Alma Meneri
- Junior Jury member
- Israel
Alma Meneri was born in September 2008 in Berlin, Germany, and moved with her family to Israel at age three. She began piano lessons at the Hassadna Conservatory in Jerusalem when she was seven, under the guidance of Mrs. Marina Balandin, after a year of studying violin. Since 2020, Alma has participated in the Jerusalem Music Center’s program for outstanding young pianists and in the Ministry of Education’s gifted young musicians program. In 2021, she joined Lena Nemirovsky’s class at the Hassadna Conservatory. Alma has taken masterclasses with Asaf Zohar, Tomer Lev, Emanuel Krasovsky, Victor Rosenbaum, Boris Berman, and others. She regularly performs in chamber ensembles and concerts.
In 2023, Alma was chosen to represent “Hassadna” at a series of fundraising concerts in London. Since summer 2025, she has participated in masterclass courses led by Murray Perahia, organized by the Jerusalem Music Center.
Meneri has won awards in both national and international competitions and regularly receives scholarships from the America–Israel Cultural Foundation.

