What an incredible honor to be invited to the jury of the International Bottesini Competition together with Enrico Fagone (organizer of the competition, Principal o the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana), Tom Martin (my youth's bass icon, ex-Principal of the London Symphony Orchestra), Franco Petracchi (dedicatee of Nino Rota's Divertimento Concertante), Tim Cobb (Principal of the NY Phil), Fora Baltacigil (Principal of the Munich Phil), A great week with great bass players!