Born to Croatian-Japanese parents, Latica Honda-Rosenberg studied with Tibor Varga and Zakhar Bron. In 1998 she won the silver medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow) paving the way for an international career which has won her accolades for the strength, eloquence and expressiveness of her playing. She made her debut as a soloist at the […]
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Dietrich Henschel’s international career was launched at the Opéra National de Lyon, with his performance in Busoni’s Doktor Faust for which he was awarded with a Grammy. ‘His ability to get below the surface of a song and right into its soul is extraordinary’ (The Herald, Scotland). He has sung at major opera houses throughout
Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson studied in Göteborg, Rome and London as well as benefitting from the guidance and support of Mstislav Rostropovich. He has performed with many of this century’s finest conductors, such as Ozawa, Davis, Neeme Järvi, Svetlanov, Salonen, de Burgos and Rostropovich. He has toured with major orchestras in Europe, the USA, South
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 over 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 and
Born in Spain in 1990, Cristina’s musical education began at the Conservatories of Linares, Jaén and Seville, the Academia de Estudios Orquestales of the Barenboim-Said Foundation, and at the Rostock Hochschule für Musik und Theatre. She was a prizewinner at the ARD International Music Competition and in 2013 was appointed Principal Oboe of the Staatskapelle
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Nadav Cohen is a member of the Tel Aviv Wind Quintet and the Meitar Ensemble, alongside teaching in ‘Tedarim’, a unique contemporary music track at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. ‘Animate’, his 2018 debut solo album is dedicated to new bassoon music. He has also served as Principal Bassoon with the Israel Camerata
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 Orchestra, then under the direction of Herbert von Karajan. She has performed as soloist with various orchestras, and
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Born in Tel Aviv, pianist Itamar Carmeli studied in Jerusalem at the Academy of Music and Dance under Daria Monastyrski, and the New York Mannes School of Music under Pavlina Dokovska. He is currently based in Berlin at the Barenboim-Said Akademie studying with Sir András Schiff. He received scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, and
Thomas E. Bauer received his early training at the legendary Regensburg Domspatzen (Cathedral Choir), continuing his vocal studies at the Munich University of Music and Theatre. He has performed with leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink, the Concentus Musicus under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the Filarmonica della Scala under Zubin Mehta, the Leipzig
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 Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, IPO and Chicago Symphony under conductors including Celibidache, Boulez, Mehta, Dohnányi and Eschenbach. She is an advocate of twentieth-century music and has
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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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