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Born in 2004 in Valencia, Carlos Vidal is a cellist currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich with Julian Steckel. He studied in Valencia, Barcelona, and Madrid with Iñaki Etxepare, Salvador Bolón, María Casado, and Asier Polo, and in February 2020 joined Jérôme Pernoo and Edgar Moreau’s class at the Conservatoire Supérieur National de Musique de Paris.
Carlos has won numerous international competitions, including the Kódaly International Competition, the Permanent Competition of Jeunesses Musicales of Spain, the Pau Casals International Prize, and the Johannes Brahms International Competition. In October 2022, he received the Prince of Hesse Award at the prestigious Kronberg Academy. He has performed across most European countries and at major festivals, including the Casals Festival, Casalmaggiore International Music Festival, Kronberg Festival, Schiermonnikoog Festival, and Schleswig-Holstein Festival.
Italian cellist Paolo Tedesco, born in 2001, began studying the cello at the age of five at the Suzuki Academy Talent Center in Turin with Marco Mosca.
He has received numerous prizes in national and international competitions, including first prizes at the Giovani Interpreti, Città di Maccagno, Salieri, Città di Vimodrone and Varallo-Valsesia Musica Junior competitions, as well as the Premio Crescendo in Florence and the Premio Guadagnini in Piacenza.
Paolo graduated with highest honours from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Turin in 2020. He has since continued his studies at institutions including the Mozarteum University Salzburg, the Pavia Cello Academy, the Stauffer Academy and the Accademia Chigiana.
He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe and Japan and currently studies with Peter Bruns in Leipzig and Frans Helmerson in Cremona.
Italian cellist Alessandro Sacchetti, born in Rome in 2007, studies in the Performance Diploma programme with Frans Helmerson at the Stauffer Academy in Cremona. He previously studied with Antonio Meneses at the Stauffer Academy, as well as at the Chigiana Academy and the Biel Academy.
In 2024, he was selected to participate in several prestigious academies and masterclasses, including the Kronberg Academy masterclasses with Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and the Cello Akademie Rutesheim with Claudio Bohórquez. He has also taken part in masterclasses with artists including David Geringas, Mischa Maisky and Sol Gabetta.
He is currently studying at the G. Briccialdi Conservatory and the Avos Project International Chamber Music Academy in Rome. In 2025, he won the XIX Italian National Arts Prize, awarded by the Ministry of University and Research, as the best cellist among Italian conservatories.
South Korean cellist Jisoo Kim moved to Germany in 2020 after studying at Seoul Arts High School, where she began working with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar.
During her studies she has received numerous competition prizes, including Second Prize and a Special Prize at the 60th Beethoven Hrádec Cello Competition in 2025, a Special Prize for Best Sonata Performance at the UNISA International Music Competition in Pretoria, and First Prize at the Gustav Mahler International Cello Competition. She was also the overall string winner of the Vienna New Year’s Concert International Competition.
She has performed with orchestras including the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava and the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, and has taken part in masterclasses with cellists such as David Geringas and Miklós Perényi.
She plays a cello by Paolo Antonio Testore, c. 1736.
Lyam began playing the cello at the age of five and made his first solo appearance at ten with the Budweis Philharmonic Orchestra (D. Svec). On that occasion he met Denis Severin, who has since become his teacher at University of Music Geneva-Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
He has collaborated with numerous orchestras worldwide and is a four-time winner of the Swiss Music Competition across all categories. His many international distinctions include first prize at Classicalia Competition and at International Popper Cello Competition (2023), First Prize and special prizes at the Young Musician Tallinn Competition and at the David Geringas International Cello Competition (2025).
In 2026, Lyam won French TV “Prodiges” competition, and signed for an album by Warner Classics. At the age of twelve he joined the LGT Young Soloists virtuoso ensemble (A. Gilman) and has since appeared on major international stages.
He is a scholarship holder at the Musikakademie Liechtenstein since 2025. Lyam performs on an 1881 cello by A. Guadagnini (Adopt A Musician) and is endorsed artist by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna.
Cellist Fabian Broman Crawford-Phillips began playing the cello at the age of four. After early studies with Solan Saving, he was admitted at six to the music school Lilla Akademien in Stockholm, where he studied with Elisabeth Lyssel until 2025 and now continues his studies with Ulrika Edström. Since 2024, he has also received regular lessons from Torleif Thedéen.
He has taken part in masterclasses with musicians including Louisa Tuck, Amalie Stalheim, Jakob Koranyi and Martti Rousi, and has performed alongside artists such as Lawrence Power, Raphael Bell and Aki Sauliere.
Fabian made his orchestral debut at the age of ten with the Stockholm Youth Orchestra, performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto in the Unga Solister competition. A prizewinner in this competition in both 2022 and 2024, he is also the youngest recipient of the Welin Stipendium.
He has appeared at festivals including Penarth, Gstaad, La Loingtane, Change, Wye Valley and Oslo Chamber Festival.
Kunba Yate is a musician currently studying at the Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he studies with Li Jiwu. In 2024, he was awarded Third Prize at the Shenzhen Concerto Competition and toured Budapest and Beijing with the Guangzhou Youth Symphony Orchestra. In 2025, he reached the finals of the Knezhevsky Competition held in Russia.
Tingyu Xie is a cellist currently studying with Zhang Fan at the Affiliated Middle School of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. She has received first prizes in the junior categories of several international cello competitions in France and the United Kingdom. Tingyu has participated in international music festivals including Morningside Music Bridge in the United States and the Akademie Rutesheim Music Festival in Germany. She has performed in concert venues across the United States, South Korea, and China, gaining extensive stage experience through solo and ensemble performances.
Haozheng Niu, born in Beijing in 2011, studies cello with Yu Mingqing at the Central Conservatory of Music. In 2023, he was admitted to the Qingdao Yehudi Menuhin School with a full scholarship and subsequently received the Outstanding Performance Scholarship in both 2024 and 2025. He has given three solo recitals and has appeared in concerts and charity performances. In 2024, he performed for the Austrian Deputy Ambassador to China and senior diplomatic representatives. In 2025, he took part in the chamber performance Hearing Qingdao, a charity concert marking White Cane Safety Day. Niu Haozheng has received prizes in domestic and international competitions, including Second Prize in the 25th Osaka Music Festival (String J Group, 2024), and was awarded a full scholarship to Music Bridge in 2025.
Lu Chen (English name Luson) is a cellist from Guangzhou, China. He is currently studying cello performance at the Xinghai Music School. His early musical training was guided by Qingsheng Weng, a cello collector who owns historical Italian instruments, including cellos by Guarneri and Montagnana, which Lu Chen has had the opportunity to play during his studies. He has participated in several domestic and international competitions. In 2026, he has been invited to take part in overseas masterclasses led by Pablo de Naverán, Steven Bruns, and Troles Svane.