our super cool judges

A young man with black hair, wearing glasses and a black suit, leaning on a grand piano with a reflective surface, looking at the camera.

aristo sham

aristo is a menace, winning gold medal and audience favorite at the 2025 van cliburn. he is now speedrunning a world tour and has been occasionally spotting a nice omakase dinners.

sock collector overlord

A man playing a violin against a plain gray background.

ray chen

ray went to curtis and won 2008 menhuin and 2009 queen elisabeth (bruh). a fun fact is that he was the youngest person to play at a nobel prize concert

canonically in league of legends

Young woman with long dark hair holding a violin, dressed in a black sleeveless top, standing outdoors near a fountain.

practices violin occasionally

ariel lee

ariel is a very cool and describes herself as one with “very cool girl energy” she studied at juiliard and is pursuing a dma at shepherd while behing a fellow at the chicago symphony.