{"id":257,"date":"2025-02-24T21:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:50:18","slug":"jury-young-orpheus-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/?page_id=257","title":{"rendered":"Jury. “Young Orpheus” 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Natalia Davidova<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Natalia Davidova (singer)<\/strong> Honored Artist of Culture, International Award-Winning Vocal Coach, Professor with 35+ Years of Experience.
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Andreas Aroditis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andreas Aroditis (classical vocal)<\/strong> (Cyprus)
Praised as an “amazingly adept and versatile performer” by Opera Today (Wes Blomster) and recognized by The New York Times for his convincing portrayals on stage (Vivien Schweitzer), Andreas Aroditis has performed multiple roles in renowned venues worldwide…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ksenia Belolipetskaya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ksenia Belolipetskaya is a lyric coloratura soprano<\/strong> distinguished by her radiant timbre, wide vocal range, and virtuosic technique. Her artistry combines refined vocal craftsmanship, expressive musicality, and a compelling stage presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arina Ganina<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Arina Ganina (pop vocal)<\/strong> Singer, Vocal Coach, and Founder of VoiceArt Studio (Tallinn)…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Margarita Vujovic<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Margarita Vujovic (piano)<\/strong> is a representative of the Russian piano school. She was born in Daugavpils (Latvia), where she began her musical education at the age of five by enrolling in a music school in the piano department. Over the next twelve years, she studied under the guidance of distinguished teachers: Rene Burbulj, Evgeniya Mackevi\u0107, and Aivars Broks…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Francis Guy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Francis Guy (conductor, musicologist) <\/strong>is an active and a dynamic conductor and musicologist with notable concert activity and publications. His repertoire and research is focused on western and southeastern European medieval and contemporary music works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andreas Constantinou<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andreas Constantinou (violin)<\/strong> was born in Limassol. He is a highly skilled teacher and a talented musician whose name is well-known in the musical community. He studied at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow, where he was\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Savvas Christodoulou<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Savvas Christodoulou (flute)<\/strong> was born in Limassol and began flute lessons at a young age. In 2005, he became a student at the Prague State Conservatory, from which he graduated in 2010. The same year, he was accepted into the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) to continue his…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Chatzinikolaou<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

John Chatzinikolaou (flute)<\/strong> born in Volos -Greece in 1982. He began his musical studies as a flautist at the behest of his father Chatzinikolaou Nikolaos (guitarist) from where his musical beliefs helped him choose his flute as an instrument at the age of eight years…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ester  Kandinova<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ester  Kandinova – opera singer<\/strong>, laureate of international competitions. Ester was born in Saint Petersburg, she began studying classical music from an early age. After graduating from the Saint Petersburg Music Lyceum with a…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Galina Dimova<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Galina Dimova<\/strong> (piano)<\/strong> Born in Chirpan, Bulgaria, she studied piano at the Hristina Morfova Music Lyceum in Stara Zagora and graduated in 1990 from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Art in Plovdiv with an M.A. in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Theodoros Krasides<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Theodoros Krasides (flutist, harpist<\/strong>) was born in Limassol. His involvement with music began at a very young age. He studied music at the National Conservatory of Athens (Famagusta branch in Limassol), where he obtained diplomas in Flute and…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anastasia Maximova<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anastasia Maximova (singer)<\/strong> graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, was active in concert activities in Russia and many European countries, recorded 3 solo albums…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chrysostomos Neophytou<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chrysostomos Neophytou (violin)<\/strong> from the age of eight, the violin has been the voice of Chrysostomos Neophytou, a journey ignited under the tutelage of Andreas Nicolaou. This passion led him to…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zbyn\u011bk Maru\u0161ka<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zbyn\u011bk Maru\u0161ka<\/strong> (piano)<\/strong>, a Czech pianist, <\/strong>was shaped by his homeland\u2019s disciplined musical education. He studied at the Prague Music Academy with Franti\u0161ek Rauch and at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with Yevgeny Mogilevsky…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Head of the Jury Natalia Davidova Natalia Davidova (singer) Honored Artist of Culture, International Award-Winning Vocal Coach, Professor with 35+ Years of Experience.A distinguished educator and jury member, Natalia has trained winners… Andreas Aroditis Andreas Aroditis (classical vocal) (Cyprus)Praised as an “amazingly adept and versatile performer” by Opera Today (Wes Blomster) and recognized by The… Read More »Jury. “Young Orpheus” 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-257","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":616,"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257\/revisions\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youngorpheus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}