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Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden
Jury president / BELGIUM
Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, a Belgian pianist, began playing the piano at an early age and entered the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels at the age of 12, where he studied under Eduardo Del Pueyo. At 16, he won the 1964 Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition, becoming one of the youngest winners in history. This victory launched his career, marked by concerts with prestigious symphony orchestras such as the Saint-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and renowned conductors like Paul Kletzky and Yuri Temirkanov.
Vanden Eynden is also an accomplished chamber musician, playing with renowned artists such as Véronique Bogaerts, Augustin Dumay, and the Quatuor Ysaye. His repertoire, which includes numerous concertos and works of chamber music, includes the complete works for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, recorded in 2008. He also has a varied discography, including recordings of concertos by Grieg and Arthur De Greef, as well as sonatas by Brahms and Lekeu.
Currently honorary professor at the Brussels Conservatory, master in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Musical Chapel and artistic director of the Eduardo Del Pueyo Music Centre, he is also a member of international competition juries. In 2018, he is knighted by King Philippe as a Knight.
Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, a Belgian pianist, began playing the piano at an early age and entered the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels at the age of 12, where he studied under Eduardo Del Pueyo. At 16, he won the 1964 Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition, becoming one of the youngest winners in history. This victory launched his career, marked by concerts with prestigious symphony orchestras such as the Saint-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and renowned conductors like Paul Kletzky and Yuri Temirkanov.
Vanden Eynden is also an accomplished chamber musician, playing with renowned artists such as Véronique Bogaerts, Augustin Dumay, and the Quatuor Ysaye. His repertoire, which includes numerous concertos and works of chamber music, includes the complete works for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, recorded in 2008. He also has a varied discography, including recordings of concertos by Grieg and Arthur De Greef, as well as sonatas by Brahms and Lekeu.
Currently honorary professor at the Brussels Conservatory, master in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Musical Chapel and artistic director of the Eduardo Del Pueyo Music Centre, he is also a member of international competition juries. In 2018, he is knighted by King Philippe as a Knight.
Nicole BOYER SALMON
FRANCE
Nicole Boyer, pianiste diplômée du conservatoire de Dijon dans les classes André Fleury et France Clidat et Pierre Barbizet a également intégré l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris dans la classe de Jacques Lagarde. Elle remporte en 1976 le prix du Ministère de la culture.
Résidante aujourd’hui au Maroc, Nicole Boyer est directrice de conservatoire agrée par le Ministère de la culture marocain et membre du jury du Concours International de Musique de l'Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc. Elle donne de nombreuses master classes au Maroc. Elle est également professeur de piano de l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris et assure ses cours à Casablanca.
Nicole Boyer, pianiste diplômée du conservatoire de Dijon dans les classes André Fleury et France Clidat et Pierre Barbizet a également intégré l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris dans la classe de Jacques Lagarde. Elle remporte en 1976 le prix du Ministère de la culture.
Résidante aujourd’hui au Maroc, Nicole Boyer est directrice de conservatoire agrée par le Ministère de la culture marocain et membre du jury du Concours International de Musique de l'Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc. Elle donne de nombreuses master classes au Maroc. Elle est également professeur de piano de l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris et assure ses cours à Casablanca.
Ahmed ESSYAD
MOROCCO
Ahmed Essyad is a Moroccan composer born on 1 January 1938 in Salé. He met the French composer Max Deutsch at the Centre français d'humanisme musical (Aix-en-Provence) and studied under his direction for thirty years. He studied at the Rabat Conservatoire before travelling to France in 1962 to continue his studies with Max Deutsch.
He is the author of several operas, including "L'Eau" for Radio France. He is also a member of the musical council of the Prince Pierre de Monaco Foundation for Contemporary Music. He has written several musical works, such as "Sultanes", une suite électroacoustique (1973), "Identité", cantate (1975), "Le Collier des ruses" (1977), "L'Eau", opera (1982), "Le cycle de l'eau" for flutes and piano, "L'Exercice de l'Amour", opéra lumière (1995) "Mririda”, opera (2016, premiered at the Festival Musica in Strasbourg).
He has received numerous awards and distinctions for his work, including the Grand Prix National de la Musique in 1994. He is considered one of the most talented and respected composers of his generation in Morocco.
Ahmed Essyad is a Moroccan composer born on 1 January 1938 in Salé. He met the French composer Max Deutsch at the Centre français d'humanisme musical (Aix-en-Provence) and studied under his direction for thirty years. He studied at the Rabat Conservatoire before travelling to France in 1962 to continue his studies with Max Deutsch.
