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Violinist Stephen Waarts has captivated audiences worldwide with his innate musicality and poetic voice.
In the 2024/25 season, Waarts will make debuts with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto under Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the Oregon Symphony with Hannu Lintu performing Barber, Orchestre de Picardie under Johanna Malangré performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, and the Israel Camerata with Marc Minkowski performing works by Bach and Mozart. He also returns to the Hallé Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and Szczecin Philharmonic, collaborating with Thomas Adès, Markus Poschner, and Sir András Schiff.
Recent highlights include performances with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berner Symphonieorchester, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique, Fort Worth Symphony, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, under conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Sir András Schiff, Marin Alsop, Constantinos Carydis, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Dalia Stasevska, Robert Spano, Maxime Pascal, Markus Stenz, and Elim Chan
Tenor Giovanni Sala is recognized as a ‘revelation’ and ‘vocally flawless’, establishing himself as one of the leading tenors of his generation with regular appearances at top opera houses worldwide. In the 2025/26 season, he will make his Royal Opera House debut as Alfredo (La Traviata), return to Teatro alla Scala as Ferrando (Così fan tutte), and sing Macduff (Macbeth) at Teatro Regio di Torino.
Recent highlights include Alfredo (La Traviata) at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tamino (Die Zauberflöte) and Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) at Bayerische Staatsoper, Tito (La Clemenza di Tito) at the Edinburgh Festival and Monte Carlo Opera, F.L. Gassmann’s L’Opera Seria at La Scala, and a tour of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Riccardo Muti. He has also performed Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) at Deutsche Oper Berlin and Teatro Massimo Palermo, Nicias (Thaïs), Prunier (La Rondine), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Alfredo (La Traviata), and Fenton (Falstaff).
Sala is equally in demand for concert repertoire, performing Haydn’s Paukenmesse under Pablo Heras-Casado, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Riccardo Muti and Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and Mozart’s Requiem at Festival l’Offrande Musicale. Born in Lecco, he studied at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Como and at Accademia Teatro alla Scala with Luciana d’Intino and Marcelo Álvarez. Awards include Second Prize at the Queen Sonja Competition (2017) and the AsLiCo Competition (2014).
Baritone Konstantin Krimmel, of German-Romanian descent, began his musical training with the St. Georgs Chorknaben in Ulm and studied voice under Prof. Teru Yoshihara, graduating with distinction in 2020. He is currently mentored by Tobias Truniger in Munich.
Krimmel has a strong passion for Lieder and concert repertoire, having won numerous awards including the 2019 German Music Competition, first prize at the International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition, second prize at the International ‘Das Lied’ Competition in Heidelberg, and the Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition. He performs internationally at venues such as the Cologne Philharmonie, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Konzerthaus Berlin, Oper Frankfurt, Heidelberger Frühling, Wigmore Hall in London, and Lied festivals in Spain and Austria.
In oratorio, he has performed Brahms’ Requiem under Raphael Pichon, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Nederlands Kamerkoor, and St. Matthew Passion with Philippe Herreweghe. From autumn 2021, he joined the Bavarian State Opera, performing roles in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (Harlekin), Britten’s Peter Grimes (Ned Keene), and Haas’ Thomas. Future engagements include major Mozart roles, including Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro). An exclusive artist with Alpha Records since 2019, he has released Handel’s Brockes-Passion and his first Lieder album Saga, praised for his interpretive depth and technical mastery.
Soprano Johanna Wallroth has quickly gained international recognition, with notable debuts at major opera houses including the Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, and Glyndebourne Festival Opera, as well as concert performances at iconic venues such as the Berliner Philharmonie, Wiener Musikverein, and Philharmonie de Paris. Following her acclaimed debut as Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding, she was named Swedish Radio’s Artist in Residence for two consecutive seasons.
The 2025/2026 season marks a series of significant debuts for Wallroth: Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) in Simon McBurney’s production at Theater Basel, Governess (The Turn of the Screw) with Den Norske Opera conducted by Antonio Méndez, Bellezza (Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) in Robert Carsen’s production at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma conducted by Gianluca Capuano, and Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) in concert with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under Tobias Ringborg. On the concert stage, she will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra under Barbara Hannigan (Knoxville: Summer of 1915) and with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a Mozart arias program conducted by Karina Canellakis
Cécile Lartigau is a rare ondist whose career bridges contemporary music, experimental improvisation, and the orchestral repertoire. She has performed with leading ensembles such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, under conductors including Vasily Petrenko, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Andris Nelsons, Simone Young, Maxime Pascal, and Bertrand de Billy. In 2024, she recorded Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie for Deutsche Grammophon.
