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International Jury 2009
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John
OConor
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Irish
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2009 Jury Chairman
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| John O`Conor is one of Ireland`s most eminent musicians. He has performed in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand and has appeared with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna and NHK Symphonies and the orchestras of Cleveland, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Montreal, Toronto, Tampa and Washington DC in North America. He also appears frequently with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (and was soloist with them on their inaugural tour of the USA in 2004) and with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. |
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Anthony
Fogg
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Australia-USA
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2009 Jury Member
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| Anthony Fogg was born in Australia and was trained as a pianist at the Brazilian Academy of Music in Sao Paulo and at the University of Sydney. His career has combined performance with arts administration, and, in both aspects of his work, he has been a strong champion of contemporary composers. |
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Andrzej
Jasinski
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Poland
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2009 Jury Member
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| Born in 1936, Andrzej Jasinski studied in Music Conservatory in Katowice under prof. W. Markiewicz, where he graduated with honors in 1959, and with prof. M. Tagliaferro in Paris 1960-61. |
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ChoongMo
Kang
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Korea
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2009 Jury Member
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| Choong-Mo Kang graduated from the Peabody Conservatory where he also taught as professor at the piano department exhibiting his exuberant talents as both a performer and an eminent pedagogue. He has appeared with The Moscow Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, The Czech National Symphony and Seoul Philharmonic among many others. His numerous solo appearances include The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Sydney Opera House and St. John’s Smith Square in London. His honorary performances in Moscow and St. Petersburg to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Russia’s revered pianist Tatiana Nikolaeva’s death received an astounding reception. |
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Reamonn
Keary
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Ireland
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2009 Jury Member
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| A native of Galway, Réamonn Keary began his piano studies in Limerick with Gerard Shanahan. While reading music at Trinity College Dublin he studied piano with John O`Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. On receipt of an Austrian Government Scholarship in 1984 he continued his piano studies with Leonid Brumberg in Vienna. In 1995 he was awarded a first class honours Masters Degree in Performance and Interpretation at St. Patrick`s College Maynooth. |
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KarlHeinz
Kmmerling
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Germany
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2009 Jury Member
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Antony
Lewis-Crosby
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Ireland
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2009 Jury Member
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| Antony was born in Dublin and educated in Dublin and England, completing his education with an Honours degree in History and Political Science.at Trinity College Dublin. |
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Heinz
Medjimorec
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Austria
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2009 Jury Member
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Pavel
Nersessian
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Russia
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2009 Jury Member
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| His performance brought a veritable roar of approval from the audience” wrote “The Irish Times” after Pavel Nersessian received the 1st Prize in the GPA Dublin International Piano Competition in 1991. |
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Ronan
OHora
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Great Britain
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2009 Jury Member
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| Born in Manchester in 1964, Ronan O`Hora studied with Ryszard Bakst at the Royal Northern College of Music. He has performed extensively throughout the world, playing with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra and Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. He has performed in every major country in Europe as well as in the USA, Canada, Australasia and South Africa, and has appeared at many of the most prestigious music festivals, including Salzburg, Gstaad, Ravinia, Montpelier, Bath, Harrogate and Brno. |
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Jacques
Rouvier
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France
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2009 Jury Member
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Asadour
Santourian
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USA
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2009 Jury Member
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| Asadour Santourian, artistic advisor and administrator of the Aspen Music Festival and School, came to Aspen in 2003. Working with David Zinman, he has developed artistic initiatives at Aspen, including the thematic minifestivals. Previously artistic director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gergiev Fesival in Rotterdam, he has conceived and edited several Dutch-language program books on the music of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Valery Gergiev. He is a member of the Recommendation Board of the Avery Fischer Career Grants and has served on several jury panels, including the Barlow Endowment, Young Concert Artists, Inc., Princess Christina Concours; from 1991 to 2000 he was the Minnesota Orchestra’s director of artistic planning. |
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Fanny
Waterman
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Great Britain
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2009 Jury Member
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| Fanny Waterman occupies a pre-eminent position in the world of piano teaching and musical competitions- a position recognised with the award of a CBE in the Queen`s birthday honours in June 2000 and followed by a DBE in the New Years honours list in 2005. She was also awarded The Distinguished Musician Award of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and a unique Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Federation of International Music Competitions presented at the Federation`s General assembly in the historic Italian city of Reggio Emilia. |
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