Finalists of BACH International Music Competition, May 2026, ordered alphabetically:
| Abby Kim | USA | Cello |
| Addi Corpus Ramírez | México | Composition |
| Adorlee Nicholas | USA | Violin |
| Alexandra Kazanskaya | Russia | Conducting |
| Anastasia Chuganskaia | Russia | Cello |
| Anja Lobnik | Slovenia | Composition |
| Antonio Manica | Italy | Guitar |
| Anyi Cai | China | Harpsichord |
| Arjun Mehta | India | Piano |
| Cameron Michael Smith | USA | Composition |
| Carlos Mendes | Portugal | Guitar |
| Daniel Meng | USA | Clarinet |
| David Jonathan Osbon | United Kingdom | Composition |
| Ekaterina Svirskaia | Russia | Conducting |
| Eliška Šindelová | Czech Republic | Flute |
| Elli Nicholas | USA | Violin |
| Emilia Rossi | Italy | Composition |
| Evelyn Lan | Australia | Composition |
| Francisco Estévez Díaz | Spain | Composition |
| Hannah Shinholster | USA | Piano |
| Harpsichord and Violin Duo | China | Chamber Music |
| Hyeji Kim | South Korea | Violin |
| Ilayda Uysal | Turkey | Composition |
| Indra Tedjasukmana | Germany | Composition |
| Jackson Duff | USA | Composition |
| Jakub Dvořák | Czech Republic | Clarinet |
| Jia Li | USA | Piano |
| Kaitlyn Chang | USA | Piano |
| Karol Nowak | Poland | Conducting |
| Kate Hyebin Park | South Korea | Piano |
| Kaya Engin | Turkey | Piano |
| Leo Cohen | USA | Composition |
| Lucas Chang | USA | Piano |
| Lucia Boeck | Austria | Oboe |
| Lucía Fernández | Spain | Composition |
| Luye Tang | Poland | Piano |
| Madeline Zhang | USA | Piano |
| Mariana Filipa Tavares Pinto | Portugal | Flute |
| Metaxia Logotheti | Germany | Composition |
| Mila Petrova | Bulgaria | Violin |
| Miltiadis Tzimourtos | Greece | Voice |
| Nareh Ter-Oganesyan | Armenia | Piano |
| Nguyen Hong Hai | Vietnam | Composition |
| Noah Park | USA | Cello |
| Norair Mailian | Armenia | Piano |
| Oliver Hansen | Denmark | Viola |
| Ozzie Pringle | USA | Cello |
| Pavida Thiamchivasin | Thailand | Harp |
| Rauf Günay | Turkey | Composition |
| Ricardo Arturo Tirado Sáenz | Mexico | Piano |
| Sakura Yamamoto | Japan | Harp |
| Siqi Liu | China | Composition |
| Smaritha Tadiboyina | USA | Piano |
| Sofiia Stepanets | Ukraine | Piano |
| Thaleia Kornaraki | Greece | Violin |
| TianYang Zhao | China | Piano |
| Vadim Pavlov | Italy | Conducting |
| Vlada Garkun | Ukraine | Violin |
| Yijia Yang | China | Piano |
| Yuna Kang | South Korea | Conducting |
| Yves Stilmant | Belgium/USA | Composition |
| Zhenhao Li | Australia | Piano |
| Zibo Nie | USA | Viola |
| Zoé Martin | France | Flute |