{"id":1026,"date":"2022-04-30T20:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T20:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/jury\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:45:44","slug":"jury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/en\/jury\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\">Jury<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_0e1e04c8 height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_0e06447b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_90f8fa6b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY prof.<\/span><\/span><\/div><h4 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Rimantas Armonas<\/span><\/span><\/h4><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_1d7bd8b3 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:133.3333%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Prof.-Rimantas-Armonas-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c90a260b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prof. RIMANTAS ARMONAS <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Rimantas Armonas graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1975, under the guidance of Prof. Silvija Sondeckien\u0117 (a student of Mstislav Rostropovich). He continued his studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in the class of the Tchaikovsky Competition laureate, Prof. Valentin Feigin. In 1980, he won first prize at the International Cello Competition in Minsk. Since 1978, he has been teaching at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he is a professor in the String Instruments Department. From 2011 to 2019, he taught at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas. Between 1986 and 1988, he taught at the National Institute of Music in Algeria (L\u2019Institut National de Musique d\u2019Alg\u00e9rie). From 2000 to 2011, he was the Head of the String Instruments Department at the Kaunas branch of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2018, he has served as the chair of the Chamber Music Department at the same institution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rimantas Armonas is one of the most distinguished Lithuanian cellists. In 2018, he received the Culture and Art Prize from the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. He regularly performs as a soloist and as a member of various chamber ensembles. He has performed in Germany, Canada, Japan, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Singapore, Sweden, Algeria, and other countries. He has participated in prestigious classical and contemporary music festivals in Lithuania and abroad, including the Third International Cello Congress in Kobe, Japan. He has performed with numerous symphony and chamber orchestras in Lithuania and Belarus, including under the baton of S. Sondeckis, M. Dvarionait\u0117, D. Katkus, J. Domarkas, S. Domarkas, M. Pitrenas, M. Barkauskas (Lithuania); P. Berman (Spain &#8211; Italy), O. Grangean (France), N. Engelbrecht and E. Leonov (Belarus), and B. Raisky (Russia).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rimantas Armonas is a member of ARMONAS TRIO and ARMONAS &#8211; USS DUO. A concert performed by Armonas Trio at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall on October 3, 2003, was broadcast in 17 countries by Euroradio. Rimantas Armonas conducts masterclasses and interpretive seminars at music colleges in Finland (1991-92), Belarus (1994, 2003, 2004), Latvia (1996, 2015, Academia Baltica\u2019 97), the Netherlands (2001), France (2010), Germany (2003-2012), Poland (2010-2023), and Sweden (2004, 2006). He has served on the juries of international competitions in Poland, Belarus, Moldova, and Lithuania. His repertoire includes numerous premieres of works by contemporary composers from various countries. He is an active performer of new Lithuanian music and has prepared over 50 world premieres of contemporary Lithuanian composers. He has frequently recorded for Lithuanian and foreign radio stations and has produced numerous recordings in various countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_0e1e04c8 height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default reversed stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_0e06447b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Prof. Dr Hab. Urszula Marciniec-Mazur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was born in Rzesz\u00f3w. She graduated from the cello class of Zdzis\u0142aw Butor at the Karol Lipi\u0144ski Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw in 1989. After completing her studies in 1989, she was employed at the Karol Lipi\u0144ski Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw. In December 2014, she received the title of Professor of Musical Arts. Urszula Marciniec-Mazur serves as a juror for national and international competitions and auditions, and she also conducts masterclasses and methodological workshops in cello playing and chamber music both in Poland and abroad. She is a promoter of doctoral theses and a reviewer of doctoral, habilitation, and professorial procedures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In parallel with her teaching activities, Prof. Urszula Marciniec-Mazur is active in concert performance, with a primary focus on chamber music. From 1987 to 2001, she worked as a soloist with the Wroc\u0142aw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum. From 2002 to 2016, she held the positions of Vice-Dean and Dean of the Instrumental Faculty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recognition of her pedagogical, artistic, and organizational contributions, she was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by the President of the Republic of Poland in 2011, the Medal of the National Education Commission in 2013, and in 2019, she received the Gold Medal for Long Service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c90a260b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_90f8fa6b\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">prof. dr hab.<\/span><\/span><\/div><h4 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Urszula Marciniec-Mazur<\/span><\/span><\/h4><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_1d7bd8b3 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:133.3333%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Urszula_Marciniec.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_0e1e04c8 height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_0e06447b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_90f8fa6b\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">dr hab. Prof. AMP<\/span><\/span><\/div><h4 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Tomasz Lisiecki<\/span><\/span><\/h4><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_1d7bd8b3 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:133.3333%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Dr-Tomasz-Lisiecki.