Jury

Michail Markov

The Netherlands
Was a deputy director and piano teacher at the famous Moscow Gnessin Special School for musically gifted children in Russia. Since 1991, the musician has been living in the Netherlands where he has continued his successful combination of teaching and musical performances. M. Markov is the founder and the artistic leader of the International Piano Competition for Young Musicians in Enschede, the Netherlands.

Florian Koltun

Germany
The German pianist and music manager Florian Koltun studied at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne.

Edita Stankeviciute

United Kingdom
Edita is a Lithuanian-born piano virtuoso who initially gained fame for her performances across the former USSR. After health issues shifted her focus, she has dedicated herself to teaching and has gained wide recognition in the field. She's contributed significantly to music education, both as a faculty member at various institutions and as a chief music specialist in Lithuania's Department of Culture. Her expertise is often sought after for competitions and masterclasses across Europe. Edita founded Windsor Piano School, where her students consistently win prestigious awards in international competitions. She currently holds visiting professorships at conservatories in Ribera and Palermo, Sicily. Her impact on music education continues to be profound, inspiring a new generation of musicians.

Alvaro Teixeira Lopes

Portugal
Alvaro Teixeira Lopes is Professor in the Department of Communication and Art at Alveiro Univerciry, as well as the artistic Director of Santa Cecilia International Competition (CISC), and Director of Curso de Musica Silva Monreiro(CMSM).

Mario Coppola

Italy
Educated at a very young at the prestigious Neapolitan school of Paolo Denza, he studied with Marisa Carretta, Sergio Fiorentino and Aldo Ciccolini. Later he will attended the courses of Oxana Yablonskaya, Paul Badura Skoda, Andrzey Jasinsky, Ludwig Hofmann , Dario De Rosa and Bruno Canino for chamber music. He performed at the important concert halls and theatres inVenice, Pavia, Naples, Palau de la Musica of Barcellona, Leopold Mozart Saal of Salzburg, Solemnty Hall di Helsinki, also in Paris, Colonia, Koblenz, Bruxelles, etc… Nowadays he teaches main piano at the “G. Cantelli” State Conservatory of Music in Novara
Jury from past years
Alla Halapsis †
Greece
Anatoly Zatin
Mexico
Andrea Bonatta
Italy
Andreas Frölich
Germany
Balasz Szokolay
Hungary
Diane Anderson
Belgium
Dorian Leljak
Serbia, Croatia
Elena Nogaeva
Germany
Elza Kolodin
Germany
Igor Roma
Italy
Ilja Scheps
Germany
Irina Berkovich
Israel
Justas Dvarionas
Lithuania
Krijn Koetsveld
The Netherlands
Mi Kyung Kim
South Korea
Michael Keller
Germany
Mikhail Khokhlov
Russia
Namik Sultanov
Turkey
Nataliya Chepurenko
Ukraine / Belgium
Norma Fisher
United Kingdom
Paola Bruni †
Italy
Paolo Baglieri
Italy
Paul Pollei †
USA
Peter Waas
Germany
Rolf-Dieter Arens
Germany
Ruben Dalibaltyan
Croatia
Sytze Smit †
The Netherlands
Tori Stødle †
Norway
Uta Weyand
Germany
Xin Wang
China
Ying Wu
China
Youli Galperin †
France
Yuko Ninomiya
Japan
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