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Our Jury

Global Final Jury

Piano:Robert Shannon, Haewon Song, Igal Kesselman, Carl Cranmer, Jin Zhang

Asia-Pacific Region

Middle East and Europe Round

North America Region

Preliminary Round

Piano: Jin Zhang, Haewon Song, Yi He, Yuchun Kang, Tianyang Wang, Jiale Li, Wanting Zhao, Qianyi Xu, Wenbin Jin, Peng Wang

Strings: Boris, Zhenyuan Liu, Jing Zhou, Ningze Ma

Region Final Round

Piano: Jin Zhang, Lan Chen, Mingyi Wu, Raymond Chan, Ka Hou Chan, Poom, Jie Song, Ruixue Zhang, Wenbin Jin

Strings: Xi Chen, Boris, Ningze Ma, Ao Peng,Seng I, Ling

Preliminary Round

Piano: Tianyang Wang, Wenbin Jin, Jie Song, Yizhuo Meng

Strings: Ningze Ma, Rong Ma, Peng Wang, Zhenyuan Liu

Region Final Round

Piano: Plano, István Lajkó, Huijing Han, Jiale Li, Wanting Zhao

Strings: Xi Chen, Jing Zhou, Boris, Ao Peng, Ningze Ma

Preliminary Round

Piano: Felisien, Rixiang Huang, Qianyi Xu, Wenbin Jin

Strings: Jing Zhou, Zhenyuan Liu, Rong Ma, Peng Wang

Region Final Round

Piano: Haewon Song, Felisien, Rixiang Huang, Tingshuo Tang, Shuai Wang

Strings: Xi Chen, Ao Peng, Rong Ma, Peng Wang

Jury Bio

Robert Shannon

As a performer, educator, and recording artist, pianist Robert Shannon has traveled across the world performing and teaching a diverse...

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Haewon Song

Pianist Haewon Song is a member of the acclaimed Oberlin Trio. An internationally recognized artist and pedagogue, Song has performed and...

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Igal Kesselman

Director, Lucy Moses School Music Director, Special Music School Artistic Director, Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano...

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Carl Cranmer

Carl Cranmer made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age nine, playing Mozart's Concerto in A Major, K. 488. In addition to...

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Chen Xi

“Chen Xi is a very bright musician with strong individuality….(Strad, October 2002) In June, 2002, seventeen year-old Chinese Violinist...

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Zhang Jin

Zhang Jin, Steinway Honorary Professor, is a renowned piano educator, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Central Conservatory of...

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Roberto Plano

First Prize Winner of the 2001 Cleveland International Piano Competition, Finalist at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano...

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BORIS BORGOLOTTO

Boris Borgolotto, violinist and winner of many international solo prizes, stands out thanks to the liveliness and sensitivity of his...

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Raymond Chan

Mr. Chan Raymond was the first recipient of the China National Arts Fund in Macau in 2021. In 2020, the Zhuhai Musicians Association...

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Yi He

Young pianist GROTRIAN Piano Artist， Associate Piano Professor in The Central Conservatory of Music Jury for Piano Grade Examination in...

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Ka Hou Chan

Dr. Ka Hou Chan has performed extensively in North America, Russia, Italy, Germany, Austria, and has appeared as a soloist in many...

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Felisien Felisien

Pianist Felisien has made appearances across North America, Europe, and Asia in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including...

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Rixiang Huang

Lauded by the New York Concert Review as "truly exceptional," the accomplished Steinway Artist, Rixiang Huang, has evoked effusive praise...

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Huijing Han

Huijing Han was born in Shanghai. She received her first piano lessons at the age of three. At the Music Primary School and the Music...

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Wenbin Jin

“A pianist who expresses the greatest joy and wonderment in his playing. Everything comes across as fresh and unhackneyed, as he always...

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Yuchun Kang

Kang Yuchun, PhD，Director of piano teaching and research section in School of Arts of RUC, Associate Professor, Doctor of Arts, Major...

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Jiale Li

Jiale Li was born in Huludao, Liaoning Province. He began his piano studies at a young age in his hometown until in 2004 he was admitted...

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Zhenyuan Liu

Liu Zhenyuan, a performer with the China Symphony Orchestra Born in Inner Mongolia in 1996, began studying violin at age seven under Bai...

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István Lajkó

“A name we should take note of” according to the New Music Magazine programme on Hungarian Radio at the beginning of his career, and...

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Seng I, Ling

Teaching assistant and research assistant at Captial Normal University (Beijing, China) Member of ISME (International Society for Music...