2022-23ARTISTS
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y c a t a r t i s t s 2 0 2 22 3 *Selectedin2022 +jointlysupportedwithConcertArtistsGuild(USA) AdelphiQuartet QuatuorAgate ChromicDuo+ Preparedpiano JordanBak+ Viola TabeaDebus+ Recorder ArmandDjikoloum Oboe IrèneDuval Violin MaciejKułakowski Cello MagdalenaKuźma*+ Soprano ArielLanyi+ Piano JonathanLeibovitz*+ Clarinet CharlotteSaluste-Bridoux+ Violin BalourdetStringQuartet+ IyadSughayer Piano SamueleTelari Accordion Photography©KaupoKikkasunlessstated
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Givingyoungartiststhebeststartintheircareers.
YCATisaspecialistcharitythatsupportstheearlycareersofyoungmusicianswhoshowthe potentialtobecomeestablishedinternationalartists.
Whatweofferselectedartists
Management:35yearsofdevelopmentalandholistic management Performance:Strategicdiaryofengagementssecured worldwide(jointlywithConcertArtistsGuildUSA)
Exposure:Regularmarketingto5,000+promoters andconcerthallsworldwide
Branding:Highqualitypublicitymaterialsand professionalphotoshoots
Digital:Comprehensivesocialmediaandwebsite consultationandsupport
Media:LiverecordingsofrecitalsatWigmoreHall
Artistswehavesupportedinclude
AlisonBalsomOBE
BelceaQuartet BenGoldscheider
DoricQuartet
ElizabethWatts
EmaNikolovska
IanBostridgeCBE
JamesBaillieu
JoannaMacGregorCBE
LiWeiQin
LlŷrWilliams
MarkSimpson SeanShibe
TimothyRidout
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MaximeMichaluk,violin
EstherAgusti,violin
MarkoMilenković,viola NepomukBraun,cello
In2022theAdelphiQuartetwon2ndPrizeandthe
EsterházyFoundationPrizeattheWigmoreHall InternationalStringQuartetCompetition.
Previousawardsinclude1stPrizeinthe2020Irene SteelsWilsingFoundationCompetitionatthe
HeidelbergerFrühlingFestival,and3rdPrizeatthe 2021PaoloBorcianiCompetitioninItaly
OverthelastyeartheQuartethasgivendebutrecitals
atWigmoreHall,theFundaciónJuanMarchinMadrid, FestspieleMecklenburgVorpommernandthe AldeburghFestival.
TheywereresidentattheHeidelbergerFrühlingQuartet FestivalandgaverecitalsforFrankfurtHindemithTage
seriesandFestivaldeQuatuor‘Voixintimes’inTournai (Belgium). HighlightsthisseasonincludeconcertsattheEsterhazy PalaceinEisenstadt,ElbphilharmonieHamburg, StaatstheaterDarmstadtandFlagey Brussels.They returntoWigmoreHallandrecordforSWR2.
Formedin2017theQuartetstudiedwithRainerSchmidt (HagenQuartet)attheMozarteumUniversityinSalzburg.
TheAdelphiQuartetwereprizewinnersattheYCAT InternationalAuditionsin2021andaretheYCATHans KellerArtist.
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ThomasDescamps,violin
RaphaëlPagnon,viola
SimonIachemet,cello
Formedin2016,theParisbasedQuatuorAgate
studiedattheHochschulefürMusikHannsEislerin BerlinwithEberhardFeltz,inParisundertheguidance ofMathieuHerzog,andwiththeQuatuorEbèneatthe HochschulefürMusikinMunich In2021,theywere prizewinnersattheYCATInternationalAuditions. Highlightsthisseasonincludedebutrecitalsatthe ConcertgebouwAmsterdam,AlteOperFrankfurtand theLammermuirFestivalinScotland.
OverthelastyeartheQuatuorAgatehasmadetheir debutatWigmoreHallandgivenrecitalsacrossEurope attheKonzerthausDortmund,BrucknerhausLinz, TauberPhilharmonieWeikersheim,theVerbier,Salonde Provence,RadioFranceandMecklenburgVorpommern Festivals.TheyrecordedwithFrankBraleyandGabrielLe MagadurefortheNaïvelabeldueforreleasein2023. TheQuartetisartistinresidenceattheFondationSinger Polignac,residentatProQuartetinParis,andAssociate ArtistattheFestivallaBrėcheinSavoie.In2016they foundedtheCorsiClassicFestival.TheQuatuorAgateis gratefulforsupportfromtheGüntherCasparStiftung.