Deeply engaged in cross-disciplinary projects, Lartigau participated from 2018 to 2025 as an improviser in Heiner Goebbels’ Everything that happened and would happen, touring Europe, New York, Saint Petersburg, and Taipei. She also maintains a rich solo and chamber music career, performing in a piano–ondes Martenot–percussion trio and an ondes–voice duo, often premiering new works.
Committed to avant-garde and rare repertoire, she collaborates with ensembles such as Le Balcon and Emex Ensemble, recording works like Sylvano Bussotti’s Pièces de chair II and contributing to the rediscovery of Dimitri Lévidis’ Poème Symphonique, the first known piece for ondes Martenot and orchestra. Through her artistry, Lartigau promotes a vibrant, forward-looking vision of the ondes Martenot, rooted in 20th-century music history and oriented toward tomorrow’s artistic practices.
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Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung is a globally sought-after artist, performing regularly with top orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, and London Symphony, and at major festivals such as Ravinia, Tanglewood, Saito Kinen, Edinburgh, and Lucerne. Equally acclaimed on the opera stage, she has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Scala, Bayreuth, Berliner Staatsoper, and Paris Opera, with signature roles including Fricka, Sieglinde, Waltraute (The Ring Cycle), Kundry (Parsifal), Amneris (Aida), Eboli (Don Carlos), Dido (Les Troyens), and Jocaste (Oedipus Rex). She also created the Shaman in Tan Dun’s The First Emperor at the Met.
A multi-Grammy award-winning recording artist, her discography spans Wagner, Mahler, Berlioz, and more, including Les Troyens, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, and Das Lied von der Erde. She recently founded Ensemble Charité, supporting charities while mentoring young musicians through chamber music performances. Her current season includes appearances with the Sydney Symphony, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Belgium National Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Colorado Symphony, and the Met’s special Verdi Requiem for 9/11’s 20th anniversary.
Born in 1998, Lukas Schwarz became a precollege student at the Musikhochschule Lübeck in the class of Troels Svane at the age of ten. In 2016 he started his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig in the class of Prof. Bruns, where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 2021 and his Master’s degree in 2023, both with the highest possible grade. He has taken part in masterclasses with David Geringas, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Jens-Peter Maintz, Jan Vogler, Stephan Forck and others.
Already at a young age, he gained attention by winning several 1st prizes at the National Youth competition Jugend musiziert, the 1st prize at the Lions Jugend Musikpreis and the 2nd prize at the international cello competition Antonio Janigro in Croatia. He was also awarded the “NDR Kultur Förderpreis” which involved a studio recording.
In 2011 Lukas Schwarz became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Germany, touring through Europe and Asia and attending CD productions and radio recordings for the Deutsche Grammophon and German broadcasters. He received additional orchestral experiences at the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra and as a member of Eroica Berlin, Orchester im Treppenhaus and junge norddeutsche philharmonie.
Lukas plays a cello by Carlo Tononi, Venice (c. 1720), generously loaned to him by the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Born 1996 in Lübeck, Germany, Jonathan Schwarz received his first violin lessons as a student of Vladislav Goldfeld before he became a student at the age of 14 in the class of Heime Müller at the Musikhochschule Lübeck as part of the young students program. Since 2015 he has been studying with Nora Chastain at the University of Arts Berlin where he is currently persuing his Master‘s degree.
Jonathan Schwarz had an early passion for playing in the orchestra and served as concertmaster as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Germany which led to involvements in CD productions and radio recordings for the Deutsche Grammophon and German broadcasters. He received additional orchestra experience in the festival orchestra of the Pacific Music Festival, Anima Eterna Brugge, Eroica Berlin, the Kammerakademie Potsdam and especially from 2020-2022 as a member of the Karajan Academy with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Jonathan Schwarz is a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and plays on a fine JB Guadagnini on generous loan through the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Jens Peter Maintz enjoys an international reputation as soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Born in Hamburg, he studied with David Geringas and won First Prize at the 1994 ARD International Music Competition—the first cellist in 17 years to receive the award. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Berlin Radio Symphony, Leipzig MDR Symphony, Stuttgart Radio Symphony, Den Haag Residentie Orkest and Tokyo Symphony, working with conductors such as Ashkenazy, Blomstedt, Janowski, Welser-Möst and McFerrin.
A former principal cello of the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Maintz has been principal cello of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra since 2006. He is also an acclaimed chamber musician, performing with Janine Jansen, Isabelle Faust, Hélène Grimaud, Antoine Tamestit and the Artemis, Carmina and Auryn Quartets. With Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, he founded the duo Cello Duello, celebrated at leading festivals worldwide.
His recordings include an ECHO Klassik–winning solo disc (Bach, Dutilleux, Kodály) and Haydn concertos with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Maintz is Professor of Cello at Berlin University of the Arts and the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid. He plays the ‘Ex-Servais’ cello by Giovanni Grancino (1697).