He is the author of several operas, including "L'Eau" for Radio France. He is also a member of the musical council of the Prince Pierre de Monaco Foundation for Contemporary Music. He has written several musical works, such as "Sultanes", une suite électroacoustique (1973), "Identité", cantate (1975), "Le Collier des ruses" (1977), "L'Eau", opera (1982), "Le cycle de l'eau" for flutes and piano, "L'Exercice de l'Amour", opéra lumière (1995) "Mririda”, opera (2016, premiered at the Festival Musica in Strasbourg).
He has received numerous awards and distinctions for his work, including the Grand Prix National de la Musique in 1994. He is considered one of the most talented and respected composers of his generation in Morocco.
Olivier GARDON
FRANCE
Noticed by Lili Kraus, Olivier gardon studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris in the classes of Pierre Sancan and Jean Hubeau.
He has won many international Grand Prix (Marguerite Long, Reine Elisabeth...) and perfected himself with Gyorgy Sebok and Jean Fassina.
In parallel to a career as a soloist and chamber musician who will see him perform in the major musical capitals, he devoted himself very early to teaching at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris then at the Hochschule of Hanover as well as in many universities (Mozarteum de Salzburg, Toho Gakuen, Seoul National University, Yonsei, French-Japanese Academy of Kyoto...
Olivier Gardon now teaches at the Ecole normale de musique in Paris.
Its students regularly win major international competitions.
His recordings are devoted to Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Debussy, as well as lesser-known repertoires by C.V. Alkan and Louis Vierne for whom he published the Préludes et les Nocturnes at Bärenreiter.
Noticed by Lili Kraus, Olivier gardon studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris in the classes of Pierre Sancan and Jean Hubeau.
He has won many international Grand Prix (Marguerite Long, Reine Elisabeth...) and perfected himself with Gyorgy Sebok and Jean Fassina.
In parallel to a career as a soloist and chamber musician who will see him perform in the major musical capitals, he devoted himself very early to teaching at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris then at the Hochschule of Hanover as well as in many universities (Mozarteum de Salzburg, Toho Gakuen, Seoul National University, Yonsei, French-Japanese Academy of Kyoto...
Olivier Gardon now teaches at the Ecole normale de musique in Paris.
Its students regularly win major international competitions.
His recordings are devoted to Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Debussy, as well as lesser-known repertoires by C.V. Alkan and Louis Vierne for whom he published the Préludes et les Nocturnes at Bärenreiter.
Ana GUIJARRO
SPAIN
A Spanish pianist, trained at the Conservatory of Music in Madrid under Carmen Díez Martín, Ana continued her studies in Italy with Guido Agosti, then in Paris with Marian Rybicki. In 1982, she obtained a Higher Diploma of Performance at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, with a special distinction for her interpretation of Chopin. She has given concerts throughout Europe, as a soloist, in duo or with orchestra, and has worked with renowned conductors.
Since 1983, she has taught in several conservatories in Spain and, since 1997, she has been based in Madrid where she has been Director of the Conservatory since 2012. Several of her students have won international awards. Passionate about the work of Manuel Castillo, she has recorded his piano compositions and has directed several projects related to this composer.
She is frequently invited to judge international competitions, having been President of the Premio Jaén International Piano Competition from 2012 to 2016 and currently chairs the Advisory Board of the Iturbi International Piano Competition. She is also President of the Scherzo Foundation, Honorary President of EPTA-Spain and advisor to the Reina Sofía Higher School of Music. Recently, the Conservatory of Music of Madrid awarded her the Gold Medal for her career.
A Spanish pianist, trained at the Conservatory of Music in Madrid under Carmen Díez Martín, Ana continued her studies in Italy with Guido Agosti, then in Paris with Marian Rybicki. In 1982, she obtained a Higher Diploma of Performance at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, with a special distinction for her interpretation of Chopin. She has given concerts throughout Europe, as a soloist, in duo or with orchestra, and has worked with renowned conductors.
Since 1983, she has taught in several conservatories in Spain and, since 1997, she has been based in Madrid where she has been Director of the Conservatory since 2012. Several of her students have won international awards. Passionate about the work of Manuel Castillo, she has recorded his piano compositions and has directed several projects related to this composer.
She is frequently invited to judge international competitions, having been President of the Premio Jaén International Piano Competition from 2012 to 2016 and currently chairs the Advisory Board of the Iturbi International Piano Competition. She is also President of the Scherzo Foundation, Honorary President of EPTA-Spain and advisor to the Reina Sofía Higher School of Music. Recently, the Conservatory of Music of Madrid awarded her the Gold Medal for her career.
