1. Mikhail Kazinik (Sweden)

The full time chairman of the jury of the competition, the violinist and the pianist, the outstanding public figure, the educator, the art critic, professor of Drama institute of Stockholm and the Higher school of business of Scandinavia, honorary professor of RISEBA, the researcher in the field of music therapy, the director and the actor of the Stockholm theater Teatrstudio Lederman, the author of articles and studies on musical perception issues. Member of International association of writers and publicists, expert of the Nobel concert. He is among hundred persons who, in the context of 30th parallel project, make the greatest contribution to creation or description of the universe, concern of peace and life as such, and mankind in general by their daily activities.
Info: www.kazinik.ru

2. Boris Avramets (Latvia)

Boris Avramets (Latvia) – ethnomusicologist and music historian, professor of the Riga Highest academy of pedagogics and education management; main directions of research and teaching activity: European ancient music; modern music; musical traditions of the people of Asia and Africa.

Info: http://www.music.lv/Muzikologi/Boriss_Avramecs/default.htm

3. Mikhail Svetlov (USA)

The distinguished bass Mikhail Svetlov is known for the unique range and beauty of his voice as well as for his outstanding acting ability claimed The New York Times “The evening, indeed, was rich and deep voice..first rate” and La Presse (Monteral): “Mikhail Svetlov was a sensation!”
Mr.Svetlov’s international career began with a successful debut at the Wexford Festival. He is a winner of Viotti International Competition and was nominated for a Grammy award and was also honored with two Telerama Awards on Le Chant du Monde for the world premiere of works by Rakhmaninov . A principal soloist of the legendary Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow and Metropolitan Opera of New York he also has been an acclaimed guest the many of the world’s opera companies, festivals and orchestras having also performed at leading venues such as: Carnegie Hall, Arena di Verona, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hamburg Staatsoper, Teatro Colón, the Salzburg, Edinburgh, Bregenz, Santa Fe and Britten festivals, Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice, New York City Opera, San Diego, Florida Grand operas, Opera de Bellas Artes.
Recent and future engagements include Police Inspector Lady Macbeth for Covent Garden Royal Opera House, Archibaldo L’amore dei tre Re and Il Cieco Iris, Dikoy Katya Kabanova for Opera Holland Park, London, Boris Boris Godunov and Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia Chaliapin Opera Festival in Russia, Stravinsky’s Les Noces with the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, Rome, Fiesco Simon Boccanegra with Kentucky Opera, Mephistopheles in Faust, Palm Beach Opera.
www.mikhailsvetlov.com

4. Stanislav Solovyov (Russia)

Stanislav Solovyov was born in St.-Petersburg. He graduated from St.-Petersburg State Conservatory in 2003 where he had studied with Prof.Alexander Sandler and Prof.Natalia Arzumanova. Stanislav frequently appears with solo recitals, concerts with orchestra and in chamber music programms on stages of the major concert halls of Russia and Europe.

In April 2001 he gave a debut solo recital in the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam,The Netherlands).

Performed recitals in Latvia, Germany, Sweden,The Netherlands, Austria, Serbia, France, Poland, Greece, South Korea, Finland, Spain.

In December 2001 Stanislav recorded CD with St.-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Rachmaninov- Piano Concerto N 2).

The prizewinner of many competitions such as:

1994-Moscow,National Competition of Chamber music (1st prize)

1995-St.-Petersburg,International Competition of Piano Duo (1st prize)

1996,Praha,International "Concertino-Praha" Competition (3d prize)

2002-Riga,4th International Jazeps Vitols Piano Competition (1st prize)

2005-Wroclaw,3d International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (1st prize)

2011-St.Petersburg,XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition (diploma of the best accompanist)

2013-Minsk,III International Elsky Competition (diploma of the best accompanist)

Stanislav played with such orchestras as "Congress-Orchestra", St.-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Capella Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, St.-Petersburg University Orchestra, St.-Petersburg State Orchestra, Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, 'Classic-Orchestra' and many others.

In March 2004 Stanislav recorded solo CD in Germany (Beethoven,Scriabin,Liszt,Prokofiev).

Since 2006 Stanislav is a Chamber Music Professor at St.-Petersburg State Conservatory.

Since 2003 he has been a guest accompanist at Summer Academy for Young Artists (Marktoberdorf, Germany).

Among his stage partners wellknown St.-Petersburg's artists such as Sergey Slovachevsky (cello) Alexey Massarsky (cello), Galina Sidorenko (mezzo-soprano), Mikhail Svetlov (bas), Denis Gonchar (viola) and many others.

