2026 Winter Competition Winner - Conductor & Composer Award

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 Founded in 1956, the Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra is a  nationally renowned music performance ensemble and one of the finest  symphony orchestras in China. It excels not only in accompanying operas  and ballets but also frequently presents symphony concerts, performing  works by Chinese and international composers from diverse periods and  styles. In recent years, led by prominent artists including Xu Zhong and Wei  Song, the orchestra has staged numerous classic operas: Tristan und Isolde, Lohengrin, Turandot, La Bohème, Tosca, Otello,  Falstaff, La Fille du Régiment, Aida, Attila, Carmen, The Flying  Dutchman, Madama Butterfly, Nabucco, Das Land des Lächelns, Don  Giovanni, Roméo et Juliette, Cavalleria Rusticana, I Pagliacci, the  Chinese national opera Sister Jiang, as well as original symphonic  choruses and operas including The Earth of Rejuvenation, Morning Bell,  Shennong Across Heaven and Earth, Tian Han, March of the Volunteers, A  Dream of Splendor, Chinese operas Thunderstorm, Gambling for Life,  oratorios Messiah, Carmina Burana, and the dramatic symphony Roméo et  Juliette. It has also performed classic Chinese and Western symphonic works such  as the Yellow River Cantata, The Long March Suite, Beethoven’s complete  Piano Concertos and complete nine Symphonies, Tchaikovsky’s Symphonies  No. 4, 5 and 6, Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 and Violin Concerto No. 3, and  Butterfly Lovers by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. The orchestra has accompanied ballet productions including The  Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Manon, Don Quixote, and original ballets Early  Spring, Chang’e, The Ninth Year of Yonghe. Over the years, the orchestra has collaborated with many world-famous  conductors and artists on classic operas and acclaimed concerts,  including Daniel Oren, Lorin Maazel, Christoph Eschenbach, John Nelson,  Neeme Järvi, Franz Welser‑Möst, Fabio Luisi, Will Humburg, Thomas  Sanderling, Markus Stenz, Zoltán Kocsis, Maurice Peress, Jan  Latham‑Koenig, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu,  Maxim Vengerov, He Hui, Wang Jian, Liao Changyong, and Shi Yijie. The orchestra has been invited to numerous arts festivals and cultural  exchange events at home and abroad, touring the United Kingdom, Germany,  France, Italy, Finland, as well as Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR of  China. In 2019, it made its debut in major concert halls across the  United States on its first US tour. 

 Born in Spain, sisters Yasmin and Soraya Gonzalez have played the piano  since the early age, both solo and in ensemble. As a duet, they are  award-winners of multiple international music competitions, including  past editions of King´s Peak Competition. They participated in numerous  classical music festivals ("Bell´Arte", "MurciArt", "Vitoria Music"  "Encuentros musicales in Cieza, and "Verao Classico), played at a number  of presigious venues, and had master classes with leading pianists,  such as Brenno Ambrosini, Daniel Ligorio, Ludmil Angelov, Caridad  Galindo, Victor Narejos, Zhanna Nazaryants, Riccardo Marini, among  others. 

 Founded in January 2021 in Virginia, USA, it brings together the talents  of Madison Bae (violin), Jaime Moon (piano), and Brandon Kim (cello).  In the face of the pandemic's challenges, these young musicians found  comfort and joy in making music together. Their journey includes first  place achievements at events like the Elite International Music  Competition and the Metropolitan Music Competition in 2021, the American  Protégé Int’l Competition of Romantic Music and the East Coast  International Competition in 2023. Plus, they have had the incredible  opportunity to perform at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in  2022 and 2024.