CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WINNERS OF THE
THE JOHN CHILD WALKER MUSIC COMPETITION
held on May 23, 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
For information about the Walker Competition, please contact us at our email address:
johnwalkermusiccompetition@gmail.com