Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Cellist Sol Gabetta was born the daughter of French-Russian parents in 1981 in Córdoba, Argentina. At the tender age of ten, she had already won her first competition in Argentina and has received a number of accolades since then, among others a win…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Cellist Sol Gabetta was born the daughter of French-Russian parents in 1981 in Córdoba, Argentina. At the tender age of ten, she had already won her first competition in Argentina and has received a number of accolades since then, among others a win…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist, is praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity. An award-winning artist, she has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist, is praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity. An award-winning artist, she has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist, is praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity. An award-winning artist, she has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist, is praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity. An award-winning artist, she has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist, is praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity. An award-winning artist, she has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Gautier Capuçon is a true 21st century ambassador for the cello. Performing internationally with many of the world’s foremost conductors and instrumentalists, he is also a passionate ambassador for the Orchestre à l'École Association which brings…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist, is praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity. An award-winning artist, she has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Cellist Sol Gabetta was born the daughter of French-Russian parents in 1981 in Córdoba, Argentina. At the tender age of ten, she had already won her first competition in Argentina and has received a number of accolades since then, among others a win…
Odette Couch began studying the violin at the age of seven. At eleven she was accepted as a junior student at the Amsterdam Music Academy. Starting in 1985, she continued her studies in Baltimore and New York. She was first a pupil and then an…
Born in the French city of Lille, the musician began playing the violin at the age of eight; from 1995 to 1997 he studied in Paris with Suzanne Gessner. After that Clément Courtin joined Igor Oistrakh's class in Brussels, where, after studying for…
Greatly influenced by his teachers, Rainer Moog and Hariolf Schlichtig, as well as the members of the Amadeus String Quartet, Wolfgang Berg concluded his studies at the Music Academy of Cologne by passing a concert examination. He was solo violist…
Dalia Stasevska’s charismatic and dynamic musicianship has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility. Chief Conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director to the International Sibelius Festival, Dalia also holds the post…
Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique compositional gifts have garnered her critical acclaim and a devoted following on the world stage. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times that “Montero’s playing had everything:…
Odette Couch began studying the violin at the age of seven. At eleven she was accepted as a junior student at the Amsterdam Music Academy. Starting in 1985, she continued her studies in Baltimore and New York. She was first a pupil and then an…
Born in the French city of Lille, the musician began playing the violin at the age of eight; from 1995 to 1997 he studied in Paris with Suzanne Gessner. After that Clément Courtin joined Igor Oistrakh's class in Brussels, where, after studying for…
Greatly influenced by his teachers, Rainer Moog and Hariolf Schlichtig, as well as the members of the Amadeus String Quartet, Wolfgang Berg concluded his studies at the Music Academy of Cologne by passing a concert examination. He was solo violist…
Dalia Stasevska’s charismatic and dynamic musicianship has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility. Chief Conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director to the International Sibelius Festival, Dalia also holds the post…
Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique compositional gifts have garnered her critical acclaim and a devoted following on the world stage. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times that “Montero’s playing had everything:…
Kent Nagano is considered one of the outstanding conductors for both operatic and orchestral repertoire. He has been General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Chief Conductor of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg since September…
Mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa’s spectacular rise in the international music displays her joy and equal ease at being on an opera stage, in a recital hall, in a recording studio or in concert.
An exclusive recording artist with Erato, Marianne has…
Kent Nagano is considered one of the outstanding conductors for both operatic and orchestral repertoire. He has been General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Chief Conductor of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg since September…
Mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa’s spectacular rise in the international music displays her joy and equal ease at being on an opera stage, in a recital hall, in a recording studio or in concert.
An exclusive recording artist with Erato, Marianne has…
Moscow-born Andrey Godik began his musical training in 1996 at the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow, initially on the recorder but soon switching to the oboe. From 2004 to 2008, he was a junior student at the Central Music School of the Moscow…
Iason Keramidis was born in Kavala, Greece in 1985. Receiving lessons from Prof Stelios Kafantaris aged 13, he studied at the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart with Prof Ingolf Turban from 2003 and later at the State…
Julio López was born in 1980 in Honduras. He began his musical studies at the Escuela de Música Victoriano López, studying the viola there with Ruben Moncada. In 1997/1998 he was principal violist in the Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of San Pedro…
Shizuka Mitsui erhielt mit fünf Jahren seinen ersten Cellounterricht und studierte an der Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokio bei Hakuro Mori und Wen-Sinn Yang. 2011 wurde er Akademist des NHK Symphony Orchestra. Seit 2016 studiert er an der…
Born in Moscow in January 1989, violinist Victoria Margasyuk received her first violin lessons at the age of four from G. Turchaninova at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory. During her studies with Professor K. Wegrzyn at the…
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Simon Fordham studied violin at the renowned Victorian College of Arts in his home town as well as at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. Beginning his career as orchestra musician at the Deutsche…
Valentin Eichler studied with Tabea Zimmermann in Frankfurt and Berlin, as well as with Veronika Hagen at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. As participant of the Kronberg Chamber Music Academy 2000, he performed with Boris Pergamenschikow and…
The Berlin-born musician took his first cello lessons at the age of five; after early competition successes he was accepted as a preparatory student in the class of Josef Schwab at the "Hanns Eisler" Academy of Music in Berlin and later graduated…
GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru is the Music Director Designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where he leads his inaugural season as Music Director in 2025/26. Măcelaru holds the titles of Artistic Director of the George…
Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the legendary performers of our time. The authority of a career spanning 65 years is uniquely combined with esprit and spontaneity in his piano playing. Tradition and innovation, faithfulness and freedom, authenticity and…
GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru is the Music Director Designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where he leads his inaugural season as Music Director in 2025/26. Măcelaru holds the titles of Artistic Director of the George…
Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the legendary performers of our time. The authority of a career spanning 65 years is uniquely combined with esprit and spontaneity in his piano playing. Tradition and innovation, faithfulness and freedom, authenticity and…
Matthias Pintscher is the newly appointed Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony (KCS), effective from the 2024 - 25 season. He launche d his tenure with the KCS with a highly successful tour to Europe in August, with concerts at the…
Matthias Pintscher is the newly appointed Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony (KCS), effective from the 2024 - 25 season. He launche d his tenure with the KCS with a highly successful tour to Europe in August, with concerts at the…
Italian conductor Riccardo Minasi currently serves as Principal Guest Conductor of Ensemble Resonanz who are resident at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, and Artistic Director of Orchestra La Scintilla at the Zurich Opera House, positions he has held since…
Born in Frankfurt on the Main in 1971, the actor began his studies in 1993 at the renowned Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. In 1996 Robert Dölle became a member of the ensemble at Munich´s Kammerspiele Theatre, where he appeared in productions…
Undoubtedly one of Sweden’s most accomplished talents, Camilla Tilling’s beguiling tone and unfailing musicality have made her a firm favourite with conductors, audiences and critics alike.
Tilling is one of the world’s most sought-after concert…
A recent graduate of the Opernstudio of Bayerische Staatsoper, Xenia Puskarz Thomas’ career was launched in the most prestigious of surroundings at the 2024 Salzburger Festspiele where her portrayal as Aglaja, conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, in…
The South African tenor Siyabonga Maqungo has been a member of the prestigious Staatsoper Unter den Linden ensemble since the 2020/21 where his roles to date include Trin (La Fanciulla del West), David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Count Almaviva…
Italian conductor Riccardo Minasi currently serves as Principal Guest Conductor of Ensemble Resonanz who are resident at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, and Artistic Director of Orchestra La Scintilla at the Zurich Opera House, positions he has held since…
Undoubtedly one of Sweden’s most accomplished talents, Camilla Tilling’s beguiling tone and unfailing musicality have made her a firm favourite with conductors, audiences and critics alike.
Tilling is one of the world’s most sought-after concert…
A recent graduate of the Opernstudio of Bayerische Staatsoper, Xenia Puskarz Thomas’ career was launched in the most prestigious of surroundings at the 2024 Salzburger Festspiele where her portrayal as Aglaja, conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, in…
The South African tenor Siyabonga Maqungo has been a member of the prestigious Staatsoper Unter den Linden ensemble since the 2020/21 where his roles to date include Trin (La Fanciulla del West), David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Count Almaviva…
Andrew Foster-Williams possesses a vocal versatility that allows him to present repertoire ranging from the masterpieces of Bach and Handel, through the classics of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to more recent masters such as Britten, Debussy, Wagner…
Michael Martin Kofler was born in the Southern Austrian city of Villach in 1966 and completed his flute studies with honors at the Vienna Music Academy as well as the Music Academy in Basel. While still a student, in 1987, he became solo flutist in…
Born in the French city of Lille, the musician began playing the violin at the age of eight; from 1995 to 1997 he studied in Paris with Suzanne Gessner. After that Clément Courtin joined Igor Oistrakh's class in Brussels, where, after studying for…
Burkhard Sigl comes from a musical family and had already begun playing the violin at the age of five. He completed his viola studies with honors at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and was promptly invited to join the faculty there. Besides a number of…
Sissy Schmidhuber was born in 1970 in Munich and received her first cello instruction at the age of seven. From 1983-87 she studied with Michael Hell, following which she began her studies at the Munich Music Academy, continuing her education in…
Bernhard Metz was born in Saarbrücken and took his first violin lessons at the Pflüger Foundation, headed by Wolfgang Marschner, in Freiburg. While still in secondary school, he also studied with Roman Nodel in Mannheim and Rainer Kussmaul in…
Katja Amberger, 1964 in Frankfurt geboren, ist in Berlin aufgewachsen und lebt heute in München. Sie absolvierte ihr Schauspielstudium am Mozarteum Salzburg und hatte bereits mit 21 Jahren ihr erstes festes Engagement am Schauspielhaus Zürich.…
The 2021/22 season is Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s first as Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London and he alongside this post he continues as Chief Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony and as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the…
Fascination for musical discovery combined with boundless curiosity, imagination, and virtuosity have established Kirill Gerstein as one of today’s most prolific and compelling performers.
