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World Classical Masters Association (WCMA)
A leading global online classical music competition organisation.
Franz Schubert International Composition Competition 2026
Results
First Prize
Awarded to compositions scoring 90–100 points
Lan Tu / China / 97.50
Title: Vaporized Tears、Morebund Sky、Nook of Cirrocumulus
Yutao Wang / China / 97.00
Title: Evening View of a Snow Scene
Wook-Yong Jeon / South Korea / 97.00
Title: Mutation for Violin and Viola
Sun Hu / Hong Kong, China / 96.50
Title: Music Composed & Scored for the Animated Film Joyful Gathering
Leonardo Coral / Mexico / 96.00
Title: XINANTÉCATL FOR SOPRANO, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
Yishu Zhao / China / 95.50
Title: Cleanse my soul
Li Shiqi / China / 95.00
Title: Early Summer
Qiang Wei / China / 95.00
Title: About Forever
Yang Shuyin / China / 94.50
Title: Celebrate for the sunrise at sunset
Margaret Manevich / USA / 94.50
Title: Symphony #1
ShuangNing Guo / China / 94.00
Title: The Passage of Sound
Emanuele Stracchi / Italy / 94.00
Title: Caligaverunt (for female choir)
Lu Hanbing / China / 92.00
Title: Qing Yi
Sergiusz Wrotek / Poland / 91.00
Title: Pezzo inquieto
Ruiyang Tian / China / 90.50
Title: The Promise of the Ancient city (Gaixia Covenan)
Yintao Wang / China / 93.00
Title: Digitalization Of The Soul
Liu Wenyu / China / 93.00
Title: Oblivion
Yanling Liang / China / 90.00
Title: The Labyrinth of Wonder
Romain Schmitt / French / 90.00
Title: Concertino for handpan and symphony orchestra
Huang Yue / China / 90.00
Title: Hearing Mountains: Traces in the Solitude
Wei Shengpu / China / 90.00
Title: Alexandrite
Tan Tianxiao / China / 90.00
Title: Where the Sky Cannot Fly
Zhang YiLin / China / 90.00
Title: Qin Opera Overture
Second Prize
Awarded to compositions scoring 80–89.99 points
Agnieszka Dąbrowska-Kras / Poland / 88.50
Title: Piccolo Uccello for Eb clarinet solo
Zhang Zhan / China / 88.50
Title: Symphony of peace on the Yellow River
RunYu Cai / China / 87.50
Title: State
Liu Changrui / China / 87.50
Title: The Road Not Taken
Kyoichiro Mii / Japan / 87.00
Title: Ephemeral Moments (Four Songs based on the Poetry of Yumeji Takehisa)
Ziye Chen / China / 87.00
Title: Pipa Blade
Yunfeng Li / China / 87.00
Title: The Boundary of Consciousness
Ming Chen / China / 86.00
Title: Luminous Lake
Li RongZe / China / 85.50
Title: Prayer for the Rain
Zhao Yulin / China / 85.00
Title: WANGSHU
Ziyang Xiao / China / 84.00
Title: Moonlight Through The Woods
Haichuan Ying / China / 84.00
Title: Over the Abyss
Jingze Li / China / 84.00
Title: Future Harmony
Andreas Markou / Greece / 83.50
Title: Notre Damme De Korce (The Vernal Face of Man)
Yuanjun Gao / Hong Kong, China / 83.50
Title: Utopianism
Leqian Luo / China / 83.50
Title: Baileys
Corrado Cristaldi / Italy / 83.50
Title: Memorie di Viaggio (for Landscaper documentary)
Yang JunHan / China / 83.00
Title: Cosmic dust.Cat's eye . Wind Chime
Jingze Li / China / 83.00
Title: Keep On Dreaming
Wei Shengpu / China / 83.00
Title: IllIllllIllI
Zhang Shaocong / China / 82.00
Title: NIGHINGALE
Jack Roberts / USA / 82.00
Title: Concerto fo Guitar and Orchestra in E Minor: "Catabasis"
YaXuan Zhao / China / 81.00
Title: Between the Eaves, Clouds Drift
Yang Jiyu / China / 81.00
Title: Autumn Evening in the Mountains
Rita Golemac / Hrvatska / 80.50
Title: Odjek - Echo
Franz Smith Kosman / China / 80.50
Title: CONCERTO SONATA
Simeon Venkov / Bulgarian / 80.50
Title: Outplay me (piece for Double bass)
Liang Jingjing / China / 80.00
Title: Qingying
Xiaodong Ding / China / 80.00
Title: The world is not always just
Third Prize
Awarded to compositions scoring 70–79.99 points
James Hoveland / USA / 79.00
Title: Romance from Piano Concerto in C minor
Monika Sroczynska / Poland / 79.00
Title: String quartet „Four by Three"
Francesco Deffenu / Italy / 79.00
Title: O salutaris hostia
Salavat Assadulin / Turkey / 78.50
Title: Variations on the theme of the Russian song "Two Merry Geese Lived at Grandma's"
Morigen / China / 78.50
Title: The Charm of Qin
Haruto Toba / Japan / 77.50
Title: Hope
Ezequiel Navarrete Caparrós / Spain / 76.50
Title: El Olivo
Giacomo Drago / British-Italian / 74.00
Title: Ashes of Hubris
Zhongqi Deng / China / 73.00
Title: Golden fragments amid the furrows
Liang Siyu / China / 73.00
Title: listening to the wind
Giacomo Drago / British-Italian / 73.00
Title: Requiem
Alexander Doria / Spain / 73.00
Title: Bach Spirit
Alexander Doria / Spain / 72.00
Title: In memorian
Churn- Yee Chong / Malaysia / 70.00
Title: New Year Dance 2026
Other
Participants who score below 70 will be notified individually via email.
Winners Portraits
The list is in a random order and is not ranked.
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