Meet the Jury

JURY PRESIDENT
Born in 1956 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Natalia Trull is a distinguished Russian pianist and educator renowned for her profound musical insight and technical mastery. She began her piano studies at the Special Secondary Music School of the Leningrad Conservatory under T. Rumshevich.

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Spain,Carles Lama is a distinguished Steinway Artist, internationally acclaimed pianist, educator, and artistic director. He obtained his Professional Diploma in piano from the Isaac Albéniz Conservatory in Girona and later earned his Superior Degree from the Liceu Conservatory in Barcelona.

Born on May 5, 1951, in Marseille, France, Cyprien Katsaris is a French-Cypriot pianist and composer renowned for his exceptional virtuosity, expressive depth, and profound musical insight.
He began his piano studies at the age of four in Cameroon under Marie-Gabrielle Louwerse.

Danijel Gašparović earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree (piano performance) at the Music Academy of the University of Zagreb.
He specialized his skills at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Pécs (Hungary) under guidance of pianist Csaba Kiraly.

Born in Cetinje in 1981, Bojan Martinović comes from a musical family and demonstrated remarkable talent from an early age. At the age of fifteen, he was admitted to the Music Academy in Cetinje, where he studied under Professor Vladimir Bočkarjov, a student of the renowned Russian pedagogue Lev Naumov.