JURY
Tobias Gossmann
Germany
His professional career began as the leader and concertmaster of the Viennese chamber orchestra Maurice Ravel Ensemble. Later he held the position of associate concertmaster in the symphonic orchestra of the opera house in Barcelona, the Gran Teatre del Liceu for more than ten years. From 1999 on he decided to dedicate himself more to orchestral conducting. Since then he has been working and touring all over the world as concertmaster and conductor with well known international orchestras.
Ester Vela López
Spain
Ester Vela López is a distinguished Catalan pianist, composer, researcher, and pedagogue of recognized merit. Since 2012, she has held the position of piano professor at the Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona.
In 1993 she founded the Vela Piano Duo. Her compositional catalogue comprises more than fifty works written since 1991. She has published the works of Narcisa Freixas and Lluïsa Casagemas. As a pedagogue, she is the author of the teaching resource Materials for Access to the Professional Degree.
Albert Pros-Deprius i Dàvila
Spain
Tenor and conductor, graduated from the 'Liceu' conservatory in Barcelona with a degree in 'Vocal Performance'. He earned a Master's degree in Orchestral Conducting from the International University of La Rioja. He has attended master classes with Montserrat Caballé, Jaume Aragall, Rolando Panerai, and others. He studied conducting under Salvador Brotons and Manuel Cabero.
He has performed in Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Colombia, Panama, and Cuba, including at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, L'Auditori de Barcelona, the Comunale Theater 'Luciano Pavarotti' in Modena, the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, among others.
Director and founder of 'Cor i Orquestra Simfònica Harmonia' from 1998 to 2023. Artistic Director of the Lyric Season of Calella from its creation in 2012 until 2023. Artistic Director of the Calella Chamber Music Cycle from 2015 to 2022. Jury member for various music festivals.
Olga Popkova
Russia
Olga Popkova is the Rector of the International Faculty of Arts at the Non-Governmental Academy of Sciences and Innovations. She serves as a member of the UNESCO-affiliated International Society for Music Education (ISME) and holds the position of President of the Russian Federation's Vocal Art Teachers Federation. As a recognized cultural figure, she is a member of the European Cultural Association. Olga serves as the Music Expert for the global vocal competition show "Come On, Everyone Together!" (Nu-kа, vse vmeste). An accomplished vocal coach and master educator of the highest qualification, she is a laureate of numerous Russian and international festivals, having won awards in Italy, Santo Domingo, Aruba, China, and Japan.
Karina Flores
USA
An opera singer with a brilliant international career. She was a soloist of the Moscow troupe "Helikon Opera" for eight seasons. She has performed on the stages of Teatro San Carlo (Naples), Tyrolean State Theatre (Innsbruck), Kennedy Center (Washington), and many others. Laureate of prestigious competitions, including the Vishnevskaya Competition and the Flaviano Labò Competition. Winner of the Vienna Music Theatre Award for Best Actress. Her extensive repertoire includes leading roles in operas "Tosca", "Aida", "Madama Butterfly", and "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk".
Nikolai Erokhin
Russia
Leading soloist of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre. Title: Leading Master of the Stage. Lecturer at the Department of Solo Singing at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.
Anastasia Furtovsky
Spain
Professional singer, vocal teacher and composer with over 20 years of experience. Laureate and Winner of All-Russian and International vocal competitions, graduate of the Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts.
For many years she taught at the Jazz & Musical School in Saint Petersburg, preparing children and adults for concerts, musicals and admission to leading theater and music universities in Russia. She collaborated with Evgeny Orlov, music producer of TV projects 'The Voice' and 'The Voice Kids', and also conducted vocal classes at the 'Territoria' Center for Creative Freedom (Saint Petersburg).
Anastasia studied with leading world teachers - Gabrielle Goodman, Monique Thomas, J.D. Walter and others. She conducted master classes for vocalists in Russia, Israel and the USA. Today Anastasia continues her active creative work, creating a children's musical in Spain.
Stanislav Furtovsky
Spain
Composer for feature and documentary films, music producer and organizer of stage projects. Co-owner of Unica Records studio, sound engineer, sponsor and jury member of pop performers competitions. Author of children's musicals.