GERGIEV Valery
Chairman of the Jury
A conductor, artistic director, and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre, general director of the Bolshoy Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Hero of Labour of Russia. UNESCO Artist for Peace. He is the founder of prestigious international music festivals and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He has been awarded high state honors and honorary titles by Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, and several other countries.