Best Musicians
Meet the top musicians from our partner competitions.
TOP 2
1st
Jingyi Li
Piano
China
10
1st
Philip Sarrouy
Vocal
France
10
🏆 Annual Best Musician Reward: The top-ranked musician of the year receives special opportunities from WAAO.
Full Ranking
See the full Top 30 ranking from the WAAO Tournament.
| Rank | Name | Section | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jingyi Li | Piano | China | 10 |
| 1 | Philip Sarrouy | Vocal | France | 10 |
| 2 | Maximilian Weber | Piano | Germany | 8 |
| 2 | Mateo García | Strings | Spain | 8 |
| 2 | Alejandro Garcia | Strings | Spain | 8 |
| 3 | Yuxuan Zhang | Strings | China | 7 |
| 3 | Wei Chen | Strings | China | 7 |
| 4 | Ayşe Bahar Turunç | Strings | Türkiye | 5 |
| 5 | Lukas Weber | Strings | Germany | 3 |
| 5 | Sophie Martin | Strings | France | 3 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Tanaka | Strings | Japan | 3 |
| 5 | Matteo Ricci | Strings | Italy | 3 |
Last Updated: March 13, 2026