Each year, the Verbier Festival Academy recognizes young musicians for their talent, artistic commitment, and potential.
These awards acknowledge their journey within the Academy and the Verbier Festival orchestras, and contribute to supporting their artistic and professional development.
Over the years, the top distinction of the Verbier Festival Academy has gone by different names. Awarded to an especially promising young artist, it recognizes exceptional talent and the potential for a leading international career.
Prix Yves Paternot
| 2026 | Ana Oniani soprano |
| 2025 | Anton Beliaev baritone |
| 2024 | Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall) |
| 2023 | Ava Dodd soprano |
| 2022 | Bryan Cheng cello |
| 2021 | Sungho Kim tenor |
| 2019 | Meigui Zhang soprano |
| 2018 | Timothy Chooi violin |
| 2017 | Adèle Charvet mezzo-soprano |
| 2016 | Milan Siljanov bass-baritone |
Prix Julius Baer
| 2013 | Alexandra Conunova violin |
| 2012 | Noé Inui violin |
| 2011 | Emöke Baráth soprano |
| 2010 | Ilyich Riva conductor |
Honorary Award
| 2015 | Luis Gomes tenor |
| 2009 | David Kadouch piano |
| 2008 | Joshua Hopkins baritone |
| 2007 | Quatuor Ébène |
| 2006 | Jakob Koranyi cello |
| 2005 | David Aaron Carpenter viola |
| 2004 | Measha Brueggergosman soprano |
Prix Reuters
| 2003 | Denis Kozhukhin piano |
| 2001 | Boris Brovtsyn violin |
| 2000 | Kirill Gerstein piano |
| 1999 | Maria Rey-Joly Castellanos soprano |
| 1998 | Yevgeny Sudbin piano |
| 1997 | Kasparas Uinskas piano |
| 1996 | Kirill Troussov violin |
Piano
Tabor Foundation Award
| 2026 | Zhexiang Li |
| 2025 | Magdalene Ho Ido Zeev |
| 2024 | Ekaterina Bonyushkina Jiaofu Ju Yuanhan (Victor) Lu |
| 2023 | Jonas Aumiller Ethan Loch (encouragement) |
| 2022 | Giovanni Bertalozzi Misi Boros |
| 2021 | Sae Yoon Chon Henry From |
| 2019 | Roman Borisov Nathan Lee |
| 2018 | Mao Fujita Giuseppe Guarrera |
| 2017 | Alexander Gadjiev Micah Mclaurin |
| 2016 | Aidan Mikdad (encouragement) Arsenii Mun |
| 2015 | Eric Lu Luka Okros |
| 2014 | Frank Dupree Henry Kramer |
| 2013 | Ingmar Lazar Roman Rabinovich |
| 2012 | George Li |
| 2011 | Hannes Minnaar Conrad Tao |
| 2010 | Ana Kipiani |
| 2009 | Lillit Grigorian |
| 2008 | Drew Petersen (encouragement) Chun Wang |
| 2007 | David Kadouch |
| 2006 | Pallavi Mahidhara |
| 2005 | Liu Ji |
| 2004 | Ekaterina Danilova |
Violin
Reyl Prize
| 2026 | Mariam Abouzahra |
| 2025 | Christina Nam |
| 2024 | SongHa |
| 2023 | Gabrielle Després |
Prix Bernard et Manie Hahnloser
| 2014 | Jiyoon Li |
| 2013 | Anna Lee |
| 2012 | Nadir Khashimov |
| 2011 | Sirena Huang |
Viola
The Edwin Caplin Foundation Awards
| 2024 | Laura Liu |
| 2023 | Brian Isaacs |
Prix Henri-Louis de la Grange
| 2009 | Veit Benedikt Hertenstein |
| 2008 | Megumi Kasakawa Sang Hyun Yong |
| 2007 | Dimitri Murrath |
Cello
Jean-Nicolas Firmenich Prize
| 2026 | Benett Tsai |
| 2025 | Yo Kitamura |
| 2024 | João Pedro Gonçalves |
| 2023 | Deokyong (Claire) Kim |
| 2022 | Stéphanie Huang |
| 2021 | Anouchka Hack Irena Josifoska |
| 2019 | Liav Kerbel Li La Florian Pons |
| 2018 | Christine (Jeonghyoun) Lee Kristina Winiarski |
| 2017 | Alfredo Ferre Oliver Herbert |
| 2016 | Julia Hagen |
| 2015 | Gauthier Broutin Amalie Stahlheim |
| 2014 | Bruno Philippe |
| 2013 | Ella Van Poucke |
| 2012 | Benedikt Klöckner Se-Doo Park |
| 2011 | Pablo Ferrández |
| 2010 | Pablo Ferrández |
| 2009 | Tessa Seymour |
| 2008 | Maximilian Hornung |
