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Hailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide, Raphaël Feuillâtre fascinates audiences and critics alike with the depth of his interpretations, his dazzling virtuosity, and the richness of his repertoire.
Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2018 (USA) and ADAMI’s “Classical Revelation 2021”, Raphaël was chosen as an exclusive artist by the label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022. He is, to date, one of the very few guitarists to have signed with this legendary label. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to his debut album “Visages Baroques” in 2023, which displays different facets of the Baroque aesthetic. His second album, Spanish Serenades, features masterpieces from the Spanish repertoire, including works by Albéniz, Granados, Llobet, Rodrigo, and Tárrega. It includes one of Granados’s Danzas españolas with violinist María
Dueñas, as well as the legendary Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo, recorded with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy.
Following his acclaimed debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2023, he has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals – including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the “Folle Journée” in Nantes, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Beethoven Haus in Bonn – as well as at major guitar events such as the Festival International de Guitare de Paris, the Festival Guitarras del Mundo in Argentina, the Changsha International Guitar Festival in China.
His passion for chamber music and his desire to champion his instrument in this repertoire has led him to collaborate with musicians of the highest calibre: recorder player Lucie Horsch, trumpet player Lucienne Renaudin Vary and violinist Maria Dueñas in venues such as Deutsche Grammophon’s Yellow Lounge, the Dresden Music Festival, Schleswig Holstein Festival, Cité de la Musique de Paris, and the Società del Quartotto Di Milano – Scala G. Verdi.
Born in Djibouti in 1996, Raphaël was introduced to the guitar by his first teacher, Hacène Addadi, before joining Michel Grizard’s class at the Conservatoire de Nantes in 2012. Three years later, he entered the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the classes of Roland Dyens and Tristan Manoukian.
In addition to winning first prize at the GFA, Raphaël has forged a strong reputation in the classical guitar world by winning the following competitions: Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition in Villa Petrer (Spain – 2017), Kutna Hora International Guitar Festival (Czech Republic – 2017), Viseu International Spring Music Festival (Portugal – 2016), Fontenay-sous-Bois Guitar Competition & Festival (France – 2015), and Ciudad de Coria International Guitar Festival (Spain – 2014).
An ambassador for the guitar and keen to contribute to the development of its repertoire, Raphaël has arranged numerous works from the repertoire of instruments he loves – with a particular predilection for keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord – a taste particularly reflected in his choice of programmes for his recordings.
Driven by a desire to pass on his passion for music and the guitar, Raphaël teaches at the Pôle Supérieur – Bretagne and is co-founder of the Lille Guitar Academy, a summer academy for guitarists. Students from all over the world receive his guidance at masterclasses given at the San Francisco Conservatory, the Manhattan School in New York and the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. He is also involved in projects to raise awareness of the arts, particularly following a tour in the USA during which he took part in several activities in schools and prisons.
Raphaël Feuillâtre is supported by Savarez, a historic string-manufacturing company founded in 1770, and plays a guitar by Australian luthier Greg Smallman.
Joh Erba effortlessly navigates between funk, jazz, afrobeat, house, and techno. Since his radio debut in 1992, he has carved out a unique voice as a DJ and producer, releasing compilations on various labels at the intersection of modern soul and electronic jazz — works guided by instinct and boundless musical curiosity.
A key producer at Couleur 3, he has hosted Les Métissages since 2000, as well as Electro libre, Buena Onda, and Youkounkoune on Option Musique (RTS). He also lends his creativity to television, where he designs opening credits and sound branding.
Behind the decks, Joh has been a resident DJ at Montreux Jazz Café, Cully Jazz Festival, and MAD, and has performed worldwide: from Twilo in New York to Bataclan and Palais de Tokyo in Paris, as well as Pacha in Ibiza, Tokyo, London, Amsterdam, and many others.
Some of his creations — including tributes to Philippe Zdar (Cassius) and Serge Gainsbourg — are broadcast by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s largest alliance of public service media.
British-Russian baritone Theodore Platt, celebrated for his ‘warm and powerful English baritone’ (Music OMH), is one of opera’s most promising young voices. A recent member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio, he was awarded the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) Fellowship.
The 2024/25 season marks a new chapter for Theodore Platt, as he joins the ensemble of the Copenhagen Opera, marking a significant milestone in his career. In this capacity, he takes on several important roles, showcasing his versatility as a baritone across various operatic styles. These include his debut as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Lord Cecil in Maria Stuarda, and his debut as the titular character Figaro in Gioachino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. Mr. Platt’s concert season includes an appearance at the Eppaner Liedsommer classical music festival in South Tyrol, Italy, where he will give a recital alongside pianist Keval Shah. Under the direction of Roberto Gonzales-Monjas, Theodore Platt performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg.
