Board and Jury

FOUNDER
Father Eugène Merlet
Capuchin-Franciscan Priest & Musician, 1925-2013

BOARD CHAIR
Bonnie Barrett
Director, Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John E. Haag
1990 to present

JURY CHAIR
Gilbert Kalish
Pianist, Professor at Stony Brook University
Board Members
John Gingrich
President, John Gingrich Management, New York City
Byron Janis
Legendary Pianist, Composer
Maria Cooper Janis
Artist, Author
Keith D. Jewell
Investment Banker, retired
Stephanie Jutt
Pro Musicis Artist, Flutist, Professor of Music, University of Wisconsin
Franck Laverdin
Board Chair, American Friends of Blérancourt
Louis K. Meisel
Author, Art Dealer, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York City
Mary Pisarkiewicz
Founder & Chief Creative Officer, MSI Media Group
J.Y. Song
Pro Musicis Artist, Professor, Mannes College of Music, The Juilliard School
Carmit Zori
Pro Musicis Artist, Founder & Artistic Director, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society
Finals Jury 2022, Cello
Gilbert Kalish, Chair (since 2015)
Carter Brey
Timothy Eddy
Joel Krosnick
Marcy Rosen
Paul Wiancko
Carmit Zori
Finals Jury, Recent Years
Timo Andres, 2021
Michael Brown, 2021
Christina Dahl, 2019, 2021
Timothy Eddy, 2017
Kayo Iwama, 2017, 2019, 2021
Julia Lichten, 2016
Gary Louie, 2018
Frank Morelli, 2018
Tara O’Conner, 2018
Sharon Robinson, 2015
Marcy Rosen,2019
Lucy Shelton, 2015-2019, 2021
Fred Sherry, 2015, 2016
Gilles Vonsattel, 2016
Carmit Zori, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Eligible Instruments, Recent Years
2015: cello, piano, violin
2016: cello, piano
2017: piano trio, string quartet, voice
2018: clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone, reed ensembles
2019: piano, voice
2021: piano
2022: cello