2024 Piano Star International Competition
Judges
From the 2024 competition.
Grand Final Judges - Groups A, B, and C
Michael Lewin
Professor and Head of Piano, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Dr. Jiayan Sun
Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Chair for Performance Activities, Smith College
Dr. Yiheng Yang
Faculty, The Juilliard School
Grand Final Judges - Groups D and E
Ran Dank
Associate Professor of Piano, Eastman School of Music
Eric Lu
First Prize Winner, Leeds International Piano Competition
Robert McDonald
Penelope P. Watkins Chair in Piano Studies, Curtis Institute; Faculty, The Juilliard School
Final Round Judges - Zoom Online
Dr. Michael Berkovsky
Faculty, Taylor Academy and Glenn Gould School of Music
Dr. Cathal Breslin
Piano Professor, Arizona State University
Dr. Kai-Li Ho
Concert Pianist
Dr. Fantee Jones
Pre-College Faculty, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Faculty, Eastman Community Music School
Dr. EunAe Lee
Assistant Professor of Piano, University of Mary
Dr. Igor Lipinski
Associate Professor of Piano, University of Oklahoma
Dr. Alex McDonald
Faculty, McDonald Music Studios; Concert Pianist
Dr. Elena Nezhdanova
Piano Faculty, Hamilton College
Dr. Sun-A Park
Assistant Professor of Piano, University of Central Florida
Dr. Keiko Sekino
Faculty, East Carolina University School of Music
Dr. Shijun Wang
Assistant Professor of Piano, Baylor University
Dr. Alan Woo
Assistant Professor of Piano, University of Georgia
Final Round Judges- New York, USA
Han Chen
Concert Pianist
Saeyoon Chon
Adjunct Faculty of Piano Studies at New York University
Susanne Son
Concert Pianist
Yukimi Song
CEO of Yukimi Song Studio LLC
Dr. Jiayan Sun
Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Chair for Performance Activities, Smith College
Final Round Judges - Bangkok, Thailand
Phu Koanantakool
Concert Pianist
Dr. Eri Nakagawa
Faculty, Mahidol University College of Music
Dr. Indhuon Srikaranonda
Concert Pianist
Competition Directors
Sherry Kim
Artistic Director, Piano Star International Competition
Dr. Brian Yuebing Lin
Executive Director, Piano Star International Competition Founder & CEO, Piano League®