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French pianist Jonathan Fournel is the winner of the 2021 Queen Elisabeth Competition. He also won the two Audience Awards (Musiq3 Prize and Canvas-Klara Prize). He plays regularly with artists such as G. Capuçon, A. Dumay, V. Julien-Laferrière, as well as the Hermès and Modigliani Quartets. He has also performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras in Europe and Asia […]

Born into a family of musicians, Tsotne Zedginidze is a descendant of Niko Sulkhanishvili, considered one of the greatest Georgian composers of all time, and a renowned pedagogue, Anastasia Abdushelishvili-Virsaladze (whose students included Lev Vlassenko, Eliso Virsaladze, and Dimitry Bashkirov). From a very young age, Tsotne showed a keen interest in opera, ballet, and instrumental […]

British tenor Ian Bostridge’s acclaimed career across the opera, concert and chamber domains takes him to the world’s most prominent halls and festivals. Past residencies include with the Wiener Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall New York, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam and London’s Wigmore Hall, while his 2018/19 season Artistic Residency with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra was the first […]

Lily Maisky was born in Paris but moved to Brussels shortly afterward. She began playing the piano at the age of 4, receiving instruction from Lyl Tiempo, Hagit Kerbel, Ilana Davids, and Alan Weiss. Later, she attended the Purcell School of Music from 2001 to 2005, where she also studied jazz piano. Lily has received […]

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, and described by The New York Times as ‘the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years’, GRAMMY Award-winning Brad Mehldau combines the essence of jazz exploration with classical romanticism and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader, to major collaborations […]

Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński has quickly emerged as one of the most vibrant performers on the international classical music scene, triumphing on stage, in concert, and on recording. An exclusive artist on the Warner/Erato label, his first recording Anima Sacra has garnered critical accolades and earned him the prestigious Opus Klassik award for Solo […]

Jonathan Papp (Artistic Director, GSA) is greatly in demand as a coach and accompanist, having shared recitals with Sir Thomas Allen, Cheryl Barker, Ian Bostridge, Sophie Daneman, Susan Gritton, Katarina Karneus, Christopher Maltman, Amanda Roocroft, Sergei Leiferkus, Marina Poplavskya, Moray Welsh and Catherine Wyn-Rogers, amongst others. Venues have ranged from London’s Wigmore Hall to the […]

Hamburg-born Okka von der Damerau began her vocal studies in Rostock and graduated at the University of Music in Freiburg. Her first engagements led her to the theatres of Rostock and Freiburg. From 2006 until 2010 she was an ensemble member of the Hannover State Opera and performed in the world premiere of Edward Rushton’s […]

Semion Skigin was born in Leningrad and studied at its State Conservatory. In 1972, he appeared as a soloist with the Leningrad Philharmonic and three years later won first prize at the International Competition for Piano Accompanists in Rio de Janeiro. Semion Skigin’s activity as a teacher led to his appointment as guest professor from […]

Hailed as ‘The latest phenomenon of the Russian piano school’ (Corriere della Sera), Moscow-born pianist Alexander Malofeev came to international prominence when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 2014, aged 13. In 2017 he became the first ever Young Yamaha Artist. He now performs with such orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra, […]