Gerstein is a searching artist. As a pianist, curator,…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
The 2021/22 season is Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s first as Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London and he alongside this post he continues as Chief Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony and as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the…
Fascination for musical discovery combined with boundless curiosity, imagination, and virtuosity have established Kirill Gerstein as one of today’s most prolific and compelling performers.
Gerstein is a searching artist. As a pianist, curator,…
The 2021/22 season is Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s first as Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London and he alongside this post he continues as Chief Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony and as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the…
Fascination for musical discovery combined with boundless curiosity, imagination, and virtuosity have established Kirill Gerstein as one of today’s most prolific and compelling performers.
Gerstein is a searching artist. As a pianist, curator,…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (28) and Arthur Jussen (24). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are…
Han-Na Chang's prestigious and unique international career spans three decades. 2025 marks the 31st anniversary year of her extraordinary debut on the international stages, as an 11-year old winner of the First Prize at the Fifth lnternational…
Hailed as an "unrivaled musician" by Le Figaro, Anastasia Kobekina captivates audiences with her stunning musicality, versatile performances, and dynamic presence. She is the proud recipient of the 2024 Leonard Bernstein Award. In May 2023, Anastasia…
Han-Na Chang's prestigious and unique international career spans three decades. 2025 marks the 31st anniversary year of her extraordinary debut on the international stages, as an 11-year old winner of the First Prize at the Fifth lnternational…
Hailed as an "unrivaled musician" by Le Figaro, Anastasia Kobekina captivates audiences with her stunning musicality, versatile performances, and dynamic presence. She is the proud recipient of the 2024 Leonard Bernstein Award. In May 2023, Anastasia…
Hailed as an "unrivaled musician" by Le Figaro, Anastasia Kobekina captivates audiences with her stunning musicality, versatile performances, and dynamic presence. She is the proud recipient of the 2024 Leonard Bernstein Award. In May 2023, Anastasia…
Spanish violinist María Dueñas has emerged as a luminous talent in classical music, captivating audiences with her extraordinary range of tonal colours, impeccable technical prowess, and interpretations that blend artistic maturity with bold…
Spanish violinist María Dueñas has emerged as a luminous talent in classical music, captivating audiences with her extraordinary range of tonal colours, impeccable technical prowess, and interpretations that blend artistic maturity with bold…
Spanish violinist María Dueñas has emerged as a luminous talent in classical music, captivating audiences with her extraordinary range of tonal colours, impeccable technical prowess, and interpretations that blend artistic maturity with bold…
Born in 1967 in England, Julian Shevlin took his first violin lessons at the age of seven. At eleven, he made his first appearance at the "Proms" in London's Royal Albert Hall. In 1980 he débuted as soloist in the Bruch concerto in Manchester. In…
Vladimir Tolpygo was born in Moscow in 1988. Having received his first violin tuition aged four from Prof. Sergei Fatkulin, he emigrated to Portugal a year later, where his parents continued to teach him the violin.
Viola player Julie Risbet studied with Jean Sulem at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, where she graduated with honours in May 2008. Subsequently, she continued her studies with Hariolf Schlichtig at the Hochschule…
Cellist Joachim Wohlgemuth from Augsburg took his first lessons on the instrument at the age of seven. At fourteen, he began his studies as a preparatory student in Hartmut Tröndle's class at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg, transferring…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Bree in north-eastern Belgium, the musician completed his training on the trumpet at the conservatories in Brussels and Liège; after that, he worked with Pierre Thibaud in Paris, where he continued his studies in close collaboration with…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Born in 1977 in Passau, the musician began his trumpet lessons at the age of nine. After taking several prizes at the German Federal "Jugend musiziert" competition as well as Federal State Prizes at the Competition of the Music Society of the Upper…
Ulrich Haider was born in 1971 in Erding and received his first horn instruction at the age of 11. While still in school he became a junior student of Otto Schmitz at the Munich Music Academy in 1987, continuing his studies with him after completing…
Born in Tegernsee, Germany, Quirin Willert took up accordion and piano at the age of six. This was followed by the trombone at the age of eleven years, with which he gained early orchestral experience in the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra. He…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Bree in north-eastern Belgium, the musician completed his training on the trumpet at the conservatories in Brussels and Liège; after that, he worked with Pierre Thibaud in Paris, where he continued his studies in close collaboration with…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Born in 1977 in Passau, the musician began his trumpet lessons at the age of nine. After taking several prizes at the German Federal "Jugend musiziert" competition as well as Federal State Prizes at the Competition of the Music Society of the Upper…
Ulrich Haider was born in 1971 in Erding and received his first horn instruction at the age of 11. While still in school he became a junior student of Otto Schmitz at the Munich Music Academy in 1987, continuing his studies with him after completing…
Born in Tegernsee, Germany, Quirin Willert took up accordion and piano at the age of six. This was followed by the trombone at the age of eleven years, with which he gained early orchestral experience in the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra. He…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Bree in north-eastern Belgium, the musician completed his training on the trumpet at the conservatories in Brussels and Liège; after that, he worked with Pierre Thibaud in Paris, where he continued his studies in close collaboration with…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
The 2024/25 season sees Ollikainen make major debuts including Orchestre National de France, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Auditorium-Orchestre National de Lyon. Elsewhere, she makes…
Finnish soprano Tuuli Takala was born in Helsinki and studied singing, violin and music education at the Sibelius Academy in her home city. She made her professional opera debut in 2013 at the Finnish National Opera as the Queen of the Night in W.A.…
Hailed as ‘the Berlin discovery of the year’, 28 year old Hungarian mezzo-soprano / contralto Anna Kissjudit is a prodigious talent, having already debuted the role of Erda under the baton of Christian Thielemann in the new Ring Cycle at the…
Following on from a critically acclaimed international debut as Ein Sänger Der Rosenkavalier conducted by Philippe Jordan at the Wiener Staatsoper, US lyric tenor Angel Romero recently made his house debut at De Nationale Opera in Amsterdam in the…
The Icelandic baritone Jóhann Kristinsson is a recipient of numerous awards. Last year, he was named "Classical Singer of the Year" at the Icelandic Music Awards. He won the prestigious singing competition "Stella Maris," where he also received the…
The 2024/25 season sees Ollikainen make major debuts including Orchestre National de France, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Auditorium-Orchestre National de Lyon. Elsewhere, she makes…
Finnish soprano Tuuli Takala was born in Helsinki and studied singing, violin and music education at the Sibelius Academy in her home city. She made her professional opera debut in 2013 at the Finnish National Opera as the Queen of the Night in W.A.…
Hailed as ‘the Berlin discovery of the year’, 28 year old Hungarian mezzo-soprano / contralto Anna Kissjudit is a prodigious talent, having already debuted the role of Erda under the baton of Christian Thielemann in the new Ring Cycle at the…
Following on from a critically acclaimed international debut as Ein Sänger Der Rosenkavalier conducted by Philippe Jordan at the Wiener Staatsoper, US lyric tenor Angel Romero recently made his house debut at De Nationale Opera in Amsterdam in the…
The Icelandic baritone Jóhann Kristinsson is a recipient of numerous awards. Last year, he was named "Classical Singer of the Year" at the Icelandic Music Awards. He won the prestigious singing competition "Stella Maris," where he also received the…
Conductor, organist, and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon is one of the most renowned musicians and specialists for early music. He was born in Treviso and received a diploma in Early Music from Basel’s Schola Cantorum Basiliensis for his organ and…
Julia Lezhneva is one of the leading artists of her generation. The young Russian soprano with the voice of ”angelic beauty” (The New York Times), “pure tone” (Opernwelt) & “flawless technique” (Guardian) brings “unforgettable spiritual expression” &…
Conductor, organist, and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon is one of the most renowned musicians and specialists for early music. He was born in Treviso and received a diploma in Early Music from Basel’s Schola Cantorum Basiliensis for his organ and…
Julia Lezhneva is one of the leading artists of her generation. The young Russian soprano with the voice of ”angelic beauty” (The New York Times), “pure tone” (Opernwelt) & “flawless technique” (Guardian) brings “unforgettable spiritual expression” &…
Florian Hackspiel, geboren in Innsbruck, schloss 2007 sein Schauspielstudium an der Kunstuniversität Graz ab und ist seitdem als freischaffender Schauspieler und Regisseur im gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum unterwegs.
