CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WINNERS OF THE
THE JOHN CHILD WALKER MUSIC COMPETITION
2026!
WINDS - SENIOR CATEGORY
Catherine Wang, clarinet - 1st Place
Xi Wang, clarinet - 2nd Place
CHAMBER - INTERMEDIATE
”Crown Trio” - 1st Place
Athena Wang, piano; Emily Wang, violin; Angelina Jia, cello
”Sky Trio” - 2nd Place
William Wu, violin; Caroline Chen, cello; Angelina Jia, piano
”Dolce Trio” - Honorable Mention
Elena Ling, piano; Tessa Chong, violin; Lillian Fong, violin
CHAMBER - SENIOR
”Quartet Rondeau” - 1st Place
Jarden Pan, violin; Emily Pan, viola; David Han, cello; Xuanyuan Audrey Wang, piano
”Piano Trio” - 2nd Place
Emmett Vuong, piano; Robert Melikyan, violin; Dez Dhandha, cello
”Americana Quartet” - Honorable Mention
Serena Fong, violin; Zooey Yang, violin; Zhuowen Xiao, viola; Kayla Chong, cello
”String Quartet” - Honorable Mention
Mondy Gottesman, cello; Nathan Schafer, violin; Aoi Sugiyama, violin; Sean Yeh, viola
STRING - INTERMEDIATE
Amber Wang, violin - 1st Place
Xierni Ma, violin - 2nd Place
Isabella Zhou, violin - Honorable Mention
STRING - SENIOR DIVISION “A”
Mondy Gottesman, cello - 1st Place
Wayne Wang, violin - 2nd Place
Ning Kay Teo, violin - Honorable Mention
David Han, cello - Honorable Mention
STRING - SENIOR DIVISION “B”
Kevin Wu, violin - 1st Place
Aoi Sugiyama, violin - 2nd Place
Andrew Tai, violin - Honorable Mention
PIANO - JUNIOR DIVISION
Jacob Liou - 1st Place
Watson Huaikun Wu - 2nd Place
Chloe Li - Honorable Mention
PIANO - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION “A”
Serena Liu - 1st Place
Miya Bian - 2nd Place
PIANO - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION “B”
Amber Wang - 1st Place
Melody Liu - 2nd Place
Kayla Chong - Honorable Mention
PIANO - SENIOR DIVISION
Jeremy Wang - 1st Place
Siting (Tiffany) Wen - 2nd Place
Esther Faith Ho - Honorable Mention
TEACHING STUDIOS REPRESENTED:
PIANO
Agatha Hou
Katy Lai
Rizia Lin
Dr. Jane Park
Iris Su
Dr. Tatiana Thibodeaux
Amanda Yang
Ruisha Zhang
STRING / CHAMBER
Dr. Henry Chan
Dr. Valentina Wenting Huang
Dr. Maggie Parkins
Linda Tajima
Wendy Waggener
Amanda Yang
WOODWIND
William Wellwood