Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Radda Rise International Vocal Competition!
Winners Recital
Sunday, June 22 at 7pm US Central Time
Join us for the official 2025 Winners Recital, premiering Sunday evening. While we prepare individual winner pages with full biographies and performances, enjoy a special preview featuring one standout performance from each prizewinner.
Meet the Winners of Category 1
9-12 Years Old
1st Prize of Category 1
Lina Ruegg
Geneva, Switzerland
2nd Prize of Category 1
Ava Selman
New York, USA
Meet the Winners of Category 2
13-15 Years Old
1st Prize of Category 2
Kerstin Barth
Texas, USA
2nd Prize of Category 2
Luna Baxter
Washington, USA
3rd Prize of Category 2
Ethan Mathias
New York, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Sophie Gowen
New York, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Joelle Kim
California, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Charlotte Van Ledtje
New Hampshire, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Kaylee Xie
Texas, USA
Meet the Winners of Category 3
16-18 Years Old
1st Prize of Category 3
Marina Chamedes
New York, USA
2nd Prize of Category 3
Sahana Kumar
Texas, USA
3rd Prize of Category 3
Juliet Besch-Turner
New York, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 3
Ethan Smith
Michigan, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 3
Arshia Tharakabhushanam
Massachusetts, USA
Meet the Winners of Category 4
19 Years Old & Older
1st Prize of Category 4
Shixuan Wang
Shanghai, China
2nd prize of Category 4
Rachael Davis
California, USA
3rd Prize of Category 4
Tian Xin
Shanghai, China
Honorable Mention of Category 4
Madeline Diaz
Florida, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 4
Yutong Gu
Shanghai, China
2025 Radda Rise Voice Achievement Festival
Congratulations to the musicians of our Achievement Festival who were awarded Superior and Superior+ evaluations!
These are the participants whose evaluations have been completed and opted to be highlighted publicly.
Fritz Hagemeier
Superior+
Julie Anne Dugger
Superior
Avery Lord
Superior
Katie Perkins
Superior
Joy Pridemore
Superior
Morgan Hensley
Superior
Nora Mitchell
Superior
Olive Hinkle
Superior
Not Pictured: Aylin Ballard - Superior+
The Jurors
Sara Ptak
Jeffrey Tarr
Heather Hawk
The Reviewers
David Mejía Jr.
Debbie Seitter
Michelle Ding
Sydney Palomo