Béla Bufe wurde 1988 in Hamburg geboren. Seine Schulausbildung beendete er in England. England mit seiner starken Theater Tradition, inspirierte ihn, selbst eine Schauspielkarriere einzuschlagen. Er studierte zuerst in Hamburg, dann in Wien am Max…
Die holländische Regisseurin & Autorin Annechien Koerselman studierte Regie an der Hochschule für die Künste Maastricht (NL). Seitdem inszenierte sie viele Sprechtheater-, Musiktheaterstücke und Oper. Musik ist der rote Faden in allen ihren…
Florian Hackspiel, geboren in Innsbruck, schloss 2007 sein Schauspielstudium an der Kunstuniversität Graz ab und ist seitdem als freischaffender Schauspieler und Regisseur im gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum unterwegs.
Béla Bufe wurde 1988 in Hamburg geboren. Seine Schulausbildung beendete er in England. England mit seiner starken Theater Tradition, inspirierte ihn, selbst eine Schauspielkarriere einzuschlagen. Er studierte zuerst in Hamburg, dann in Wien am Max…
Die holländische Regisseurin & Autorin Annechien Koerselman studierte Regie an der Hochschule für die Künste Maastricht (NL). Seitdem inszenierte sie viele Sprechtheater-, Musiktheaterstücke und Oper. Musik ist der rote Faden in allen ihren…
Alexandra Gruber was born in Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. She studied the clarinet from 1994 to 1999 at the State Music Academy in Stuttgart and as early as this period also played regular performances with the Bachkollegium Stuttgart and the…
Born in Italy in 1995, Raffaele Giannotti received his first bassoon lessons at the age of ten from Antonio Vergine and Claudio Gonella. At the age of 15, he graduated with distinction from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin. Since 2011 he…
Mia Schwarzfischer grew up in Bonn, her birthplace, and, from an early age, was a student at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln under Paul van Zelm. During her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg with Ab Koster, she was a…
Born in Moscow in January 1989, violinist Victoria Margasyuk received her first violin lessons at the age of four from G. Turchaninova at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory. During her studies with Professor K. Wegrzyn at the…
Born in 1971 in Lichtenstein, Saxony, Katharina Schmitz received her first violin instruction at the age of five in Berlin. There she attended the "Hanns Eisler" Special School of Music starting in 1983, following which she attended the Music Academy…
British conductor, organist and pianist Wayne Marshall is world-renowned for his musicianship and versatility on the podium and at the keyboard. He served as Chief Conductor of WDR Funkhaus Orchestra Cologne 2014-2020, became Principal Guest…
Floris Mijnders began his cello studies at the age of eight and has studied with the renowned cello pedagogue Jean Decroos at the Royal conservatory of the Hague in the Netherlands, where he graduated in 1990. During his studies he has taken…
British conductor, organist and pianist Wayne Marshall is world-renowned for his musicianship and versatility on the podium and at the keyboard. He served as Chief Conductor of WDR Funkhaus Orchestra Cologne 2014-2020, became Principal Guest…
Floris Mijnders began his cello studies at the age of eight and has studied with the renowned cello pedagogue Jean Decroos at the Royal conservatory of the Hague in the Netherlands, where he graduated in 1990. During his studies he has taken…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
British conductor, organist and pianist Wayne Marshall is world-renowned for his musicianship and versatility on the podium and at the keyboard. He served as Chief Conductor of WDR Funkhaus Orchestra Cologne 2014-2020, became Principal Guest…
Floris Mijnders began his cello studies at the age of eight and has studied with the renowned cello pedagogue Jean Decroos at the Royal conservatory of the Hague in the Netherlands, where he graduated in 1990. During his studies he has taken…
British conductor, organist and pianist Wayne Marshall is world-renowned for his musicianship and versatility on the podium and at the keyboard. He served as Chief Conductor of WDR Funkhaus Orchestra Cologne 2014-2020, became Principal Guest…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Christoph (Stofferl) Well wurde als 14. von 15 Kindern der Lehrerfamilie Well 1959 in Günzlhofen geboren. Mir drei Jahren trat er zum ersten Mal mit seinen Eltern und Geschwistern öffentlich auf. Mit neun erhielt er von seinem Bruder eine Trompete um…
Brad Lubman, American conductor and composer, has gained widespread recognition for his versatility, commanding technique and insightful interpretations over the course of more than two decades. He is much in demand with major orchestras in Europe…
The American violinist Leila Josefowicz has won the hearts of audiences around the world with her dynamic virtuosity and fresh approach to the repertoire.
Leila Josefowicz came to national attention in 1994 when made her Carnegie Hall debut…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Ilona Cudek was born in 1967 in Gliwice, Poland. At the age of 13, after moving to Germany, she became a junior student at the Munich Music Academy, from which she graduated with honors in 1989. After that, a scholarship from the Bavarian Culture…
Ana Vladanovic-Lebedinski was born in Belgrade in 1974. She received her first violin lessons from her mother. Already at the age of 14 years she studied under Prof. Dejan Mihailovic at the Academy of Music in Belgrade where she received her diploma…
Cellist Joachim Wohlgemuth from Augsburg took his first lessons on the instrument at the age of seven. At fourteen, he began his studies as a preparatory student in Hartmut Tröndle's class at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg, transferring…
Emilio Yepes-Martinez started playing the contrabass at the age of eight. Initially studying under Ludwig Streicher, Rainer Zepperitz and Antonio García at the renowned Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid, he continued his studies with Esko Laine…
Brad Lubman, American conductor and composer, has gained widespread recognition for his versatility, commanding technique and insightful interpretations over the course of more than two decades. He is much in demand with major orchestras in Europe…
The American violinist Leila Josefowicz has won the hearts of audiences around the world with her dynamic virtuosity and fresh approach to the repertoire.
Leila Josefowicz came to national attention in 1994 when made her Carnegie Hall debut…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Martin Belič was born in 1981 in Maribor, Slovenia, and took his first flute lessons from Adam Biczkey and Karla Škarpa. After graduating from the Secondary School for Musicians in 2000, he studied with Irena Grafenauer and Herta Mergl at the…
Her personality and charisma, her understanding of music and her technical brilliance make Teresa Zimmermann one of the young generation’s leading harpists. Since September 2014, she has been solo harpist with the Munich Philharmonic under Valery…
Burkhard Sigl comes from a musical family and had already begun playing the violin at the age of five. He completed his viola studies with honors at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and was promptly invited to join the faculty there. Besides a number of…
An Italian with a strong affinity for the German repertoire. A “natural melodist” (Der Tagesspiegel), who excels at transferring the intricacy of his stylistically informed interpretations to the big orchestral apparatus. More, a true artist merging…
Igor Levit “is like no other pianist” (The New Yorker). With an alert and critical mind, he places his art in the context of social events and understands it as inseparably linked to them. The New York Times describes Igor Levit as one of the “most…
An Italian with a strong affinity for the German repertoire. A “natural melodist” (Der Tagesspiegel), who excels at transferring the intricacy of his stylistically informed interpretations to the big orchestral apparatus. More, a true artist merging…
Igor Levit “is like no other pianist” (The New Yorker). With an alert and critical mind, he places his art in the context of social events and understands it as inseparably linked to them. The New York Times describes Igor Levit as one of the “most…
An Italian with a strong affinity for the German repertoire. A “natural melodist” (Der Tagesspiegel), who excels at transferring the intricacy of his stylistically informed interpretations to the big orchestral apparatus. More, a true artist merging…
Igor Levit “is like no other pianist” (The New Yorker). With an alert and critical mind, he places his art in the context of social events and understands it as inseparably linked to them. The New York Times describes Igor Levit as one of the “most…
Andrew Manze is widely celebrated as one of the most stimulating and inspirational conductors of his generation. His extensive and scholarly knowledge of the repertoire, together with his boundless energy and warmth, mark him out. He has been Chief…
Lauded by The Guardian for her “dark and focused” voice, “sensational coloratura” and “spectacular singing” and by The Times for her “fierce, indeed terrifying, cane-swishing” characterisations, Beth Taylor is one of today’s most electrifying young…
One of the most exciting tenors Britain has to offer today, David Butt Philip is quickly becoming a firm favourite on the major international stages. An alumnus of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, his recent debuts in roles such as the title…
Andrew Foster-Williams possesses a vocal versatility that allows him to present repertoire ranging from the masterpieces of Bach and Handel, through the classics of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to more recent masters such as Britten, Debussy, Wagner…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Andrew Manze is widely celebrated as one of the most stimulating and inspirational conductors of his generation. His extensive and scholarly knowledge of the repertoire, together with his boundless energy and warmth, mark him out. He has been Chief…
Lauded by The Guardian for her “dark and focused” voice, “sensational coloratura” and “spectacular singing” and by The Times for her “fierce, indeed terrifying, cane-swishing” characterisations, Beth Taylor is one of today’s most electrifying young…
One of the most exciting tenors Britain has to offer today, David Butt Philip is quickly becoming a firm favourite on the major international stages. An alumnus of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, his recent debuts in roles such as the title…
Andrew Foster-Williams possesses a vocal versatility that allows him to present repertoire ranging from the masterpieces of Bach and Handel, through the classics of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to more recent masters such as Britten, Debussy, Wagner…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the legendary performers of our time. The authority of a career spanning 65 years is uniquely combined with esprit and spontaneity in his piano playing. Tradition and innovation, faithfulness and freedom, authenticity and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the legendary performers of our time. The authority of a career spanning 65 years is uniquely combined with esprit and spontaneity in his piano playing. Tradition and innovation, faithfulness and freedom, authenticity and…
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Simon Fordham studied violin at the renowned Victorian College of Arts in his home town as well as at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. Beginning his career as orchestra musician at the Deutsche…
Beate Springorum received her first instrumental instruction at the age of four on the violin. She initially trained as a violinist, then a few years later moved over to the viola. She rounded off her education in master classes with such prestigious…
Born 1988 in Leipzig, Michael Neumann, began his musical career in early childhood, initially on the piano and in the children’s choir of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. It was not until he was 13 that he took up the double bass, taking lessons with Thomas…
Andreas Kowalewitz wurde in Hannover geboren und absolvierte ein Klavier- und Dirigierstudium an der dortigen Hochschule für Musik und Theater. 1985 wurde er zunächst als Kapellmeister und Solorepetitor ans Staatstheater Kassel engagiert, wo er in…
