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de la Paz Maria
de la Paz Maria
de la Paz Maria
03 Nov 2025
Maria de la Paz returned to tango after leaving Argentina. For the past ten years, she has regularly traveled between her two horizons: the childhood of the New World and her life as a musician in old Europe. In Switzerland, she met Alexandre Cellier, a passionate explorer of world music and musical encounters. Her instrument […]
Harmandjieva Victoria
Harmandjieva Victoria
Harmandjieva Victoria
03 Nov 2025
Swiss-Bulgarian pianist, artist and pedagogue Victoria Harmandjieva obtained her Concert and Virtuosity Diplomas with First Prize in Dominique Merlet’s piano class at the Haute École de Musique de Genève. Invited to perform at renowned European festivals such as Piano en Saintonge, the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and the Verbier Festival, she also teaches piano at the Conservatoire […]
Majumder Samrat
Majumder Samrat
Majumder Samrat
02 Nov 2025
Scottish-Indian guitarist Samrat Majumder is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University under Manuel Barrueco. In May 2025, he was named the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) 40th Anniversary Artist at Wigmore Hall, also becoming a joint YCAT–Concert Artists Guild Artist for 2025. During the 2025/26 […]
Elbert Anna-Lena
Elbert Anna-Lena
Elbert Anna-Lena
02 Nov 2025
Munich soprano Anna-Lena Elbert maintains a vibrant international career spanning repertoire from the Renaissance to today. She has appeared with the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Budapest Festival Orchestra, and others. A passionate advocate for new music, she collaborates closely with Gordon Kampe, Jan Müller-Wieland, and Konstantia Gourzi, creating leading roles at the […]
Margain Ismaël
Margain Ismaël
Margain Ismaël
31 Oct 2025
Born in 1992 in Sarlat, pianist Ismaël Margain studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Nicholas Angelich, Roger Muraro, and Michel Dalberto, later working under the guidance of Maria João Pires. A prize-winner at the 2012 Long-Thibaud Competition and nominated at the Victoires de la Musique Classique, he now performs across Europe and the Americas. Equally […]
Sainz-Villegas Pablo
Sainz-Villegas Pablo
Sainz-Villegas Pablo
22 Oct 2025
Pablo Sáinz Villegas, born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, on June 16, 1977, is a distinguished classical guitarist acclaimed as “the soul of the Spanish guitar” by The New York Times. Since his debut with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, he has performed in over 40 countries with renowned orchestras such as the […]
Kang Clara-Jumi
Kang Clara-Jumi
Kang Clara-Jumi
22 Oct 2025
Regarded as one of the most outstanding violinists of her generation, Clara-Jumi Kang is celebrated for her exceptional musicality, technical mastery, and artistic depth. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including First Prize at the 2010 Indianapolis International Violin Competition, along with five additional special prizes. In the 25/26 season, Kang serves as Artist-in-Residence […]
Green Ryan Speedo
Green Ryan Speedo
Green Ryan Speedo
22 Oct 2025
Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green has rapidly established himself as one of the most sought-after artists on the international opera scene. Acclaimed for his powerful portrayal of Jake in Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera — a performance that earned him a Grammy — he has since appeared in leading roles at major […]
Heide Daniel
Heide Daniel
Heide Daniel
22 Oct 2025
Born in Weimar, pianist Daniel Heide is widely recognized as one of the most sought-after Lied accompanists of his generation, while also developing a strong profile as a solo pianist. A graduate of the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar, he considers himself an autodidact and explorer, deeply inspired by recordings and performances of […]
Martínez Mehner Claudio
Martínez Mehner Claudio
Martínez Mehner Claudio
22 Oct 2025
Born in Bremen, Germany in 1970, Claudio Martínez Mehner began piano studies at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid with Amparo Fuster, Pedro Lerma, and Joaquín Soriano, while also playing viola, violin, and harpsichord in various ensembles. He continued his training at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Reina Sofía School of Music, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Fondazione […]
20 YEARS
OF THE verbier festival chamber orchestra
Anniversary concert with Martha Argerich, Lahav Shani, Gábor Takács-Nagy
20 YEARS
OF THE verbier festival chamber orchestra
Anniversary concert with Martha Argerich, Lahav Shani, Gábor Takács-Nagy