JURY

Jury for the 2012 Competition

The members of the Jury for the 2012 Klein Competition are as follows. This list is subject to change.

Richard Festinger, composer of the 2012 Commissioned Works, is Professor of Composition at San Francisco State University, where he is also Artistic Director of the Morrison Artists chamber music series.

Michael Gelfand is Professor of Cello at the Dana School of Music of Youngstown State University and founding cellist of the New Amici Trio. He is Music Director/Conductor of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra (PA) and principal cellist of the Youngstown Symphony and Warren Philharmonic.

Marc Gottlieb, violinist and conductor, was concertmaster of the Tulsa Philharmonic and the founding first violinist of the Claremont Quartet.

Alan Grishman was first violinist of New York’s Contemporary String Quartet and the Windsor String Quartet. He participated in the Casals Festivals in France and Puerto Rico and taught at Duquesne University.

David Kim, violist, is a member of the San Francisco Symphony. He was the Second Prize winner in the 2004 Klein Competition.

Melvin Margolis, violist and conductor, is the music director of the Fine Arts Chamber Orchestra in the Netherlands.

Donna Mudge, violinist, was a member of the Netherlands Philharmonic.

Alasdair Neale is Music Director of Marin Symphony, Music Director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor of the New World Symphony and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Alice Schoenfeld, violinist, is professor emerita of violin at University of Southern California.

Barbara Day Turner is the founder and Music Director of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra. She also holds the position of Music Administrator and Conductor of the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater.

The 2011 jury congratulates 1st Prize winner, Mayumi Kanagawa. Photo by Scott Chernis.