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Arne Jesper Zeller began playing the cello at age 6 and has been under the guidance of Peter Bruns at HMT Leipzig since he was 14. He has also been influenced through masterclasses with Ivan Monighetti, Jens Peter Maintz, Jan Vogler, and Frans Helmerson. Throughout his musical journey, he has achieved numerous awards and prizes […]

German cellist Constantin Heise is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Weimar under the tutelage of Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. He reached the Semifinals at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2022) and has graced the stages of international festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the Beethovenfest Bonn. As a soloist, Constantin has collaborated […]

Born in 2001, French violist Héloïse Houzé graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where she earned a Master’s degree in 2022 in the class of Jean Sulem, graduating with highest honors, before continuing with an advanced postgraduate diploma. In 2026, she completes her residency at the Chapelle Musicale […]

Chinese pianist Victor Yuanhan Lu studied with Yang Yang at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and now trains with Alexander Schimpf at the University for Music, Drama and Media Hannover. Supported by the Fondation Gautier Capuçon, he has participated in competitions including the Geneva International Competition (2022) and the International Bach Leipzig Competition (2022), where […]

Chinese pianist Xiaofu Ju is an alumnus of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Ting Zhou. He holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School after studies with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Nicolas Namoradze. He also serves as a visiting artist at Singapore Capital College. Xiaofu was winner of […]

Helena Ricci is a trailblazing classical harpist from Switzerland who is making waves as a creative entrepreneur. In recent years, she has had the privilege of performing at prestigious venues such as St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Opera House, and the Wigmore Hall, as well as playing for King Charles III. Before coming to Verbier, Helena […]

Jan Olejniczak is a graduate in Sound Engineering from the Łódź Academy of Music and is currently in the final year of his Master’s studies in Classical Music Sound Engineering at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. As the author of interactive multimedia installations showcased at events such as the Musica Moderna Festival in […]

Christian Aylward, a German/British audio engineer, grew up playing piano, drums and guitar, which expanded into songwriting and audio engineering. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of the Hague with a Bachelor of Music ‘Art and Sound’ with a minor in composition. During his studies, he increased his audio engineering and language skills through an […]

Victoria Barroso, born and raised in Toulouse, France, began her musical journey at 12, focusing on piano and music theory. At 14 she began Conservatory studies in double bass While majoring in music in high school, she broadened her interests to include music production. In 2021, she enrolled in McGill University’s Sound Recording programme, graduating […]

Baritone Lewei Wang, a native of Beijing, is currently in his third year as an undergraduate student at The Juilliard School, studying under Cynthia Hoffmann. Lewei has displayed his talent in various roles, including the Notary and the Chief of Police in Juilliard’s production of Gianni Schicchi and Amelia al Ballo. He has also been […]