Announcing the Results of the 2002 Vakhtang Jordania International
Conducting Competition - Two First Place Winners Named

New York, NY - The Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition
is pleased to announce the results of its 2002 competition held in
Kharkiv, Ukraine between September 9 and 15.

Two First Prizes of $2000 each and upcoming full concerts with the Kharkiv
Philharmonic Orchestra were awarded to:

Ivan Meylemans of Loenen A/D Vecht, The Netherlands - Music Director of
the Sweelinck Chamber Orchestra of Amsterdam, principal trombonist of
the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam and faculty member of
that city's Conservatory

and

Yuri Yanko, of Kharkiv, Ukraine - Principal Conductor of the Kharkiv
Philharmonic and former conductor of Zaporozhye Philharmonic Orchestra,
Kharkiv Opera and Young Symphony Orchestra of Kharkiv.

Both First Place winners were also awarded the Best Performance of a
Contemporary Composition and Orchestra Favorite prizes.

Third Prize of $1000 and an upcoming full concert with the Kharkiv
Philharmonic Orchestra was awarded to Ksenia Jarko, who lives in Moscow
and is the former Assistant Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the
Moscow State Conservatory College of Music, guest conductor of the
Symphonic Orchestra of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater, the Sochi Symphony
Orchestra and Moscow's Ministry of Defense Orchestra.

Other Third Round diploma recipients were:

Susan Robinson of Ocala, Florida - Artistic Director/Conductor of the
Central Florida Philharmonic, Music Director/Conductor of the Central
Florida Master Choir and Director of Orchestral Activities/Conductor of
the University of Florida Orchestra in Gainesville

Elior Sharivker of Ra'anna, Israel - Director of Jerusalem "Hoveivi
Hamusica" Symphony Orchestra and former director of Combo Ensemble at
Ra'anana Conservatory and flutist in Technion Symphony Orchestra

Yuri Suchkov of Moscow, Russia - Served as Chief Conductor of Stavropol
State Philharmonic and Renaissance Chamber Orchestra.  Guest conductor
of Saratov Philharmonic, Rostov Philharmonic and Kislovotsk Philharmonic

John Traill of Oxford, England - Principal Conductor of Oxford University
Philharmonia.  Former principal conductor of Oxford University Sinfonietta,
The Mozart Orchestra of Norwich and Claxton Opera of Norfolk, U.K.

Other participants in the competition included Lance Inouye of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Charles Gambetta of Summerfield, North Carolina, Maxim Kuzin of
Kyiv, Ukraine, Hyung Sang Joo of Los Angeles, California, Jesus J.
Soldevilla of San Sebastian, Spain, Monika Stefaniak of Gdansk, Poland,
Scott Jackson Wiley of New York, New York and Daniel Angel Zuker of
Buenos Aires, Argentina.

More information about these participants is available at the Vakhtang
Jordania International Conducting Competition website -
http://www.jamesarts.com/VJKRKVCNDCMP02.htm.

The competition jury was composed of Marcello Abbado of Milan, Italy,
Vakhtang Jordania of Fairfax, Virginia, Joan McNeill of Chattanooga,
Tennessee, Jonathan Sternberg of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mycola
Stetsun of Kharkiv, Ukraine and David Winkler of New York City.

More information about the jury is also available at the Conducting
Competition website - http://www.jamesarts.com/VJ02KRKVCNDCMP.htm.

The 2002 Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition
was a great success, both artistically and as a means for
continuing to bring the Kharkiv Philharmonic Orchestra
(http://www.jamesarts.com/KHRKVPHILWEBPAGE.htm) to the rest of the world.
In addition to the lively competition, contestants also participated in
a series of Master Classes and special events and enjoyed the opportunity
to have individual and small group instruction and interaction with jury
and orchestra members.  Also important was the chance to meet and spend
time with other conductors from around the world.

Building on the great success of this year's event, planning for an
expanded 2003 Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition has
already begun.  The Jordania is an annual international conducting
competition.

For information about this or the 2001 or 2002 Competitions, please
contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 or
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