Author: William

“Passion, precision, warmth, a gold blend: these are the trademarks of this excellent string quartet” New York TimesJerusalem Quartet: Alexander Pavlovsky (violin), Sergei Bresler (violin) Ori Kam (viola) Kyril Zlotnikov (cello) Since the ensemble’s founding in 1993 and subsequent 1996 debut the Jerusalem Quartet has become a regular and beloved guest on the world’s great concert stages with a wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression, which carries on the string quartet tradition in a unique manner. The ensemble has found its core in a warm, full, human sound and an...

The Camerata du Mont-Blanc, an instrumental ensemble formed in the string octet format, came into being in October 2016. It is made up mainly of musicians from international orchestras such as the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie for 3 of them, the Royal Philharmonic London or the Orchestra of Wales, and former students of the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève, who share a passion for music and for our mountains where they live all year round. Based on the model of the Salzburg Soloists or the Virtuosi of the Berlin Philharmonic, the composition of the group has changed little over 7 musical...

Ian Bostridge Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses in the world. Synonymous with the works of Schubert and Britten, his recital career has taken him to the Salzburg, Edinburgh, Munich, Vienna, Aldeburgh and Schwarzenberg Schubertiade Festivals and to the main stages of Carnegie Hall, the Bayerische Staatsoper, La Monnaie and Teatro alla Scala. In opera, Ian has received particular praise for his interpretation of Aschenbach Death in Venice at the Deutsche Oper & Peter Quint The Turn of the Screw for...

First Prize and Commission Prize winners at the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2023, the Kleio Quartet are quickly establishing themselves as an internationally-recognised quartet. Described by Alina Ibragimova as “a wonderfully dedicated group of musicians who bring assuredness and freshness to everything they play”, they formed at the Seiji Ozawa International Chamber Academy in 2019 and consist of individually acclaimed musicians Yume Fujise, Katherine Yoon, Jenny Lewisohn and Eliza Millett. The Kleio Quartet have performed in major international venues...

Trio Bohémo was founded in 2019 and consists of Jan Vojtek (piano), Matouš Pěruška (violin) and Kristina Vocetková (cello). Soon after their formation they were awarded 2nd prize at the Gianni Bergamo Award in Lugano (Switzerland). Following this success, the trio joined Le Dimore del Quartetto, which awarded them prize Ensemble of the year 2021. Other notable successes include first prize at the International Filippo Nicosia Award, first prize and audience prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition (Austria) and are recipients of the the International Parkhouse Award (UK). They...