Die Wahl-Wienerin erhielt ihre Ausbildung an den Performing Arts Studios Vienna. Zu ihren bisherigen Rollen zählen u. a. Columbia (»The Rocky Horror Show«), Mistress (»Evita«), Soulgirl (»Jesus Christ Superstar«) in Graz und Klagenfurt, Anybodys…
Julia Taschler wurde in Südtirol geboren und nahm seit ihrer Kindheit Klavier-, Gesangs- und Tanzunterricht. Im Oktober 2016 begann sie ihr Studium der Musik- und Instrumentalmusikerziehung mit Hauptfach Popgesang an der Musikuniversität Mozarteum in…
Concert for pre-school groups and primary school classes
Isarphilharmonie
Conductor
Andreas Kowalewitz
Andreas Kowalewitz wurde in Hannover geboren und absolvierte ein Klavier- und Dirigierstudium an der dortigen Hochschule für Musik und Theater. 1985 wurde er zunächst als Kapellmeister und Solorepetitor ans Staatstheater Kassel engagiert, wo er in…
Die Wahl-Wienerin erhielt ihre Ausbildung an den Performing Arts Studios Vienna. Zu ihren bisherigen Rollen zählen u. a. Columbia (»The Rocky Horror Show«), Mistress (»Evita«), Soulgirl (»Jesus Christ Superstar«) in Graz und Klagenfurt, Anybodys…
Julia Taschler wurde in Südtirol geboren und nahm seit ihrer Kindheit Klavier-, Gesangs- und Tanzunterricht. Im Oktober 2016 begann sie ihr Studium der Musik- und Instrumentalmusikerziehung mit Hauptfach Popgesang an der Musikuniversität Mozarteum in…
One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, Elim Chan performs an unusually wide-ranging repertory of symphonic works extending from the Classical period to the present day. The Sunday Times describes Elim Chan as “a rare example of a…
Augustin Hadelich is recognised as one of the foremost violinists on the international stage. Renowned for his ravishing tone, dazzling technique and deeply compelling interpretations, he captivates audiences and critics alike. He tours extensively…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, Elim Chan performs an unusually wide-ranging repertory of symphonic works extending from the Classical period to the present day. The Sunday Times describes Elim Chan as “a rare example of a…
Augustin Hadelich is recognised as one of the foremost violinists on the international stage. Renowned for his ravishing tone, dazzling technique and deeply compelling interpretations, he captivates audiences and critics alike. He tours extensively…
One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, Elim Chan performs an unusually wide-ranging repertory of symphonic works extending from the Classical period to the present day. The Sunday Times describes Elim Chan as “a rare example of a…
Augustin Hadelich is recognised as one of the foremost violinists on the international stage. Renowned for his ravishing tone, dazzling technique and deeply compelling interpretations, he captivates audiences and critics alike. He tours extensively…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
Bernhard Metz was born in Saarbrücken and took his first violin lessons at the Pflüger Foundation, headed by Wolfgang Marschner, in Freiburg. While still in secondary school, he also studied with Roman Nodel in Mannheim and Rainer Kussmaul in…
Born in Sichuan, China, the musician began studying the violin at the age of four with Chaoji Liu, continuing on at eleven to Weiming Hu at the Chengdu Music Academy. From 1995 to 1999 Qi Zhou studied with Yaoji Lin at the Music Academy in Beijing;…
Konstantin Sellheim is among the most sought-after instrumentalists of his generation. After studying violin with Prof. Atila Aydintan at Hannover University of Music and Theatre, in 1996 he began viola studies with Volker Worlitzsch from the…
A native of Wuppertal, the musician took his first cello lessons at the age of nine. After winning three federal prizes at the "Jugend musiziert" competition and first prize at the international "Charles Hennen" Chamber Music Competition in the…
Ulrich von Neumann-Cosel received his formative musical education at the age of six on the violoncello and with the Stuttgart Hymnus Boys’ Choir. Aged 13 he changed over to the double bass. After three years as a junior student with Prof Matthias…
Born in 1977 in Passau, the musician began his trumpet lessons at the age of nine. After taking several prizes at the German Federal "Jugend musiziert" competition as well as Federal State Prizes at the Competition of the Music Society of the Upper…
Ulrich Haider was born in 1971 in Erding and received his first horn instruction at the age of 11. While still in school he became a junior student of Otto Schmitz at the Munich Music Academy in 1987, continuing his studies with him after completing…
Born in Tegernsee, Germany, Quirin Willert took up accordion and piano at the age of six. This was followed by the trombone at the age of eleven years, with which he gained early orchestral experience in the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra. He…
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon began his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of fourteen, winning numerous awards during his five years there. Following this, Capuçon moved to Berlin to study with…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
Alexander Maria Möck was born in 1969 in Lauingen on the Danube. At the age of six, he started instruction with Aurelian Minculescu, who taught him the basics of violin playing and to whom he owes several prizes from the "Jugend musiziert"…
Jano Lisboa is 1st prize winner in both Viola and Chamber Music categories in the Prémio Jovens Músicos in Lisbon (Portugal) and prizewinner in the Watson Forbes International Viola Competition (Scotland) achieving also a commendation for one of the…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon began his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of fourteen, winning numerous awards during his five years there. Following this, Capuçon moved to Berlin to study with…
Thomas Hengelbrock is one of the most versatile and fascinating musicians of his generation. His work covers multiple genres and periods and is always the result of a detailed engagement with the musical text and of his deep understanding of the…
Thomas Hengelbrock is one of the most versatile and fascinating musicians of his generation. His work covers multiple genres and periods and is always the result of a detailed engagement with the musical text and of his deep understanding of the…
Born in the French city of Lille, the musician began playing the violin at the age of eight; from 1995 to 1997 he studied in Paris with Suzanne Gessner. After that Clément Courtin joined Igor Oistrakh's class in Brussels, where, after studying for…
Bernhard Metz was born in Saarbrücken and took his first violin lessons at the Pflüger Foundation, headed by Wolfgang Marschner, in Freiburg. While still in secondary school, he also studied with Roman Nodel in Mannheim and Rainer Kussmaul in…
Konstantin Sellheim is among the most sought-after instrumentalists of his generation. After studying violin with Prof. Atila Aydintan at Hannover University of Music and Theatre, in 1996 he began viola studies with Volker Worlitzsch from the…
A native of Wuppertal, the musician took his first cello lessons at the age of nine. After winning three federal prizes at the "Jugend musiziert" competition and first prize at the international "Charles Hennen" Chamber Music Competition in the…
Born in Rome in 1999, Bianca Maria Fiorito received her first degree aged 15 at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia. She completed her bachelor’s degree with distinction with Prof. Mario Caroli at the »Académie Supérieure de Musique« in Strasbourg,…
Alexandra Gruber wurde in Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald geboren, begann bereits fünfjährig mit dem Klavierspiel, mit neun Jahren folgte dann die Klarinette. Ihr Studium im Hauptfach Klarinette absolvierte sie an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik in…
Born in 1977 in Passau, the musician began his trumpet lessons at the age of nine. After taking several prizes at the German Federal "Jugend musiziert" competition as well as Federal State Prizes at the Competition of the Music Society of the Upper…
The Salzburg bassoonist Johannes Hofbauer began his musical training with Gerti Hollweger at the age of six. He has performed as a solo bassoonist with orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Substitute…
Marius Fischer (*2000) erhielt seinen ersten Schlagzeugunterricht im Alter von vier Jahren. Während der Schulzeit sammelte er wertvolle Erfahrungen in verschiedensten Orchestern sowie als Solist und schloss zahlreiche Wettbewerbe mit ersten Preisen…
Born in Rome in 1999, Bianca Maria Fiorito received her first degree aged 15 at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia. She completed her bachelor’s degree with distinction with Prof. Mario Caroli at the »Académie Supérieure de Musique« in Strasbourg,…
Alexandra Gruber wurde in Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald geboren, begann bereits fünfjährig mit dem Klavierspiel, mit neun Jahren folgte dann die Klarinette. Ihr Studium im Hauptfach Klarinette absolvierte sie an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik in…
Born in 1977 in Passau, the musician began his trumpet lessons at the age of nine. After taking several prizes at the German Federal "Jugend musiziert" competition as well as Federal State Prizes at the Competition of the Music Society of the Upper…
The Salzburg bassoonist Johannes Hofbauer began his musical training with Gerti Hollweger at the age of six. He has performed as a solo bassoonist with orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Substitute…
Marius Fischer (*2000) erhielt seinen ersten Schlagzeugunterricht im Alter von vier Jahren. Während der Schulzeit sammelte er wertvolle Erfahrungen in verschiedensten Orchestern sowie als Solist und schloss zahlreiche Wettbewerbe mit ersten Preisen…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho has made his mark as one of the consummate talents of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic…
Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski will become the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director beginning in the 2026/27 season, after serving as Music Director Designate in 2025/26. He was awarded the title “Principal Guest Conductor” of The…
Critical superlatives and audience ovations have continuously followed Yuja Wang’s dazzling career. The Beijing-born pianist is set to achieve new heights during the 2018-19 season, which features recitals, concert series, season residencies, and…
Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski will become the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director beginning in the 2026/27 season, after serving as Music Director Designate in 2025/26. He was awarded the title “Principal Guest Conductor” of The…
Critical superlatives and audience ovations have continuously followed Yuja Wang’s dazzling career. The Beijing-born pianist is set to achieve new heights during the 2018-19 season, which features recitals, concert series, season residencies, and…
Alain Altinoglu is Music Director of Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels and hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt. Since 2015, he has earned widespread recognition for his extraordinary leadership, inspiring riveting and transcendent opera performances…
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, Giorgi studied the piano without ever thinking about a professional career as a pianist. He is passionate about the folksongs of his country, which he likes to arrange and sing. He even participated in the Georgian…
Alain Altinoglu is Music Director of Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels and hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt. Since 2015, he has earned widespread recognition for his extraordinary leadership, inspiring riveting and transcendent opera performances…
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, Giorgi studied the piano without ever thinking about a professional career as a pianist. He is passionate about the folksongs of his country, which he likes to arrange and sing. He even participated in the Georgian…
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, Giorgi studied the piano without ever thinking about a professional career as a pianist. He is passionate about the folksongs of his country, which he likes to arrange and sing. He even participated in the Georgian…
Born in the Czech Republic, Jakub Hrůša is Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic.
