MEET THE ARTISTS: Trio Zadig

IAN BARBER, pianist , received his Performance and Artist Diploma at Indiana University in America under the guidance of Andre Watts. In 2008, he received the 1st Prize of Indiana University’s concerto competition and in 2010 the first prize of the international piano academy of Freiburg. He has also worked with several prestigious teachers including Jullian Martin and Yoheved Kaplinsky from the Juilliard School of Music, and French pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and JeanClaude Pennetier. Winner of several competitions including Wells Music/Yamaha competitions, he was twice chosen to serve a two-year term on the Young Musicians Foundation Roster and has been a featured soloist with numerous orchestras including Colorado Symphony and National Repertory Orchestra. Since 2012 he has been living in Paris and performing throughout Europe.

BORIS BORGOLOTTO, violinist, began playing the violin at the age of seven at the National Conservatory of Toulouse and continued at the National Conservatory of Boulogne-Billancourt, where he was awarded a unanimous first prize from the jury and prizes of Chamber Music, Analysis and Musical Culture. He graduated from Paris Conservatory (CNSM) in 2009 with 1st prize and honors unanimously, and chamber music with Itamar Golan. He continued mentoring Dora Schwarzberg at the Vienna University of Arts and participated in the master classes of prominent musicians. Prizewinner of numerous competitions including “Jascha Heifetz” Special Mention at the IBLA foundation International Competition in Italy (2011) and 1st prize of the “American Fine Arts” in New York, in 2012 he made his Carnegie Hall debut, followed by USA Recital tour. He was invited as a Rising Star of the “Great Music Festival” in South Korea in 2011-2013 seasons and has played with the Academy of the Radio France Philharmonic under the direction of Myung-Whun Chung. Boris has performed internationally as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and in festivals at important venues in France and throughout Europe and Asia. Boris was selected and joined iPalpiti in 2016. In 2019, he returned to iPalpiti with his Trio Zadig, joining iPalpiti family. He plays a 1750 violin by the famous Italian maker Carlo Antonio Testore.

MARC GIRARD GARCIA, cellist, born in 1990 in San Francisco. Marc began his cello studies at the Toulouse Conservatoire in France and graduated with highest honors at age 16. He continued his studies at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (CNSM) de Paris in the class of Roland Pidoux, Xavier Philipps and Marc Coppey. He also studied with Rober Nagy, cello solo of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Vienna at the University of Vienna. Winner of numerous competitions, in 2010 he was awarded the 2nd prize at the Vatelot-Rampal international competition and was invited by the soloists of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to perform chamber music at the Musikverein. Marc participated in international festivals including Wiener Philarmoniker and Pablo Casals in Prades. Marc Girard Garcia plays a Frank Ravatin cello, generously loaned to him by the El Pasito association.

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He frequently serves as a jury member at international competitions including Queen Elisabeth, Sibelius, Paganini, etc. Throughout the years he received awards as a Musician and Teacher and for his invaluable contributions to ture.cul He has been written about in books by Henry

Eduard Schmieder holds the Temple University Carnell Chair Professor of Violin at Center of the Arts in Philadelphia where he is an Artistic Director for Strings and teaches an internationally selected class. Prior positions were a Distinguished Algur H. Meadows Chair of Violin and Chamber Music in the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas (1990-2006), and tenured professor of the violin at the University of Southern California, the position formerly held by Jascha Heifetz. Schmieder has taught master classes in virtually every foremost conservatory in the world. Since 2004, he is on the faculty at the Mozarteum Summer Academie Salzburg.

EDUARD SCHMIEDER, born and educated in Russia has been characterized as an “extraordinary musician of the late 20th century” (Henry Roth). As conductor and violinist Schmieder performed in prestigious concert halls worldwide and has collaborated with such musicians as Yehudi Menuhin, Ida Haendel, Martha Argerich, and many others. In 1996, he performed a recital in Genoa on Paganini’s famous Guarneri del Gesu “Il Cannone” violin.

While the accomplishments of all 400+ alumni would be too lengthy to list, here are some highlights:

Roman Patkoló ( Slovakia) - Double Bass Soloist under Columbia Artists Management. Leader, Bassonia Amorosa. Member, Zurich Opera. Collaborates with Anne-Sofia Mütter, including performance with the Boston and London Symphonies in the premieres of Previn’s Double Concerto. “I’ve never heard such a fantastic player,” said Previn. “...[Patkoló] certainly lived up to his billing as a sensational soloist...” - Strad Magazine

Alexandru Tomescu (Romania) - State Soloist of Romania, international soloist. Performs on Stradivarius violin from the State collection. Records four CDs annually. Winner of 28 international awards, and recognized as a “violin superstar” by the prestigious Strad (UK) and Classica (France) magazines.

Pavel Sporcl (Czech Republic) - Ranks among the foremost representatives of today’s young generation of violinists. Frequent guest of TV and radio programs; exclusive Supraphon artist, awarded Gold & Platinum albums.

Valentina Lisitsa (Ukraine - France) - Compared by critics to the legendary artists Horowitz and Rachmaninov. Collaborates with Lynn Harrell, Ida Haendel, Cho-Liang Lin, Vadim Repin, and Hilary Hahn. IMG Artists.

Sayako Kusaka (Japan) - First Concertmaster of Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin (formerly Berlin Symphony Orchestra founded by Kurt Sonderling). “Best Musician of the Year” award from Critic’s Association of Japan (2005), Idemitsu Music Prize (2009). Top prizes in the most prestigious competitions. Solo engagements in prestigious series in Europe and Japan.

Luiza Borac (Romania) - Concert pianist. BBC 2007 award for the best solo CD recording of the year. (Avie Records) “… pianist of enviable professionalism”- Gramophone. Featured covers & reviews in Fanfare and Gramophone and other major international publications. Faculty, Hanover Hochschule.

Cameron Carpenter (USA) - Multiple Grammy nominee. “Maveric Organist” –New York Times. Multi-album record contract with TELARC® Digital.

Karina Canellakis (USA) - Chief Conductor Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra starting 2019 season. Principal Guest Conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra. Principal Guest Conductor, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin

Latonia Moore (USA) - Performs with Dresden, Covent Garden and Houston Opera companies in leading soprano roles. Winner of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Auditions. Recorded Mahler 2nd Symphony with Deutsche Grammophon. Laifer Artist Management.

Boris Brovtsyn (Russia) - Soloist and Chamber ensemble violinist, IMG Artists. Former: Concertmaster, Kremerata Baltika, Royal Coventgarden. Prize-winner of international violin competitions. Professor, Yehudi Menuhin School of Music, UK.

Svetlana Smolina (Russia - USA) - Performs with orchestras and in recitals worldwide, including Mariinsky Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestra National de France. iPalpiti debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2011.

Daniel Austrich (Russia - Germany) - Violinist and member of the Michelangelo Quartet – the youngest to play alongside such renowned artists in a classical international world as violist Nobuko Imai, cellist Frans Helmerson, and violinist Michaela Martin.