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c90a260b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dr. Hab. Tomasz Lisiecki, Prof. AMP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born in Bydgoszcz, he began learning to play the cello at the age of 7. He graduated with honors from the A. Rubinstein State Music School in Bydgoszcz in the class of Prof. Agata Jarecka. In 1999, he graduated with honors from the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144, studying under Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Pokorski. After his studies, he continued his education with Prof. Kazimierz Michalik in Warsaw. He also honed his skills at courses with Roman Jab\u0142o\u0144ski, Zaria Nelsova, and Victoria Yagling. From 2003 to 2005, he studied at the Universit\u00e4t der K\u00fcnste in Berlin in the baroque cello class of Markus M\u00f6llenbeck and Phoebe Carrai. He further developed his skills in early music performance at masterclasses at the Bach\u2013H\u00e4ndel Akademie in Karlsruhe with Phoebe Carrai and Jaap ter Linden. In 2012, he obtained his doctorate in arts based on a dissertation devoted to the chamber music of F. Chopin and X. Scharwenka, and in 2019, he received his habilitation degree. He teaches cello at the Academy of Music in Pozna\u0144 and has been a visiting professor at the Conservatorio C. Monteverdi in Bolzano since 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tomasz Lisiecki is among the cellists who combine performance practice in the repertoire of romantic, contemporary, and early music. He performs with numerous ensembles and orchestras in Poland and abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alongside his artistic and concert work, Tomasz Lisiecki also engages in extensive pedagogical activities. His students have won numerous international and national cello competitions. He has conducted masterclasses, including at the European Center for Krzysztof Penderecki in Lus\u0142awice, during the Summer Music Academy in \u017baga\u0144, Master Cello Courses in Szamotu\u0142y, and the Young Musician Summer Academy in Debrecen, Hungary. In 2006 and 2010, he was honored with the City of Pozna\u0144 President\u2019s Award for his teaching work, and in 2018, he received the Medal of the National Education Commission for his outstanding contributions to education and upbringing. For twenty years, he has organized Master Cello Courses and the International Chamber Music Festival named after Philipp and Xaver Scharwenka in Szamotu\u0142y, together with pianist Pawe\u0142 Mazur. Tomasz Lisiecki is also the president of the Pro Cello Foundation, established in 2007 to support young Polish cellists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_0e1e04c8 height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default reversed stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_0e06447b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prof. Dr Hab. Zdzis\u0142aw \u0141api\u0144ski<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Born in Krak\u00f3w in 1956 he began playing the cello at the age of 7, gaining his diploma at the High School of Music (presently Academy of Music) in Krak\u00f3w in 1979 and continued his studies at Yale University. In 2012 he finished postgraduated studies MBA Higher Education Management in Pozna\u0144.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He was a prize-winner of several national and international cello and chamber music competitions \u2013 in Evian, Florence, Pozna\u0144, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:-142}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He gave concerts as a soloist and performer of chamber music in France, Italy, Switzerland,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yugoslavia, USA, Brazil, Germany and Malta among the others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1979 he joined \u201eCapella Cracoviensis\u201d Chamber Orchestra. In 1981 he was appointed Principal Cellist of Krakow Radio&amp;TV Orchestra and from 1989 to 2012 he hold the same position at National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1992 he founded Cello Ensemble \u201e CANTABILE \u201d and hold position of Artistic Director.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From 1997 he was also Artistic Director of Chamber Ensemble \u201e Primo Allegro \u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since 1981 until present days, he teaches cello in Academy of Music in Krak\u00f3w where he\u202fheld position of Head of Cello&amp;Double Bass Department. Besides giving masterclasses all\u202fover the world he also judges many international competitions and was appointed as\u202fa\u202fVisiting Professor of Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2008-2012 he was the Vice Rector for International Cooperation and in 2012-2016 he hold position of Rector of Academy of Music in Cracow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2012-2016 he was the Vice President of the Association of Baltic Academies of Music \u2013 ABAM.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2016-2022 he was a member of Council of AEC \u2013 Association Europ\u00e9enne des Conservatoires, Acad\u00e9mies de Musiques et Musikhochschulen<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c90a260b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_90f8fa6b\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">prof. dr hab.<\/span><\/span><\/div><h4 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Zdzis\u0142aw \u0141api\u0144ski<\/span><\/span><\/h4><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_1d7bd8b3 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:133.3333%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Zdzislaw-Lapin\u0301ski-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_0e1e04c8 height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_0e06447b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_90f8fa6b\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">prof.<\/span><\/span><\/div><h4 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Justus Grimm<\/span><\/span><\/h4><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_1d7bd8b3 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:133.3333%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.konkurs-wilkomirski.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/T4D1853_pp_1-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c90a260b hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><strong>Prof. Justus Grimm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Justus Grimm received his first introductory cello lessons at the age of five at first from his father, followed by studies with Ulrich Voss, Claus Kanngiesser and later with Frans Helmerson in Stockholm and Cologne.