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Over the past decade, Jaap van Zweden has been an international presence on three continents.   Currently, he is Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, a post he began in 2018, and Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic since 2012. Van Zweden has appeared as guest conductor with many other leading orchestras around the […]

Klaus Hellwig first came to international attention after winning prizes at the “Marguérite Long – Jacques Thibaud” competition in Paris and the “Viotti” competition in Vercelli/Italy. He studied with Detlef Kraus, Pierre Sancan (Paris), Guido Agosti (Accademia Chigiana Siena) and Wilhelm Kempff. He has given concerts throughout Europe, the United States and Canada, Australia, Brazil, […]

With an innate musical sensitivity and naturalness to his artistry, 24-year old pianist Mao Fujita has already impressed many leading musicians as one of those special talents which come along only rarely, equally at home in Mozart as the major romantic repertoire. Born in Tokyo, Fujita was still studying at the Tokyo College of Music […]

The multi-award-winning clarinetist Alexander Bedenko is one of the most prolific artists of his generation and has performed with major conductors of leading orchestras, ensembles and festivals in the United States, Europe and Asia. Born in Ukraine, into a family of musicians, Alexander Bedenko graduated from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where […]

Timothy Chooi is a Canadian violinist whose international career has continued to expand since being named a Prix Yves Paternot laureate at the Verbier Festival. In recent seasons, he has appeared with major orchestras across Europe, North America, and Asia, and in the 2025/26 season makes major appearances with the NHK Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He also […]

Gerhard Schulz studied with Franz Samohyl in Vienna, Sándor Végh in Düsseldorf, and Shmuel Ashkenasi in the USA. He was a founding member of the Salzburg String Trio, the Schulz Ensemble, and the first violinist of the Düsseldorf String Quartet. As a member of the world-renowned Alban Berg Quartet, he performed regularly for over 30 […]

Hungarian violinist Kristóf Baráti is recognised increasingly across the globe as a musician of extraordinary quality with a vast expressive range and impeccable technique. In 2014, at the age of 35, Baráti was awarded Hungary’s highest cultural award, the Kossuth Prize, following in the footsteps of revered Hungarian artists such as András Schiff, György Ligeti […]

“Barenboim makes it all sound easy, though, with performances spilling over with life and drama. Every work’s soul has been ignited and revealed, every second telling a story, all unmarred by a single glitch in intonation or articulation […] this is indisputably exciting playing across an indisputably effective programme.” – Gramophone Michael Barenboim’s 1995 performance of […]

Winner of the 2019 prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition, Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene “is not just a virtuoso like many others, he is a voice. He has a tone, a presence” (Diapason). At the age of 24, he has performed with leading orchestras and in celebrated recital halls both at home and abroad. His ability to […]

Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. Known for his phenomenal technique, insightful and persuasive interpretations and ravishing tone, he tours extensively around the world. He has performed with all the major American orchestras as well as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouworkest, Orchestre National de France, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, […]