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Israeli violinist Lir Vaginsky began playing the violin at the age of seven and has since performed internationally in venues such as Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, and Berliner Philharmonie, with orchestras including the Hamburg Camerata and Sinfonie Orchester Berlin. She recently collaborated with Max Richter in Berlin. In 2024, she released her debut album with the […]

Born in Madrid in 1995, Sara Ferrández is one of the most exciting violists of her generation. A graduate of the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler under Tabea Zimmermann, and the Kronberg Academy with Nobuko Imai, she has performed with major orchestras including the Spanish National Symphony, Konzerthausorchester […]

Founded in 1967 by Jean-Charles Dorsaz, the Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan (ECV) is a Brass Band of around thirty amateur musicians, ranked among Switzerland’s finest. Regularly competing at the national level, the band has worked with renowned conductors and soloists such as James Watson, Philip Harper, Roger Webster, and Estelle Revaz. ECV also stands out […]

Johannes Kammler is one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation, celebrated for his stylistic versatility and captivating presence on opera, concert, and recital stages worldwide, from Canada and Europe to Korea. He made his breakthrough at the Salzburg Festival in 2018 with Der Prozess and has since performed at prestigious venues such as […]

Hera Hyesang Park, a South Korean soprano of remarkable ascent, began her studies at Seoul National University before continuing at New York’s Juilliard School, from which she graduated in 2015. That same year, she won second prize at the prestigious Operalia competition. Soon after, she joined the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan […]

Frank Dupree, winner of the International Classical Music Award and Opus Klassik, is one of the most dynamic pianist-conductors of his generation. Celebrated for his infectious energy and genre-defying creativity, he performs worldwide both as a soloist and play/direct artist, leading major orchestras as well as his own jazz ensemble, the Frank Dupree Trio. His […]

Sunwook Kim came to international recognition when he won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 at just 18, becoming the youngest winner in 40 years and the first Asian winner in the competition’s history. Since then, he has built a reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation, appearing as a […]

After a preparatory 2019/2020 season, during which he conducted the opening concert and led a tour of major Russian cities (February 2020), Danish conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider became the seventh Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) in September 2020. Two years later, his initial four-year term was extended by three additional years, running […]