Institute Faculty 2026

Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists Jury

Shani Diluka

France Learn More

Olga Kern*

United States Learn More

Álvaro Teixeira Lopes

Portugal Learn More

Matti Raekallio

Finland Learn More

Alexander Schimpf

Germany Learn More

Ilana Vered

United States/Israel Learn More

Xiaohan Wang

China Learn More

Amy Yang

United States Learn More

Additional Faculty

Kathryn Brown

Cleveland Institute of Music Learn More

Steven Byess

Conductor Learn More

Yaron Kohlberg

Piano Cleveland Learn More

Daria Rabotkina

Cleveland Institute of Music Learn More

Daniel Shapiro

Cleveland Institute of Music Learn More

*Please note: Olga Kern will present a masterclass at the Institute, but is not available for private lessons.