Explore the artistic journey of Hyunjae Yoo, Grand Prize Winner of the 2025 Saint-Saëns International Music Competition, as she shares her approach to modern piano, performance videos, and the emotional depth of music in today’s digital age.

Award-winning Italian composer Corrado Cristaldi has won Best Musician of the Season at the Clementi International Music Competition 2025 for his solo flute work Pasacalle minima, a contemporary reimagining of the Baroque passacaglia.

Explore José Andrés Álvarez’s award-winning composition “Óleo de la refracción de la luz bajo el agua”, a mesmerizing blend of electroacoustic innovation and spectralist sound art.

Award-winning violinist Peiwen Su shares her artistic philosophy, journey in music, and vision for the future of classical performance and education. In this exclusive interview, she reflects on individuality, purpose, and the enduring soul of music.

Italian composer and conductor Manfred Giampietro discusses his award-winning symphonic fantasia Hopes for Peace, sharing insights on its inspiration, creative process, and collaboration with the Pisa University Orchestra.

Anastasiia Ledovskaia (LEMY), First Prize winner of the UK International Music Competition 2025, shares the inspiration and creative process behind her song Boy. From the initial guitar composition to a fully produced track and music video directed by Daniel Kim, she discusses composing, recording, and filming challenges, as well as her journey as an evolving musician.

Polish pianist, composer, and musicologist Monika Sroczyńska has been awarded the Gold Prize at the World Grand Prix International Music Contest 2025 for her CD album Christmas Impressions and More. Released under Classical Sound Studio, the album blends Polish Christmas traditions with lyrical and neoclassical piano writing, reflecting Sroczyńska’s artistic vision and compositional style.

Polish-Spanish violinist Alma Błońska-Trapero has received the Platinum Prize and Distinguished Technique Special Award at the World Grand Prix International Music Contest 2025 in the Modern B (Over Age 17) category for her interpretation of Szymanowski’s Harnasie Op. 55. Learn about her musical journey, artistic influences, and educational background.

Composer Zhenyan Li from the United Kingdom won the Bach UK Competition Award and the Excellent Creativity Special Award for her composition Orisons. Inspired by childhood, birdsong, and the fading natural world, the work explores the tension between innocence and loss. Learn about the premiere at Beijing Poly Theatre, the creative process, and the collaboration with countertenor Andy Shen Liu.

Cellist Kyungmi Anna Lee, from Seoul, South Korea, received the Platinum Prize at the World Grand Prix International Music Contest 2025 for her ocean-inspired album On the Sea Cliff. Blending cello, nature, and emotion, the award-winning project and its music video Breezing Cello – DYING Ocean capture the voice of the sea and the fragility of our planet.

Explore the award-winning journey of Duo Kontaxakis–Ivanovich, who received the Diamond Prize at the World Classical Music Awards 2025 for their album Mussorgsky, Stevenson: Pictures – Music for Two Guitars. Discover how the duo transcribed Mussorgsky and Stevenson for two guitars and their artistic insights on creating this unique programmatic music experience.

Bartosz Krzyśka from Poznań, Poland, brings the soulful voice of the bassoon to life through his award-winning interpretation of Kalliwoda’s Variations and Rondo in B major. Honored with the Platinum Prize and Unique Interpretation Special Award at the World Classical Music Awards 2025, his journey reveals the expressive depth and lyrical warmth of this often-overlooked instrument.

Lim Kiong Pin from Singapore shares the inspiration behind his Platinum Prize-winning arrangement “Basically Bass”, highlighting mid-to-low instruments and celebrating their often-overlooked voices at the World Grand Prix International Music Contest 2025 Season 3.

Brian Kindig Hanson shares the inspiration behind his prize-winning composition “Dengang Svaner Regerede Verd” and his journey to winning the Absolute First Prize at the 14th Bach International Music Competition UK 2025 Season 3.

Slovak composer Ľubor Bačík, winner of the Platinum Prize at the Universal Stars Music Competition 2025, shares his creative journey in the composition Conversation with a Poet. In this exclusive interview, he discusses his unique process of exploring the unconscious through music, the philosophical dialogue between musician and poet in his work, and his thoughts on the role of composers in today’s digital age.

South Korean composer Joochan Kim won the Absolute First Prize at the World Melody Music Competition 2025 with his composition Toccata for Piano Solo. In this interview, he shares the inspiration, creative process, and artistic vision behind his award-winning work.

Polish ensemble Bacewicz Duo, violinist Maciej Gryiel and pianist Lena Juszkiewicz, won the Diamond Prize at the 15th Universal Stars Music Competition (2025 Season 3). Discover their journey, artistic vision, and insights into duo performance in this exclusive interview.

Italian composer Concetta Seila Mammoccio wins First Prize and Great Creativity Special Prize at the World Melody Music Competition 2025 for her composition Maledictus Sigillum, presented as an artistic video production.

Spanish crossover tenor Álvaro Chaves Morales, Diamond Prize winner in the Opera Voice category at the Universal Stars Music Competition 2025, shares insights into his artistic journey, his approach to blending classical technique with contemporary Catalan expression, and reflections on his musical experiences and future goals.

The Oceanus Piano Trio from Singapore — pianist Hong Xiang, violinist Gabriel, and cellist Hong Tzin — share their journey, rehearsal process, and experience winning the Platinum Prize at the 2025 Couperin International Music Competition.