Acclaimed by The New York Times as “an outstanding actress, as well as a singer of extraordinary grace and finesse,” American soprano Corinne Winters has performed over thirty leading roles at major opera houses around the world.
He studied singing at the Prague Conservatory under the guidance of Jiří Kotouč and then continued his studies at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under Roman Janál from 2008. He is the winner of the junior…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Born in the Czech Republic, Jakub Hrůša is Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic.
Acclaimed by The New York Times as “an outstanding actress, as well as a singer of extraordinary grace and finesse,” American soprano Corinne Winters has performed over thirty leading roles at major opera houses around the world.
He studied singing at the Prague Conservatory under the guidance of Jiří Kotouč and then continued his studies at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under Roman Janál from 2008. He is the winner of the junior…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Zubin Mehta was born in 1936 in Bombay and received his first musical education under his father’s Mehli Mehta’s guidance who was a noted concert violinist and the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. After a short period of pre-medical studies…
Alexandra Gruber was born in Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. She studied the clarinet from 1994 to 1999 at the State Music Academy in Stuttgart and as early as this period also played regular performances with the Bachkollegium Stuttgart and the…
Zubin Mehta was born in 1936 in Bombay and received his first musical education under his father’s Mehli Mehta’s guidance who was a noted concert violinist and the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. After a short period of pre-medical studies…
Alexandra Gruber was born in Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. She studied the clarinet from 1994 to 1999 at the State Music Academy in Stuttgart and as early as this period also played regular performances with the Bachkollegium Stuttgart and the…
Zubin Mehta was born in 1936 in Bombay and received his first musical education under his father’s Mehli Mehta’s guidance who was a noted concert violinist and the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. After a short period of pre-medical studies…
Alexandra Gruber was born in Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. She studied the clarinet from 1994 to 1999 at the State Music Academy in Stuttgart and as early as this period also played regular performances with the Bachkollegium Stuttgart and the…
The oboist was born in 1973 in Leipzig and completed her training with Günter Passin at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich. Following the successful completion of her studies, she became principal oboist in the German Symphony Orchestra of…
Born in 1971 in Lichtenstein, Saxony, Katharina Schmitz received her first violin instruction at the age of five in Berlin. There she attended the "Hanns Eisler" Special School of Music starting in 1983, following which she attended the Music Academy…
Konstantin Sellheim is among the most sought-after instrumentalists of his generation. After studying violin with Prof. Atila Aydintan at Hannover University of Music and Theatre, in 1996 he began viola studies with Volker Worlitzsch from the…
Elke Funk-Hoever was born in 1966 in Esslingen. After secondary school, she studied violoncello at the Music Academy in nearby Stuttgart with Rudolf Gleisner, at the Arts Academy in Berlin with Wolfgang Boettcher and at the Juilliard School of Music…
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. Over more than three decades, she has forged extraordinary artistic partnerships with the world’s foremost…
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. Over more than three decades, she has forged extraordinary artistic partnerships with the world’s foremost…
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. Over more than three decades, she has forged extraordinary artistic partnerships with the world’s foremost…
Praised for his scintillating, authentic and inclusive approach to conducting and driven entirely by the music, Petr Popelka has been the Chief Conductor at the Wiener Symphoniker since the 2024/25 season. He is also the Chief Conductor and Artistic…
Isabelle Faust captivates her audience with her compelling interpretations. She approaches each piece with the utmost respect and sensitivity towards its musical historical context and the historic use of instruments. By combining greatest possible…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
Praised for his scintillating, authentic and inclusive approach to conducting and driven entirely by the music, Petr Popelka has been the Chief Conductor at the Wiener Symphoniker since the 2024/25 season. He is also the Chief Conductor and Artistic…
Isabelle Faust captivates her audience with her compelling interpretations. She approaches each piece with the utmost respect and sensitivity towards its musical historical context and the historic use of instruments. By combining greatest possible…
Praised for his scintillating, authentic and inclusive approach to conducting and driven entirely by the music, Petr Popelka has been the Chief Conductor at the Wiener Symphoniker since the 2024/25 season. He is also the Chief Conductor and Artistic…
Isabelle Faust captivates her audience with her compelling interpretations. She approaches each piece with the utmost respect and sensitivity towards its musical historical context and the historic use of instruments. By combining greatest possible…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
Luis Castillo-Briceño was appointed a Dudamel Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2024/25 season working alongside Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and visiting artists and conductors. He also worked with students in key education programmes…
Elzė Sadauskaitė wurde in Litauen geboren und begann ihre professionelle Tanzausbildung mit einem Stipendium an der Nationalen Mikalojus-Konstantinas-Čiurlionis-Kunstschule. Im Jahr 2020 zog sie in die Schweiz, um ihre Ausbildung an der Tanz Akademie…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
Beate Springorum received her first instrumental instruction at the age of four on the violin. She initially trained as a violinist, then a few years later moved over to the viola. She rounded off her education in master classes with such prestigious…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Considered a child prodigy, it was not long before she was performing regular concerts and recitals. In 1955, she moved to…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Raised in Los Angeles, conductor Ryan Bancroft has rapidly built an international career which takes him all over the globe working with many of the world’s leading orchestras. Since September 2021 Bancroft has been Principal Conductor of the BBC…
Born in modern day Lvov, Poland, Emanuel Ax moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his family when he was a young boy. Mr. Ax made his New York debut in the Young Concert Artists Series, and in 1974 won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano…
Raised in Los Angeles, conductor Ryan Bancroft has rapidly built an international career which takes him all over the globe working with many of the world’s leading orchestras. Since September 2021 Bancroft has been Principal Conductor of the BBC…
Born in modern day Lvov, Poland, Emanuel Ax moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his family when he was a young boy. Mr. Ax made his New York debut in the Young Concert Artists Series, and in 1974 won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano…
Zubin Mehta was born in 1936 in Bombay and received his first musical education under his father’s Mehli Mehta’s guidance who was a noted concert violinist and the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. After a short period of pre-medical studies…
Born in Italy in 1995, Raffaele Giannotti received his first bassoon lessons at the age of ten from Antonio Vergine and Claudio Gonella. At the age of 15, he graduated with distinction from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin. Since 2011 he…
Zubin Mehta was born in 1936 in Bombay and received his first musical education under his father’s Mehli Mehta’s guidance who was a noted concert violinist and the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. After a short period of pre-medical studies…
Born in Italy in 1995, Raffaele Giannotti received his first bassoon lessons at the age of ten from Antonio Vergine and Claudio Gonella. At the age of 15, he graduated with distinction from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin. Since 2011 he…
Michael Martin Kofler was born in the Southern Austrian city of Villach in 1966 and completed his flute studies with honors at the Vienna Music Academy as well as the Music Academy in Basel. While still a student, in 1987, he became solo flutist in…
The oboist was born in 1973 in Leipzig and completed her training with Günter Passin at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich. Following the successful completion of her studies, she became principal oboist in the German Symphony Orchestra of…
Born in Italy in 1995, Raffaele Giannotti received his first bassoon lessons at the age of ten from Antonio Vergine and Claudio Gonella. At the age of 15, he graduated with distinction from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin. Since 2011 he…
At the age of 16, this musician from Berlin started taking piano lessons but soon discovered his great love for the double bass. In 1998 he began his training at the Academy of Music in Berlin, continuing on in Leipzig. Alexander Preuss regularly…
Anja Bihlmaier's musical intuition, inspiring charisma and ability to combine passion with precision have made her one of the leading conductors of her generation. She has been principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest Den Haag since August 2021.…
German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most versatile and sought-after artists today. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire ranging from early to contemporary music on both period and modern…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
Anja Bihlmaier's musical intuition, inspiring charisma and ability to combine passion with precision have made her one of the leading conductors of her generation. She has been principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest Den Haag since August 2021.…
German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most versatile and sought-after artists today. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire ranging from early to contemporary music on both period and modern…
Anja Bihlmaier's musical intuition, inspiring charisma and ability to combine passion with precision have made her one of the leading conductors of her generation. She has been principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest Den Haag since August 2021.…
German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most versatile and sought-after artists today. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire ranging from early to contemporary music on both period and modern…
Thomas Hengelbrock is one of the most versatile and fascinating musicians of his generation. His work covers multiple genres and periods and is always the result of a detailed engagement with the musical text and of his deep understanding of the…
Australian soprano Eleanor Lyons studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Elena Obraztsova, Barry Ryan and Viktoria Dodoka, before joining the Mariinsky Academy for Young Opera Singers in St. Petersburg and pursuing her studies further at…
Samuel Hasselhorn, born in Göttingen in 1990, is now one of the most influential performers in his field. After studying in Hanover and Paris and winning major prizes – most notably the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2018 – he has established himself…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Thomas Hengelbrock is one of the most versatile and fascinating musicians of his generation. His work covers multiple genres and periods and is always the result of a detailed engagement with the musical text and of his deep understanding of the…
Australian soprano Eleanor Lyons studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Elena Obraztsova, Barry Ryan and Viktoria Dodoka, before joining the Mariinsky Academy for Young Opera Singers in St. Petersburg and pursuing her studies further at…
Samuel Hasselhorn, born in Göttingen in 1990, is now one of the most influential performers in his field. After studying in Hanover and Paris and winning major prizes – most notably the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2018 – he has established himself…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. Over more than three decades, she has forged extraordinary artistic partnerships with the world’s foremost…
One of France’s foremost pianists, Bertrand Chamayou has garnered international recognition for his virtuoso technique, insightful musicianship and striking originality across a vast repertoire.
