KAMSA Competiton Winners

The 2026 KAMSA Competition Winners

Violin

  • Primary
    1st: Hailey Murata
  • Elementary
    1st: Priscilla Chai
    2nd: Leo Zhang
    3rd: Sandra Wang
    Honorable Mention: Sophia Chen
  • Junior
    1st: Lisa Saito
    2nd: Vivi Kuo
    3rd: Jihoon Ahn
    Honorable Mention: Jisoo Park
  • Senior
    1st: Christina Yeeun Hong
    2nd: Hyesun Hong
    3rd: Alexie Koh
    Honorable Mention: Jia Park

Viola

  • Junior
    1st: Junsu Park
    2nd: Seoyoon Hwang
    3rd: Irene Kim
  • Senior
    1st: Stella Koo
    2nd: Jaydon Li
    3rd: Olivia Park
    Honorable Mention: Taelin Kim

Cello

  • Primary
    1st: Scarlett Lee
  • Elementary
    1st: Kaitlyn Chang
    2nd: Sogun Jeon
    3rd: Dylan Kim
  • Junior
    1st: Timothy Huang
    2nd: Haoxuan Mi
    3rd: Alex Tang
    Honorable Mention: Josefina Swartz
  • Senior
    1st: Anthony Jung
    2nd: Phillip Jeong
    3rd: Cara Wang
    Honorable Mention: Steven Yoon

Piano

  • Primary
    1st: Yingying Chen
    2nd: Clarisse Chong
    3rd: Evelyn Hua
    Honorable Mention: Aisling Xue
    Honorable Mention: Amelia Zhang
  • Elementary
    1st: Pegasus Hao
    2nd: Shannon Yang
    3rd: Cailey Chong
    Honorable Mention: Charisse Suen
    Honorable Mention: Jayvon Ong
  • Junior
    1st: Andrew Yin
    2nd: Jiayin Liang
    2nd: Paxton Radityo
    3rd: Sarabella Last
    3rd: Hiroshi Corro
  • Senior
    1st: Kuo Shimizu
    2nd: Claire Zhang
    3rd: Sora Corro
    Honorable Mention: Alex Kim
    Honorable Mention: Elliot Ahn

Winds

  • Junior
    1st: Ryan Kim
    2nd: Erika Song
  • Senior
    1st: Andrew Jun
    2nd: Alyssa Kwon

The 2026 KAMSA competition winners’ concerts and award ceremony will take place on February 28 at 6pm at Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View.
Address: 230 San Antonio Cir., Mountain View, CA