Golda Vainberg-Tatz "A pianist with wonderful firm, clear touch” (The New York Times) … Golda Vainberg-Tatz has been hailed as “a pianist with wonderful firm, clear touch” (The New York Times), a “superbly gifted pianist … playing with amazing agility and crystal-clear articulation” (All About the Arts), and a "fascinating interpreter” (Tagblat,
Eric Chen
Eric Chen Born in Tainan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Eric (Kwan-Yu) Chen is a full-time professor and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Taipei and also an adjunct professor at National Taiwan Normal University. He also serves as the music director of the Eric Chen Chamber Orchestra. He

Olga Kern, Artistic Director & President of the Jury
Olga Kern With a vivid onstage presence, dazzling technique, and keen musicality, pianist Olga Kern is widely recognized as one of the great artists of her generation, captivating audiences and critics alike. She was born into a family of musicians and began studying piano at the age of five. At seventeen, she
Yanfeng Bai
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Alexander Agate
Alexander Agate Alexander Agate began studying piano at 11 years old with Mona Wu DeCesare in his hometown of Moorpark, California. While he participated in child acting, Tae Kwon Do, writing, and other instruments including violin and viola, at 16 he decided to pursue classical piano performance as his career path of
Elzbieta Bilicka
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Xinyao Feng
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Ji-Hyang Gwak
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Nianyi Huang
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Seolyeong Jeong
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