Chinese cellist Jing Zhao won 1st Prize at the ARD International Competition (Munich 2005), and the Exxon Mobil Music Award (Japan 2009). She studied under David Geringas at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik, and with Yo-Yo Ma and Rostropovich. She has performed under conductors including Ozawa, Maazel, Muti and Pletnev with orchestras such as the […]
Bar Zemach is an Israeli horn player based in Berlin. He made his debut as a soloist in Germany in the Berlin Philharmonie and in the Konzerthaus Berlin. He is a former member of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, and currently Principal Horn with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. He participated in the Staatskapelle Berlin’s recording of
Hagar Shahal flute Nir Gavrieli oboe Danny Erdman clarinetItamar Leshem horn Nadav Cohen bassoon The Tel Aviv Wind Quintet was founded in 2009 and quickly established itself as a leading Israeli chamber ensemble. It appears regularly in major venues throughout Israel and is also extensively involved with cultural and educational activities. Recent international tours include the USA, Europe and China.
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Roman Spitzer was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, commencing his violin studies with Prof. S. Zabejinsky, and continuing at the Rimsky Korsakov Music College with Prof. V. Mazel. After emigrating to Israel in 1990, he continued his viola studies at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music with Gad Lewertoff, and was appointed Principal Viola of
Katrin Spiegel began her violin studies at age five under Marina Ziskind at the Herzliya Conservatory, continuing with Chaim Taub and Roy Shiloah at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. She graduated with honours from the Barenboim-Said Academy of Music under Yulia Deyneka. She served in the IDF as an outstanding musician. Katrin is
Winner of the 1st Prize and ‘Special Prize’ of the Krzysztof Penderecki Cello Competition, Astrig Siranossian has performed as soloist with leading orchestras under conductors including Barenboim, Rattle and Mehta, with musical partners such as Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Sol Gabetta, Emmanuel Pahud and Daniel Ottensamer. In 2022 she celebrated the cello and voice in
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Noga Shaham, born into a musical family and completed her BA degree at the Berlin University of the Arts under Professor Nora Chastain. Since 2013 she has received America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships, and is a graduate of the David Goldman Chamber Music Programme of the Jerusalem Music Centre. Since 2023 she has been studying at
Born in St Petersburg, Tatiana studied in Moscow in the class of Professor Maja Glezarova, then with Igor Oistrakh at the Brussels Conservatory of Music. She has won prizes at major international events, such as the Queen Elisabeth, the Tchaikovsky, and the Sibelius competitions. She has served as competition jury member for the Queen Elisabeth,
Born in Moscow in 1992 to a musical family, Fedor plays in venues throughout Europe, Canada and the USA, with orchestras including the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, under conductors such as Vladimir Jurowski, Tomáš Netopil and Lorenzo Viotti. He is a passionate chamber musician, collaborating with partners such as pianists
Born in Romania into a family of musicians, Razvan Popovici studied in France, Austria and Germany with Peter Langgartner, Jean Sulem, Wolfram Christ and Christoph Wyneken. He is the founder and director of the Chiemgauer Musicfrühling Festival in Germany, and director of the SoNoRo Festival in Bucharest. He was appointed Director of the Europalia Festival
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With great regret and after much deliberation, we have reached the difficult decision to cancel this year’s festival due to the current security situation.
All ticket holders will be fully refunded.
We hope for better times.
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The concerts will remain available on our YOUTUBE channel for future viewing after the live broadcast.
