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
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.
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”.
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”.
March 15, 2011
Born in 1980, Bulgarian pianist Plamena Mangova is the Second-Prize winner of the 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition. This award confirms her exceptional talent, which has also been recognised by a prestigious Diapason d’Or de l’Année 2007 for her first CD, a solo recording of Shostakovich on Fuga Libera label. Her wide repertoire spans the baroque to the contemporary, including works for solo piano, chamber ensembles and concertos.
February 15, 2011
“There was lightness and grandeur, seriousness and fun, powerful momentum and meditative restraint. Tiberghien knew exactly what he wanted to say about the music, and did so with a blend of boldness, reasoning and inspiration.”
The Daily Telegraph, London
“Tiberghien leaps from the ruck of talented young pianists by making the music his own, taking you on to a plane where the interpreter’s craft is fully disposed to communicating the music’s fundamentals.”
The Age, Melbourne
January 15, 2011
26-year-old bass-baritone Shen Yang was the winner of the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, a 2008 winner of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, and a 2010 winner of the Montblanc New Voices at Stars of the White Nights Festival. He also has won First Prize at the International Opera Competition in Verona, the 2007 Verona Orfeo Singing Competition, and the 2005 Verona Don Giovanni Singing Competition.
December 15, 2010
Described by The Washington Post as a “brilliantly polished, profoundly gifted young pianist” following his debut recital at age 20 at the Kennedy Center, the French pianist, organist and composer Jean-Frederic Neuburger has been showing an exceptional musical aptitude and curiosity since his early times.
Born in 1986, Mr. Neuburger began studying piano with Claude Maillols at the Académie Maurice Ravel at the age of nine, and also developed an interest in the organ and composition, which he studied with Emile Naoumoff and Jean-François Zygel.
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November 15, 2010
A renowned figure in the world of Baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau performs regularly with such celebrated conductors as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe Rousset, Gustav Leonhardt, Sigiswald Kuijken, Ton Koopman, René Jacobs, Marc Minkowski, Fabio Biondi, Michel Corboz, Josep Pons and Louis Langrée.
Ms. Piau embraces both the lyric and Baroque repertoire, and performs roles such as Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Servilia in the Austrian composer’s La Clemenza di Tito, and Titania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
October 15, 2010
An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated much of his time to French music.
Born in Paris on 9 December 1968, Alexandre began his piano lessons at age five at the initiative of his parents. He met his teacher, Tacconi-Devenat Carmen, a student of Marguerite Long, at the Conservatory in 14th District. Alexandre declares that Carmen gave him “life lessons”, and taught him to “breathe physically, making the piano speak”.
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