Jury Members

The Danish International Cello Competition are honored to welcome Daniel Müller-Schott as Competition President and as a member of the jury panel.

German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott is internationally recognized as one of the leading cellists of his generation. He performs regularly with major orchestras worldwide and has collaborated with numerous distinguished conductors and musicians.

Müller-Schott has appeared with leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

He has an extensive discography and records for the Orfeo label where Daniel’s repertoire spans from the classical and romantic canon to contemporary works.

Daniel Müller-Schott plays a Matteo Goffriller cello from 1727.

Andreas Brantelid is one of Scandinavia’s leading cellists, internationally recognised for his expressive artistry as a soloist and chamber musician. Born in Copenhagen, he made his concerto debut at the age of 14 with the Royal Danish Orchestra and has since performed with major orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

He has collaborated with distinguished conductors such as Andris Nelsons and Esa-Pekka Salonen, and with artists including Gidon Kremer and Joshua Bell. As a dedicated chamber musician, he is also the co-artistic director of the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival.

Andreas Brantelid is also a Professor of Cello at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and performs on the 1707 ‘Boni-Hegar’ Stradivarius.

Tatjana Vassiljeva is an internationally acclaimed cellist, recognized for her versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. She has performed with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide and is a regular guest at major international festivals.

Alongside her solo career, she has held principal cello positions with prominent European orchestras, bringing extensive experience from both orchestral and chamber music settings. A committed collaborator, she has worked with a wide range of distinguished artists across the international classical music scene.

Tatjana Vassiljeva is also active in teaching, giving masterclasses worldwide, and serves as Professor of Cello at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany.

Kathryn Stott is an internationally renowned pianist whose career has spanned over four decades, with performances as both soloist and collaborative artist in major concert venues worldwide. Her extensive discography reflects a wide-ranging repertoire, including the complete solo works of Gabriel Fauré, for which she was awarded the Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

Alongside her performing career, she has worked extensively as an Artistic Director, curating festivals and projects internationally. She maintained a long-standing musical partnership with Yo-Yo Ma over 40 years, culminating in their final album Merci (2024).

Having now stepped back from performing, Kathryn Stott focuses on teaching and mentoring young musicians, including at the Royal Northern College of Music, and is regularly invited to serve on international competition juries.

Niklas Walentin has received more than 25 international music awards, released 11 albums and has managed a row of festivals in Europe as an Artistic Director.

Sought-after for his performances as a soloist and chamber musician, Niklas especially performs works from the virtuosic and salon genres. Recently, he has made his debut with jazz, performing his own virtuosic arrangements for solo violin and jazz ensemble, playing regularly with The Snorre Kirk Trio.

Walentin performs in prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall in New York, The Phillips Collection in Washington, Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and Wigmore Hall in London with celebrated conductors and musicians such as Mario Venzago, Marc Soustro, Henrik Schäfer, Nabil Shehata, Hartmut Rohde, Nikolaj Znaider m.m.

As triple prize winner of The 9th Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, working with Carl Nielsen’s music is a major part of his artistic identity. His award winning album "4 Grand Works for violin by Carl Nielsen” was released at Carnegie Hall, and he has been awarded the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Brodersen Award, as well as The Carl Nielsen Society’s “Award of Honour” for his work with Carl Nielsen’s music.

After assisting his mentor, late Prof. Hatto Beyerle, Niklas is also seen giving masterclasses internationally.

Niklas plays a J. F. Pressenda, bought and loaned especially to him by The Augustinus Foundation. Strings are by Larsen Strings.

Alex Taylor serves as Artistic Director of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, where he leads the orchestra’s artistic planning and long-term programming.

Taylor studied musicology at the University of Edinburgh and piano performance at the Royal College of Music in London. As a pianist, he has been awarded prizes at several international competitions and has performed as a soloist with BBC orchestras, as well as appearing as a recitalist and chamber musician across the UK, Europe, and Japan.

Following an active international performing career, Alex Taylor expanded his professional focus to artistic leadership while continuing to perform regularly. In 2007, he moved to Norway to become Director of Programming at the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, before joining the Oslo Philharmonic in 2012.

His combined experience as both performer and artistic leader brings a broad international perspective to his work with orchestras and musicians at the highest level.

Born into a family of musicians, Amelia began her cello studies at The Royal Danish Academy of Music at the young age of 14, subsequently studying at Malmö Academy of Music and McGill University in Montréal. She graduated from the Soloist Class at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in 2010. While pursuing her professional career as an orchestral and chamber musician, she also studied voice at Malmö Academy of Music and at The University College of Opera (formerly known as Royal Swedish Opera Academy).

Amelia signed with Nordic Artists Management as a soprano in 2019 and has since performed in Scandinavia and across Europe, specialising in concert repertoire, chamber music and contemporary opera roles.

While leading a busy life as a performer, she has also explored the fields of administration and marketing. In this capacity, she is the Artistic Director of Sweden´s oldest music festival, Musik i Kullabygden, and the Program Manager of many Chamber Music Series across Sweden. Her extensive and varied life as an international performer combined with a newly found passion for promoting and supporting other artists has now led her to excitedly accept the role of Artist Manager for the instrumentalists and ensembles at Nordic Artists Management.