
 Kyle Zhu                     
Teacher: Julia Lam

String

Winner: Alice Hu, violin                                        Teacher: Brittany Sklar                                             Alternate: Elie Kuan, cello                                      Teacher: Hyojin Lee
Honorable Mention: Allison Chen, cello            Teacher: Hyojin Lee
                                    Andrew Li, cello                  Teacher: Hyojin Lee

Woodwind

Winner: Ian Lee, saxophone                              Teacher: Wonki Lee
Alternate: Katherine Lee, flute                              Teacher: Amy Tu

Piano Duet:

Winner: Amy Chu & Natalie Qian                           Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin
Alternate: Gloria Sun & Ivy Liu          Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin/Hsin I Chou

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