Winners of the 2025 Fourth Olga Kern International Piano Competition

Congratulations to the award winners! We look forward to seeing their careers take off!

If there are more than one winner per prize, the award winners are listed in alphabetical order.

Prizes Awarded

First Prize

Not Awarded

Second Prize

Daria Podorozhnova, Russia, 22

Monica Zhang, Italy, 18

Third Prize

Not Awarded

Finalist Diploma

Delvan Lin, New Zealand, 26

Audience Award

Delvan Lin, New Zealand, 26

Best Contemporary Piece

Daria Podorozhnova, Russia, 22

Best Bach Interpretation Prize

Davide Ranaldi, Italy, 25

Aspiration Special Prize

Huiping Cai, China, 27
Jonathan Mak, Canada, 28
Leo de Marina, Spain, 29
Sung Ho Yoo, Korea, 29

Aspiration Special Prize

Leo de Marina, Spain, 29
Zhu Wang, China, 28