Adjudication Panel

Posted on May 30, 2026May 30, 2026

The panel features prominent, Washington, D.C.-based concert pianists and pedagogues.

The Catholic University of America (2009 - current)
Jordan Kitt’s Music (2009 - current)
Chen Frame Foundation (2024-current)
Yamaha, Inc. (2009 – 2019)
Bluthner (2013)
Volkswagen, Inc. (2012)
American Pianists Association (2014)
Jim Duke and Associates (2009 - 2013)
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Beers (2011)
Mark M. O’Connell (2012)
Sean and Susan Allan (2010 - 2019)
Stella and Robert Jones (2009)
Jan-Christine Johnson (2014 - donation in memory of William M. Seymour Ed.D)
Christopher Mitchell (2009 - 2022)
Edward and Bernandine O’Hare (2013 – 2016)

Adjudication Panel

Nikita Fitenko

Russia/USA

Brian Ganz

USA

Martin Labazevitch

Poland/USA

Misha Tumanov

Ukraine/USA

Katerina Zaitseva

Russia/USA

Victor Shklyar

Belarus/USA

Alexander Tutunov

Belarus/USA

Mary-Victoria Voutsas

USA