YoungArts has announced the 2025 YoungArts award winners.

All participants are between the ages of 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12. Each winner took home a monetary award of $250. This article only features winners in the classical voice category.

The 2025 YoungArts awards winners are Isaac Ahn, Michael Banda, Anabelle Calles, Lex Crump, Henry Drangel, Nik Epstein, Isaiah Gallegos, Olivia Glod, Jaxson Glowacki, Valentina Gomez, Sarah Hodoroaba, Caroline Jacobson, Ananya Kaushal, Sabine Lesniewicz, Clare Lee, Mia Mortman, Violet Paris, Callie Chae Pyken, Melanie Riera, Taylor-Marie Robinson, Ashley Rodriguez, Viveka Saravanan, Sara Springett, Sarah Vanlandingham, Madison Varriale, Daniel Wallace, Savannah Weldon, Darian Wright, Helen Xie, and Ryan Zhou

Each application is reviewed by panels of esteemed, discipline-specific artists in a rigorous adjudication process. 2025 YoungArts award winners join a distinguished community of artists who are offered creative and professional development support throughout their careers.

“We’re thrilled to award our largest-ever cohort of artists, selected from a record-breaking number of applications this year,” said YoungArts President & CEO Clive Chang, in a press release. “We hope this recognition provides these young people with the encouragement to keep pursuing their artistry, and the assurance that YoungArts will be there as a source of support and community for the rest of their lives.”