The results for the International Music Leadership Award 2025 Season 4 are now announced!

The International Music Leadership Award presents the award results for the 2025 Season 4, recognising musicians, composers, conductors, and researchers whose work reflects leadership, artistic contribution, and scholarly engagement within the global music community. This season highlights a wide range of disciplines, including performance, composition, conducting, academic research, and music leadership studies.

About the Competition

The International Music Leadership Award is an international platform dedicated to acknowledging achievement and leadership in music performance, composition, conducting, and music-related research. The Award welcomes musicians, educators, scholars, and creative practitioners from around the world, encouraging critical thinking, artistic responsibility, and leadership within contemporary musical practice. Through international participation and professional recognition, the Award supports the development of music leaders across diverse fields.

Full List of Winners — 2025 Season 4

(Alphabetical order by first name)

Aaron Kinghorn, Cello, from United States

Alexandra Kazanskaya, Conducting, from Russia

Almila Özer, Piano, from Türkiye

Barbara Kaczor, Accordion, from Poland

José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., Academic Research “Rhythms of Diplomacy: How Dizzy Gillespie and Tito Puente Forged Strategic Cultural Relations Through Jazz and Latin Music”, from Puerto Rico

Kamal Benjelloun, Voice & Composition “Loving Grace”, from USA

Lambert Tang, Clarinet, from Australia

Leah Jane, Academic Research “Music Leadership in the 21st Century: How Advances in Technology Have Changed the Operatic Landscape, Using Specific Examples of Recent Performances”, from United Kingdom / United States

Monika Sroczyńska, Composition “Night Fears II for String Orchestra”, from Poland

Nina Iorik, Piano & Composition “Prelude in E-flat Minor – ‘Autumn Scenes’”, from USA

Radosław Broda, Composition “Little London Symphony”, from Poland

Somang Yoo, Violin, from Korea

Yiran Liu, Composition “Quintet ‘Lively Tango’”, from China

Zhengyu Xu, Piano, from China

Join the Next Season

Registration for the next season is now open.

Musicians, composers, conductors, and music scholars worldwide are invited to participate and share their work through an international platform focused on leadership and artistic contribution.

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

Winners