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Celebrated for combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, GRAMMY Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent of the classical music world since taking both First Prize and the Grand Prix at the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition. ‘He has everything and more … tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard […]

Founder and Education Director of La Bulle d’Air—la musique qui se partage—, Martine Pernoud is a music therapist, psychologist, flutist, singer and business manager. She has been leading musical awakening workshops and giving flute lessons for more than 30 years. A specialist in Baschet instruments, she develops, coordinates and conducts musical projects for children and […]

Augustin Dumay began his career in 1980 thanks to Herbert von Karajan who invited him to play as a soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Since then, he has gone on to perform with top orchestras, under the direction of famous conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Yuri Temirkanov and Kurt Masur, as well as […]

Hunju Sohnn has been the pianist and coordinator of the Verbier Festival Academy’s viola class for more than 20 years. She received her Master’s degree from New England Conservatory, and holds a Doctoral degree for Piano Performance from Rice University.  Her teachers included John Perry, Russell Sherman and Robert Roux. HunJu performs throughout Europe and America, while holding a teaching position at the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique Danse et Théâtre in […]

Tobias Koch’s extensive musical career has taken him across Europe, North America, the Middle East and far beyond as soloist, chamber musician and lied accompanist. He is the Music Prize Winner of the State Capital Düsseldorf and teaches at the Robert Schumann University of Düsseldorf and at the University of the Arts in Berlin. He has been pianist and coordinator of the […]

Sought-after as a song accompanist and chamber musician, Jonathan Ware is a regular feature across the world’s leading venues, with recent appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Luxembourg’s Philharmonie, Barcelona’s L’Auditori, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal. Ware opens the 2021/22 season with a string […]

Randall Goosby, an American violinist signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, is renowned for his sensitive and intense musicianship, and his commitment to making music more inclusive and accessible. He champions under-represented composers and inspires others through his artistry. Highlights of Goosby’s 2023/24 season include debut performances with the […]

A multimedia artist born in Athens in 1967, Marc Philippin began his career as an actor before devoting himself entirely to his passion for the arts. He studied at the Ecole Supérieure d’Art Visuel in Geneva, graduating in 1992. He then embarked on a career as a painter. In 2006 he founded Kitchen-Project with his […]

Born in Lancashire in 1955, Stephen Johnson studied at the Northern School of Music, Manchester, and under Alexander Goehr at Leeds University. After a brief period working for BBC Radio 3 – listening to LPs for clicks prior to transmission – he did a postgraduate course at Manchester University (subject: Shostakovich’s String Quartets). Then two […]

Charles Sigel is a Swiss radio presenter and cultural commentator, formerly of RTS/Espace 2. Known for his eloquent interviews and deep knowledge of classical music, he has engaged with many of the world’s leading artists. A longtime friend of the Verbier Festival, he has introduced performances, moderated public talks, and brought the Festival’s spirit to airwaves […]