TheyreturntoWigmoreHallandcollaboratewiththe ModiglianiQuartetattheTauberPhilharmonieandthe DiotimaQuartetattheLangeNachtder StreichquartetteinMunich.In2023theyrecordthe completeBrahmsQuartetsfortheNaïvelabel.
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Winnersofthe2021ConcertArtistsGuild(NewYork)
GrandPrizeinpartnershipwithYoungClassicalArtists Trust(London).
ChromicDuoblendsclassicalmusic,toypiano,and electronicsintogenrefluidperformancesand installations.Inspiredbythesmallwondersofthe everyday,theycomposesoundworldsinspiredbythe multitudesasThirdCultureKidsdiscoveringtheirvoice withinthevastAsianAmericandiaspora.
Theirworkoftenblursthelinesbetweenfilm,VR,and AR,buttheheartoftheirworkremainsconstant:to createanintimacyandsenseofwonderintheirmusic
thatunravelsthestoryofselfdiscoveryandapassion forconnectingthedotsbetweengriefandjoy, belonginganddisplacement,andcreatingcommunity inboundarypushingperformancesandwebbased experiences.
RecentprojectsincludeHomecoming:loveyouall ways,commissionedbytheBaryshnikovArtsCenter whichbringsalivethesoundsandstoriesofpeople andcommunitiesinNewYorkCity’sChinatown,and anARsoundwalkcommissionedbyNYPhilharmonic VYCthatguidesyouthroughayearoftransformation andgrowth.
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AwardwinningJamaicanAmericanviolistJordanBak isbuildinganexcitinginternationalcareerasa trailblazingartist,praisedforhisradiantstagepresence androbustaltosound.
Atoplaureateofthe2020SphinxCompetition,Jordan isalsoaGrandPrizewinnerandAudiencePrize recipientofthe2019ConcertArtistsGuildVictor ElmalehCompetitionandthe2019JohnWhiteSpecial PrizefromtheTertisInternationalViolaCompetition.In addition,JordanisafeaturedartistforWQXR’sArtist PropulsionLab.
RecenthighlightsincluderecitaldebutsatWigmore Hall,MerkinConcertHall&Baltimore’sShriverHall, chambermusictourswithMusiciansfromMarlboroand CAGonTour,andnewmusiccommissionsfrom composersTysonDavis,ShawnOkpebholo&JamesRa.
Aproudnewmusicadvocate,Jordangavetheworld premiereofKaijaSaariaho’sDugick,flögforviolaand
mezzosopranoandtheviolapremiereofJessicaMeyer’s ExcessiveUseofForce Hehasbeenapresenceat numerouschambermusicfestivalsincludingthe legendaryMarlboroMusicFestival;hehascollaborated andperformedwithtoplevelensemblesincluding VeronaQuartetandMerzTrio,andsuchartistsas JonathanBiss,LaraDownes,andAniKavafian. Duringthe2022/23seasonJordanreturnstoWigmore HallandmakeshisdebutattheConcertgebouw AmsterdamandSchleswigHolsteinFestival.Hegives recitalsacrosstheUK,collaborateswiththeNational Children’sOrchestraandMusicMasterspupilsinspiring thenextgeneration.
JordanistheYCATRobeyArtistinpartnershipwithMusic Masters.
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DescribedbyTheTimesasa‘charismaticvirtuoso’
Tabeaismuchsoughtafterassoloist,collaborator, educatorandteacher.
HercollaborationsincludeElizabethKenny,theCastalian Quartet,IestynDaviesandRachelPodger,andpremieres ofnewworksbyGarethMoorcraft,FreyaWaleyCohen andAlexNante.
Overthelastyearshehasgivendebutconcertsacross
NorthAmericaatMerkinConcertHall(NY),theSan Francisco,NapaValleyandSpoletoFestivals
ShereturnedtotheFestspieleMecklenburg
Vorpommernwhereshewontheprestigioussoloists prize,andappearedassoloistwithLaSerenissima,the OrchestraoftheAgeofEnlightenmentandTheEnglish Concert
Tabeahasperformedwidelyinternationally,highlights
includingWigmoreHall,theSummerwinds
Münsterland,MusicaAntiquaBolzano,Edinburgh InternationalFestivalandtheFunkhausCologne.
