Prize Winners
2025 Grand Prize Winner Katarina String Quartet
The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Senior String Division
Gold Medal Katarina String Quartet
The Juilliard School, New York, NY
Jeanel Liang (violin), Jérôme Chiasson (violin), Celia Morin, (viola), Maya Enstad (cello)
Silver Medal Trio Eris
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
K.J. McDonald (violin), Annie SeEun Hyung (cello), Andrew Jun Chen (piano)
Bronze Medal Trio Timia
Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Motreal, Canada
June Lee (violin), François Lamontagne (cello), Itamar Prag (piano)
Lift Every Voice Prize Trio Unio
Seoul, South Korea
Young Sun Choi (piano), Eunji Kim (violin), Ah-Yeon Nam (cello)
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble Trio Eris
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
K.J. McDonald (violin), Annie SeEun Hyung (cello), Andrew Jun Chen (piano)
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal Cerus Quartet
University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance, Ann Arbor, MI
Roberto Campa (soprano saxophone), Laura Ramsay (alto saxophone), Kyle Kato (tenor saxophone), Samuel Dishon (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal Blitz
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Jake Simons (soprano saxophone), Johann Koh (alto saxophone), Matthew Hrinda (tenor saxophone), Wesley Taylor (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal Halite Quartet
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Parker Fritz (soprano saxophone), Jacob Nance (alto saxophone), Ethan Roberts (tenor saxophone), Alex Lee (baritone saxophone)
Lift Every Voice Prize PULSE
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Jake Simons (soprano saxophone), Johann Koh (alto saxophone), Matthew Hrinda (tenor saxophone), Wesley Taylor (baritone saxophone)
Junior String Division
Gold Medal Aves Trio
Young Chamber Musicians, Burlingame, CA
Euisun Hong (violin), Huisun Hong (cello), Jacob Rockower (piano)
Silver Medal Doxa Quartet
The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Lena Kim (violin), Jiyu Lee (violin), Kayla Kim (viola), Noah Choi (cello)
Bronze Medal Quartetto Speranza
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, Highwood, IL
Cecilia O’Malley (violin), Alison Chung (violin), Callia Murray (viola), Diego Dahle (cello)
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble Aves Trio
Young Chamber Musicians, Burlingame, CA
Euisun Hong (violin), Huisun Hong (cello), Jacob Rockower (piano)
Junior Wind Division
Gold Medal Arcturus Quartet
Independence High School, Frisco, TX
Darshan Senthil Kumar (soprano saxophone), Alex Walker (alto saxophone), Sahishnu Sathish, (tenor saxophone), Stephen Choy (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal Astraea Quartet
Lake Travis High School & James Bowie High School, Austin, TX
Jacob lttycheria (soprano saxophone), Sayaka Nabeshima (alto saxophone), Eli Ward, (tenor saxophone), Paige Chirempes (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal Reinecke Trio
National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C.
Donovan Holt-Harrington (clarinet), Ian T. Lander (french horn), Evelina Kleczek (piano)
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize The Bone Rangers
Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Padric Sullivan (trombone), Christopher Ripley (trombone), Patrick Spera (trombone), Calleigh Riordan (bass trombone)
Geoffroy Memorial Award The Benediction Trio
St. Joseph High School, South Bend, IN; Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN; Kolbe Academy, Napa, CA
Catherine Lutz (violin), Jonathan Aizigov (cello), Ignatius Caro (piano)
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Grand Prize Winner
Trio Azura – The Colburn School
Los Angeles, CA
Senior String Division
Gold Medal – Trio Azura
The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall, violin; Yejin Hong, cello; Yanfeng (Tony) Bai, piano
Silver Medal – Hesper Quartet
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, and The Juilliard School, New York, NY
Sojeong Kim, violin; Ye jin Yoon, violin; SoHui Yun, viola; Connor Kim, cello
Bronze Medal – Erinys Quartet
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Stewart, violin; Joosep Reimaa, violin; Marija Raisanen, viola; Stergios Theodoridis, cello
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble – Trio Azura
Lift Every Voice Prize – Trio Azura
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal – LOTUS Quartet
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
GianCarlo Lay, soprano saxophone; Johnathan Lee, soprano/alto saxophone; Keegan Ewan, soprano/tenor saxophone; Jerick Meagher, soprano/baritone saxophone
Silver Medal – Zed
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Austin, TX
Connor O’Toole, soprano saxophone; Jacob Feldman, alto saxophone; Marina Sakellakis, tenor saxophone; David Bennette, baritone saxophone
Bronze Medal – Onda Sonora
University of Oklahoma, OK
Ethan Roberts, soprano saxophone; Zach Mathews, alto saxophone; Kevin Barton, tenor saxophone; Joshua Mithuen, baritone saxophone
Life Every Voice Prize – PULSE
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Zachary Costello, soprano saxophone; Spencer Cox, alto saxophone; Owen Robinson, tenor saxophone; Michael Ethier, baritone saxophone
Junior String Division
Gold Medal – Saphir Quartet
Barratt-Due Institute of Music, Oslo, Norway
Philippe Jayer, violin/viola; Torje Rflbu, violin/viola; Amanda Noor Vatn, violin/viola; Iris Kalliovirta, cello
Silver Medal – Breshears String Quartet
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
Dustin Breshears, violin; Valery Breshears, violin; Colin Breshears, viola; Starla Breshears, cello
Bronze Medal – Quartet Meraviglia
The Music Institute of Chicago Academy, Evanston, IL
Elle Cho, violin; Lauren Kim, violin; Emily Chen, viola; Lucy Wu, cello
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble – Trio de Angeles
Colburn Music Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Esme Arias-Kim, violin; Angela Rose Padula, cello; Caden Lin, piano
Junior Wind Division
Gold Medal – Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet
Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Andrew Diaz, soprano saxophone; Joshia Furtak, alto saxophone; Gabriel Garnier, tenor saxophone; Noah Vu, baritone saxophone
Silver Medal – Five Guys Wind Quintet
National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
Jayden Lee, flute; Louis Westerman, clarinet; Annie Jung, oboe; Alison Pollock, bassoon; Austin Adaranijo, french horn
Bronze Medal – Astraea Quartet
Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX
Quinlan Collins, soprano saxophone; Jacob Ittycheria, alto saxophone; Eli Ward, tenor saxophone; Paige Chirempes, baritone saxophone
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize – The Bone Rangers
Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Genesis Morales, trombone; Padric Sullivan, Trombone; Jonathan Martinez, bass trombone; Calleigh Riordan, bass trombone
Geoffroy Memorial Award – Music For
Penn High School, Granger, IN, and South Bend, IN
Felix Zhang, violin; Suzana Josenhans, violin; James Pennex, viola; Jayden Wang, cello; Cameron Poznanski, bass