| 2007 | Adam Krzeszowiec Fredrik Sjölin |
| 2006 | Kaori Yamagami |
| 2005 | Christian-Pierre La Marca |
| 2004 | Jakuk Tylman Julian Steckel |
| 2003 | Leonard Elschenbroich |
| 2002 | György Lomakov |
| 2001 | Pavel Gomziakov |
Voice
Thierry Mermod Prize
| 2026 | Yu He Fanny Soyer |
| 2025 | Mira Alkhovik Mariam Wocial |
| 2024 | Sofia Anisimova Luna Seongeun Park Redmond Sanders |
| 2023 | Felix Gygli Sam Hird |
| 2022 | Dennis Chmelensky Hyunju (Celine) Mun Sofie Lund |
| 2021 | Sylvia D’Eramo Dafydd Jones |
| 2019 | Eric Ferring Victoria Karkacheva Ema Nikolovska |
| 2018 | Christian Andreas Adolph Kirill Agudelo Theodore Platt |
| 2017 | Gihoon Kim Satriya Krisna (encouragement) |
| 2016 | Julieth Lozano |
| 2015 | Nika Goric (encouragement) Johannes Kammler David Shipley |
| 2012 | Valdis Jansons Kangmin (Justin) Kim |
| 2011 | Norma Nahoun |
| 2010 | Carlos Osuna |
| 2009 | Jonathan Sells |
| 2008 | Ginger Costa-Jackson |
| 2007 | Seil Kim |
| 2006 | Sylvia Schwartz |
These distinctions reward artistic merit, young musicians’ involvement in the life of the Festival, their ability to connect with the audience, or simply festivalgoers’ favorites.
APCAV Award
Awarded by the Association of Verbier Chalet and Apartment Owners.
| 2026 | Héloïse Houzé viola |
| 2025 | Emmanuel Coppey violin |
| 2024 | Dillon Scott viola |
| 2023 | Oliver Neubauer violin Elizaveta Ukrainskaia piano |
| 2022 | Pieter van Loenen violin |
| 2021 | Haeji Kim viola |
| 2019 | Connor Chaikowsky violin (VFO) Quatuor Agate |
| 2018 | Cosima Soulez Larivière violin |
| 2017 | Ebonit Saxophone Quartet Mayumi Kanagawa violin |
| 2015 | William Hagen violin |
| 2014 | Johannes Gray cello |
| 2013 | Ziyu Shen viola |
| 2012 | Giuletta Koch piano |
| 2011 | Matan Gilitchensky viola |
| 2010 | Xiang Lu viola |
| 2009 | Maciej Strzelecki violin |
| 2008 | Hed Yaron-Mayersohn violin |
| 2007 | Andrej Power violin (audience award) |
| 2006 | Eldbjorg Hemsing violin (audience award) |
Rotary Award
Awarded with the support of the Rotary Club Verbier St-Bernard.
| 2026 | Lyam Chenaux cello |
| 2025 | Clara Schlotz cello (VFO) |
| 2024 | Samuel Niederhauser cello |
| 2023 | Ilva Vera Eigus violin |
| 2022 | Charlotte Bernhard violin (VFJO) |
| 2021 | Fanny Monnet piano |
| 2019 | Anton Spronk cello |
| 2018 | Axelle Richez cello (VFJO) |
| 2017 | Sumina Studer violin |
Prix Rodolphe et Helen Tissières
| 2026 | Hyunseo Kim violin |
| 2025 | Pauline Boudon cello |
| 2024 | Katya Moeller violin |
Goldman Sachs Gives Award
| 2026 | Fibonacci Quartet |
| 2025 | Maxim Calver cello |
The Edwin Caplin Foundation Awards
| 2025 | Luis Días Canali cello Roa Lee violin Adam Znamirovský piano |
Discretionary Awards
| 2025 | Laure Chan violin Sophie Trobos violin |
| 2023 | Kandinsky Quartet |
| 2021 | Aubree Oliverson violin Thomas Prechal cello Otoha Tabata viola Elizaveta Ukrainskaia piano |
| 2019 | Songhee Lee cello (VFO) Julien Van Mellaerts baritone |
| 2018 | Jordan Bak viola Simon Rivard conductor |
| 2012 | Marie-Christine Klettner violin |
Neva Foundation Prize
| 2018 | Alexei Melnikov piano |
| 2017 | Alexander Mikhailov tenor Aleksandra Rybakova soprano |
| 2016 | Alexander Kovalev cello Dmitry Smirnov violin |
| 2015 | Karolina Errera viola Olena Tokar soprano |
| 2014 | Gelgotas Gedeminas composition |
| 2013 | Viktorija Miškūnaitė soprano Alexey Stadler cello |
| 2012 | Anna Fedorova piano Anastasia Kobekina cello |
| 2011 | Georgy Kovalev viola Alexander Ramm cello |