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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...

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...