International Forum of Young Performers
Performers
Jan Czech – clarinet (Czech Republic)
Maria Kalugina – piano (Ukraine)
Emöke Baráth – soprano (Hungary)
Atanas Krastiev – cello (Bulgaria)
The origin of International Forum of Young Performers was initiated by Sir Yehudi Menuhin in 1969. It is organized by European Broadcasting Union (EBU) settled in Geneva on behalf of International Music Council of UNESCO. Slovak Radio and Slovak Philharmonic are co- organizers of the competition. In the first round the international jury has chosen out of more than 30 competing radio recordings 8 semifinalists – this year also a young Slovak pianist.