1st Stradivarius International Violin Competition Judges


Main Category/Youth Category Finals Judges
(In alphabetical order)

  Andres Cardenes
Concert Master, Pittsburgh Symphony

Victor Danchenko
Professor of Violin, Curtis Institute of Music & Peabody Institute of Music

Alvaro deGranda
Retiring Assistant Concert Master, Cleveland Orchestra

Robert Lipsett
Professor of Violin, University of Southern California

Nokuthala Ngwenyama
Violin & Viola Soloist

Jenny Oaks Baker
National Symphony

David Park
Assistant Concert Master, Utah Symphony


Youth Category 1st and 2nd Round Judges

Monte Belknap
Professor of Violin, BYU

Hasse Borup
Professor of Violin, University of Utah

Meredith Campbell
Concert Master, Orchestra at Temple Square
Utah Sympony

Kory Katseanes
Conductor of Orchestra, BYU; Former Assistant Conductor Utah Symphony

David Porter
Professor of Violin, Snow College; Utah Symphony

Judy Rich
Utah Symphony

Xun Sun
Professor of Violin, Southern Utah University

Shi Wa Wang
Professor of Violin, Weber State University

Eugene Watanabe
Violin Soloist