Elias Goldstein
Praised by the Chicago Tribune for his ” incredible performance” and the Seattle Times as” ravishing” violist Elias Goldstein has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. Second prize winner of the 2011 world renowned International Primrose Competition, Second Prize Winner of the Bashmet International Competition, Prizewinner in the Tertis International […]
Angela Drăghicescu
Praised by the New York Times as “elegant and spectacular” pianist Angela Drăghicescu has established an international reputation as a much sought-after pianist and chamber musician. She has performed in major concert halls across North America, and throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Engagements have included performances at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, the Kennedy […]
Simina Croitoru
In the gallery of young violinists, Simina Croitoru holds an important, well-deserved and unanimously appreciated place. She started instrument studies at the age of five, with her mother, university professor Ioana Croitoru, and she continued working with Gabriel Croitoru, taking his class within the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree Program at the National Music University of […]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
As the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary, its mission to enrich lives through orchestral experiences that are uncompromising in their excellence and inclusive in their appeal, places the RPO at the forefront of music-making in the UK and internationally. Typically performing approximately 200 concerts each season and with a worldwide audience of […]
Andrei Licareț
Born in Bucharest, Andrei Licareţ began studying piano with his father at the age of five. At the age of eleven, he made his debut as a soloist, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C major, KV 246, with the Bucharest Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. He attended the “George Enescu” High School of Music in Bucharest, where […]
Sofia Fomina
Praised for her “formidabily striking” and “stunning silvery” soprano sound, Sofia Fomina first burst onto the international operatic scene in 2012 when she made a sensational debut at the Royal Opera House as Isabelle in Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable. A previous member of the Saarländisches Staatstheater and Frankfurt Opera she has since appeared at Paris […]
Philippe Jaroussky
The counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky has established himself as one of the major singers in the international musical world as confirmed by the French Victoires de la Musique (“Revelation Artiste Lyrique” in 2004, “Artiste lyrique de l’année” in 2007 and 2010) and at the Echo Klassik Awards in Germany in 2008 in Munich (Singer of the […]
L’Arpeggiata
Founded in 2000, L’Arpeggiata is an ensemble directed by Christina Pluhar. Its members are today’s finest instrumentalists specialized on Early music in collaboration with exceptional singers. L’Arpeggiata also likes to bring together artists from various musical backgrounds around programs and projects skilfully conceived by Christina Pluhar based on her musicological research, encounters, the curiosity that […]
Christina Pluhar
Christina Pluhar, founder and artistic director of the L’Arpeggiata, discoverd – after classical guitar studies at the University of her hometown Graz – her deep affinity for Renaissance and Baroque music. She devoted herself to the studies of the lute, theorbo, baroque guitar and baroque harp at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (Netherlands) with […]
Céline Scheen
Céline Scheen completed her training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, with Vera Rosza, thanks to the support of the Nancy Philippart foundation. She has performed in the greatest festivals and concert halls, under the direction of Reinhard Goebel, Louis Langrée, Ivor Bolton, René Jacobs, Christophe Rousset, Andrea Marcon, Jordi Savall, […]
JULIEN LIBEER
Born in 1987 near Brussels, Belgium, Julien Libeer’s earliest musical memory was the famous documentary on the recording of West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. The piano, which he took up at age six, quickly became the faithful companion for expressing a love of music that thrives as much on opera, orchestra, and chamber music […]
Olga Bezsmertna
Since her spectacular role debuts as Rusalka next to Piotr Beczala and as Rachel in La Juive next to Neil Shicoff’s legendary Eleazar at the Vienna State Opera in 2014/15, the “magnificent voice” (Die Presse) Olga Bezsmertna has established herself as one of today’s most impressive young singers. After graduating from the Kiev National Academy of Music […]
Florin Estefan
Originally from Oradea, Romania, baritone Florin Estefan attended the Faculty of Music at the State University of his hometown, graduated from the Gh. Dima Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca in 2004 and became a soloist at the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca, already from the second year of studies, at the age of 20. In […]
Iulia Merca
Having graduated from the Academy of Music „Gh. Dima” in the class of Professors Gheorghe Roșu and Stefan Ronai, mezzo-soprano Iulia Merca was initially a collaborator (between 2000 and 2008) and starting with 2009 the soloist at the Romanian Opera in Cluj-Napoca, position which she still holds nowadays. In 19 years of activity with the […]
Diana Țugui
Soprano Diana Țugui began her musical training at the age of 5 with violin lessons and afterwards flute, but the love for the most beautiful instrument, the voice, was the one that won in the end. She finished the George Enescu High School of Music in Bucharest in the singing class of Mrs. Cornelia Șerban, […]
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Chief Conductor Lahav Shani Honorary Conductors Valery Gergiev & Yannick Nézet-Séguin The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra distinguishes itself with its intensely energetic performances, its acclaimed recordings and its innovative audience approach. Founded in 1918, it has claimed its own position among Europe’s most foremost orchestras. Principal conductors After the first pioneering years, the Rotterdam Philharmonic developed […]
