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Isabelle Barthélemy has worked in a variety of art restoration and craft trades, including floral painting on furniture and leatherwork. In 2016, she founded the Insolite Lights company with François Monnet: creating and making sculptures / lanterns, giant animals made of wicker and paper, for street shows. Following this rich experience, she created a series […]

“Yilian is one of the most incredible talents of the new generation of Cuban musicians. She is a virtuoso, she is expressive, spontaneous and with a grace that makes her the favorite of all of us.” — Chucho Valdés Yilian Cañizares is one of the most intriguing contemporary violinists, singers and composers. Always staying true […]

Pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze came to international attention in 2018 upon winning the triennial Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary, Canada—among the largest prizes in classical music. His recitals around the globe have been met with universal critical praise, and recent album releases have received extraordinary accolades, including the Choc de Classica, Record of […]

Hamburg’s exceptional talent Niklas Paschburg has developed his own musical style in which neo-classical, ambient and serious music merge into a sound that is both meditatively moving and symphonically uplifting. The artist, who now lives in Berlin, plays his favourite instrument, the piano, with a twist, in churches and clubs. Like a DJ, his music […]

Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Louis Jucker obtained a degree in architecture in Lausanne, and from then on, as a “full-time DIY musician”, he set up his do-it-yourself tricks. As the powerful lead singer of the mathcore band Coilguns, he toured Europe and overseas. He still writes theatre music and poetic folksongs for himself and his […]

Meigui Zhang is a Chinese soprano whose international career has developed significantly since being named a Prix Yves Paternot laureate in 2019. In recent seasons, she has appeared at major opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, singing roles such as Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro), Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), […]

A graduate of the Paris Conservatoire, Sandrine Piau was first discovered by William Christie and has since become one of today’s most captivating sopranos. Equally at home in Baroque and modern repertoire, she has sung leading roles at the Opéra de Paris, Salzburg Festival, Covent Garden, and La Scala. Her wide-ranging career includes performances with […]