Jury

Artistic manager

  • Eddy Vanoosthuyse principal clarinet 'Brussels Philharmonic' / Professor Royal Conservatory Ghent (University College Ghent, School of Arts)

President

  • Gunther Broucke General Director Brussels Philharmonic

Honorary Presidents

  • Jan Briers Governor East-Flanders, former president of the jury
  • Jan Baron Raes Managing Director ‘Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam’
  • Jérôme Perrod Président du Directoire Buffet Group

Secretary

  • Marc Kerckhof Soloist Royal Band of the Belgian Guides / Bass Clarinet Professor Royal Conservatory Ghent (University College Ghent, School of Arts)

Members

  • Philippe Cuper principal clarinet 'Opéra de Paris' / Professor Versailles Conservatory
  • Eli Eban former principal clarinet 'Israel Philharmonic' / Professor Indiana University, Jacob School of Music
  • Juan Ferrer principal clarinet 'Orchestre symphonique de Galice' Spain
  • Andrew Marriner principal clarinet 'London Symphony Orchestra' Great Britain / Professor Royal Academy London
  • Pascal Moragues principal clarinet ‘Orchestre de Paris’ France / Professor ‘Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris’ France
  • Calogero Palermo principal clarinet 'Orchestra del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma' Italy / Professor Academia Scatola Sonora Roma Italy
  • Valdemar Rodriguez principal clarinet 'Simon Bolivar Orchestra Caracas' Venezuela / Professor Conservatory Caracas Venezuela
  • Luis Rossi former principal clarinet 'Chamber orchestra of Chili' / former Professor Catholic University of Chili
  • Seiki Shinohe former principal clarinet 'Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra Tokyo' / Professor Tokyo College of Music, the Toho School of Music Japan
  • Jean-Luc Votano principal clarinet ‘Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège’ Belgium / Professor IMEP, Namur
  • Masaharu Yamamoto former principal clarinet ‘New Japan Symphony Orchestra’ / Professor University of Music and Fine Arts Tokyo, president of the Japanese Clarinet Association
  • Evgeny Petrov Professor Conservatory Moskou

Member of the jury for the semi final and final

  • Alain Crepin Major former Chief Conductor of the Royal Band of the Belgian Airforce / Professor of Saxophone Royal Conservatory Brussels