He has performed at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and…
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. Over more than three decades, she has forged extraordinary artistic partnerships with the world’s foremost…
One of France’s foremost pianists, Bertrand Chamayou has garnered international recognition for his virtuoso technique, insightful musicianship and striking originality across a vast repertoire.
He has performed at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and…
Percussionist Sebastian Förschl was educated at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, where he studied with Peter Sadlo and Franz Bach. In the summer of 2009 he passed the diploma examination and moved on to the master class. Sebastian Förschl…
Jörg Hannabach received his training from Arnold Riedhammer at Munich's Richard Strauss Conservatory and at the Academy of Music in Frankfurt, where he graduated with an Artist's Diploma. In 1992 he bercame a member of the State Philharmonic of the…
Michael Leopold studied percussion under Prof Peter Sadlo at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich. In 2007 he won first prize at the national “Jugend musiziert” competition and in 2009 he received the cultural advancement award of his home…
The musician from Reutlingen took his first percussion lessons at only 12 years of age and was then accepted as a preparatory student at the Music Academy in Trossingen. As a multiple prize winner at the "Jugend musiziert" competition, Stefan…
Guido Rückel grew up in a very musical family in Berlin. The desire to play percussion instruments was present all his life. When he turned thirteen, his parents exchanged the pots, pans and rubbish bins he had been thwacking on until then for a…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Recognized worldwide for his natural ease and extraordinary collaborative spirit, American conductor James Gaffigan has attracted international attention for his prowess as a conductor of both symphony orchestras and opera. The mutual trust he builds…
Matias Piñeira was born in Chile and started to learn the French horn at the age of seven. He subsequently studied the instrument at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and attended masterclasses, among others at German Brass and with…
Recognized worldwide for his natural ease and extraordinary collaborative spirit, American conductor James Gaffigan has attracted international attention for his prowess as a conductor of both symphony orchestras and opera. The mutual trust he builds…
Matias Piñeira was born in Chile and started to learn the French horn at the age of seven. He subsequently studied the instrument at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and attended masterclasses, among others at German Brass and with…
Recognized worldwide for his natural ease and extraordinary collaborative spirit, American conductor James Gaffigan has attracted international attention for his prowess as a conductor of both symphony orchestras and opera. The mutual trust he builds…
Matias Piñeira was born in Chile and started to learn the French horn at the age of seven. He subsequently studied the instrument at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and attended masterclasses, among others at German Brass and with…
Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. These two positions – combined with his leadership of a pioneering alliance between the two institutions – have firmly…
Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. These two positions – combined with his leadership of a pioneering alliance between the two institutions – have firmly…
Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. These two positions – combined with his leadership of a pioneering alliance between the two institutions – have firmly…
Ilona Cudek was born in 1967 in Gliwice, Poland. At the age of 13, after moving to Germany, she became a junior student at the Munich Music Academy, from which she graduated with honors in 1989. After that, a scholarship from the Bavarian Culture…
Elke Funk-Hoever was born in 1966 in Esslingen. After secondary school, she studied violoncello at the Music Academy in nearby Stuttgart with Rudolf Gleisner, at the Arts Academy in Berlin with Wolfgang Boettcher and at the Juilliard School of Music…
Aglaya Zinchenko wurde 1979 in Sankt Petersburg geboren und absolvierte dort ihr Musikstudium mit Auszeichnung. 2008 schloss sie die Fortbildungsklasse bei Prof. Margarita Höhenrieder an der Musikhochschule in München ab. Sie ist Preisträgerin des…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon began his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of fourteen, winning numerous awards during his five years there. Following this, Capuçon moved to Berlin to study with…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon began his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of fourteen, winning numerous awards during his five years there. Following this, Capuçon moved to Berlin to study with…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon began his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of fourteen, winning numerous awards during his five years there. Following this, Capuçon moved to Berlin to study with…
Maxime Pascal has quickly established himself as one of the most brilliant interpreters of 20th-century and contemporary music of his generation. Pascal’s musical journey has been driven by a passionate exploration of sound: upon entering the Paris…
French soprano Axelle Fanyo “does not only embody a character, she tells us the story. She clearly cultivates the art of communication, which gives her singing another dimension.” (Forum Opera) and is making her mark on both the opera world and in…
Anna Lucia Richter comes from a great family of musicians. She was trained by Prof. Kurt Widmer in Basel and completed her vocal studies with Prof. Klesie Kelly-Moog at the Cologne Academy of Music. She received further inspiration from Christoph…
French tenor Léo Vermot-Desroches graduated from his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris with distinction. In 2024 he was nominated as opera singer discovery at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. In 2023 he won 2nd prize in…
Stéphane Degout studied at the CNSM , Lyon, and was a member of Opéra de Lyon. He made his oper atic debut in 1999 at the Aix - en - Provence Festival. Since then he has sung for the Paris Opéra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Berlin State Opera,…
Maxime Pascal has quickly established himself as one of the most brilliant interpreters of 20th-century and contemporary music of his generation. Pascal’s musical journey has been driven by a passionate exploration of sound: upon entering the Paris…
French soprano Axelle Fanyo “does not only embody a character, she tells us the story. She clearly cultivates the art of communication, which gives her singing another dimension.” (Forum Opera) and is making her mark on both the opera world and in…
Anna Lucia Richter comes from a great family of musicians. She was trained by Prof. Kurt Widmer in Basel and completed her vocal studies with Prof. Klesie Kelly-Moog at the Cologne Academy of Music. She received further inspiration from Christoph…
French tenor Léo Vermot-Desroches graduated from his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris with distinction. In 2024 he was nominated as opera singer discovery at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. In 2023 he won 2nd prize in…
Stéphane Degout studied at the CNSM , Lyon, and was a member of Opéra de Lyon. He made his oper atic debut in 1999 at the Aix - en - Provence Festival. Since then he has sung for the Paris Opéra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Berlin State Opera,…
Maxime Pascal has quickly established himself as one of the most brilliant interpreters of 20th-century and contemporary music of his generation. Pascal’s musical journey has been driven by a passionate exploration of sound: upon entering the Paris…
French soprano Axelle Fanyo “does not only embody a character, she tells us the story. She clearly cultivates the art of communication, which gives her singing another dimension.” (Forum Opera) and is making her mark on both the opera world and in…
Anna Lucia Richter comes from a great family of musicians. She was trained by Prof. Kurt Widmer in Basel and completed her vocal studies with Prof. Klesie Kelly-Moog at the Cologne Academy of Music. She received further inspiration from Christoph…
French tenor Léo Vermot-Desroches graduated from his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris with distinction. In 2024 he was nominated as opera singer discovery at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. In 2023 he won 2nd prize in…
Stéphane Degout studied at the CNSM , Lyon, and was a member of Opéra de Lyon. He made his oper atic debut in 1999 at the Aix - en - Provence Festival. Since then he has sung for the Paris Opéra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Berlin State Opera,…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world. He enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the…
Highlights of Krzysztof Urbański’s 23/24 season include debuts with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Autumn 2023 sees his…
Highlights of Krzysztof Urbański’s 23/24 season include debuts with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Autumn 2023 sees his…
Highlights of Krzysztof Urbański’s 23/24 season include debuts with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Autumn 2023 sees his…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
Over the last quarter century, Manfred Honeck has firmly established himself as one of the world’s leading conductors, renowned for his distinctive interpretations and arrangements of a wide range of repertoire. For more than a decade, he has served…
With her versatility spanning a diverse repertoire, Christina Landshamer is a globally soughtafter concert, opera, and lieder singer. Currently based in Stuttgart, she pursued her vocal studies at the Munich University of Music and later with Dunja…
Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, based in Berlin, gained international recognition in 2017 when she won both the Main Prize and the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of theWorld competition. Since then, she has established herself as a…
Patrick Grahl was born in Leipzig and was initially a member of the St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig under Georg Christoph Biller; he then went on to complete his singing training at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Academy of Music in Leipzig with…
Franz-Josef Selig is one of the most renowned singers internationally for serious bass roles such as Gurnemanz, King Marke, Sarastro, Rocco, Osmin, Daland, Fiesco, and Fasolt. He is at home in all the world's major opera houses, including the…
Over the last quarter century, Manfred Honeck has firmly established himself as one of the world’s leading conductors, renowned for his distinctive interpretations and arrangements of a wide range of repertoire. For more than a decade, he has served…
With her versatility spanning a diverse repertoire, Christina Landshamer is a globally soughtafter concert, opera, and lieder singer. Currently based in Stuttgart, she pursued her vocal studies at the Munich University of Music and later with Dunja…
Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, based in Berlin, gained international recognition in 2017 when she won both the Main Prize and the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of theWorld competition. Since then, she has established herself as a…
Patrick Grahl was born in Leipzig and was initially a member of the St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig under Georg Christoph Biller; he then went on to complete his singing training at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Academy of Music in Leipzig with…
Franz-Josef Selig is one of the most renowned singers internationally for serious bass roles such as Gurnemanz, King Marke, Sarastro, Rocco, Osmin, Daland, Fiesco, and Fasolt. He is at home in all the world's major opera houses, including the…
Over the last quarter century, Manfred Honeck has firmly established himself as one of the world’s leading conductors, renowned for his distinctive interpretations and arrangements of a wide range of repertoire. For more than a decade, he has served…
With her versatility spanning a diverse repertoire, Christina Landshamer is a globally soughtafter concert, opera, and lieder singer. Currently based in Stuttgart, she pursued her vocal studies at the Munich University of Music and later with Dunja…
Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, based in Berlin, gained international recognition in 2017 when she won both the Main Prize and the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of theWorld competition. Since then, she has established herself as a…
Patrick Grahl was born in Leipzig and was initially a member of the St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig under Georg Christoph Biller; he then went on to complete his singing training at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Academy of Music in Leipzig with…
Franz-Josef Selig is one of the most renowned singers internationally for serious bass roles such as Gurnemanz, King Marke, Sarastro, Rocco, Osmin, Daland, Fiesco, and Fasolt. He is at home in all the world's major opera houses, including the…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 46 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 46 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 46 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 46 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts West Palm Beach
Conductor
Lahav Shani
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 46 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 46 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Florentine Lenz received her first violin tuition at the age of four from Tor Song Tan at the Westfälische Schule für Musik Münster. Aged eleven she became a pupil of Martin Dehning who, a year later, accepted her as junior student into his class at…
Born in Tokyo in 1988, Asami Yamada received her first violin lessons at the age of four. She was a student of Gérard Poulet, Oleh Krysa and Natsumi Tamai at the Tokyo University of Arts and received her Master’s degree in 2011 before joining the…
Viola player Julie Risbet studied with Jean Sulem at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, where she graduated with honours in May 2008. Subsequently, she continued her studies with Hariolf Schlichtig at the Hochschule…
The musician was born in Neubrandenburg and began his cello studies in 1981 at the music school in his native city. In 1985 he was accepted as an outside student at the "Special School of Music" of the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin, and from…
Julio Doggenweiler Fernández has carried out a vast career as an orchestra conductor, particularly in Munich, Germany, where he resides permanently since 1990, as well as in Chile - his homeland - to where he travels periodically.
Her personality and charisma, her understanding of music and her technical brilliance make Teresa Zimmermann one of the young generation’s leading harpists. Since September 2014, she has been solo harpist with the Munich Philharmonic under Valery…
Mitglieder des ODEON-Jugendsinfonieorchesters und der Münchner Philharmoniker
Speaker
Malte Arkona
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
Pablo Heras-Casado enjoys an unusually varied and broad-ranging career, encompassing the great symphonic and operatic repertoire, historically informed performances, and contemporary scores. A musical character best reflected by the quality of the…
Alexander Melnikov completed his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under Lev Naumov. His most formative musical moments in Moscow include an early encounter with Svjatoslav Richter, who thereafter regularly invited him to festivals in Russia and…
Pablo Heras-Casado enjoys an unusually varied and broad-ranging career, encompassing the great symphonic and operatic repertoire, historically informed performances, and contemporary scores. A musical character best reflected by the quality of the…
Alexander Melnikov completed his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under Lev Naumov. His most formative musical moments in Moscow include an early encounter with Svjatoslav Richter, who thereafter regularly invited him to festivals in Russia and…
Fabio Luisi is General Music Director of the Zurich Opera, Music Director designated of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor for the Danish National Symphony.
In the recent seasons he conducted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He has…
Benjamin Bruns began his singing career as an alto soloist in the boys' choir of his hometown of Hanover. After four years of private vocal training with Prof. Peter Sefcik, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Fabio Luisi is General Music Director of the Zurich Opera, Music Director designated of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor for the Danish National Symphony.
In the recent seasons he conducted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He has…
Benjamin Bruns began his singing career as an alto soloist in the boys' choir of his hometown of Hanover. After four years of private vocal training with Prof. Peter Sefcik, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Nathalie Stutzmann is the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She was Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 2021-2024. Nathalie made her…
Beatrice Rana performs at the world’s most esteemed concert halls and festivals including the Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, Barbican Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and…
Nathalie Stutzmann is the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She was Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 2021-2024. Nathalie made her…
Beatrice Rana performs at the world’s most esteemed concert halls and festivals including the Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, Barbican Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and…
Nathalie Stutzmann is the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She was Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 2021-2024. Nathalie made her…
Beatrice Rana performs at the world’s most esteemed concert halls and festivals including the Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, Barbican Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and…
Born in Rosenheim, Gabriele Krötz first trained to work in a bank before moving on to the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich where she studied with Elisabeth Weinzierl-Wächter and Phililippe Boucly. After completing her diploma requirements she…
Lisa Outred was born in 1969 in Perth, Australia. At the early age of 12 she received a scholarship from Perth Modern High School. She concluded her studies with Joel Marangella and Anne Gilby at the University of West Australia with honors. She then…
Alexandra Gruber was born in Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. She studied the clarinet from 1994 to 1999 at the State Music Academy in Stuttgart and as early as this period also played regular performances with the Bachkollegium Stuttgart and the…
The Salzburg bassoonist Johannes Hofbauer began his musical training with Gerti Hollweger at the age of six. He has performed as a solo bassoonist with orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Substitute…
Mia Schwarzfischer grew up in Bonn, her birthplace, and, from an early age, was a student at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln under Paul van Zelm. During her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg with Ab Koster, she was a…
Shortly after his conducting debut at the age of 12, Maxim Emelyanychev was invited to conduct quite a few of the international baroque and symphonic orchestras in Russia. Then, in 2013, he became Principal Conductor of the historically informed…
Curiosity, variety, and a firm focus on the music itself characterize the artistic work of JeanGuihen Queyras. Whether on stage or on record, on listening one experiences an artist dedicated wholly and ardently to the music, whose humble and…
Shortly after his conducting debut at the age of 12, Maxim Emelyanychev was invited to conduct quite a few of the international baroque and symphonic orchestras in Russia. Then, in 2013, he became Principal Conductor of the historically informed…
Curiosity, variety, and a firm focus on the music itself characterize the artistic work of JeanGuihen Queyras. Whether on stage or on record, on listening one experiences an artist dedicated wholly and ardently to the music, whose humble and…
Shortly after his conducting debut at the age of 12, Maxim Emelyanychev was invited to conduct quite a few of the international baroque and symphonic orchestras in Russia. Then, in 2013, he became Principal Conductor of the historically informed…
Curiosity, variety, and a firm focus on the music itself characterize the artistic work of JeanGuihen Queyras. Whether on stage or on record, on listening one experiences an artist dedicated wholly and ardently to the music, whose humble and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has established herself as a major star through her highly acclaimed performances for the world’s leading opera houses, symphony orchestras and recital halls. She has captivated audiences with her exquisite voice,…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has established herself as a major star through her highly acclaimed performances for the world’s leading opera houses, symphony orchestras and recital halls. She has captivated audiences with her exquisite voice,…
Moscow-born Andrey Godik began his musical training in 1996 at the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow, initially on the recorder but soon switching to the oboe. From 2004 to 2008, he was a junior student at the Central Music School of the Moscow…
The clarinetist from Hungary grew up in a musical family and was already playing in a wind ensemble in his home town as a child. After the beginning of his studies in Hungary, Laszló Kurti transferred to the University of Music and the Performing…
Born in China, Yusi Chen began playing the violin at the age of 6. When he was just 14, he was accepted for study with Russian violinist Evgeny Mikhailovich at the Music Gymnasium , In 2001 he continued his studies with Eberhard Feltz at the Hanns…
Born in 1983 in Shanghai, the double bassist started studying the violin at when she was only three. Seven years later, she discovered the double bass. She was taught from then on by Professor Jian Cao. At the tender age of eleven she gave her first…
The Munich Philharmonic’s family musical for children aged 4 and above.
