Vienna Classical Music Competition
international classical music competition for musicians
Results of the 4th Paul Badura-Skoda International Piano Competition Vienna 2026
The competition results have been announced on July 17, 2026.
"It was a great pleasure to meet so many wonderful musicians! We wish you every success and inspiration in your musical careers."
The Award Ceremony and Concert will be held on October 18, 2026, at the Mozarthaus Vienna – Concert Hall.
(For prize winners who cannot attend the ceremony, certificates will be sent by email beginning October 18, 2026.)
Category A
David
Alecsandru Irimescu
1st Prize
Peizhang Wu
2nd Prize
Man Hu
2nd Prize
Sua Lee
3rd Prize
Kamila Ozerova
Wiener Klassik Prize
Misuzu Oda
Jury Special Prize
Jianing Sun
Honorable Mentions Prize
Iolanda Varricchio
Honorable Mentions Prize
Category B
Eva Delcheva
1st Prize
Daria Constantinescu
2nd Prize
İpek Buse Memiş
3rd Prize
Category C
Ren Shanmu
1st Prize
George Casian Gagiu
2nd Prize
Beyza Iskender
2nd Prize
Demir Domaniç
3rd Prize
Category D
Kalina Gelevski
1st Prize
Alexandru Becheru
1st Prize
Alvin XiYao Sun
2nd Prize
Milana Myrgorodska
3rd Prize
4 Hands
Piano Duo K&K
(Kanon & Kotone Yokoyama)
1st Prize
Duo Shiori Matsumoto
2nd Prize
Misola Duo:Mikołaj Bogdan and Aleksandra Sobczyk
3rd Prize
Piano Duo Milana & Sofia
3rd Prize
Chamber Music
Not awarded
1st Prize
PI DUO
Francesco Neri & Nikita Poretti
2nd Prize
DUO KLAR
Juan Pablo Chavez Rodriguez & Diego Osorno Morales
3rd Prize
Composition
First prize
In the Meantime - Angelika Gabris
Second prize
MICROPIECES for Cello and PIANO - Andersen Viana
Marea, Abisso, Riva - Antonello Tosto
Third prize
Pastorale Giocoso - Hanying Chen
Special Jury prize
Sonata I for piano - Athanasios Papadimitriou
Honourable Mentions
Piano Sonata No. 2 for Solo Piano - Assaf Brown
Reminiscences of Ruins - Hanying Chen
Piano Quintet in C minor - Yufan Xu
Mountain Sacrifice - Jiahe Zhuang