Jury

 

President of the Juries

Răzvan Cosmin Poptean

Clarinet Professor at the Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy

Clarinet – Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra

2^nd prize at the Jeunesses Musicales Competition (2006)

Special jury prize at the Jeunesses Musicales Competition (2008)

FLUTE

Sebastian Jacot

 

International artist

Flute professor Haute école de musique de Genève 

1st prize at the Kobe Competition (2013)

1st prize at the Carl Nielsen Chamber Music Competition (2014)

1st prize at the ARD Competition (2015) 

Seiya Ueno

Flute professor Osaka College of Music

Grand-Prix winner of Jean-Pierre Rampal International Competition (2008)  

1st prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2011)

Grand Prize New York Young Concert Artists Competition (2014)

3rd prize Nicolet International Competition (2010)

Mario Bruno

Solo flute – Staatsorchester Kassel

1^st prize at the Kobe Competition (2022)

2^nd prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (2023)

1^st prize at the Severino Gazzelloni Competition (2017) 

Marianna Julia Żołnacz

Solo flute – Dresdner Philharmonie

1st prize at the Jeunesses Flute Competition Bucharest (2014)

1st prize at the  Guangzhou Flute Competition (Nicolet) (2018)

3rd prize at the Kobe Competition (2017, 2022)

Zofia Neugebauer

International artist

1st prize at the Severino Gazzelloni Competition (2014)

2nd prize  at the Petar Konjovic International Flute Competition (2015)

Elizaveta Ivanova

Assist. Principal flute – Frankfurter Opern – und Museumsorchester

1^st prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (2023)

2^nd prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2021)

3^rd prize at the Crusell Flute Competition (2017)

Rafael Adobas Bayog

Solo flute – Iceland Symphony Orchestra

1^st prize at the Kobe Competition (2022)

3^rd prize at the Carl Nielsen Competition (2019)

Mathilde Chalderini

Solo flute – Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

1st prize at the Kobe Competition (2013)

1st  prize at the Carl Nielsen Chamber Music Competition (2019)

1st  prize at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition (2017)

Chloé Dufossez

 Solo flute – Staatskapelle Berlin

3rd prize at the Maxence Larrieu International Flute Competition (2015)

5th prize at the Aurele Nicolet International Flute Competition (2014)

Preliminary round Jury:

Loïc Schneider

Solo flute – Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Flute professor Haute école de musique de Genève 

1st prize at the ARD Competition (2010)

1st prize at the Aurele Nicolet Flute Competition (2006)

1st prize at the Maxence Larrieu Flute Competition (2007)

2nd prize at Kobe Competition (2009)

Riccardo Cellacchi

Solo Flute  – Berner Symphonieorchester

1^st prize at the Kobe Competition (2026)

2^nd prize at the Severino Sazzelloni Competition (2015)

3^rd prize at the Audi Mozart Competition (2016) 

Jorge Alberto Rodriguez

Staatsoper Stuttgart – Guess Principal Flute

1^st prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2025)

1^st prize at the Severino Sazzelloni Competition (2025)

1^st prize at the Moyse Flute Competition (2025)

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CLARINET

Nicolas Baldeyrou (starting from the semifinal round)

Clarinet professor –  Conservatoire National Superior de Musique de Lyon

Solo Clarinet – Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

1st prize at the Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition (1998)

1st prize at the ICA Young Artist Competition (2001)

2nd prize Carl Nielsen Competition (2001)

3rd Prize Ard Competition (1998)

Shirley Brill

Clarinet professor – Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

1^st prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (2007)

1^st prize at the Markneukirchen International Competition (2006) 

Joë Christophe 

International artist

1^st prize at the ARD Competition (2019)

1^st prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2019)

Vitor Fernandes

International artist

2^nd prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (2018)

1^st prize at the Ghent International Competition (2017) 

Giovanni Punzi

Solo clarinet – Palermo Opera House

Clarinet proffesor – Academia Mediterranea del Clarinetto

2nd prize at the Jacques Lancelot Competition (2012)

2nd prize at the Debussy Competition (2010)

Kevin Spagnolo

International artist

1^st prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (2018)

Damien Bachmann

Solo clarinet – CHAARTS Chamber Artists

Clarinet Professor – Musik-Academie der Sadt Basel

1^st prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2015)

1^st prize at the Bela Kovacs Competition (2013)

3^rd prize at the Czech Clarinet Art Competition (2013)

Julien Chun-Yen Lai

Solo clarinet – Taiwan Philharmonic Orchestra

Clarinet professor at the National Taiwan Narmal University and National Tsing Hua University

1st prize at the Ghent Competition (2024)

1st prize at the Jacques Lancelot Competition (2021)

Sérgio Pires

Solo Clarinet – London Symphony Orchestra

1st prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2017)

1st prize at the Marco Fiorindo International Music Competition (2012)

Preliminary round Jury:

Han Kim

Solo clarinet – Opéra National de Paris

1st prize at the ARD Competition (2019)

2^nd prize at the Jacques Lancelot Competition (2016)

2^nd prize at the Carl Nielsen Chamber Music Competition (2015)

 

Yubin Ahn

Solo clarinet Substitute – Kuopion Orchestra

1^st prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2025)

1^st prize at the Iasi International Music Competition (2025)

 

Yebin Seo – International artist

2^nd prize at the Jacques Lancelot Competition (2025)

2^nd prize at the Cluj International Music Competition (2025)

3^rd prize at the Ghent International Competition (2024)

 

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