January 15, 2012

Future projects of young Italian tenor Antonio Poli include 2012 concerts with operatic arias in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Zurich, as well as Mozart’s “Requiem” conducted by Antonio Pappano in Rome, Mercadante’s “I due Figaro” at Teatro Real in Madrid conducted by Muti, a song recital at the prestigious Lucerne Festival, his debut in the part of ‘Cassio’ (“Otello”) at Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London conducted by Pappano, his debut as ‘Alfredo’ (“La Traviata”) in Venice, ‘Don Ottavio’ (“Don Giovanni”) in Hamburg, and his debut in the part of ‘Nemorino’ in a new production “L’Elisir d’amore” in Graz.

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December 15, 2011

Ying Huang, renowned lyric coloratura soprano and opera singer, is one of the outstanding Chinese vocal artists who has been active worldwide in opera and concert performances, TV and movie productions as well as recording studios. Her tender and sweet voice, flexible and unassailable technique, authentic musical styles and impassioned stage performances have won accolades worldwide from colleagues, audiences and the media, who hail her as “the nightingale from China.”

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Photo credit: Kiyotaka Saito / DG

“The soloist, replacing Lang Lang at short notice, was Alice Sara Ott, who gave the kind of gawp-inducing bravura performance of which legends are made.” – Tim Ashley, The Guardian, November 2010

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“Kraggerud must be counted among the world’s most interesting and accomplished stars.” – Cincinnati.com, November 2009

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Photo credit : Alexandre Moulard

“Solenne Païdassi has won the Baltic International Violin Competition. {…} She won because of her very intimate style of interpretation and her spontaneous, unprompted joy in playing music. She also demonstrated richness of sound and wide dynamics from subtle piano to full-size romantic forte” – The Strad Magazine, February 2008.

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Credit: 2009 Altré Media Van Cliburn Foundation

“This young man right now is playing at a level equal to or better than many of the established pianists on the recital circuit. If you have the opportunity to hear him live…do so!” – San Diego Arts, May 2010

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July 15, 2011

“Li-Wei is the most gifted young cellist I have heard. Aside from an extraordinary technical fluency, he has a musical intelligence and sensitivity which is breathtaking both for its maturity and profound vision” – Paul Cutts, The Strad

“Li-Wei is an enormously promising cellist…charismatic, generous and committed.” – The Guardian

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June 15, 2011

To be a successful concert artist is a major achievement. To accomplish this without being able to see, as Tamás Érdi does, shows what can happen when artistic giftedness, gutsy determination, and innovative teaching methods combine. The Budapest-born pianist, now in his 30s, is a truly gifted musician with a flourishing international career.

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May 15, 2011

In October 2005, the name of Rafał Blechacz swept across the world of classical music, with his exceptional winning of all five 1st prizes at the 15th International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, including the Polish Radio Award for “Best Performance of the Mazurkas”, the Polish Chopin Society Award for “Best Polonaise”, the Warsaw Philharmonic Award for “Best Concerto”, as well as the prize founded by Krystian Zimerman for “Best Sonata”.

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April 15, 2011

At the young age of 24, Nemanja Radulovic has already set aflame concert halls at each of his appearances, thanks to his amazing performances and charismatic stage presence.

Born in Serbia in 1985, Nemanja began his musical studies at the age of seven. In 1996, he won the Prize of October for music of the City of Belgrade, then the Special Prize of the ministry of Education of the Serbian Republic “Talent of the year 1997”.

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