Director of the Hoofdstedelijke Kunstacademie. In 2002, she graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. A year later, she started to work as a teacher of flute at the Hoofdstedelijke Academie voor Muziek, Woord en Dans, among others. She also taught AMC, worked in primary and secondary education and performed with several chamber music ensembles. Since February 2018, she has […]
Franco Ascolese
International Soloist. Passionate about teaching, he conducted a Masterclass in Moscow, taught at conservatory in Udine and currently in Benevento. He completed Advanced Studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, earned a Master of Arts in Music Performance in Lugano and the Soloist – Specialized Master with Maestro Andrea Oliva. He refined his skills with renowned flutists […]
Stefano Palamidessi
Member of the jury in national and international competitions, he teaches in master classes in Italy and Europe and he is full professor of guitar at Conservatory in Frosinone. He is actually the Didactic Director of the Civica Scuola delle Arti, Music Academy in Rome, where he is also teacher of the Post Degree Master. He also takes part in […]
Philippe Ranallo
Professor of trumpet at the Royal Conservatory of Liege. Soloist at the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been teacher assistant for trumpet and orchestral excerpts at the Higher Institute of Music and Education (IMEP) Namur from 2008 until 2021. Since several years, he devotes himself to coaching various instrumentalists who wish to prepare for orchestra recruitment auditions. He studied […]
Raffaele Ficuciello
President of TYM COMPETITION and TYM FESTIVAL. Raffaele Ficuciello, born in 1998, graduated at the Conservatory in Salerno, Giuseppe Martucci, with Maestro Salvatore Lombardi and after he is in the process of obtaining the graduation at the Conservatory in Avellino, Domenico Cimarosa, with Maestro Roberto Maggio. He studied for three years the annual courses held at the Falaut Association by […]
Magdalena Płociennik
Professor of violin, chamber music at the F. Chopin State Music School, the Music School No. 2 (1st level) in Wrocław and at the K. Szymanowski State Music School (1st and 2nd level) in Wrocław, where for many years she was the Head of the first level of the string instruments and guitar section. Graduated from the State Conservatory of Antonina […]
Ella Heifets
Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 2003. Mrs. Heifets earned her Bachelor and Masters degrees after graduating from Moscow Conservatory, Russia. As a student she participated in Isaak Stern and Itzhak Perelman Masterclasses. Since coming to the United States in 1993 Ella Heifets established herself as a teacher, chamber and orchestra musician. She is a Faculty Member in Manhattan […]
Lucjusz Pinkosz
Winner of national (Warsaw, Lublin) and international piano competitions (Prague), Brest (France, 2nd prize in the “Fryderyk Chopin” category). He has given concerts as a pianist and conductor in Poland (National Philharmonic, Royal Castle, Music Academy), Ukraine, France, Portugal and Belgium. He has recorded for radio and TV. Jury member of international music competitions in Poland, Portugal and Estonia. He […]
Tatiana Kozlova
Professor of piano at the Israeli Conservatory of Music in Tel–Aviv. Artistic director of “Stretto international piano competition” in Tel-Aviv. Previously artistic director of Scherzo international piano competition. Pianist and piano teacher, graduated from the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music in Kiev, Ukraine (class of Aza Roshina). She constantly teaches around the globe in different master classes, frequently judging at various […]
Oscar Macchioni
For over twenty years, Oscar was a Full Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy, Assistant Chair, and Keyboard Areas Coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso. Currently, he is a tenured Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of North Texas College of Music. Oscar Macchioni, a native of Argentina, is an International Steinway Artists, an accomplished […]