2020 Jury Takes the Stage

As with all competitions, so much depends on the integrity and consensus building of the Jury. In 2020 the jury chair was Kevin Kenner and he was joined by a group of outstanding pianists who all earned wonderful reputations on the performance stage, in the recording studio and as impressive pedagogues. Pictured here as they prepare to hear their decisions announced at the awards ceremony are (L to R) Edward Auer, Kevin Kenner, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron, Dean Kramer, Jon Nakamatsu, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, and Ewa Poblocka. Not yet on stage are the remaining jurors, Ning An and Margarita Shevchenko.