Meet our international jury

Composer, musicologist and cultural figure.

Badri Bagration-Gruzinski is a distinguished Georgian composer, musicologist and prominent cultural figure with over four decades of leadership across creative, educational and public sectors in Georgia. Head of the Royal House of Georgia, Prince Badri Bagration-Gruzinski represents a prominent legacy within the Bagrationi line.

He is a member of the Union of Composers and the Theatre Society of Georgia. Over the course of his artistic career, he has composed original music and designed the sound for more than 40 theatre productions, while authoring, organising and directing numerous major cultural initiatives, arts festivals and institutional programmes across the country.

Aistė Bružaitė is a professional performer of the kanklės (Lithuanian zither), Doctor of Arts and associate professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. She has headed its Folk Instruments Department since 2017 and has been an expert teacher at the Vilnius Balys Dvarionas Ten Year Music School since 2013.

Active in Lithuanian and international musical life for more than two decades, she has participated in competitions, festivals and concerts across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Her work explores the possibilities of the kanklės through collaborations with classical instrumentalists, orchestras and ensembles.

She has initiated and premiered new works by Lithuanian composers and performs with artists including sopranos Dovilė Kazonaitė and Ilona Pliavgo, Egidijus Ališauskas, Loreta Sungailienė and trombonist Vytautas Pilibavičius.

Her recordings include four ensemble CDs and the solo double album “Įkvėpta kanklių” (Inspired by Kanklės), featuring Lithuanian works with orchestras composed especially for her. She also organises concerts, international and national events and seminars, and takes part in conferences throughout Lithuania.

Producer and fully qualified professional musician specialising in vocal performance, choral conducting and piano. Recipient of the Malta Award for Education and Best Talent Development.

Director of the European Centre for Culture & Arts and an experienced international jury member at numerous festivals across Europe.

Founder and Artistic Director of GOLDEN VOICE International Contest in Malta and AMBER VOICE International Contest in Riga, Latvia, two international pop singing competitions dedicated to discovering, promoting and developing pop vocal talents.

Sofia Stefanovic is a professionally trained solo singer holding a Master’s degree from the University of Arts in Serbia. She is an experienced vocal instructor specialising in singing, piano and musical theatre training for students of all ages.

She has served as Voice and Singing Director for major musical productions, including The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book and Mary Poppins.

She is Executive Director of the international online competition Aphrodite Voice (Cyprus) and the live international music competition Island of Stars.

She brings over 20 years of professional experience working with children and adults in performance, technique and artistic development, and has been an active international jury member at music competitions since 2019.