JUDGES LIST
Andrés Torres Ecuador
Master in Fine Arts, concert pianist, chamber musician, graduate of the famous P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Russia and besides with advanced studies in Paris, Switzerland and Stockholm. He is Artistic Director of the «Quito International Piano Festival», Zaldumbide Rosales Foundation and FEST & ARTS. Currently, he is linked to the academy as Head and Professor of the Piano Department of the Faculty of Arts at the Central University of Ecuador (UCE).
Stepan Karelin Austria
Guest soloist of Graz Oper (Austria) and Opernloft Hamburg (Deutschland). Member of the Russian section of the International Society for music education at UNESCO
Seniz Aybulus
Violinist, Professor at Anadolu University State Conservatory in Eskisehir/Turkey, Bachelor and Master Degree from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory / Russia. Proficiency in Art Degree from Anadolu University.
Violin Member of Nemeth Quartet, Recipient of “Chamber Music Group of the Year at the Donizetti Classical Music Awards” in Turkey.
Mutlu Varlik Kocaili
Cello and Chamber Music Professor at Uludag University State Conservatory in Bursa/Turkey
Proficiency in Art Degree from Uludag University. Cello Member of Nemeth Quartet, Recipient of “Chamber Music Group of the Year at the Donizetti Classical Music Awards” in Turkey
Irena Krsteska
The versatile singer has worked with conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Uwe Timer, Maximilian Chencic, Christopher Spinozi and Ricardo Muti. She has already appeared as a soloist of the Vienna State Opera in Lohengrin (Richard Wagner), Turandot (Giacomo Puccini) or Manon Lescaut (Giacomo Puccini) performed in Bergen, Norway at Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Legend of the Invisible City »In October 2017, Irena performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony as a soloist at the Taipei Festival under the direction of Christian Arming. Subsequent big roles such as Queen of the Night from Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte, Constanta from Die Entführung aus dem Serail Fiordiligi from Cosi fan tutte (WA Mozart), Guilda from Rigoletto (G. Verdi) or Adian from «Elisir d´amore» (Gaetano Donizetti) brought great success
Werner Weibert
President of the Austrian Harmonica Association HVÖ, graduated from the Vienna Conservatory with prof. Walter Mises, one of the most famous educators in Austria. In the 1970s, he represented Austria five times in the world famous Coupe Mondiales international accordion competition. Werner Weibert gives many concerts as a soloist and in ensembles, orchestras and as a concertmaster. He has performed on several occasions at the famous stage at Carnegie Hall in New York. Mr. Weibert is a permanent jury member of the International Confederation of Accordionists and other international accordion competitions around the world.
Kanokkan Glomchum
Soprano / Vocal Educator / Bachelor and Master Degree from College of Music Mahidol University. Recipient of the 'Excellence in Music Teaching' award from Trinity Awards Thailand, recognizing students' consistent highest scores in the nation for 11 consecutive years
Dr. Pornsiri Uthaicharoenpong
Concert Pianist, Piano Educator, Doctor of Fine Arts, Chulalongkorn and Master of Arts, Bern University, Switzerland. Founder at Piano Studio by Kru Wan. 1st Prize Winner- Golden Classical Award 2023, Grand Prize Winner -World Classical Music Award 2022. Recipient of Excellence Teaching - Vienna Virtuoso Music, IYMC-USA, Global Genius, London Young Musician, WPTA Thailand
Wolfgang Gratschmaier
Director, Singer, Producer. As a co-founder of the independent opera scene in Vienna and an experienced concert and theater maker, he has been in a leading position at the production association neueoper.at since 1989. Since 2015, he has been a lecturer for «Stage Design» at the MUK University of Vienna, and from 2017 to 2020, he served as the artistic director of SCHLOSS THALHEIM CLASSIC. Guest performances as a singer and director have taken him over the past 30 years to Berlin, Bad Hall, Fürth, Gstaad, Kufstein, Munich, Manila, Nuremberg, Prague, Seoul, and Tokyo, as well as to the USA and Canada since 2006. Video and record productions, along with a busy concert schedule, complement his versatile work.
James Strauss