Born in Sion, Switzerland, Madeleine Carruzzo studied with Tibor Varga at the Music Academy of Detmold and served as Concertmaster of the orchestra from 1978-1981. In 1982, she became the first woman to join the Berlin Philharmonic, then under the direction of Herbert von Karajan. She has performed as soloist with various orchestras, and is […]
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Born in Tel Aviv, Itamar Carmeli studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance under Daria Monastyrski, and New York’s Mannes School of Music under Pavlina Dokovska. He is currently studying with Sir András Schiff at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. He received scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, and is a graduate of
Boris Brovtsyn is a fourth-generation musician. After graduating from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, he made his UK debut with the BBC Philharmonic under Rumon Gamba, and relocated to London. He completed his studies with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he taught from 2010-2016. He is currently Professor at the
Mor Biron was a member of the renowned Berliner Philharmoniker from 2007-2021, and previously served as First Bassoon at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Opera House in Valencia. He played the cello before taking bassoon lessons with Gad Lederman and Maurizio Paez. Biron earned a BA from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and
Thomas E. Bauer has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink, Concentus Musicus under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and the Filarmonica della Scala under Zubin Mehta, among other orchestras. He has appeared in Schubert’s Lazarus at the Salzburg Festival, and in Schoenberg’s Jakobsleiter with the Berlin Philharmoniker. He has sung in several world premieres, including
Elena Bashkirova studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with her father, the celebrated pianist and teacher, Dmitri Bashkirov. She has performed with such orchestras as the Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, IPO and Chicago Symphony under conductors including Sergiu Celibidache, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Ernő Dohnányi and Cristoph Eschenbach. She is an
Born in Jerusalem, Nitzan Bartana received her first violin lesson at the age of five from her grandfather. She continued her studies with Yair Kless at the Tel Aviv Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, and at the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts, the Freiburg University of Music, and the Salzburg Mozarteum. She made her
Pablo Barragán is known for his refined sound, craftsmanship, stage charisma and programmatic adventurism. He studied at the Conservatorio Superior de Música ‘Manuel Castillo’ de Sevilla with Antonio Salguero and at the Fundación Barenboim-Said with Matthias Glander. Barragán was Winner of the 2013 Prix Crédit Suisse Jeunes Soliste, and has worked with orchestras such as
Yulianna Avdeeva began studying piano at age five at the Gnessin Music School in Moscow under Elena Ivanova, and later studied with Vladimir Tropp, Konstantin Scherbakov, Dmitri Bashkirov, William Grant Nabore and Fou Ts’ong. After winning First Prize at the 2010 Chopin Piano Competition, she launched her international career. She has performed with major orchestras,
Recognized for his virtuosity and creativity, Roy Amotz has performed worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician with ensembles such as the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Geneva Camerata and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta and Matthias Pintscher, and has appeared in festivals such as Lucerne, Verbier, and
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