Judges
Spring Competition 2022
Nicole Agostino, Canada
Judge of Spring Competition 2022
Affiliation: Pianist and Pedagogue; Piano Faculty at the University of Toronto; Founder of Nicole Agostino Piano Studio in Toronto, Canada; Royal Conservatory of Music Certified Teacher; adjudicator of multiple international music competitions
Professor Dr. Gregory Brookes, USA
Judge of Spring Competition 2022
Affiliation: Associate Professor of Voice at Texas Tech University, TX, USA
Professor Dr. Meiling Jin, USA
Judge of Spring Competition 2022
Affiliation: Founder of Taichi and Piano Study; Visiting Professor at Guangxi Arts Institute, Nanning, China; Former Piano faculty at Lubbock Christian University, TX, USA
Gabriel Meza, USA
Judge of Spring Competition 2022
Affiliation: Concert Violinist, Violin faculty at Opus Ithaca School of Music; Violinist at Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and York Symphony Orchestra, Ithaca, USA
Winter Competition 2022
Maestro Philip Mann, USA
Judge of Winter Competition 2022
Affiliation: Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Practice at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA; Guest Conductor at Lincoln Center's Avery Fischer Hall and London's Barbican Center; Founder of Arkansas's first collaborative arts festival - Acansa; Conductor for performances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic, Busan Philharmonic, National Radio Orchestra of Romania, Voronezh Philharmonic, and major orchestras, operas, and festivals in Europe, USA, and Asia
Professor Cristina Cavalli, Italy
Judge of Winter Competition 2022
Affiliation: Concert Pianist, Piano Professor at Musical Arts Madrid, Spain; Founder of @AdLibitum Music Project
Professor Tianzong Hu, China
Judge of Winter Competition 2022
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Cello Faculty at Shenyang Conservatory of Music, China; Artistic Director of Shenyang New Classical Chamber Ensemble; Performing Artist and Instructor of a number of international festivals, such as Seoul Music Festival, Beijing Cello Festival, Guilin String Festival, Kunming String Festival, Busan Cello Festival, and Zhuhai String Master Classes, China
Alexandra Zaryankina, Russia
Judge of Winter Competition 2022
Affiliation: Soloist of the Saint Petersburg Chamber Theater of Classical Operetta, Saint Petersburg, Russia
New Year Competition Season 2021
Professor Yana Lisak, Russia
Judge of New Year Competition Season 2021
Affiliation: Concert Pianist; Professor of Piano Studies at Voronezh State Academy of Arts, Voronezh, Russia
Professor Dr. Meiling Jin, USA
Judge of New Year Competition Season 2021
Affiliation: Founder of Taichi and Piano Study; Visiting Professor at Guangxi Arts Institute, Nanning, China; Former Piano faculty at Lubbock Christian University, TX, USA
Dr. Mikhail Johnson, Jamaica
Judge of New Year Competition Season 2021
Affiliation: Composer and Pianist; Owner of a publishing label "Johno Muzik Publications", Jamaica
Matvey Lapin, USA
Judge of New Year Competition Season 2021
Affiliation: Violin Faculty at the String Instruments Department of Chatham Hall, Chatham, VA, USA
Olga Vasilyeva, Russia
Judge of New Year Competition Season 2021
Affiliation: Soloist and Actress of Musical Theatre Zazerkalie, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Anna Basharina, Germany
Judge of New Year Competition Season 2021
Affiliation: Principal flute at the Saint-Petersburg State Theatre of Musical Comedy, Russia; Flute Faculty at the Ariozo Music Academy, Düsseldorf, Germany
Fall Competition Season 2021
Professor Jekaterina Rostovtseva, Estonia
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Piano Faculty at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT), Tallinn Music High School for gifted children, and Tallinn Old Town Music School, Tallinn, Estonia
Professor Valentina Yablonskaya, Russia
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Assistant Professor of Piano Studies at Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture; Artist of Belgorod State Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgorod, Russia
Sherry Kim, USA
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Pianist and Pedagogue; Founder of Sherry Kim Piano Studio; Artistic Director of The Piano League’s Piano Star International Competition, New York, NY, USA
Anahit Sargsyan, Armenia
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Violinist and Pedagogue; Head of the String Instruments Department at Yerevan Specialized Music School named after Alexander Spendiaryan; Former Artist of Chamber Orchestra, Yerevan, Armenia
Luisa Mintsaeva, Russia
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Concert Harpist; Principal harp at Moscow State Symphony Orchestra; Artist of Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theatre, Moscow, Russia; Visiting harpist at Nordic Pulse Ensemble directed by Kristian Jarvi, State Opera of Tatarstan, and National Symphony Orchestra of The Republic of Bashkortostan
Casey Granofsky, Canada
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Artist of the Toronto Concert Orchestra and the Guelph Symphony; Founder of the Niagara Flute School, ON, Canada
Marina Burenkova, Russia
Judge of 2021 Fall Competition
Affiliation: Voice Faculty and Choral Director of the Music School named after G.V. Sviridov; Head of "Vivo", "Rassvet", and "Academic Choral Singing" choires, Balashikha, Russia