Established on the initiative of the Brussels International Music Academy with support of influential personalities in the world of music.
Nataliya Chepurenko (Belgium/Ukraine)
For Preselection, First and Final Rounds of the competition 2025
President of jury, founder, artistic director and founder of the competition “Merci, Maestro!”. Founder, director, piano & chamber music teacher of the “Brussels International Music Academy”.
Founder, artistic director, piano & chamber music teacher of the festival&masetarclasses “Music Academy FORTE”.
Master in Piano Performing, Teaching and Chamber Music graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine; the Royal Conservatory of Liege and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium.
Jury member at many International piano competitions, member of EPTA, and ballet pianist.
For several years main pianist of the Royal Ballet of Flanders and « Brussels International Ballet School », guest pianist at many international ballet companies. Jury member of several international competitions.
Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden (Belgium)
For Final Rounds of the competition 2025
Honorary Professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and Master in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel.
Frequently performed in chamber music formation with musicians such as José Van Dam, Augustin Dumay, Miriam Fried, Silvia Marcovici, Gérard Caussé, Michaela Martin, Walter Boeykens, Frans Helmerson, the quartet Ysaÿe, the quartet Melos and the quartet Enesco.
Vanden Eynden was often a jury member in international competitions, primarily on the jury of the International Queen Elisabeth Competition. He was also artistic advisor for some festivals such as in Stavelot.
He built a solid career as an international soloist. At the same time he was a professor at the Royal Music Academy in Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. He was also artistic director of the Center européen de maîtrise pianistique Eduardo Del Pueyo.
Pietro Sellitto (Italy)
For First & Final Rounds of the competition 2025
Currently, Sellitto is a teacher at the Italian public school. In 2024 he published his book “La Musica come rimedio alla Malinconia” which is achieving great success by selling hundreds of copies all over Italy. He is also a director of chamber, choral and orchestral music, in Italy and abroad. Founder of the Accademia Musicale Nocera and president of the Associazione di Cultura Musicale di Sant’ Anna in Nocera Inferiore (SA)- at the moment known as Associazione Musica Nova-, since 2013,he is also the organizer of many significant cultural events during which renowned artist of the opera, classical and contemporary music world are involved.
Graduated in Piano at the Conservatory “Carlo Gesualdo Da Venosa” in Potenza; subsequently he gained a specialized degree cum Laude in Musical Disciplines at the Conservatory “G. Martucci” of Salerno. Since he was a child he was seen as an outstanding musical talent.
In partnership with the soprano Annunziata D’Alessio and the administration of municipality of Nocera, he designed a prestigious competition: the CIMN- Concorso Internazionale Musicale Nocera which has reached it’s fourth edition and has had as jury members renowned artist of the international piano scene, such as Olga Zdorenko.
Lyudmyla Zakopets (Ukraine)
For First & Final Rounds of the competition 2025
From 1989 up till now Lyudmyla Zakopets has been working as a piano teacher in Lviv State Music Lyceum named after Solomiya Krushelnytska. She graduated Chernivtsi Music College in 1984 (class by Prasol M.I) and Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine (class by prof.Vitte N.M.) in 1989 with honors.Lyudmyla Zakopets has been coordinator and professor of international piano forum “Beshchady bez kordoniv” in Ukraine.
Thanks to creative cooperation with Ya.Dzhevietskyi and Ya. Ostrovskyi near 300 young pianists every year for 20 years have performed on the Forum stage and took part in workshops of provident educators.Lyudmyla Zakopets is an organizator and director of the first international young pianist competition “Feurich-virtuos” in Lviv and “Bechstein”.Over the years of teaching, the achievements are: 90 prizewinners of international and national competitions, 40 performances with symphonic and chamber orchestras in Ukraine , Germany, Poland, Slowenijas.
Many of Lyudmyla Zakopets’ students continued the studies in Music Academies in Ukraine (Lviv, Kyiv) Poland (Krakow, Bydgosz) Austria (Graz) Spain (Barcelona).Lyudmyla was invited to “Dora Schwarzberg summer international music school”as a teacher, offen conducts master classes in Ukraine and abroad.Also worked as a member of jury of international and Ukrainian competitions.Lyudmyla is awarded with diploma by Ministry of Culture and “Achievement Medal” of Ukrainian and from Poland.
Michail Markov (Netherlands)
For Final Rounds of the competition 2025
M. Markov is the founder and the artistic leader of the International Piano Competition for Young Musicians in Enschede, The Netherlands
Since 1991, the musician has been living in the Netherlands where he has continued his successful combination of teaching and musical performances. M. Markov has made CD recordings in France and Germany. Since mid-nineties he is working as professor at the piano department of the ArtEZ Conservatory in Enschede, the Netherlands. M. Markov is also the co-founder of the special Young Talents piano department of this Conservatory.
M. Markov has been invited to give Master Classes at many International Music Festivals and Summer Schools in the Netherlands, USA, Austria, Poland and Ukraine.
Tatiana Kozlova (Israel)
For Preselection of the competition 2025
Professor of piano at the Israeli Conservatory of Music in Tel–Aviv. Artistic director of “Stretto international piano competition” in Tel-Aviv. Previously artistic director of Scherzo international piano competition.
Teaches constantly around the globe in different master classes: Elena Cobb Star Music Festival, Musicfest Perugia, Carmel Klavier International Piano competition.
Master in Piano Performing, Teaching and Chamber Music graduated from Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music in Kiev, Ukraine.
Touring career: performing at various international festivals and competition in Lithuania, Poland, Holland, Greece and Belgium.
Jury member in various piano competitions.
Tamara Kordzadze (Switzerland)
For Preselection of the competition 2025
Teaching at the Zurich Conservatory and her piano class counts over 53 Prizewinners of international and national piano competitions. President of Association “Unite Classics“.
Founder and president of “Vivace” – an association that promotes and supports musically talented children and adults in Georgia.
Was co-founder, board member, and head of international relationships of the association „Youth Classics“ and „International Music Week Montepulciano“ from 2009 to 2014.
Leading two associations, successfully working on over 30 projects, and helping over 200 young musicians gave Tamara Kordzadze substantial experience and ultimately led to the „Unite Classics“ Association in order to make classical music accessible to a wider, new audience with innovative projects.
Tamara has been distinguished and has won prizes – including 1st prizes – at numerous national and international piano competitions.
Milana Chernyavska (Germany)
For Preselection of the competition 2025
Professor of Piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria). She leads numerous international masterclasses worldwide.
A German artist with Ukrainian roots. Looking back at her impressive career, she established herself as one of the leading pianists and pedagogues of our times. Her critics agree with Alfred Brendel, who wrote that “Happiness was complete when one listened to Milana Chernyavska”. Since 2009 she is a piano professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria.
Milana Chernyavska is a sought-after teacher at international master classes as well as a jury member at various prestigious piano competitions, such as the ARD in Munich, the Busoni Competition, Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, the Mozart Competition in Salzburg , the Santa Cecilia in Porto Competition or the Bluethner Goldaward in Vienna.