2025 O’Malley Foundation National Concerto Competition Results

 
 

The Music @ the Fort: The O’Malley Foundation Category Select Winners Recital was on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at the MYAC Center.

The MYAC Winter Orchestra Concerts were on February 15th, 2026 at Northwestern’s Pick-Staiger Hall, and featured select MYAC Junior Division, MYAC Senior Division, and Overall Open Division winners performing their pieces alongside MYAC’s orchestral ensembles!

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MYAC JUNIOR ORCHESTRA DIVISION

  • OVERALL JUNIOR WINNER: Todd Zhang, cello, Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, I. Theme Var I, II, III, VII

  • Strings Winner: Todd Zhang, cello

    • Honorable Mention: Olivia Fazio, violin, Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31, Mvt. I

  • Other Instrument Winner: Madeline Newman, flute, Mozart Concerto in G major, Mvt. I

    • Honorable Mention: Advik Rai, clarinet, Stamitz Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I

  • Early Music Winner (before 1800): Alexandra Paschos, violin, Bach Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041, Mvt. I

    • Honorable Mention: Julia Castro, violin, Mozart Concerto No. 4 in D major, K 218, Mvt. I

MYAC SENIOR ORCHESTRA DIVISION

  • OVERALL SENIOR WINNER: Oliver Mah, cello, Shostakovich Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I

  • Strings Winner: OIiver Mah, cello

    • Strings Honorable Mentions (listed alphabetically by last name):

      • Eli Ho, violin, Sibelius Violin Concerto, Mvt. I

      • Lydia Kessler, harp, Ginastera Harp Concerto, Mvt. I

  • Piano Winner: Victoria Garcia-Ruiz, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I

  • Voice Winner: Faith John, ‘Journey to the Past’, ‘Mad Hatter’ ‘With You’

  • Other Instrument Winner: Oscar Soto, flute, Borne Fantaisie brillante sur ‘Carmen’

    • Other Instrument Honorable Mention: Francesca Gaus Ehning, oboe, Grandval Concerto Op. 7, Mvt. III

  • Early Music Winner: Christopher Mertz, double bass, Vanhal Bass Concerto in E major, Mvt. III

OVERALL OPEN DIVISION GRAND WINNER: 

  • Kai Isoke Ali-Landing, violin, Tchaikovsky Concerto in D Major, Mvt. I

*The Overall Open Division Grand Winner is decided between the Open Junior and Open Senior Division winners.

OPEN JUNIOR DIVISION

  • OVERALL JUNIOR WINNER: Dylan Zhang piano, Schumann Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, Mvt. III

  • Strings Winner: George Wang, violin, Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

    • Strings Honorable Mention:

      • Brittany Wang, violin, Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, Mvt. I

  • Piano Winner: Dylan Zhang

    • Piano Honorable Mention:

      • Drake Wunderlich, Chopin Concerto No. 1, E minor, Mvt. 1

  • Other Instrument Winner: Claire Choi, flute, Chaminade Concertino, Op. 107

  • Early Music Winner (before 1800): Jonathan Truong, piano, Mozart Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414, Mvt. I

    • Early Music Honorable Mention:

      • Lillian Han, piano, Bach Concerto No. 1, D minor, Mvt. I

OPEN SENIOR DIVISION

  • OVERALL SENIOR WINNER: Kai Isoke Ali-Landing, violin, Tchaikovsky Concerto in D Major, Mvt. I

  • Strings Winner: Kai Isoke Ali-Landing, violin (Tchaikovsky)

    • Strings Honorable Mentions (listed alphabetically by last name):

      • Neena Agrawal, viola, Walton Viola Concerto, Mvt. I

      • Alison Chung, violin, Walton Violin Concerto, Mvt. I

      • Gabriel Raviv, cello, Kabalevsky Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Mvt. II

  • Piano Winner: Adrian Gonzalez, Prokofiev Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I

    • Piano Honorable Mention: Edie Park, Schumann Concerto in A minor Op. 54, Mvt. I

  • Voice Winner: Jisu Cheong, Handel Amadigi di Gaula, Ah! Spietato

  • Other Instrument Winner: Suah Lee, flute, Chaminade Concertino for Flute in D major, Op. 107

  • Early Music Winner: Indre Raghavan, violin, Mozart Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, Mvt. I