String Avenue International String Competition 2026

Official Results

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Grand Prize

Amato (Matti) Obara — Japan
First Prize Winner for Three Consecutive Years

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Online Competition Awards

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Junior Solo Division

Group A — Violin

Second Prize
Miharuko Akimoto — Japan

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Group C — Violin

First Prize
Julie Yukitoki — Japan

Third Prize
Sophia Ayano Saumer — Japan

Sixth Prize
Keita Shikiji — Japan
Rex Tai — Hong Kong, China

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Group D — Violin

Second Prize
Maxim Castellazzi — Netherlands

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Group D — Cello

First Prize
Oliver Kim — Australia

Fifth Prize
Kohsei Matsumura — Japan

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Junior Concerto Division

Group B — Violin Concerto

Third Prize
Sophia Ayano Saumer — Japan

Group C — Violin Concerto

First Prize
Mattia Wang— USA

Group C —Cello Concerto

First Prize
Oliver Kim— Australia

Sixth Prize
Kohsei Matsumura — Japan

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Young Artist Solo Division

Group F — Violin

Sixth Prize
Lael Park — South Korea

Group G — Violin

Sixth Prize
Yuya Aono — Japan

Group H — Violin

Third Prize
Leo Ma— China

Group I — Violin

First Prize
MIYU KATO— Japan

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Group H — Viola

First Prize
Hannah Ying-Leng Tsai — Australia

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Young Artist Concerto Division

Group D — Violin Concerto

First Prize
Marcus Lee — Australia / South Korea

Group E — Violin Concerto

Third Prize
Leo Ma— China

Group F — Violin Concerto

Fourth Prize
Tang Chun LAU— China

Group G — Violin Concerto

First Prize
Mako Kawase— Japan

Second Prize
Guo Ru— China

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Standardized Division

Group I — Violin

Gold Prize
Shelby Chan— Hong Kong, China/Australia

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Concerto Awards

Mako Kawase— Japan
Marcus Lee — Australia / South Korea
Oliver Kim— Australia
Mattia Wang— USA
MIYU KATO— Japan
Amato (Matti) Obara — Japan

Teacher’s Award

Jin-Kyung Joen
Byung-Sun Hwang
Takako Yamasaki
Megumi Morishima
HITOMI MANABE
加藤二葉
Rachel Siu

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Live Final Competitions (Offline Edition)

Japan Live Final Competition

Violin Solo — Group I

First Prize
Amato (Matti) Obara — Japan

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Violin Concerto — Group E

First Prize
Amato (Matti) Obara — Japan

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Violin Solo — Group H

Third Prize
Sakura Fukasawa — Japan

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Hong Kong Live Final Competition

Violin Solo — Group C

Second Prize
Sophia Hui — Hong Kong, China

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Violin Solo — Group G

First Prize
Michael Chu — Hong Kong, China

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Viola Concerto — Group D

Third Prize
Giselle Chow — Hong Kong, China

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Viola Solo — Group I

Third Prize
Nicole Chu — Hong Kong, China

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Violin Concerto — Group E

Second Prize
Ho Hei Wong — Hong Kong, China