
Dear friends,
We are glad to announce the finalists of the 10th Leonid Kogan International Competition.
1st Category
Mattia Wang (9) United States
(Dora) Rui Yang (6) China
Gianne Lee (8) South Korea
Marika Nakazato (9) Japan
Ivy Su (9) USA
Xue Qiaoxi (9) China
Liu Yunchang (9) Australia
Sophie Xia Ku (7) USA
Keira Shing (9) Hong Kong
Saki Uchida (9) Japan
Jibin Yoon (9) South Korea
Amelia Lu (9) Hong Kong
Wan Chi Ng (9) China
2nd Category
Simon Luo (11) Australia
Eason Hu (13) Canada
Chua Suen Ern (12) Singapore
Xie Zhouyan (13) China
Tong Wu (13) Australia
Ziqing Ma (12) China
Naomi Jones (12) USA
Lee Yu Ze (13) Malaysia
Ngai Nam Eleanor Wong (12) Hong Kong
Ian Yan (11) Australia
Christopher Yun(13) USA
Emanuel Akopian (11) the Netherlands
3rd Category
Jihoo Hwang (17) South Korea
Wanran Zhang (15) China
Sora Sato-Mound (16) Canada
Pieter Streefkerk (17) the Netherlands
4th Category
Hayato Kobato (23) Japan
Angela Tempestini (22) Italy
Aijia Li (21) China
Ririka Fukuda (19) Japan
Sandra Hager (19) Austria
All mentioned above have passed the first round and will participate in the final round of the competition from June 9th to 13th, 2026, in Brussels.
Congratulations!
*Every participant of the 1st and 2nd categories will receive a participation certificate.