2025 Global International Music Competition Celebrates Worldwide Excellence

Montreal, Quebec Sep 16, 2025 (Issuewire.com) 2025 Global International Music Competition (5th Edition)

Final Results Announced 15 August 2025

The Global International Music Competition proudly announces the official results of its 2025 5th Edition. This years competition welcomed talented musicians from 20 countries including the USA, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Canada, India, Macau, South Korea, Australia, Vietnam, Greece, Taiwan, UAE, Iran, Netherlands, Iraq, Indonesia, China, and France.

Top Special Prizes

Absolute Platinum Winners
These outstanding musicians will be featured and publicized as artists on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Deezer, and other worldwide music distribution channels:

• Panagiotis Fournarakis (Greece) Professional Category, Composition

• Minsol Kim (Canada) Collegiate Category, Percussion

Concert Performance Division Results

Junior Category (Ages 711):

• Armon Nick Esmaeili (USA, Piano) Bronze

• Aisyah Ahmad (Malaysia, Violin) Bronze

• Theresa Cortes (Philippines, Piano) Honorable Mention

• Joanne Fong (Hong Kong, Cello) Honorable Mention

• Peejakorn Thawinkarn (Thailand, Piano) Silver

• Nattaya Chaiyaporn (Thailand, Harp) Honorable Mention

• Pharkorn Phophong (Thailand, Flute) Platinum

• Ruiman Li (Hong Kong, Piano) Platinum

• Jocelyn Lafontaine (Canada, Voice) Honorable Mention

Youth Category (Ages 1216):

• Pharphum Phophong (Thailand, Flute) Platinum

• Saadya Polavarapu (India, Voice) Gold

• Prem Tharahirunchot (Thailand, Piano) Platinum

• Miles Guo (Canada, Piano) Gold

• Aarav Sharma (India, Piano) Honorable Mention

• Siddharth Khanna (India, Violin) Silver

• Olivier Davis (USA, Violin) Honorable Mention

• Junya (Annie) Fang (USA, Voice) Bronze

• David Lin (Australia, Piano) Gold

• Sofia Leong (Macau, Trumpet) Honorable Mention

• Olivia Kang (South Korea, Piano) Silver

• Arianna Desai (USA, Violin) Silver

• Ethan Miller (USA, Oboe) Honorable Mention

• Junwoo Kim (USA, Cello) Gold

• Johannes David Luz (Philippines, Violin) Gold

• Rita Wu (USA, Guzheng) Platinum

• Venice On (Vietnam, Piano) Silver

• Gauri Khanna (India, Cello) Gold

• Jonathan Miller (USA, Piano) Honorable Mention

Collegiate Category (Ages 1718):

• Charles He (USA, Voice) Bronze

• Minsol Kim (Canada, Percussion) Platinum

• Audrey Wu (Taiwan, Cello) Gold

• Vito Hsu (USA, Cello) Silver

• Syuan Wei Lee (USA, Violin) Gold

• Angelina Wang (USA, Harp) Gold

• Hannah Wang (USA, Flute) Bronze

• Minh Anh Nguyen (Vietnam, Viola) Honorable Mention

• Melanie Tsang (Hong Kong, Flute) Honorable Mention

Open Category (Above 21):

• Jun Yuen Aidan She (Malaysia, Piano) Silver

• Marilyn Jefferson (USA, Piano) Bronze

• Yvonne Tsang (Hong Kong, Euphonium) Honorable Mention

• Gregory Schmidt (USA, Saxophone) Honorable Mention

Professional Category (Above 21):

• Panagiotis Fournarakis (Greece, Composition) Platinum

• Chi Hsing, Anita Liu (Taiwan, Voice) Bronze

Versatile Musician Division Results

Junior & Youth:

• William Kei Keung Yu (Hong Kong, Composition) Bronze

• Gyanada Sulakhi (India, Piano & Voice) Bronze

• Alice Chen (USA, Cello Duo) Gold

• Ahyoung Kim (South Korea, Harp) Gold

Collegiate:

• Sooa Hong (Republic of Korea, Violin) Gold

• Muhammad Danial Iskandar (Malaysia, Composition) Honorable Mention

• Thomas Siyun Peng (Canada, Composition) Honorable Mention

• Siaoyu Lin (Taiwan, Music Arrangement) Honorable Mention

Open Category (Above 21):

• Mohamad Saharkhizy (Iran, Drums) Gold

• Wahid Bajar (Netherlands, Composition) Gold

• Siti Nur Hajarul Aswad Shakeeb Arsalaan Bajunid (Malaysia, Composition) Gold

• Franco Allara (Italy, Composition) Silver

• Mariam Al Falasi (UAE, Composition) Bronze

Congratulations!

We warmly congratulate all winners, professors, parents, and supporters for their hard work, dedication, and artistry. The Global International Music Competition continues to provide a world-class platform for emerging and established musicians, fostering cultural exchange and excellence in performance.

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.internationalmusiccompetition.org