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:72,&quot;335559738&quot;:482,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">He proved his outstanding talent in various competitions. Playing alongside the pianist Florian Wiek, he also won the first prize in the Maria Canals music competition in Barcelona and was also awarded the prize of the German Music Council.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Justus Grimm&#8217;s solo and<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">chamber music performances took him throughout Europe. The beginning of his career in 1993 was marked by his splendid performance as a soloist in the premi\u00e8re by Matthias Pintscher&#8217;s cello concert &#8220;La Metamorfosi di Narciso&#8221; with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and continued to maintain his solo performance in cooperation with many other orchestras, including the English Chamber Orchestra, the London Chamber Orchestra, the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Ukrainian National Orchestra<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Lithuanian National Orchestra, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, the Bonn Classical Philharmonic or the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">As part of his performances, Justus Grimm was already a guest in many of the most renowned concert halls in the world like the Berlin Philharmonic, the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elbphilharmonie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in Hamburg, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Atheneum Bucarest, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Munich Hercules Hall <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the Cultural Centre in Lisbon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2012 his performance of Tchaikovsky&#8217;s &#8220;Rococo Variations&#8221; with the Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> conducted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Carlo Rizzi was broadcast live from the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels as part of a TV production.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Justus Grimm made his remarkable chamber music career together with renowned artists like Abdel Raman El Bacha, Gerard Causs\u00e9, Augustin Dumay<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> or <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stephen Kovacevich. He accepted invitations to major festivals, including the Ludwigsburg F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">estspiele<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the Festival van Vlaanderen, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Festival Musiq3, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lisbon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s Dias da Musica, the Florilegio Salamanca Festival, So<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">N<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o Romania, Thy Chambermusic Festival, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Forte Music Fest Almaty, Storioni Festival Eindhoven, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cantiere Di Montepulciano<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brussel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s Klara Music Festival <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">or the Chiemgau Musikfr\u00fchling.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:72,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Besides live recordings by many European radio stations there are already numerous CD records. Worth mentioning here is a CD, Trio Wiek (Christina Fassbender, Justus Grimm and Florian Wiek) with works by Philippe Gaubert, who was awarded a 5\/5 rating by the French magazine Diapaison.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:576,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2012 saw the recording with earlier works by George Enescu that was highly acclaimed by the international press and shortly thereafter a complete recording of the chamber music works by Cesar Franck, which was awarded the Prix <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cecilia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as the best CD of the year 2012 by the Belgian press.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:576,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:576,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Teaching plays a central role in the artistic life of Justus Grimm. Following tutorship at the Brussels Chapelle Reine Elisabeth\u00a0 (2002-2003) and at the Institut Superieur de Musique de Namur (2003-2008), he held the title as professor for violoncello at the R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">oyal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Conservatory of Antwerp in 2008, where he acts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> also<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the Artistical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Director since 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">He plays a violoncello <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">dated<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">1760<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">P.A. Testore.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:576,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">During the season 2022\/2023 Justus Grimm has joined International Festivals\/Concerts as soloist and teacher in Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Romania, Germany, Poland or Lithuania. Two<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">CD-release<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">are foreseen for French and German Labels with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">works of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Francis Poulenc <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and the Concertino of Hans G\u00e1l with Riga Sinfonietta.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:false,&quot;134245529&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:576,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JuryCHAIRMAN OF THE JURY prof.Rimantas ArmonasProf. RIMANTAS ARMONAS \u00a0 Professor Rimantas Armonas graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1975, under the guidance of Prof. Silvija Sondeckien\u0117 (a student of Mstislav Rostropovich). 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