Hailed as one of today’s most innovative musicians, American baritone Thomas Hampson has received numerous honours. His operatic repertoire of more than 80 roles, and his discography of more than 170 albums, have gained awards such as the Grammy, Edison, and Grand Prix du Disque. Hampson’s 2023/24 season included Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with Klaus Mäkelä […]
Israeli violinist Sharon Cohen has been a member of the first violin section of the Israel Philharmonic since 2012, and is a member of the Montefiore Ensemble, which she co-founded with Israel Philharmonic colleagues. She participates in various musical projects in Israel and Europe, and is a longtime member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under
Nick Deutsch is one of the leading oboists of his generation. He has performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Gewandhaus Orchestra, and with other orchestras under conductors including Zubin Mehta, James Levine and Sir Simon Rattle. He regularly works with ensembles such as Ensemble Modern, Cappella Andrea Barca, and the Munich
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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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
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