Rotary Young Musician Competition 2026
Competitors who advance to the MK Finals (8 February 2026)
Piano
Andrea Li
Kieron Ley
Jiajun Guan
Sohan Sarjoo
Strings
Ottilie Lawson – Violin
Katy John – Violin
Brass
James Richards – Tenor Trombone
Singing
Primrose Storey
Ophelia Timberlake
Maahi Badiani
Special mentions, who will perform at the Finals as honorary guests:
Arya Amrania – Piano
Aaria Aneja – Piano
Aahana Abinayan – Piano
Alisha Mir – Singing
MK Heats – Calendar of Auditions
Monday 12 January 2026
| 11.00 | Ottilie | Lawson | Violin |
| 11.15 | Alice | Carney | Violin |
| 11.30 | Katy | John | Violin |
| 11.45 | James | Richards | Tenor Trombone |
| 12.00 | Harini | Babu | Piano |
| 12.15 | Harini | Babu | Singing |
| 12.30 | Guhan | Babu | Piano |
| 12.45 | Alisha | Mir | Singing |
| 13.00 | Primrose | Storey | Singing |
| 13.15 | Ophelia | Timberlake | Singing |
| 13.30 | Maahi | Badiani | Singing |
| 13.45 | Emmanuella | Sanni | Singing |
Tuesday 13 January 2026
| 9.30 | Arya | Amrania | Piano |
| 9.45 | Sai | Craine | Piano |
| 10.00 | Theo | Peretz | Piano |
| 10.15 | Aaria | Aneja | Piano |
| 10.30 | Kieron | Ley | Piano |
| 10.45 | Andrea | Li | Piano |
| 11.00 | Viraat | Agrawal | Piano |
| 11.15 | Aahana | Abinayan | Piano |
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| 11.45 | Jiajun | Guan | Piano |
| 12.00 | Anna | Hallak | Piano |
| 12.15 | Sohan | Sarjoo | Piano |
| 12.30 | Mayank | Atrey | Piano |
| 12.45 | Abeeha | Taj | Piano |