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Intro

WOMCO's online competition aims to provide participants with a unique experience tailored to the digital age, offering convenience and innovation while eliminating the constraints of travel and time. Our goal is to create an inclusive, uplifting environment that gives participants unforgettable experiences. Our team of professionals, analysts, product producers, judges, designers, and editors are the backbone of our events, ensuring that they are managed professionally and organized with the utmost attention to detail.

In each competition, the organizing committee, in accordance with the scheduled agenda, extends invitations to one or more judges from the list below to participate in the scoring process. The performance or work of each entrant is transmitted for evaluation by one or more adjudicators. The adjudicators assigned to evaluate different contestants may vary. You can read our competition mechanism details here << At times, guest adjudicators not listed here may also be invited, and the judges list is subject to updates based on the specific requirements of the competition. The London Young Musician competition features its own dedicated jury panel.

WOMCO Judges List

Füsun Naz Altınel

Assistant Professor and Head of Music in Arts and Design Faculty of Nisantasi University in Turkey

An Vedi

Voting Member at the Recording Academy (Grammys), Jury member at the Western Canadian Music Awards, Young Soloist International Music Competition, LIT Talent Awards

Sara Lee

Internationally awarded pianist, graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Piano
educator, and jurist in regional and international piano competitions.

Amy Liu

Violin educator in the U.S. ; Founder of Amy Violin Academy; Former member of the China National Symphony Orchestra; Jury member for multiple violin competitions, and music director of the San Francisco Young Prodigy Violin Competition.

Yingwen Lewis

Concert pianist and the Artistic Director of Lewis Music Studio in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a piano performance degree from the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. Honored as a Steinway Top Teacher in 2021 and 2024, Many of her students have achieved success in international competitions.

Mutlu Varlik Kocaili

Cello and Chamber Music Professor at Uludag University State Conservatory in Bursa/Turkey
Proficiency in Art Degree from Uludag University. Cello Member of Nemeth Quartet, Recipient of “Chamber Music Group of the Year at the Donizetti Classical Music Awards” in Turkey

Ms Jin Loh

A multi-award-winning artist recognized by international music competitions in the UK and worldwide, proficient in six instruments and trained in both classical and jazz. A certified sound therapist, ballerina, and educational psychologist, the founder of Jin Loh Professional Music.

Ozlem Er Civelek

Associate Professor of Double Bass at the Baskent University State Conservatory, Principal Double Bass Player in Orchestra Academic Baskent

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