Johannes Skudlik, born in Munich and raised in Barcelona, studied organ and conducting in his hometown. As an organist, Johannes has given concerts in almost every country in Europe, the U.S. and Asia: Tokyo, Boston (Harvard University), as well as at the philharmonic halls of Munich, Berlin, Cologne, Essen, Gdańsk, Hong Kong, St. Petersburg and…
Monica Cattarossi was born in Treviso and after completing her musical studies in her hometown, graduating at a very young age from the Conservatorio “B. Marcello” in Venice, she continued her piano studies with Mº Jacques Rouvier, Mº Konstantin Bogino and Mº Andrea Lucchesini. She is a winner of numerous national, international and chamber music…
Maria Dal Bianco studied with Maestros R. Buja and A. Zanon, graduating in Composition, in Organ and Organ Composition, in Choral Music and Choir Direction, and in Prepolyphony. He has attended master classes in organ, with J. Langlais, M. Radulescu, A. Mitterhofer, Monserrat Torrent Serra, in Gregorian chant, in choral conducting and vocalism, with G.…
Coenobium Vocale is a male vocal group engaged in concert and research activities in the field of ancient and contemporary music literature. It has established itself in numerous national and international competitions: first prize at the National Polyphonic Competition in Quartiano (1993 and 2013); Grand Prize E. Casagrande at the National Competition in Vittorio Veneto…
It is one of the best youth orchestras in the United Kingdom. It consists of nearly 100 musicians from the Hampshire region of southern England. Many of these musicians will continue their musical studies at conservatories in Europe and train the next generation of professional musicians.The orchestra has won many awards in recent years, including…
Israeli pianist Yaara Tal and her German partner Andreas Groethuysen make up one of the world’s leading piano duos and regularly give performances at such prominent venues as “Concertgebouw” in Amsterdam, “Philharmonies” in Berlin, Cologne and Munich, “Teatro alla Scala” in Milan, “Musikhalle” in Hamburg, “Hongkong Arts Festival,” “Frick Collection” in New York, “Forbidden City…
Maki Yamamoto was born in Osaka, Japan. She studied with Keiko Inoue at Kobe College.After her studies in Kobe, she continued her education in Freiburg, Stuttgart and Strasbourg.
Marcin ZdunikCello and guest composer Polish cellist, soloist, chamber musician and composer. His repertoire ranges from Renaissance to contemporary music; he improvises, composes and performs his own arrangements. Marcin Zdunik has been invited to perform at prestigious festivals such as the BBC Proms Festival in London, the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano, and Chopin and…
He was born in Seoul, South Korea, and did his higher music studies in Austria at the University of Mozarteum in Salzburg. He then studied at the Hochschule fur Musik “R.Schumann” in Dusseldorf. He won prizes at the Alpe – Adria International Youth Competition, the Lizen International Cello Competition in Austria, and the Maria Canals…
Jaroslav Tůma was born and raised in Prague. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory and Academy of Musical Arts, where he now teaches organ and organ improvisation. While still a student he won numerous prizes in various international competitions including those in Linz, Prague, and Leipzig. Alongside his work as an organist he plays on…
One of the most extraordinary talents I have come across. What impresses, in a special way, is the maturity of sound, the capacity for understanding and the speed of learning, which are absolutely out of the ordinary”: thus Salvatore Accardo, her teacher, reports of her. “She cannot be considered a child prodigy because she adds…
Originally from Saarland, she began her early basic musical and instrumental training in transverse flute, choirs and orchestras. After finishing her studies and graduating in Social Pedagogy in Benediktbeuren, she embarked on singing studies at the academy of higher studies, in addition to early, sacred and operatic music. His name becomes known in numerous concerts…
Born in Seoul, South Korea and studied in Germany with Prof. Zakahar Bron. She has won awards and prizes in numerous international competitions. She has given concerts with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong-Kong Philharmonic, and the Seoul Philharmonic. He is a jury member of the Wieniawski Youth Competition, the Moscow International Competition and the…
Born in 1964 in Schongau, Lower Bavaria, she began the study of music under Anton Guggemos in the Wieskirche, and continued her sacred music studies in Regensburg between 1984 and 1987. He completed the study of singing in Regensburg and Saarbrucken. Since 1992, alongside her work in various vocal “ensembles,” she has been engaged in…
Lorenzo Signorini was born in Thiene (VI) in 1952. He completed his musical studies at the conservatory ” B. Marcello ” in Venice, graduating in organ and organ composition and in prepolyphony. Teacher of organ and organ composition since 1978, he is currently full professor at the conservatory ” A. Pedrollo ” in Vicenza. He…
Winner of the Alexander Gibson Youth Conductor’s Award in 2000, Tom Seligman studied with Martyn Brabbins at the Royal Scottish Academy after his studies at Cambridge University. He has right acclaimed productions of The Rake’s Progress and The Beggar’s Opera in Edinburgh, and was Joseph Swensen’s assistant at the Salzburg Festival and BBC Proms, London.…
Presented in the press as a “devilish violinist” and as “an original, authentic artist,” young German violinist Linus Roth is on the best path to achieving an important career. Anne-Sophie Mutter, who has supported him with her Foundation, commended him with the words, “the young artist has developed into an undisputed musical sensibility and virtuosity.”…
She was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland, to a famous family of Polish musicians. In 1970 she completed her studies with honors at the Warsaw Academy of Music, where she studied with Stanislaw Kawalla and Tadeusz Wronski. He has won numerous international prizes, including the “Queen Elizabeth Competition” in Brussels, the “Jacques Thibaud ” in Paris…
After graduating from the Prague Conservatory, class of Dagmar Zárubová, and the Prague Academy of Art and Acting, class of Ivan Štraus, he continued his studies in various foreign institutions: first in Utrecht with Keiko Wataya, later in Lübeck under Shmuel Ashkenasi. At present he is in the last stage of master’s studies under Stefan…
