Distinguished
Music Competition Jury

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AVIMC
Music Competition

Vladimir Valjarević

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of Mannes School of Music & Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University

Joanna Ławrynowicz-Just

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

Blair McMillen

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of Mannes School of Music Bard College and Conservatory

Ilya Kondratiev

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of UK Royal College of Music

Theresa Bogard

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Wyoming

Ivo Kaltchev

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of The Catholic University of America School of Music

Nikita Fitenko

pianist
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of The Catholic University of America School of Music

Mayron Tsong

pianist
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Maryland School of Music

Francesca Hurst

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of The Catholic University of America

University of Virginia

Silvan Negruțiu

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of Northern Arizona University

Julia Okruashvili

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Angelina Gadeliya

Pianist,
Piano Professor
Piano Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Connecticut

Oleg Rylatko

Concertmaster, Violinist,
Violin Professor
Violin Competition Jury

Concertmaster of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Faculty of Rome School of Music at CUA

Paula Majerfeld

Violinist/Violist,
Violin/Viola Professor
Violin Competition Jury

Faculty of New England Conservatory
Longy School of Music of Bard College

Miroslav Hristov

Violinist
Violin Professor
Violin Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Tennessee
School of Music

Akemi Takayama

Concerstmaster, Violinist,
Violin Professor
Violin Competition Jury

Faculty of Shenandoah University School of Music
Concertmaster of Roanoke Symphony and Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra

Preston Hawes

Conductor, Director, Violinist

Director and Conductor
New England Symphonic Ensemble

Jeffrey Howard

violinist
Violin Professor
Violin Competition Jury

Faculty of Towson University
School of Music

Philippe Chao

Violist, Viola Professor
Viola Competition Jury

Faculty of Texas Tech University School of Music
Violist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

Amir Eldan

Principal Cellist, Cellist,
Cello Professor
Cello Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Michigan School of Music
Former principal cellist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Daniel Geiss

Conductor, Cellist,
Cello Professor
Cello Competition Jury

Faculty of the University of Mainz
Music director of BrixenClassics
Artistic and music director of Belgrade Chamber Orchestra

Benedict Kloeckner

Cellist
Cello Professor
Cello Competition Jury

Faculty of École Normale de Musique Paris

Joseph Gotoff

Cellist, Cello Professor
Cello Competition Jury

Faculty of Towson University

Kristen Wojcik

Cellist
Cello Competition Jury

Washington National Opera and Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

Elizabeth Futral

Soprano
Voice Professor
the GRAMMY Award winner
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of The Peabody Institute
The Chair of Voice Department

Cynthia Clayton

Soprano, Voice Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Houston Moores School of Music

Gran Wilson

Tenor,
Voice Professor
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Maryland School of Music

Carl DuPont

bass-baritone,
Voice Professor
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of The Peabody Institute

Claire Galloway

Soprano,
Voice Professor
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of The Peabody Institute
Artist in Baltimore Musicales

Teri Bickham

Soprano
Voice Professor
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Maryland

Kyle Engler

Mezzo Soprano
Voice Professor
Voice Competition Jury

Faculty of McDaniel College

Chien-Kwan Lin

Saxophonist,
Saxophone Professor
Saxophone Competition Jury

Faculty of Eastman School of Music

Robert Beeson

Saxophonist
Saxophone Professor
Saxophone Competition Jury

Faculty of The Catholic University of America

Alexander Fiterstein

Clarinetist,
Clarinet Professor
Clarinet Competition Jury

Faculty and Chair of Winds of The Peabody Institute

Adria Sternstein Foster

Flutist
Flute Competition Jury

Principal Flutist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

Sandra de Cid

Flutist
Flute Competition Jury

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra/Washington National Opera

Rita Mitsel

Oboist, Oboe Professor
Oboe Competition Jury

Faculty of Mannes School of Music & CUNY-Queens College

Emily Tsai

Oboe Professor
Oboe Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Maryland

Larry Williams

Hornist,
Horn Professor
Horn Competition Jury

Faculty of Washington Adventist University
Former faculty of The Peabody Institute
Yamaha Performing Artist

Karl Hovey

Tubaist,
Tuba Professor
Tuba Competition Jury

Faculty of The Catholic University of America
Former Principal Tuba of the United States Navy Band

Michael Harper

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Trumpet
Trumpet Competition Jury

Assistant Principal Trumpet of National Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas Goluses

Guitar Professor
Guitar Competition Jury

Faculty of Eastman School of Music

Reichenbach Gerhard

Concert Guitarist and Guitar Professor
Guitar Competition Jury

Faculty of University of Music Cologne
Former Faculty of The Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Weimar