The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2026 results are in. With a large amount of applicants, the level of performance was extremely high. Thank you all that applied.
Without further delay, the winners are:
2026 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition
Classical Clarinet 2026:
1st Prize: Hyein Oh
2nd Prize: Noah Jung
3rd Prize: Harrison Kim
Honorable Mention: Aydin Iqbal
Jazz 2026:
1st Prize: Henry Scamurra
2nd Prize: Connor MacLeod
3rd Prize: Matthew Garcia
Honorable Mention: Gustavo Cruz
Classical Saxophone 2026:
1st Prize: David Bennette
2nd Prize: Lucas Wiese Ibarra
3rd Prize: Matthew Hrinda
Honorable Mention: Sofia Ferreira
Congratulations to all and thank you for your continued support of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition.
Repertoire for the 2027 VEA Competition will be announced in April… stay tuned.