Theodore Platt was featured on Jonathan Tetelman’s Deutsche Grammophon album ‘The Great Puccini,’ where he performed the role of Marcello in excerpts from La bohème. With the Culiner Creative Circle, Platt and Keval Shah produced audiovisual performances of Jean Sibelius’s ‘Var det en Dröm?’ and Samuel Barber’s ‘O boundless, boundless evening,’ intended for online release across various streaming platforms.
A sought-after concert artist, the baritone made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2019 as part of Graham Johnson’s Songmakers recital series. In 2021, he performed at the Oxford Lieder Festival and the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg. In 2018-19, Theodore Platt participated in the inaugural French Song Exchange at Wigmore Hall, working closely with Felicity Lott and François Le Roux, and culminating in recitals in London and Paris. In 2022, he returned to Wigmore Hall for a recital alongside Malcolm Martineau.
Platt is the grateful recipient of awards from the 64th Kathleen Ferrier Awards, the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, the Copenhagen Lied Duo Competition, the Lies Askonas Competition, and the Joan Chissell Schumann Competition. He also received the Thierry Mermod Prize at the Verbier Festival. In 2022, Theodore Platt and Keval Shah won first prize at the 13th International Art Song Competition Stuttgart. The duo performed works by Franz Schubert, Vivian Fung, Hugo Wolf, Frank Bridge, and Benjamin Britten.
Born in London, Mr. Platt studied music at St John’s College, Cambridge, and is an alumnus of the Verbier Festival Academy and the Royal College of Music Opera Studio. He participated in the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie (IMA), leading to performances with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra and a Schubert recital that was broadcast on BR-Klassik.
Prof. Dr. René M. Müri is a neurologist and rehabilitation specialist with a distinguished academic and clinical background. For more than two decades, he headed the University Neurorehabilitation Unit at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, where he earned both titular (2005) and associate (2008) professorships at the University of Bern. A pioneer in integrating biomedical engineering into clinical care, he currently serves as Clinical Group Head of the Gerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group at the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern. Since September 2021, he has also been Associate Chief Physician at Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht and Chief Scientific Officer of VAMED Schweiz. His research focuses on cognitive-motor rehabilitation, non-invasive brain stimulation, neuro-ophthalmology, and the development of virtual reality and robotic systems for clinical use, with numerous influential publications that have shaped contemporary neurorehabilitation practices.
Karol Beffa is a French-Swiss composer, pianist, and musicologist. A former child actor, he later studied at the École Normale Supérieure and the Conservatoire de Paris, achieving the highest distinctions in several disciplines. With a doctorate in musicology, he teaches at ENS. His catalogue includes over 100 works – concert music, film scores, operas, ballets – performed by major orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France. His style alternates lyrical textures (“clouds”) and rhythmic energy (“clocks”), with frequent references to composers or works from the past. He also improvises in concert, accompanying silent films or based on themes suggested by the audience, and collaborates with actors, writers, and visual artists. He has received numerous awards, including two Victoires de la Musique Classique and the Grand Prix SACEM.
Karol Beffa is a Franco-Swiss composer, pianist, and musicologist. A former child actor, he later studied at the École Normale Supérieure and the Paris Conservatoire, earning top honours in multiple disciplines. He holds a PhD in musicology and teaches at ENS. His catalogue includes over 100 works—concert music, film scores, operas, ballets—and has been performed by leading orchestras like the London Symphony and Orchestre National de France. His style combines lyrical textures (‘clouds’) with rhythmic drive (‘clocks’) and often references past composers or literary and visual arts. Beffa also improvises live on piano, including for silent films and public themes, and collaborates with actors, authors, and visual artists. He has won multiple awards, including two Victoires de la Musique Classique and the SACEM Grand Prize.
British clarinettist Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson is known for his expressive and dynamic artistry. As a soloist, he has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Petworth Festival, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Lichfield Festival, and made his US concerto debut with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra performing David Baker’s Jazz Suite. A passionate chamber and orchestral musician, he has toured internationally with Chineke! and performed at the Adelaide and Edinburgh International Festivals. His collaborations include appearances with Anthony McGill in New York, the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall, Britten Sinfonia at the Royal Opera House, and the BBC Proms. Also active in media and fashion, Mebrakh has featured in Downton Abbey: A New Era and modelled for Bedford Way. He holds a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, where he was a Jerome L. Greene Fellow, and a BMus (Hons) from the Royal College of Music as a Robey and RCM Scholar.