Yun LI
CHINA
Born into a family of great musicians in China, Li Yun began working on the piano at the age of six. During her long years of study at the Shanghai and Beijing Conservatories, she was able to work not only with excellent Chinese pianists such as Zhu Gongyi , Yi Kaiji and Li Jialu, but also with world-renowned artists such as Pièrre Sancan, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fou Ts'ong, Hans Kann and Jacob Latainne during their stay in China. After a solid career in her country, where she was already a well-known artist, she played with major orchestras and piano and chamber music teachers at the Beijing Central Conservatory.
In 1985 she came to France with a grant from the Albert Roussel foundation to perfect her art at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris under the direction of Marian Rybicki. In France, she won prestigious competitions: in 1987, she was awarded the highest grade in the competition for the Diplôme Supérieur d'Exécution, then in 1988 she was named first of the Diplôme supérieur de Concertiste.
She has toured extensively in Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Poland and China.
She is a jury member in several international competitions such as the Concours D'Animato, the Rhode International Competition in Greece, the International Competition of the OPM in Morocco, the International Competition of Viseu, Portugal, etc.
Born into a family of great musicians in China, Li Yun began working on the piano at the age of six. During her long years of study at the Shanghai and Beijing Conservatories, she was able to work not only with excellent Chinese pianists such as Zhu Gongyi , Yi Kaiji and Li Jialu, but also with world-renowned artists such as Pièrre Sancan, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fou Ts'ong, Hans Kann and Jacob Latainne during their stay in China. After a solid career in her country, where she was already a well-known artist, she played with major orchestras and piano and chamber music teachers at the Beijing Central Conservatory.
In 1985 she came to France with a grant from the Albert Roussel foundation to perfect her art at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris under the direction of Marian Rybicki. In France, she won prestigious competitions: in 1987, she was awarded the highest grade in the competition for the Diplôme Supérieur d'Exécution, then in 1988 she was named first of the Diplôme supérieur de Concertiste.
She has toured extensively in Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Poland and China.
She is a jury member in several international competitions such as the Concours D'Animato, the Rhode International Competition in Greece, the International Competition of the OPM in Morocco, the International Competition of Viseu, Portugal, etc.
Jorge MARTINS
PORTUGAL
Born in Porto, he obtained his Higher Diploma in Piano and Singing at the Conservatory of Porto. He enriched his training with renowned pianists and pedagogues, including Vlado Perlemüter, Jean Fassina and Marian Rybicki. His educational activity led him to teach at the School of Music in Porto, at the Professional School of Music in Porto (where he was Pedagogical Director), and at the Regional Conservatory of Music in Viseu, where he headed the Department of Keyboard Instruments.
As a pianist, he has given concerts in Portugal, Spain and France, and participated in festivals in Europe and South America. He has collaborated with artists of the Portuguese lyric scene and with the Grupo de Música Vocal Contemporânea do Porto, notably in festivals in Germany.
He has been a member of juries for international piano competitions in prestigious events such as the Horowitz Competition (Ukraine), the Concours Animato (France) and the Marrakech Competition (Morocco), among others. He has also conducted Master classes in Portugal, Morocco and China.
Artistic Director and President of the Jury of the Viseu International Piano Competition, he has seen many winners, such as Bruce Liu (winner of the Warsaw Chopin Competition in 2021).
Born in Porto, he obtained his Higher Diploma in Piano and Singing at the Conservatory of Porto. He enriched his training with renowned pianists and pedagogues, including Vlado Perlemüter, Jean Fassina and Marian Rybicki. His educational activity led him to teach at the School of Music in Porto, at the Professional School of Music in Porto (where he was Pedagogical Director), and at the Regional Conservatory of Music in Viseu, where he headed the Department of Keyboard Instruments.
As a pianist, he has given concerts in Portugal, Spain and France, and participated in festivals in Europe and South America. He has collaborated with artists of the Portuguese lyric scene and with the Grupo de Música Vocal Contemporânea do Porto, notably in festivals in Germany.
He has been a member of juries for international piano competitions in prestigious events such as the Horowitz Competition (Ukraine), the Concours Animato (France) and the Marrakech Competition (Morocco), among others. He has also conducted Master classes in Portugal, Morocco and China.
Artistic Director and President of the Jury of the Viseu International Piano Competition, he has seen many winners, such as Bruce Liu (winner of the Warsaw Chopin Competition in 2021).
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