Jury

Arto Noras
Professor Arto Noras belongs to the center figures of contemporary cello art, both as a soloist and a pedagogue...

Frans Helmerson
Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson studied in Göteborg, Rome and London with G. Vecchi, G. Selmi and W. Pleeth...

Maria Kliegel
After studying with Janos Starker at Indiana University, in 1981 Maria Kliegel won the Grand Prix of the Paris Concours Rostropovich...

Laurence Lesser
A native of Los Angeles, Laurence Lesser was a top prizewinner in the 1966 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow...

Ivan Monighetti
Ivan Monighetti was Mstislav Rostropovich's last student at the Moscow Conservatory...

Philippe Muller
In the vanguard of the French school of cello, Philippe Muller has devoted much of his career to chamber music...

Li-Wei Qin
An exclusive Universal Music China Artist, Li-Wei Qin has appeared worldwide as a soloist and as a chamber musician...

Martti Rousi
Martti Rousi is one of the leading cellists of his generation. He is internationally know both as a soloist and a pedagogue...

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, an artist who can “add something akin to a spiritual quality (The Herald Times)” to the music, is one of the most notable musicians of his generation...