ALISA WEILERSTEIN
“A young cellist whose emotionally resonant performances of both traditional and contemporary music have earned her international recognition, … Weilerstein is a consummate performer, combining technical precision with impassioned musicianship.” So stated the MacArthur Foundation when awarding Alisa Weilerstein a 2011 MacArthur “genius grant” Fellowship, prompting the New York Times to respond: “Any fellowship that […]
Lise de la Salle
A career of already over 15 years, award-winning Naïve recordings, international concert appearances – Lise de la Salle has established herself as one of today’s exciting young artists and as a musician of real sensibility and maturity. Her playing inspired a Washington Post critic to write, “For much of the concert, the audience had to […]
Nemanja Radulović
Winner of the 2015 Echo Klassik Award for Newcomer of the Year, Serbian-French violinist Nemanja Radulović has taken the classical music world by storm with his thrilling virtuosity, depth of expression, and adventurous programming, both in the recording studio and on the concert stage. An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, his most recent album, Baïka, features […]
Adrian Sâmpetrean
The Romanian bass, who has rapidly risen to international prominence, made his stage debut as Colline/La bohème at the National Opera in his hometown, Cluj-Napoca. Guest engagements followed at the Opéra de Monte Carlo, the Opéra National de Paris, the Opéra de Bordeaux, Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Teatro La Fenice in […]
Joshua Bell
With a career spanning almost four decades, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Having performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world, Bell continues to maintain engagements as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor and Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. […]
Polina Pastirchak
Polina Pastirchak was born in Budapest into a Hungarian family of artists with Russian roots. She began her international career with the first prize, the audience prize and three special prizes at the renowned Concours de Genève in 2009, which was followed by a special prize at the ARD music competition in 2012 and other […]
La Cetra Baroque Orchestra Basel
Founded in 1999, the name of the La Cetra Baroque Orchestra Basel is taken from Antonio Vivaldi’s violin concerto op. 9 La Cetra – the lyre. This is representative of the core repertoire of the orchestra, the Italian instrumental music of the 18th century. But La Cetra’s focus encompasses the full spectrum of the Renaissance, […]
Nicolae Moldoveanu
Nicolae Moldoveanu was born in Romania and emigrated to Switzerland in 1986 where he now lives. He studied conducting with Wilfried Boeticher, Horst Stein, Ralf Weikert and Antal Doréti at the Musikhochschule in Zurich, Basel and Bern, also attending master classes with Lothar Zagrosek and Sergiu Celibidache. In the UK, whilst at the Royal Academy […]
Norbert Anger
German cellist Norbert Anger has established himself as one of the leading and most versatile instrumentalists of his generation. His interpretations are defined by a depth of musical expression and he impresses with his “virtuosity, powerful technique, flawless precision and rich cello tone” (Michael Gmasz, Radio Klassik). Born in 1987 in Freital, near Dresden, Norbert […]
Elchin Shirinov
Elchin never attended music school. He was tutored by great musical talents including Vagif Sadikhov, Aaron Goldberg, Kevin Hays, Jean Michel Pilc, and Yakov Okun. In his formative years, Elchin was influenced by a number of great musicians, most notably Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, […]
Matthieu Walendzik
The French-Polish baritone Matthieu Walendzik was born in 1996 in Paris. He started singing as a treble at the Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris choir. After graduating in musicology from Sorbonne University and in singing from Paris Conservatoire in 2020, he is currently completing his Master’s degree in vocal studies with prof. Valérie Guillorit & Anne […]
Helen Charlston
Helen Charlston won 1st prize in 2018 London Handel Singing Competition and was a finalist in the 2019 Grange Festival International Singing Competition. She was a Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; and is a member of Les Arts Florissants Jardin des Voix 2021/22. Helen is a BBC New Generation Artist […]
Vladimir Ognev
Experienced Russian operatic bass Vladimir Ognev has a wide-ranging repertoire that includes more than 50 roles. Born in Toguchin in the Novosibirsk province, he first studied piano and choral conducting, before pursuing vocal studies at the Glinka State Conservatory in Novosibirsk. Immediately after graduation, he was engaged as a soloist at the Novosibirsk State Academic […]
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
The Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia was the first orchestra in Italy to devote itself exclusively to the symphonic repertoire, giving premieres of major masterpieces of the 1900, such as Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome. Founded in 1908, the Orchestra has been conducted by some of the major musical figures of […]
Rostislav Krimer
One of the leading artists of his generation, pianist and conductor Rostislav Krimer is a long-term collaborator of Yuri Bashmet and for many years was a duo partner of legendary Viennese pianist and great Mozart expert Paul Badura-Skoda also released with him a CD of Mozart concerto for two pianos and orchestra. He has worked […]
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence’s passion for singing started at the age of six, when he joined his father’s choir at the Scots’ Church in Melbourne, Australia. After appearing as a treble in several seasons with Opera Australia and undertaking concert tours in Australia and Europe with his parents, Jacob pursued studies at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music […]