Isarphilharmonie
Composition
Elena Kats-Chernin
Among Elena Kats-Chernin’s extensive oeuvre are works in nearly all genres of classical composition: instrumental solo and ensemble pieces, symphonic, chamber orchestral and concertos, for plays, ballet and musical theater, choral and other vocal…
Andreas Kowalewitz wurde in Hannover geboren und absolvierte ein Klavier- und Dirigierstudium an der dortigen Hochschule für Musik und Theater. 1985 wurde er zunächst als Kapellmeister und Solorepetitor ans Staatstheater Kassel engagiert, wo er in…
The Munich Philharmonic’s family musical for children aged 4 and above.
Isarphilharmonie
Composition
Elena Kats-Chernin
Among Elena Kats-Chernin’s extensive oeuvre are works in nearly all genres of classical composition: instrumental solo and ensemble pieces, symphonic, chamber orchestral and concertos, for plays, ballet and musical theater, choral and other vocal…
Andreas Kowalewitz wurde in Hannover geboren und absolvierte ein Klavier- und Dirigierstudium an der dortigen Hochschule für Musik und Theater. 1985 wurde er zunächst als Kapellmeister und Solorepetitor ans Staatstheater Kassel engagiert, wo er in…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With “a voice of silver brightness and clarity” (Bachtrack) with “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News), soprano Chen Reiss came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With “a voice of silver brightness and clarity” (Bachtrack) with “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News), soprano Chen Reiss came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera and…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With “a voice of silver brightness and clarity” (Bachtrack) with “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News), soprano Chen Reiss came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera and…
In 2014/15, Andrés Orozco-Estrada took over the position of Chief Conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and also became Music Director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. In September 2015, the London Philharmonic Orchestra appointed him to the…
A recent graduate of the Opernstudio of Bayerische Staatsoper, Xenia Puskarz Thomas’ career was launched in the most prestigious of surroundings at the 2024 Salzburger Festspiele where her portrayal as Aglaja, conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, in…
This expressive fascination has won him enthusiastic audiences since his spectacular debut at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg in 2012. Ever since, he has appeared on concert and opera stages everywhere in Europe.
Michael Volle has established himself as one of the leading baritones. He has been a student of the distinguished singers Josef Metternich and Rudolf Piernay.
First permanent engagements at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Bonn and Cologne. From 1999…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
In 2014/15, Andrés Orozco-Estrada took over the position of Chief Conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and also became Music Director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. In September 2015, the London Philharmonic Orchestra appointed him to the…
A recent graduate of the Opernstudio of Bayerische Staatsoper, Xenia Puskarz Thomas’ career was launched in the most prestigious of surroundings at the 2024 Salzburger Festspiele where her portrayal as Aglaja, conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, in…
This expressive fascination has won him enthusiastic audiences since his spectacular debut at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg in 2012. Ever since, he has appeared on concert and opera stages everywhere in Europe.
Michael Volle has established himself as one of the leading baritones. He has been a student of the distinguished singers Josef Metternich and Rudolf Piernay.
First permanent engagements at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Bonn and Cologne. From 1999…
The Philharmonic Chorus of Munich is one of the leading large scale concert choruses in Germany and partner chorus of the Munich Philharmonic. Its repertoire ranges throughout the choral music of every period, from early polyphonic works all the way…
Marie Jacquot has played her way into the forefront of exciting young conductors through numerous outstanding debuts with top-class orchestras, her consistent musical work and her interest in exploring a wide-ranging repertoire. From the 2023/24…
A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Yulianna Avdeeva is the Gold Medalist of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition, which launched her to international fame for “consistently [leading] the field in terms of sheer passion and…
Malte Arkona has been on air without interruption for 15 years – as the presenter of TV programmes such as ‘Die beste Klasse Deutschlands’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Tigerenten Club’ (ARD/KiKa), ‘Das Sommerhaus der Stars’ (RTL) or ‘Schlauberger’ (SWR) and ‘SWR auf…
Marie Jacquot has played her way into the forefront of exciting young conductors through numerous outstanding debuts with top-class orchestras, her consistent musical work and her interest in exploring a wide-ranging repertoire. From the 2023/24…
A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Yulianna Avdeeva is the Gold Medalist of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition, which launched her to international fame for “consistently [leading] the field in terms of sheer passion and…
Marie Jacquot has played her way into the forefront of exciting young conductors through numerous outstanding debuts with top-class orchestras, her consistent musical work and her interest in exploring a wide-ranging repertoire. From the 2023/24…
A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Yulianna Avdeeva is the Gold Medalist of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition, which launched her to international fame for “consistently [leading] the field in terms of sheer passion and…
Violinist Naoka Aoki, who won second prize at the Long- Thibaud-Crespin 2014 and she also got a special prize of the Prince Albert Ⅱ of Monaco (for the best interpretation of the concerto). She also won second prize at the 4th China International…
Johanna Zaunschirm was born in Hamburg and grew up near Salzburg. Aged six, she began her musical education under Pavla Kinzl at the Musikum Oberndorf. In 2002, Bruno Steinschaden admitted her to the preparatory course at the Mozarteum University.…
Shizuka Mitsui erhielt mit fünf Jahren seinen ersten Cellounterricht und studierte an der Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokio bei Hakuro Mori und Wen-Sinn Yang. 2011 wurde er Akademist des NHK Symphony Orchestra. Seit 2016 studiert er an der…
Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa, John Storgårds has a dual career as a conductor and violin virtuoso and is widely recognised for his creative…
The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and to Jascha Heifetz for his incredible virtuosity. Passionate and “explosively charismatic”…
Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa, John Storgårds has a dual career as a conductor and violin virtuoso and is widely recognised for his creative…
The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and to Jascha Heifetz for his incredible virtuosity. Passionate and “explosively charismatic”…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an innate musical sensitivity and naturalness to his artistry, pianist Mao Fujita has already impressed many leading musicians as one of those special talents which come along only rarely, equally at home in Mozart as the major romantic…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
With an innate musical sensitivity and naturalness to his artistry, pianist Mao Fujita has already impressed many leading musicians as one of those special talents which come along only rarely, equally at home in Mozart as the major romantic…
Korean conductor Hankyeol Yoon studied conducting, composition and piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and won the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival in 2023. He has been a guest conductor with…
Klaus Mäkelä is the newly appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor of Oslo Philharmonic, beginning in the 2020/21 season. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Artist in Association with Tapiola…
With “a voice of silver brightness and clarity” (Bachtrack) with “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News), soprano Chen Reiss came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera and…
On the international concert stage Wiebke Lehmkuhl is a highly sought-after soloist and gives regular guest appearances with major orchestras, for instance the Tonhalle-Orchester in Zurich, the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the Bamberg Symphony, the…
Julian Prégardien was born in Frankfurt and received his earliest musical training as a chorister in the Limburg Cathedral choirs. Following his studies in Freiburg and his time with the Académie du Festival Aix-en-Provence, he became a member of the…
Klaus Mäkelä is the newly appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor of Oslo Philharmonic, beginning in the 2020/21 season. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Artist in Association with Tapiola…
With “a voice of silver brightness and clarity” (Bachtrack) with “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News), soprano Chen Reiss came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera and…
On the international concert stage Wiebke Lehmkuhl is a highly sought-after soloist and gives regular guest appearances with major orchestras, for instance the Tonhalle-Orchester in Zurich, the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the Bamberg Symphony, the…
Julian Prégardien was born in Frankfurt and received his earliest musical training as a chorister in the Limburg Cathedral choirs. Following his studies in Freiburg and his time with the Académie du Festival Aix-en-Provence, he became a member of the…
Klaus Mäkelä is the newly appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor of Oslo Philharmonic, beginning in the 2020/21 season. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Artist in Association with Tapiola…
With “a voice of silver brightness and clarity” (Bachtrack) with “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News), soprano Chen Reiss came to prominence as a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera and…
On the international concert stage Wiebke Lehmkuhl is a highly sought-after soloist and gives regular guest appearances with major orchestras, for instance the Tonhalle-Orchester in Zurich, the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the Bamberg Symphony, the…
Julian Prégardien was born in Frankfurt and received his earliest musical training as a chorister in the Limburg Cathedral choirs. Following his studies in Freiburg and his time with the Académie du Festival Aix-en-Provence, he became a member of the…
Korean conductor Hankyeol Yoon studied conducting, composition and piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and won the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival in 2023. He has been a guest conductor with…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
Lang Lang is a leading figure in classical music today – as a pianist, educator and philanthropist he has become one of the world’s most influential and committed ambassadors for the arts in the 21st century. Equally happy playing for billions of…