In June 2015 Stanislav played with Dmitry Ganenko Recital of Chamber Music at XXIII Festival of Maestro Valery Gergiev 'Stars of the White Nights' (Concert Hall of Mariinsky Theatre).

Annually he is a member of the Jury of the contest "Rising Stars" and a participant of all the concerts of the "Kazinik’s Week" in Riga.

5. Ilana Zalka Rubinshtein (ISRAEL)

Originally from Ukraine, from Zhytomyr Oblast, where her ancestors came from, namely, Anton Rubinshtein, who founded the conservatory in St. Petersburg, and Nikolai in Moscow. So, Ilana is the grandgrand-grand niece of A. and N. Rubinshtein and the successor of their traditions as a promoter of classical music, as a pianist, lecturer, composer, teacher and juror.

She graduated from the conservatory in Armenia. Also, she worked in the philharmonie as a pianist, lecturer and teacher. After the earthquake, she was a headmaster of the music school in Adler for children from Armenia.

Invited juror of the competitions: Kosenko Competition (All-Ukrainian Competition for young pianists named after V.S.Kosenko), THE INTERNATIONAL BABAJANYAN COMPETITION IN ARMENIA, Golden key (the International Piano Competition "GOLDEN KEY OF VIENNA"), Baroque and jazz, etc.

She has been living in Israel for 25 years, constantly giving concerts, her concerts are being broadcasted on the radio...

Her students perform around the world, laureates of competitions, all of them are engaged in the field of music in America, France, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia .... She travelled to many European countries with her concerts.

6. David Chernyavsky (USA)

David Chernyavsky who joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2009, was born in 1978 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He began to study violin at the age of six. His first teacher was Samuil Zabezhinsky. At the age of eleven, Chernyavsky gave his first solo recital. When he was 15, he entered the Special Music School at the St.Petersburg Conservatory, where he studied with Alexander Yuriev and later with the first violinist of the Taneyev Quartet, Vladimir Ovcharek. In 1992, he won second prize at the Open Competition of Young Violinists in St. Petersburg. In 1996, he became a prizewinner at the Lions Club International Music Competition in Deauville,France.

That same year, he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory. During his studies, he gave numerous concerts in St. Petersburg and also throughout Lithuania, Finland, Germany, and Poland.

In 1997, Chernyavsky came to the United States to study at the Indiana University School of Music with the famous professor Nelli Shkolnikova. In 1998, he won the IU Concerto Competition and performed as a soloist with the Indiana University Concert Orchestra. In 2000 Chernyavsky with his student quartet participated in the IU String Quartet Competition and was awarded the Kuttner Quartet Scholarship. In the same year, he became a member of the Spoleto USA festival orchestra, where he performed as a concertmaster during the 2001 and 2002 summer seasons. After graduating from Indiana University, David continued his studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. In 2003 he graduated from Juilliard with a master's degree and immediately joined the St. Petersburg String Quartet. As a member of the quartet, David has performed over 180 chamber music concerts throughout the world and collaborated with such distinguished musicians as Ida Kavafian, Ruth Laredo, Michael Tree, and many others. In 2005 Chernyavsky was appointed an Assistant Concertmaster of the Washington National Opera Orchestra. In September 2007, he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Chernyavsky has recorded several CDs with the St. Petersburg Quartet and with the Joel Rubin Klezmer Music Ensemble, and he has released his own solo CD, Klezmer Violin

7. Ata Svetlova (USA)

Ata Svetlova (USA) – guimbard class teacher, the giving concerts musician. Management in the field of music education in the USA. Performances in New York, Washington. She worked in the Moscow chamber theater of B. A. Pokrovsky before moving to the USA.

8. Юлия Васильева (Латвия)

Солистка Латвийской национальной оперы, сопрано. Выпускница Латвийской Музыкальной академии классов Аниты Гаранчи и Лилии Грейдане. Участница оперных фестивалей в Парме и Сигулдле. Среди ролей: Донна Анна, Джильда, Сюзанна, Маргарита, Волетта, Маргарита. Свое вокальное мастерство дополняет занятиями у прославленного педагога Маргариты Груздевой. Юлия является постоянным членом жюри многих юношеских вокальных конкурсах, а также вокальным педагогом и музыкальным продюсером студии Антекс (Рига). Среди учеников студенты Латвийской Муз. Академии, Гитис'а, ИСИ в Москве