- The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary)
- The State University of Music and Performing Arts (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (Austria)
- The Higher Institute of Musical Studies "Achille Peri - Claudio Merulo" (Reggio Emilia and Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy)
- The Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland)
- Solemn award of the title of Honorary Professor of the St. Petersburg Conservatory to Maestro Maxim Vengerov
Guests of the Festival: - The Mikkeli Music Festival (Finland)
- Adam Ben Ezra (Israel), Leszek Mozdzer (Poland)
