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In the 21/22 season, Antoine Tamestit was able to showcase the breadth of his talents in residencies with the London Symphony Orchestra (Artist Portrait), Staatskapelle Dresden (Capell-Virtuos) and the Cologne Philharmonie (Porträtkünstler). In 22/23, he will be Artist-in-Residence at the Prague Spring Festival. In recent seasons, Antoine has performed with orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, […]

Praised for his remarkable range of colours, his confident and concentrated stage presence, his virtuosity and technical poise as well as the beauty of his tone Josef Špaček has gradually emerged as one of the leading violinists of his generation. His performances of a wide range of repertoire demonstrate his “astonishing articulation and athleticism” (The […]

Greek bass Alexandros Stavrakakis is the First Prize Winner of the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition, and is a member of the ensemble at Semperoper Dresden, where his roles this season include Chelio (The Love for Three Oranges) Filippo II (Don Carlo) and Colline (La bohème) amongst others. In seasons past, Alexandros marked his house debuts […]

Highlights of the upcoming season include Brander La Damnation de Faust at the Gergiev Festival, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at the Konzerthaus Berlin under Christoph Eschenbach, Shostakovich 14 with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, The Fiery Angel at Theater an der Wien, and Elektra with the Philadelphia […]

Hungarian cellist Miklós Perényi first studied cello with Miklós Zsámboki, a student of David Popper. In 1963 he became a prizewinner at the Pablo Casals International Cello Competition in Budapest, after which Casals invited him to his master classes in Puerto Rico in 1965 and 1966. Since then, Perényi has performed around the world with […]

One of today’s most sought-after conductors, acclaimed for his charismatic leadership and inspirational performances in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, Sir Antonio Pappano has been Music Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden since 2002, and Music Director of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome since 2005. Nurtured as a pianist, […]

Ken Noda studied with Daniel Barenboim and went on to perform as soloist with such orchestras as the Berlin, Vienna, New York, Israel, and Los Angeles Philharmonics to name a few. He is closely associated with the Marlboro Music Festival and taught at the Renata Scotto Opera Academy at the invitation of Miss Scotto. Since […]

Musical America’s 2020 Vocalist of the year, renowned Swedish baritone Peter Mattei will the season of 2023/24 sing the title roles of Don Giovanni at the Opéra National de Paris and Wozzeck at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Peter will also appear at the Royal Swedish Opera as Amfortas in Parsifal. The previous season included Rodrigo in […]

Born in Latvia, Mischa Maisky has the distinction of being the only cellist in the world to have studied with both Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky. Truly a worldclass musician and a regular guest at many major International Festivals, he has collaborated with the most outstanding conductors. His long and illustrious career has brought him […]