• MUSIC Competition FINAL Feb 21-23 2026

2025 jury panel

Meet The Piano Judges

Prof. Armen Babakhanian
Pianist & Artistic Director
iKita Malaysia
biography
Senior Prof. Dr. P’ng Tean Hwa
Director
Institute of Music,
UCSI University
biography
Prof. Snezana Panovska
Director
Sunway Conservatoire of Music,
Sunway University
biography
Prof. Roland Batik
Pianist, Composer & Lecturer
Music & Arts University of the city of Vienna.
Biography
Datin Dr. Kathryn Ang
Music Educator & Extraordinary Researcher
North-West University
biography
Bella Ye
Pianist, Artistic Director
Bellissimo Academy for Music and Arts (BAMA) International Piano Festival
biography

Meet The Vocal Judges

Dr. Yap Jin Hin
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Music and Performing Arts
Sultan Idris Education University.
biography
Tan Sin Sim
Adjunct Lecturer
Voice faculty
The University of Malaya (UM) &
University of Technology MARA (UiTM)
biography
Younji Yi
Korean coloratura soprano
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
biography
Fang Jian Ze
Tenor, Vocal Coach
China Central Conservatory of Music
biography
Dr. Xue Wen cong
Baritone, Phd.
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
biography