Competition Results
Open Sonority
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
The second edition of Open Sonority International Instrumental Competition is officially in the books! The event took place on May 3rd, 2025 at the Kawai Piano Gallery in Houston, TX and was an absolute success. There were over thirty participants, ages five to eighteen, competing in their age categories for exciting cash prizes. The judges Tali Morgulis (Doctor of Musical Arts and active pianist) and Olena Blagulyak (Doctor of Musical Arts and active pianist) listened to the contestants and selected the thirty-one award-winners.
The next year’s Open Sonority International Instrumental Competition will be an even more exciting, satisfying, and fulfilling experience for the students, parents, and teachers.
Continue scrolling down to see the results and photos from the competition.
2025 Competition Results
Group A
- 🥇 I Place — Hannah Jiang
- 🥈 II Place — Leila Herel
- 🥉 III Place — Alexander Tomin
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Sophia Doucakis
Group B
- 🥇 I Place — Alexandria Wu
- 🥈 II Place — Lucas Xue
- 🥉 III Place — Ivy Zhang
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Eugenie Jeuch
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Maryam Kharisova
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Maxwell Lu
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Miloslava Tomina
Group C
- 🥇 I Place — Olivia He
- 🥈 II Place — Maggie Chen
- 🥉 III Place — Alice Zhang
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — William Li
Group D
- 🥇 I Place — Nathan Chiu
- 🥈 II Place — Anna Nguyen
- 🥉 III Place — Maria Kremer
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Sophia Nguyen
Group E — Ensembles
- 🥇 I Place — Avery & Jayden Chai
- 🥈 II Place — Dominique & Sebastien Dietlein
- 🥉 III Place — George & Sophia Doucakis
Special Category Awards
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 🏆 Youngest Contestant | Leila Herel |
| 🎼 Best Baroque Performance | Alexandria Wu |
| 🎹 Best Classical Performance | Alexander Lu |
| 🎻 Best Romantic Performance | Olivia He |
| 🎵 Best 20th Century Performance | Nathan Chiu |
| 🎶 Best Living Composer Performance | Ivy Zhang |
Past Competitions
Year 2023
Group A
- 🥇 I Place — Alexandria Wu
- 🥈 II Place — YangYang Zhan
- 🥉 III Place — Andrea Tan
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Sophie Doucakis
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Evangeline Jeuch
Group B
- 🥇 I Place — William Li
- 🥈 II Place — Lucas Xue
- 🥉 III Place — Joshua Hong
- 🥉 III Place — Winston Tornberg
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Guwei Chen
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Luke Li
Group C
- 🥇 I Place — Kaytlyn Xiao
- 🥇 I Place — Kayan Sharma
- 🥈 II Place — Minya Tang
- 🥉 III Place — Grace Chen
Group D
- 🥇 I Place — Jacob Yan
- 🥈 II Place — Matthew Pan
- 🥉 III Place — Eva Ngu
- ⭐ Honorable Mention — Andrea Blanco
Special Category Awards — 2023
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 🏆 Youngest Contestant | Madeline Yu |
| 🏆 Youngest Contestant | Sophia Doucakis |
| 🎼 Best Baroque Performance | Morgan Luan |
| 🎹 Best Classical Performance | Jacob Yan |
| 🎻 Best Romantic Performance | Matthew Pan |
| 🎶 Best Living Composer Performance | Sebastien Dietlein |
| 🎵 Best Orchestral Performance | Kaitlin Waak |