Jury Chairman International Conducting Competition Kiev

A huge honor to be Jury chairman of the International Conducting Competition in Kiev, Ukraine. The competition was hosted at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in Kiev. A photo with 3rd prize winner Marta Zielińska from Poland, 2nd prize Hye Ryung Lee from South Korea, 1st prize Mathieu Charrière from France and Anton Yeretsky, CEO International Conductors Union. Bravo to all the finalists and of course to the winners. And thank you Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, you really ROCKED!!

The week before the Competition I gave a conducting masterclass at the same Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in Kiev. With 10 very talented students from France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, China, Korea, Holland, Belgium. You were really wonderful, you gave me so much inspiration and I will miss you!!