2026 Semi-FinalistsRoric CunninghamRoric began playing the cello at the age of 12, and two years later enrolled in the Manchester Community Music School to study with Harel Geitheim. He has...Cello, 26, AmericanSofia DemetriadesAward-winning violinist Sofia studies with So-Ock Kim and will start as an undergraduate full scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, London, this September. Her achievements include prizes...Violin, 18, BritishRokas DiržysRokas Diržys (b. 2008) is currently studying at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in the violin class of Professor Rūta Lipinaitytė-Savickienė. His achievements include First...Violin, 18, LithuanianLorenz KarlsLorenz was born in Vienna, at the age of 16, he made his debut at the Mozart Week in Salzburg in the Great Hall of the Mozarteum Foundation...Violin, 25, Swedish/AustrianEva LuciaEva Lucia Schmölzer is an Austrian violinist currently studying with Julian Rachlin at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna. An international competition winner, she...Violin, 26, AustrianMabelle Young-Eun ParkMabelle Young-Eun Park is a German-born violinist from South Korea, winner of the 2025 Royal Over-Seas League Strings Competition and recipient of the 2025 Prince’s Prize. Mabelle is...Violin, 26, South KoreanMichael SongCanadian cellist Michael Song is praised for his exceptional depth and command of the instrument; he is a laureate of the Fondation Gautier Capuçon, recipient of the Kronberg...Cello, 25, CanadianCoco TomitaJapanese violinist Coco Tomita first gained recognition winning the BBC Young Musician 2020 Strings Category. Her debut album ‘Origins’ earned Apple’s ‘Disc of the Month,’ followed by ‘Echoes’...Violin, 24, JapaneseEdward WaltonEdward Walton studies with Professor Boris Kuschnir and is a Violin Channel Young Artist and Pirastro Strings Young Artist. Prizewinner at major international competitions, he received Second Prize...Violin, 20, Australian/BritishSophia WernerSophia Werner studies at the Juilliard School with Laurie Smukler and Donald Weilerstein as a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship. Sophia has soloed with orchestras including the...Violin, 23, AmericanYebin YooHeralded as a “disciplined and gifted performer” (SBS Australia), violinist Yebin Yoo has rapidly distinguished herself as a prizewinning artist, earning Second Prize at the 2026 National Schadt...Violin, 26, South KoreanEmad ZolfaghariCanadian violist Emad Zolfaghari won the first prize and audience prize at the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition. He also won the Klein, ArsClassica, Morningside Music Bridge, Johansen...Viola, 21, Canadian2026 WFISC Semi-finalists2026 JuryOfficial PianistsPrizesRulesApplicant FAQs
