International Jury 2012 2009 Go

John OConor Irish 2009 Jury Chairman John O`Conor is one of Ireland`s most eminent musicians. He has performed in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand and has appeared with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna and NHK Symphonies and the orchestras of Cleveland, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Montreal, Toronto, Tampa and Washington DC in North America. He also appears frequently with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (and was soloist with them on their inaugural tour of the USA in 2004) and with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Read More

	Anthony Fogg Australia-USA 2009 Jury Member Anthony Fogg was born in Australia and was trained as a pianist at the Brazilian Academy of Music in Sao Paulo and at the University of Sydney. His career has combined performance with arts administration, and, in both aspects of his work, he has been a strong champion of contemporary composers. Read More

	Andrzej Jasinski Poland 2009 Jury Member Born in 1936, Andrzej Jasinski studied in Music Conservatory in Katowice under prof. W. Markiewicz, where he graduated with honors in 1959, and with prof. M. Tagliaferro in Paris 1960-61. Read More

ChoongMo Kang Korea 2009 Jury Member Choong-Mo Kang graduated from the Peabody Conservatory where he also taught as professor at the piano department exhibiting his exuberant talents as both a performer and an eminent pedagogue. He has appeared with The Moscow Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, The Czech National Symphony and Seoul Philharmonic among many others. His numerous solo appearances include The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Sydney Opera House and St. John’s Smith Square in London. His honorary performances in Moscow and St. Petersburg to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Russia’s revered pianist Tatiana Nikolaeva’s death received an astounding reception. Read More

Reamonn Keary Ireland 2009 Jury Member A native of Galway, Réamonn Keary began his piano studies in Limerick with Gerard Shanahan. While reading music at Trinity College Dublin he studied piano with John O`Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. On receipt of an Austrian Government Scholarship in 1984 he continued his piano studies with Leonid Brumberg in Vienna. In 1995 he was awarded a first class honours Masters Degree in Performance and Interpretation at St. Patrick`s College Maynooth. Read More

	KarlHeinz Kmmerling Germany 2009 Jury Member

	Antony Lewis-Crosby Ireland 2009 Jury Member Antony was born in Dublin and educated in Dublin and England, completing his education with an Honours degree in History and Political Science.at Trinity College Dublin. Read More

	Heinz Medjimorec Austria 2009 Jury Member

	Pavel Nersessian Russia 2009 Jury Member His performance brought a veritable roar of approval from the audience” wrote “The Irish Times” after Pavel Nersessian received the 1st Prize in the GPA Dublin International Piano Competition in 1991. Read More

Ronan OHora Great Britain 2009 Jury Member Born in Manchester in 1964, Ronan O`Hora studied with Ryszard Bakst at the Royal Northern College of Music. He has performed extensively throughout the world, playing with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra and Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. He has performed in every major country in Europe as well as in the USA, Canada, Australasia and South Africa, and has appeared at many of the most prestigious music festivals, including Salzburg, Gstaad, Ravinia, Montpelier, Bath, Harrogate and Brno. Read More

	Jacques Rouvier France 2009 Jury Member

Asadour Santourian USA 2009 Jury Member Asadour Santourian, artistic advisor and administrator of the Aspen Music Festival and School, came to Aspen in 2003. Working with David Zinman, he has developed artistic initiatives at Aspen, including the thematic minifestivals. Previously artistic director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gergiev Fesival in Rotterdam, he has conceived and edited several Dutch-language program books on the music of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Valery Gergiev. He is a member of the Recommendation Board of the Avery Fischer Career Grants and has served on several jury panels, including the Barlow Endowment, Young Concert Artists, Inc., Princess Christina Concours; from 1991 to 2000 he was the Minnesota Orchestra’s director of artistic planning.

