Classic Violin Olympus International Competition Announces Star-Studded Jury Panel for Grand Finale

5 April 2025

The 2025 Classic Violin Olympus Grand Finale will feature an exceptional 25-member jury, including renowned conductors and directors from prestigious orchestras, festivals, and concert series worldwide. With 12 top violinists competing for glory, this highly anticipated event promises to be one of the most exciting classical music moments of the year.

The organisers of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition are proud to announce the distinguished jury panel for the Grand Finale of the 2025 edition, set to be one of the most exciting classical music events of the year. This prestigious international competition will see 12 of the world’s finest violinists, chosen through an exhaustive globetrotting series of six preselection contests, perform before a 25-member jury composed exclusively of renowned conductors and directors from leading orchestras, festivals, and concert series around the globe.

Representing an extraordinary breadth of musical and cultural expertise, the 2025 jury includes:

Pavel Vernikov (Switzerland)
Facundo Agudin (Switzerland/Argentina)
Vicente Alberola (Spain)
Giselle Ben Dor (USA)
Mauro Bucarelli (Italy)
Epifanio Comis (Italy)
Damiano Cottalasso (Italy)
Mischa Damev (Switzerland)
Dražen Domjanić (Liechtenstein)
Jurek Dybał (Poland)
Umberto Fanni (Italy)
Jean-Baptiste Fra (France)
Robert Hanč (Czech Republic)
Eleanor Hope (Ireland)
Konstantin Ilievsky (Bulgaria)
Daye Lin (China)
Tigran Mikaelyan (Germany)
Lucas Macías Navarro (Spain)
Marios Papadopoulos (UK)
Christoph Poppen (Germany)
Sergey Smbatyan (Armenia)
Anu Tali (Estonia)
Christiane Weber (Switzerland)
Christopher Widauer (Austria)
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer (Switzerland)

This panel of elite musical leaders brings together vast experience across artistic disciplines, offering the finalists an opportunity to perform before some of the most influential voices in the international classical music scene.

For more information about the competition, jury, and upcoming events, please visit classicviolinolympus.com.