Violin Jury

A renaissance man and a magnetic creative force, Dmitry Sitkovetsky is recognised throughout the world as having made a considerable impact on every aspect of musical life. A prolific recording artist, with a career spanning more than four decades, he…

“Boris Garlitsky is an extremely lively musician of high intelligence and flexibility, with a wonderfully round tone and solid reliable technique.” These are the words of Kurt Masur, with whom he worked together throughout many years. And still, Kurt Masur’s…

Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra under music director David Robertson, David Halen is recognized as one of the most esteemed musical leaders of an American orchestra. In addition to his duties with the orchestra, in September, 2012 he…

Born in Romania, Silvia Marcovici studied in Bacău and Bucharest with Harry Coffler and Ștefan Gheorghiu. In 1969, she won the First Prize at the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris and in 1970, she was the winner of the First Prize…

Romanian-born artist Mihaela Martin is one of the most outstanding violin virtuosos of her generation, her playing displaying a chameleon-like versatility of musical expression. Following her prize-winning appearances in the Tchaikovsky, Montreal, Sion and Brussels competitions, Mihaela Martin’s Gold Medal…

Shlomo Mintz is considered by colleagues, audiences, and critics one of the foremost violinists of our time, esteemed for his impeccable musicianship, stylistic versatility, and commanding technique. He has long been acclaimed as a celebrated guest artist with many of…

Liviu Prunaru began studying the violin at the age of six in his hometown, Craiova. He attended the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory in Bucharest, in the class of Cornelia Bronzetti, and the Menuhin Academy in Gstaad (Switzerland), where he studied with…

Among the leading classical music executives of his generation, Benjamin Schwartz has worked in key positions with major orchestras and festivals in the United States, Japan, Australia and Germany. He currently oversees the artistic planning of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen…

Doug Sheldon has been a leading international artist manager for more than 50 years and is well known for his collaborations arranging orchestral tours for conductors such as Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, and his extended relationships with New…