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Winner of the First Prize in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels at the ge of 23, Denis Kozhukhin has established himself as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. Kozhukhin’s performances have been praised by critics as “spellbinding”, “imperious” and “mesmerizing”. Technically flawless, Kozhukhin combines wisely the brilliance and power of his […]

Ambrogio Maestri was born in Pavia where he studied singing and piano. His sensational debut in 2001 coincided with the most important musical event of the Verdi Centennial, Falstaff, conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Giorgio Strehler, which saw him in the leading role at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the historic […]

Grammy nominee and 2014 International Opera Awards Male Singer of the Year, Stuart Skelton is one of the finest heldentenors on the stage today, critically acclaimed for his outstanding musicianship, tonal beauty and intensely dramatic portrayals. Stuart has appeared in many of the world’s most celebrated opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, San […]

Roman Borisov, the youngest participant, won First Prize at the Kissinger KlavierOlymp in October 2022. The jury praised his “highly musical, intuitive and structure-conscious interpretations” of works by Liebermann, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Prokofiev, along with his impressive stage presence. His early musical education began when a nursery schoolteacher introduced him to legendary piano teacher […]

Born in Tokyo and spent her early childhood in Siena, Italy, Sayaka has started studying the violinat age of 5. From 1995 until 2000, she studied at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana under Uto Ughi and Riccardo Brengola. At the age of 13, she went to Germany for a year to study with Saschko Gawriloff. In 1998, she moved to Germany to […]

Martin Helmchen has established himself as one of the prominent exceptional pianists of the younger generation. He performs with such orchestras as Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert Blomstedt, Wiener Philharmoniker under Valery Gergiev, London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski, City of Birmigham Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony under Andris Nelsons and New York Philharmonic under Christoph […]

Multiple prize-winning French pianist, David Kadouch has become a regular guest artist with some of the most important international orchestras, recital series and festivals. A laureate of the Beethoven Bonn Competition in 2005 and Leeds International Piano Competition in 2009, he also took the 2009 Verbier Festival Prix d’Honneur. In 2010 David was called “Young […]

In a career spanning 25 years, Alexandre Tharaud has become a unique figure in the classical music world and a key exponent of French pianism. His extraordinary discography of over 25 solo albums, most of which received major awards from the music press, features repertoire ranging from Couperin, Bach and Scarlatti, through Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, […]

Franck Cottet Dumoulin has premiered in France with the New Flore ensemble “TaBar” by Magdalena Dlugosz for solo double bass and tape, as well as “Orchester Finalisten” by Karlheinz Stockhausen for solo double bass and tape performed in octophony. He participated in the creation of ” Danse orange ” by Jean-François Charles for double bass, […]

Adèle Charvet is one of the most sought-after French mezzos of her generation, with a career spanning opera, concert, and recital at many of Europe’s leading institutions. Recent seasons have included appearances at the Opéra Comique, Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse, Opéra national du Rhin, Opéra royal de Versailles, Glyndebourne Festival, and the Verbier Festival, as […]