Tomoko Sawallisch is an outstanding pianist. Since her German debut with Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, she has performed as a soloist in Europe and Japan. She is increasingly enthusiastic about chamber music, for example in collaboration with Stephan Koncz, Ingolf Turban and Markus Wolf. She was selected as a Steinway Artist by Steinway & Sons[…]
Noriko Shima has been a répétiteur at the University Mozarteum Salzburg since 1999. Born in Osaka, Japan; first piano lessons at the age of four; studied at the Tokyo College of Music with Emiko Harimoto as well as at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna concert subject piano with Noel Flores; prize[…]
Tomoko Nishikawa performs in many concerts and radio recordings as a soloist and chamber musician. Born in Tokyo, in Germany since 1983; studied piano with Prof. Ludwig Hoffmann and Prof. Margarita Höhenrieder at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, graduating with a master’s degree; studied chamber music as a second major; master classes with Rudolf[…]
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[…]
As a musician, Thomas Toppler has worked with well-known orchestras, including the Wiener Symphoniker, Concentus Musicus Wien, Volksoper Wien and is a founding member of “The Erlkings”. The ensemble surprises with its charming, radical and respectful arrangement and English adaptation of German art songs such as Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Ludwig von[…]
Lydia Altenburger is very successful in teaching children. Her students are regularly winners of “Prima la Musica”. The freelance violinist and violist has lived and worked in Vienna since 2007. Aschamber musician playing at festivals e.g. the Swabian Spring, Prussia Cove, the Upper Austrian Collegiate Concerts, the Neuberger Kulturtage and the LOISIARTE. Chamber music performances[…]
The cellist Andrea Traxler is active as a chamber musician, orchestral musician and teacher and was engaged, among others, in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. Concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under G. Dudamel, M. Jansons, C. Thielemann, A. Nelsons, F. Welser-Möst, Z. Mehta, V. Gergiev and many others have taken her to[…]
Yumi Sekiya is a Japanese pianist. Since 1992 she has been a lecturer at the Munich University of Music and Drama and is the official piano accompanist at internationally renowned music competitions (ARD Music Competition Munich, International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen, Tokyo International Viola Competition) as well as at international master classes in Europe and Japan.[…]
Hemma Tuppy has been teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 2018. Performances as a soloist, chamber musician and song accompanist in Europe, concert tours to Russia, Mexico, Cuba, India and Japan.; Prize winner at the International Lied Duo Competition in St. Petersburg, the International Vienna Pianist Competition and other competitions.[…]
Marcin Koziel is a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 2010. In August he is again accompanist at the Allegro Vivo Summer Academy. His accompanying work is in demand in many cities in Europe, besides courses in Salzburg, Krakow, Warsaw and London. He ruled the competitions Maria Callas in Athens,[…]