Junior Performance National Finalists
2025–2026
Piano
| Entrant | State | Division | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Mihaescu | Michigan | East Central | Catherine Rollin, NCTM |
| Bowen Liang | New Jersey | Eastern | Stella Xu |
| Zachary Cheng | Oregon | Northwest | Renato Fabbro |
| Biyun Jiao | Texas | South Central | John Weems |
| Yuzhe Chen | Virginia | Southern | Dmitri Nazarenko |
| Isabel Feng | California | Southwest | Yoshikazu Nagai |
| Sarah Fernandes | Nebraska | West Central | Washington Garcia |
String
| Entrant | State | Division | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Liu | Michigan | East Central | Eun-song Koh/Malcolm Lowe |
| Yosef Kogan | New York | Eastern | Viktor Basis |
| Anthony Kim | Washington | Northwest | Kevin Krentz |
| Katherine Lu | Texas | South Central | Oliver Schlaffer |
| Justin Lee | Virginia | Southern | Clara Kim |
| George Na | California | Southwest | Yuki Mori |
| Josie Snaza | Minnesota | West Central | Aaron Janse |
Woodwind
| Entrant | State | Division | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Choi | Illinois | East Central | Hideko Amano |
| Naryn Kim | New York | Eastern | Bart Feller |
| Annie Liu | Washington | Northwest | Bonnie Blanchard |
| Elizabeth Hwang | Texas | South Central | Monica Song |
| Lucy Kessler | Virginia | Southern | Kathleen Jacobi |
| Mason Jeong | California | Southwest | YoungJi Song |
| Aidan Zhao | Colorado | West Central | Sergei Govorov |