Multi-instrumentalist Stian Carstensen has been a central figure on the jazz and folk music scenes for three decades, renowned for his outstanding work as a performer, composer and communicator. Before he was even a teenager, Carstensen was a sensational accordionist. Since then, he has expanded his repertoire to include the guitar, banjo, pedal steel guitar, Bulgarian[…]
Thomas Carroll is professor for cello at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne since 2018, from 2004 to 2021 professor for cello at the Royal College of Music in London and solo cello teacher at the Yeduhi Menuhin School As a winner of the Young Concert Artist Trust in London and Young Concert[…]
Mario Caroli is Professor for flute at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg im Breisgau after teaching more than twenty years at the Académie Supérieure de Musique de Strasbourg and five years at the University of Music in Lugano. Beginning his musical training at the age of 14 and getting his soloist diploma at the age of[…]
Lars Anders Tomter is Professor at the Oslo Academy of Music. Founder and artistic co-director of the Risør Chamber Music Festival for 25 years, artistic director of Fjord Classics in Sandefjord since 2017. Plays a viola by Gasparo da Salo from 1590. He studied the violin and viola at the Oslo Conservatory and at the[…]
Since 2014 Professor at the Munich University of Music. One of the leading cellists of his generation. Regular performances as a soloist with renowned orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Vienna Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under well-known and reowned conductors. Invitations to festivals in Schwetzingen, Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,[…]
Matthias Bartolomey was born in 1985 in Vienna, Austria. He started to play the cello at the age of seven and took his first cello lessons with his father Franz Bartolomey. He became a student of Prof. Valentin Erben at the University for music and performing arts in Vienna in 1995. From 2007 he studied[…]
Benjamin Schmid has developed into one of the most important violinists of our time with his worldwide, constantly intensive concert activity in about 3000 live concerts. In August he comes to the Allegro Vivo Summer Academy in the Waldviertel and gives a master class. Professor at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Master classes at Bern[…]
Pedagogy has been very important to Lilya Zilberstein for many years. With great dedication, she devotes herself to training piano students and promoting young pianists. Since 2015 professor for piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, before that guest professor at the University of Music and Theatre in Hamburg. Lecturer at[…]
Ulf Wallin, the Swedish violinist, is professor for Violin at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw). Juror at renowned competitions such as International Music Competition of the ARD Munich, Internationale Fritz Kreisler Competition Vienna. Soloist and chamber musician with concert tours in[…]
Andreas Janke is professor for violin at Zurich University of the Arts. First concert master at Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; Concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra und Belgian National Orchestra. Performances at Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Dvorak hall Prague and Konzerthaus Vienna among others. Soloist and chamber musician at several festivals. CD with[…]