Other teachers have included Abbey Simon, Ludmilla Lifson, and Victor Rosenbaum.

"It's always a burden," said the chairman of the jury, Abbey Simon.

Abbey Simon (born 8 January 1922, New York) is an American classical pianist.

Abbey Simon is a Yamaha Artist.

Abbey Simon, a pianist who will be judging at the Cliburn, says he finds the researching of jurors and their tastes "terribly naive."

Among her students were David Bar-Ilan and Abbey Simon.

He continued his studies with Abbey Simon at the University of Houston in Texas.

Some years ago, a music critic called Abbey Simon "a pianist's pianist."

His influence enabled the school to attract and hire several notable musicians, such as Carlisle Floyd, Elena Nikolaidi, and Abbey Simon, to the faculty.

She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Juilliard School of Music where she studied with Abbey Simon.