International online contest
"Young
classical music talents"
The honorary committee and all the juries by instrument
The honorary committee
Violin / Viola
Jury President:
Igor DOHOVIC (Slovakia)
Conductor of the Kosice "Musica Iuvenalis" String Orchestra
and the Kosice State Opera,
Assistant Conductor of the Tianjin Grand Theatre.
Arthur BARBOSA (Brazil)
Violinist of the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor of the Porto Alegre Youth Orchestra.
Archil POCHKHUA (Georgia-Spain)
Viola player of the Seville Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor of the Seville Chamber Orchestra.
Taiping WANG (China-France)
1st solo violin
of the Picardie Orchestra.
Cello / Double bass
Jury President :
Petr GLADYSH (Russia)
Principal cello of the Russia National
Philharmonic Orchestra,
Conductor of Richter's school string Orchestra of Moscow.
Yusuke KIMOTO (Japon)
Conductor and Artistic Director
of Amasia International Philharmonic,
Musical director of El Sistema Japan,
President of Villa-Lobos association
of Japan.
Jean-Nicolas RICHARD (France)
1st Prize at the Boulogne-Billancourt Conservaoitre,
Cellist of the Kadenza Quartet and the Nitescence duet,
Director of the Saintes Music and Dance Conservatoire.
Flute / Piccolo
Jury President :
Louis LAVIGUEUR (Canada)
Conductor of the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra (OSJM)
and Sinfonia of Montreal,
Choirmaster of the Ensemble Vocal Polymnie of Longueuil,
the Montreal Polyphonic Choir (Cathedral),
the Montreal Classical Choir,
Professor at the Montreal Music Conservatoire.
Ashley ALARCON (Mexico / USA)
Teaching Artist and Coordinator
for Young Musicians Program,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Lizzi CENICEROS (Mexico)
Artistic Director
of the Ibero-American Orchestra,
Conductor.
Adeline STERVINOU (France / Brazil)
Graduated from the Toulouse Conservatory,
Music teacher specialised flute and Conductor of the Ceará Federal University Symphony Orchestra in Sobral.
Oboe / English horn
Jury President:
Hélène DEVILLENEUVE (France)
Principal oboe of the Radio-France Philharmonic Orchestra,
Oboe professor at the National Music and Danse Conservatoire of Paris and at the Region Conservatoire
of St Maur.
Clarinets
Jury President :
Pierre PIGEONNEAU (France)
Clarinetist,
Arranger,
Professor at the Châtellerault Conservatoire
Robert FISCHER (Austria)
Clarinetist,
Conductor,
Artistic director (Graz)
Riivo JÕGI (Estonia)
Conductor,
Composer,
Clarinetist,
Pianist
Sylvain MARCHAL (France)
Composer
Conductor
Artistic advisor
Marco TOLEDO (Brazil)
Musicology and Music
Education PhD,
Clarinet Professor at the Ceará Federal University
Bassoon
Jury President :
Franck LEBLOIS (France)
Chamber musician and concertist,
Bassoon and chamber music professor
at the Grand Angoulême Conservatoire (France),
Artistic director of the chamber music ensemble Commixtus.
Benjamin COELHO (Brazil / USA)
Solo Bassoon Quad City
Symphony Orchestra (USA),
Professor of bassoon at the University of Iowa (USA).
Kristín MJÖLL JAKOBSDÓTTIR (Iceland)
Bassoon teacher, concertist,
Founder of the Hnúkaþeyr Wind Octet
Ángel Luis PEREZ GARRIDO (Spain)
Professor of conducting,
Musical Education PhD,
Professor at the University of Málaga (UMA),
International Freelance.
Saxophones
Jury President:
Armando GHIDONI (Italy)
Composer,
Published by Alphonse Leduc Music Sales Group
and Cristal Publishing.
