Jury
2023

This year, the jury is made up of various members from all over the world. Among them is patron Marina Mahler, who supports the jury as an honorary member. There are also various members of the Bamberg Symphony, as well as conductors, composers and music managers from all over the world.

Marina Mahler
(competition patron and honorary jury member)

www.mahlerfoundation.org

Jakub Hrůša
(chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony) 

www.jakubhrusa.com

Thomas Hampson
(America's foremost baritone)

www.thomashampson.com

Barbara Hannigan
(Canadian soprano and conductor)

www.barbarahannigan.com

Juanjo Mena
(principal conductor of the Cincinnati May Festival)

www.juanjomena.com

Miroslav Srnka
(Czech contemporary
music composer)

www.srnka.cz

John Storgårds
(Finnish violinist and conductor)

www.johnstorgards.com

Deborah Borda
(president of the New York Philharmonic)

www.nyphil.org

Martin Campbell-White
(artist manager at
Askonas Holt)

www.askonasholt.com

John Carewe
(British conductor
and teacher)

John Carewe

Ara Guzelimian
(director of the
Ojai Music Festival)

www.ojaifestival.org

Pamela Rosenberg
(former managing director of the Berlin Philharmonic)

Pamela Rosenberg

Mark Stringer
(American conductor
and teacher)

www.markstringer.com

Marcus Rudolf Axt
(President and CEO
of Bamberg Symphony)

Bamberg Symphony

Mayra Budagjan
(2nd Concertmaster
at Bamberg Symphony)

Bamberg Symphony