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Ingolf Wunder

Ingolf Wunder (born September 8, 1985 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian pianist who won the second prize at the International Chopin Competition 2010, winning also special prizes for best concerto and best polonaise-fantasy performance.

Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition

The Mykola Lysenko Music Competition is a visiting-card of the Ukrainian music culture and is among the well-known leading competitions in Eastern Europe such as The Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia, Chopin Competition in Poland and several others.


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Kemal Gekić

He earned his Master's degree in 1985, and in the same year his appearance at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw marked a turning point in his career.

Victor Merzhanov

He sat as a jury member in more than 40 international competitions including the Rachmaninov Competition (which he founded), the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Bartók-Liszt Competition in Budapest, and international competitions in Montreal, Tokyo, Brussels and others.