Horns
Jury President :
Éric BRISSE (France)
Principal Horn of the Oise Philharmonic Orchestra
and the Hauts-de-France-Cambrai Philharmonic Orchestra,
Artistic teaching professor at Amiens and Cambrai region conservatories.
Damien BOURHIS (France)
Artistic teaching Professor at the Niort Departement Conservatoire,
Member of the pedagogical comittee Horn
of the Confédération Musicale de France.
Yun-Ho JUNG (South Korea)
Solo Horn of the Jinsu
Philharmonic Orchestra,
Horn Faculty of El Sistema Korea,
Artistic Conductor
of the Kateum Seoul Ensemble.
Reynald PARENT (France / China)
Horn player at the Macau Orchestra.
Trumpets / Cornet / Bugle
Jury President :
Pierre DUTOT (France)
International trumpeter,
Professor at the National Music
and Danse Conservatoire of Lyon
We have a special thought for the president of the trumpets/cornet/bugle jury, Pierre DUTOT, who passed away
on 24 August and who had taken the time to listen to and mark
the candidates during the month of July.
Trombones
Jury President :
François BOGAERT (France)
International soloist,
Principal Trombone Rouen Normandie Opera,
Professor at the Cambrai Conservatoire,
Alumni USC Thornton Los Angeles,
Antoine Courtois USA Artist
Nikki ABISSI (USA)
Trombonist in the American
Symphony Orchestra,
Professor at the Montclair State University,
Alumni Julliard School,
Artist Antoine Courtois USA.
Jeffrey KANT (Netherlands)
Principal Trombone at the WDR Cologne Symphony Orchestra,
Member of the Bruckner Quartet,
Member of the New Trombone Collective,
Alumni Conservatorium van Amsterdam,
Antoine Courtois Europe Artist.
Eugenio VANEGAS (Mexico)
Professor at the Autonomous
University of Zacatecas,
Retired from the University
of Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra,
President of the Community
Youth Rescue Project.
Tuba / Euphonium
Jury President :
Alejandro MARCO MONCHO (Spain)
Tuba professor at the Cuerpo de Catedráticos de Música y Artes Escénicas de Andalucía (Spain),
Member of the "Granada Brass" Brass Quintet.
Yves BOUILLOT (France)
Assistant Director of the Bourg-en-Bresse Department Conservatoire,
Tuba Mib Solo of the Brass Band Goutte de Cuivres.
Emilien COURAIT (France)
Master of the National Music and Danse Conservatoire of Paris,
Tubist of Ars Nova, No Slide, Phénix.
Mathieu RIVEST (Canada)
Cultural manager, Conductor and Pedagogue - Camp musical
St-Alexandre / Québec-Kamouraska.
Percussions
Jury President :
Maximilien DAZAS (France)
Freelance percussion
Damien DARIOLI (Switzerland)
Coordinator of percussion classes at the Geneva Music Conservatoire, Composer.
Michel PALAY (France)
Percussion teacher at Orthez Conservatoire,
Percussionist in Pau
Pays de Bearn Orchestra,
Founder of Les Percu T.
Bernard ZIELINSKI (France)
Composer of pedagogical works for percussion, drums.
Harps
Jury President :
Hélène SILVIE (France)
First Harp Prize at the Lyon National Music Conservatoire,
Recitalist, chamber musician, orchestra musician,
Harp professor at the Issy Les Moulineaux Conservatory.
Eugenia ESPINALES CORREA (Mexico)
Principal harpist of the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Harp teacher at the Higher Music Institute of the Veracruz State.
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Magali ZSIGMOND (France)
Gold Medal of the Grenoble Conservatoire,
1st Prize of the Pop and Jazz
Harp Chicago Contest,
Playing on electric harps,
Member of the Harp N'Roll Harp Quartet.
Classical singing (soloist)
Jury President :
Kévin AMIEL (France)
French tenor
Nominated for the Victoires de la Musique Classique 2020
Winner of the "2018 Voix Nouvelles"
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