Marianna Shirinyan, one of the Polstjärnepriset jury members

Polstjärnepriset welcomes the Armenian-born pianist Marianna Shirinyan as a member of the jury. She is one of the most creative and sought-after pianists in Europe today. Among others she has performed with symphony orchestras in Munich, Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen. Already at the age of 19 Marianna held a part-time position as a teacher at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck. Since 2015 she is professor at the Norwegian Academy of Musik and from summer 2020 she is co-artistic director of the Valdres Sommersymfoni in Norway. Marianna has received the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s award for her contribution to Danish music life.