Fanny Waterman Great Britain 2009 Jury Member Fanny Waterman occupies a pre-eminent position in the world of piano teaching and musical competitions- a position recognised with the award of a CBE in the Queen`s birthday honours in June 2000 and followed by a DBE in the New Years honours list in 2005. She was also awarded The Distinguished Musician Award of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and a unique Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Federation of International Music Competitions presented at the Federation`s General assembly in the historic Italian city of Reggio Emilia. Read More

	James Anagnoson Canada 2012 Jury Member James Anagnoson, Dean of the Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, is one of Canada’s best known pianists and pedagogues. He has taught at The GGS since its formation in 1987, and as well has held teaching positions at University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and Wilfred Laurier University. Read More

Hyoung-Joon Chang Korea 2012 Jury Member Since his debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 16 playing Mendelssohn’s 2nd Piano Concerto, Korean born pianist, Hyoung-Joon Chang has worked with eminent conductors including Walter Hendl, Tadaaki Otaka, Thomas Sanderling and Paul Freeman. Chang has collaborated with world-renowned orchestras such as the London Philharmonic at the Barbican Centre, the Tokyo Philharmonic at the Tokyo Culture Center, the Symphony Orchestra of Russia, the Czech National Symphony, the Osaka Symphony at the Osaka Symphony Hall, the Victoria Symphony, and the Chautauqua Symphony during its summer music festival. Chang was the soloist for the Korean premiere of “Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra” by Vaughn Williams and the “Rainy Day for the Piano and the Orchestra” by Kang-Yul Lee, the latter winning the 2004 Art Award of the Year in Korea. In addition, Chang has given acclaimed solo recitals on international stages in Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, and Korea. Read More

Rae De Lisle New Zealand 2012 Jury Member Rae de Lisle is currently Head of Piano Studies at the University of Auckland. Her teaching has produced many outstanding young pianists, including prize winners in the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, the Lev Vlassenko Australasian Piano Competition, the Bradshaw and Buono Competition in New York, and the Perrenoud Foundation International Piano Competition. In the 2008 Christchurch National Concerto Competition all three finalists had been her students. Further students are completing post gradute study in Germany, Austria, Italy, Britain and America. Read More

Mikael Eliasen Denmark 2012 Jury Member Mikael Eliasen is currently Head of the Opera and Voice Departments at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. He has also served as Artistic Director of the European Centre for Opera and Vocal Arts in Ghent as well as for the Youth Arts Programme at the New Israel Opera. He held the post of Music Director of the San Francisco Opera Center from 1994 – 1996. Read More

	Christopher Elton Great Britain 2012 Jury Member Christopher Elton was born in Edinburgh and received most of his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he achieved the unusual distinction of gaining the Academy`s highest performing award - the Dip. RAM - on both piano and `cello. Read More

Therese Fahy Ireland 2012 Jury Member Dublin-born Thérèse Fahy, one of Ireland`s foremost pianists, enjoys an active performing and teaching career at home and abroad. Her regular appearances throughout Europe and the United States have met with critical acclaim, as have her numerous broadcasts for both RTÉ and BBC. In concerto she has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on numerous occasions, and in chamber music has worked with many of Ireland`s finest musicians. Read More

	Bernd Goetzke Germany 2012 Jury Member Born in Hanover in 1951. At the age of 13 he was already accepted as a student at the Hanover University of Music and Drama, where he studied Piano with Prof. Karl-Heinz Kämmerling until obtaining his Concert Soloist`s Diploma in 1975. Read More

Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron Poland 2012 Jury Member Polish pianist of Bulgarian origin. Graduated with honours from the Academy of Music in Gdansk, in prof.Zbigniew Sliwinski’s piano class . She continued education in 1974-75 as a holder of Austrian government scholarship in Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna in class of Alexander Jenner. Her piano qualities were perfected during masterclasses with Suzanne Roche, Dieter Zechlin and Georgy Sebok. Read More

Nelita True USA 2012 Jury Member Nelita True made her debut at age seventeen with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and her New York debut in Avery Fisher Hall with the Juilliard Orchestra. Her career has taken her to the major cities of Western and Eastern Europe, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Iceland, New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Singapore, India, and to Hong Kong, as well as to every state in America. Read More