Preliminary Round Jury Members

Ilya Rashkovskiy ​

Winner of the Vladimir Krainev International Pianists Competition (1998), the Valsesia-Musica (2004), Jaen and Hong Kong International Competitions (2005), and the Hamamatsu International Competition (2012), he is also a laureate of the 2001 Long-Thibaud Competition (2nd Prize), the 2010 Vianna da Motta Competition (2nd prize) and the 2011 Artur Rubinstein Competition (3rd Prize).

Hisako Kawamura 

Kawamura's international concert career kick-started with First Prizes at the Concours Clara Haskil in Vevey, the A. Casagrande International Piano Competition in Terni, the G. B. Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli and the European Chopin Competition in Darmstadt. She also had outstanding successes at renowned international piano competitions as a prizewinner at the Concours Geza Anda in Zurich, the ARD International Music Competition in Munich and the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels.

Juan Lago 

Spanish pianist Juan Lago achieved numerous awards in leading piano competitions in Spain. He has been awarded at the XXIII Concorso Internazionale Valsesia-Musica in Varallo, Italy, the XX Cidade de Ferrol Piano Competition, Spain, the IX Premio Internazionale Pianistico A. Scriabin in Grosseto, Italy, and the VI Compositores de España International Competition in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain. Lago serves as the Founder and Artistic Director of the Campillos International Piano Competition since 2007, the Piano Director of the Valencia International Performing Arts Summer Festival, and the Artistic Director of the Malaga International Piano Festival. He frequently participates as a jury member in competitions.

Gabriel Kwok 

Gabriel Kwok, born in Hong Kong, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Guy Jonson and Louis Kentner. A Fellow of the Academy, he is a Visiting Professor at various conservatories and schools in China. Kwok has given masterclasses worldwide and served as a jury member for many international competitions, including in Rome, Hong Kong, and China. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Pierre Amoyal, Alexander Baillie, and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Since 1989, he has been Head of Keyboard Studies at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2014, he received the Medal of Honour from the Hong Kong Government for his contributions to piano education.

Rolf-Peter Wille  

Photo Ctrdit: Universal Music Chi-He Chou

Born in Brunswick Germany, Rolf-Peter Wille graduated from the Musikhochschule Hannover and received a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music in 1987. He has appeared as soloist with various orchestras, including the Moscow Philharmonic, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and all the Orchestras in Taiwan. He collaborated with conductors Vassily Sinaisky, Lawrence Foster, etc. As chamber musician he performed with members of the New York Philharmonic, Andras Adorjan, Nathaniel Rosen, Alexander Rudin, Daniel Heifetz, and many others.