The results for the Berlioz International Music Competition 2025 Season 4 are now announced!

The Berlioz International Music Competition presents the award results for the 2025 Season 4, recognising musicians and composers from around the world for their artistic achievement across performance, composition, and contemporary music practices. This season features a diverse range of disciplines and musical approaches, reflecting the international scope and creative breadth of the Competition.

About the Competition

The Berlioz International Music Competition is an international platform dedicated to celebrating excellence in music performance and composition. Inspired by the bold imagination and expressive intensity of Hector Berlioz, the Competition embraces artistic originality, structural clarity, and emotional depth. Open to musicians worldwide, it welcomes a wide range of musical disciplines — from instrumental and vocal performance to contemporary and electronic composition — offering global recognition and professional exposure to outstanding artists.

Full List of Winners — 2025 Season 4

(Alphabetical order by first name)

Angel Velasco, Composition “INCONQUISTABLE”, from España

Aoxue Guo, Voice, from Poland

Boan Liao, Voice, from China

Cai Jingyan, Electronic Music Composition, from China

Caitlin Fan, Clarinet, from Australia

Chloe Cheng, Cello, from Singapore

Dan Wong, Cello, from Canada

Deniz Mahmutoğlu, Composition “Cloudy Waltz”, from Türkiye

Ektoras Tsakalidis, Cello, from United States

Elizabeth Garrou Furr, Piano, from United States

Fung Sam Yin Celine, Harp, from Hong Kong

Gabriele Gagliotta, Percussion, from Italia

Ivo Dominik Ciszek, Composition “Cosmos (Kosmos)”, from Polska

Jay Yoo, Oboe, from South Korea

Kamal Benjelloun, Composition “Loving Grace”, from United States

Keanu Zeller, Piano, from United States

Lin Sen, Composition “The World in a Grain of Sand”, from China

Marcel Chyrzyński, Composition “Ukiyo-e No. 4” for Clarinet, French Horn, Piano and String Orchestra, from Poland

Marcell Beláz, Classical Guitar, from Hungary

Maximilian Wong, Cello, from Canada

Nicholas Adams, Piano, from United States

Ria Kashyap, Flute, from Hong Kong

Rui Qiu, Composition “Four O’Clock”, from China

Sammy Wong, Violin, from Canada

Steven Newbold, Composition “Sequoia Symphony, II. Sequoia: Groves of Giants”, from United States of America

Szymon Iwanowicz, Cello, from Poland

Weiran Xu, Composition “Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano” & “Wind Quintet”, from China

Xi Zhang, Composition, from China

Yi Lin, Cello, from Ireland

Yu Jin, Guqin, from China

Yuhui (Emilio) Wang, Composition “What Can I Get For You? Love”, from United Kingdom

Zhengyu Xu, Piano, from China

Zhuang Zhiyu, Violin, from China

Join the Next Season

Registration for the next season is now open.

Musicians and composers from around the world are invited to present their work, gain international recognition, and engage with a global artistic community.

👉 Register here: https://www.berliozcompetition.com/

Winners