Italian pianist Giuseppe Guarrera is the 2024 laureate of the prestigious Beethoven Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Praised for his remarkable expressiveness and technical virtuosity by
Among his accolades, Guarrera received the Tabor Award Piano at the Verbier Festival Academy in 2018 and was named a Rising Star at the Klavierfestival Ruhr in 2019. He honed his craft at the Barenboim-Said Akademie under the tutelage of Nelson Goerner, following studies in Italy with Siavush Gadjiev and Giuseppe Cultrera, and then in Berlin with Eldar Nebolsin.
Italian pianist Giuseppe Guarrera is the 2024 winner of the prestigious Beethoven Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Praised for his exceptional expressiveness and technical brilliance by Scherzo, Guarrera has performed both as a soloist and chamber musician at some of Europe’s most renowned venues, including Wigmore Hall in London, Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, and the Scherzo Foundation in Madrid. His engagements also extend to distinguished festivals and halls such as the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, Klavierfestival Ruhr, Musikverein Vienna, Philharmonie Luxembourg, and Concertgebouw Amsterdam, alongside a major concert tour in China.
Guarrera’s notable accolades include the Tabor Award Piano at the Verbier Festival Academy in 2018 and the title of Rising Star at the Klavierfestival Ruhr in 2019. He honed his craft at the Barenboim-Said Akademie under Nelson Goerner, following earlier studies in Italy with Siavush Gadjiev and Giuseppe Cultrera, and later in Berlin with Eldar Nebolsin.
Born in Bolzano, she graduated from the “Claudio Monteverdi” Conservatory in her city in singing and piano, later perfecting her skills at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. She made her debut at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto as the protagonist in Rossini’s Signor Bruschino and later at the Teatro alla Scala in the role of Pierotto in Linda di Chamounix conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
He has sung in the major theatrical institutions of the world, among which are the Teatro alla Scala, Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Opernhaus in Zurich, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Liceu in Barcelona, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, and in some important festivals, including the Bregenz Festival, the Edinburgh Festival, the Spoleto Festival and those of Wiesbaden and Dresden.
During his career he has collaborated with important conductors such as Bruno Bartoletti, Gabriele Ferro, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Carlo Maria Giulini, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre and Mstislav Rostropovich.
He was part of the Piccolo Teatro “Collegium Musicum Italicum” in Rome with the famous ensemble of the “Virtuosi di Roma”, participating as protagonist in numerous tours in the USA, Canada, Japan, Spain, Russia, with a repertoire of works from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Among his greatest successes are the interpretations of Cavalleria Rusticana and Les Troyens at the Teatro alla Scala, Falstaff at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Zubin Mehta, at the Frankfurt Opera, at the Teatro Regio in Turin, at the Opéra National de Lyon, at the Opéra de Nantes and at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Andrea Chénier at the ROH Covent Garden in London and at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Cavalleria Rusticana at Covent Garden in London, at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and at the Opéra National de Paris, Andrea Chénier at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris and at the Frankfurt Opera, Gianni Schicchi and The Turn of the Screw at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Il Tabarro at the Arena di Verona and at the Liceu in Barcelona, Eugene Onegin and The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Saul and The Nose at the Rome Opera, The Return of Ulysses in homeland in Antwerp and Zurich, Der Filiegende Hollaender at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
During the seasons from 2018 to 2020, we would like to point out Andrea Chénier at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Cavalleria Rusticana at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Lakmé at the Royal Opera House in Muscat.
He opened the 2020 season performing Cavalleria Rusticana at the Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam and at the Teatro Liceu in Barcelona. He then sang Il Trittico at the Teatro de la Monnaie in Brussels; Cavalleria Rusticana at the ROH Covent Garden in London; Siberia at the Teatro Real de Madrid. He begins 2023 with Evgenij Onegin at the Oper Frankfurt, followed by “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria” in Geneva, Andrea Chénier at the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, Madama Butterfly at the Arena di Verona, Evgenij Onegin at the Liceu in Barcelona. He begins the 2023-24 season with Cavalleria Rusticana at the ROH Covent Garden in London, at the Opéra de Monte Carlo and Teatro alla Scala in Milan, then returns to the ROH Covent Garden in London for Andrea Chénier; in Turin for Il Trittico at the Teatro Regio.
Among his upcoming engagements: from now until 2026 we point out: Les Dialogues des Carmélites and Evgenij Onegin at the Frankfurt Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich and the Teatro Real in Madrid, Lakmè at the Teatro Real de Madrid, Jenufa at the ROH Covent Garden in London, Il Trittico at the Palau de la Musica Reina Sofia in Valencia and others.
Among his rich recording production (RCA, Cynus, ERI) we can mention Il Flaminio (Giustina) by Pergolesi (Fonit Cetra), Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica by Puccini conducted by Antonio Pappano (Emi).