XIV competition Jury board (2025)

The 14th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition 2025

Kaliningrad, Russia

Martin Jean, USA – President of Jury
Director of Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Professor of Organ, Professor (adj.) of Sacred Music, concert organist

Christian Barthen, Switzerland-Germany
Titular Organist of Bern Cathedral and Professor of Organ at the Bern University of the Arts, concert organist

Emanuele Cardi, Italy
Professor of organ at the State Music Conservatory of Cosenza “S. Giacomantonio”, concert organist

Markus Eichenlaub, Germany
Cathedral organist at the world's largest Romanesque church in Speyer Cathedral, former professor of organ at the Folkwang University in Essen, concert organist

Laszlo Fassang, Hungary
Resident Organist of Müpa (concert hall) in Budapest, Professor at Paris Conservatory, Professor of organ at Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, concert organist

Thomas Kientz, France-Switzerland
Professor of organ improvisation at Haute École de Musique in Lausanne, Titular organist of St Maurice’s Abbey, concert organist

Jisung Kim, Korea
Professor of organ at the Seoul Theological University, concert organist

Lada Labzina, Moscow, Russia
Principal organist and organ curator at the Moscow Concert Hall “Zaryadye”. Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, Assistant Professor of organ at the State Conservatory of Kazan, concert organist

Daniel Zaretsky, St.Petersburg, Russia - vice-president of Jury
Head of organ department and Professor of organ at the St.Petersburg State Conservatory, Merited artist of Russia, concert organist

Hamburg, Germany

Martin Schmeding, Germany – President of Jury
Professor of Organ at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, Artistic Director of the European Organ Academy, Leipzig, Visiting Professor of Organ at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, concert organist

François Espinasse, France
Professor pf organ at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon, Titular Organist of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris, Titular Organist of the Chapelle Royale at the.Versailles Castle, concert organist

Daniel Zaretsky, Russia
Head of organ department and Professor of organ at the St.Petersburg State Conservatory, Merited artist of Russia, concert organist

New Haven, USA

Diane Meridith Belcher, USA
International Concert Artist

Peter Sykes, USA
Professor of Organ, Boston University, Professor of Harpsichord, The Juilliard School

Stephen Tharp, USA
Concert Organist and recording Artist

Seoul, Korea

Jisung Kim, Korea – President of the Jury
Professor of organ at the Seoul Theological University, concert organist

Rie Hiroe, Japan
Professor for Organ at the Tokyo University of Arts, Titular organist at the Kreuzkirche Tokyo-Yokohama, concert organist

Daniel Zaretsky, Russia
Head of organ department and Professor of organ at the St.Petersburg State Conservatory, Merited artist of Russia, concert organist

Moscow, Russia

Jisung Kim, Korea – President of the Jury
Professor of organ at the Seoul Theological University, concert organist

Natalia Golfarb, Russia, Saratov
Assostant Professor at the Saratov State Conservatory, concert organist

Hiroko Inoue, Japan
Organist of the State Philharmonic in Kaliningrad, concert organist

Alexei Panov, Russia, St.Petersburg
Professor of Organ at the St Petersburg State University, Head of the Department of Organ, Harpsichord and Carillon

Alexei Shmitov, Russia, Moscow
  Assistant Professor at the Organ department of Moscow State Conservatory, member of Composer's Union of Russia, concert organist