Overthelasttwoyearsshehasrecordedthecritically acclaimedOhrwurmforDelphian,SettecentowithLa SerenissamaforSignum,andSoundsFamiliarwith GWK. Passionateaboutoutreachwork,Tabeahascontributed toSaffronHalleducationprojectsandgiven masterclassesattheGstaadBaroqueAcademy, UniversityofMusic&ArtsViennaandtheRoyalCollege ofMusic. BorninGermany,TabeastudiedatFrankfurt UniversityandtheRoyalAcademyofMusic,London
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BorninFrance,ArmandstudiedatConservatoire NationalSupérieurMusiqueetDansedeLyonandwith PhilippeTondreattheHochschulefürMusikSaar.In 2021hewasaprizewinnerattheYCATInternational Auditions.
Nominatedasa2022RisingStarArtistbyClassicFM, thisseasonArmandreturnstotheQueenElizabethHall andStGeorgesBristolassoloist,performingthe VaughanWilliamsOboeConcertowithChineke.
Soloandchambermusichighlightsincluderecitalsat WigmoreHall,BerlinKonzerthaus,theLammermuir FestivalandFestspieleMecklenburgVorpommern.
OverthelastyearArmandhasrecordedwith KaleidoscopeChamberCollectiveforChandos,and givenconcertswiththematWigmoreHallandthe DublinInternationalFestival,includingperformancesof Britten’sPhantasyOboeQuartet.
HejoinedtheChinekeChamberEnsembleatthe AdelaideFestivalinAustralia,theEdinburgh InternationalFestival,CartierFoundationinParisand ChippingCamdenFestival. Indemandasguestprincipalwithleadingorchestras, thisautumnArmandappearswiththeDresden Staatskapelle.
HehasgivenmasterclassesattheRoyalWelshCollege ofMusicandDramaandGuildhallSchoolofMusic& Drama(London),andworkedwithstudentsfromthe BenedettiFoundation.
…thehugelytalentedArmand
Djikoloum…suaveandtechnicallysuperb.
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SincegraduatingfromtheConservatoiredeParisand KronbergAcademy,Irènehasfirmlyestablished herselfasacaptivatingandpassionateperformer.
ThisseasonIrènemakesherdebutwiththeChamber OrchestraofEuropeconductedbySirAndrásSchiffin theopeningconcertoftheKronbergFestivalinthe newCasalsForumConcertHall.
ShereturnedtoWigmoreHallforarecitalandchamber music(withStevenIsserlis,livestreamed)andperformed inaGalaConcertatthePhilharmoniedeParis.
SheperformsintheIMSPrussiaCove50th AnniversaryconcertsatWigmoreHall,andwith KhatiaBuniatishviliattheKlavierRuhrandRheingau Festivals. Aprizewinneratthe2021YCATInternational Auditions,overthelastyearIrènehasmadeherdebut withtheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestraconductedby JamiePhillipsandtheRoyalNorthernSinfonia conductedbyJanuszPiotrowicz.
PrevioushighlightsincluderecitalsattheThéâtredes ChampsElysées,SalleGaveau,SommetsMusicauxde Gstaad,FestivaldelaRoqued’Anthéron,LesFolles Journées;andsoloappearanceswiththeKremerata Baltica,l’Orchestred’Auvergne,l'OrchestreColonneand theDresdnerPhilharmonieattheDresdnerKulturpalast.
Withhersubtlevibrantandnoble sound,heraudaciousandvivacious wayofmakingmusic,andherbrilliant technique...thiswasindeedan experienceforeveryone.
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Maciejwon1stPrizeattheLutosławskiCompetition, wasaLaureateintheFinalsoftheQueenElisabeth Competition,andaprizewinneratthe2019YCAT InternationalAuditionsinLondon
EarlierthisyearMaciejperformedsoloBachandtookpart inimprovisationsattheBilbaoWellbeingSeminarfor socialchange.HerecordedPenderecki’scompletesolo cellomusic,dueforreleaseontheDUXlabelin2023
HecompletedhisstudiesatKronbergAcademywith WolfgangEmanuelSchmidtin2022
HighlightsthisseasonincludeconcertsatWigmore Hall,BerlinKonzerthausandtheKronbergFestival He takespartintheCelloBiennaleinAmsterdamand makeshisdebutwiththeOrchestraofOperaNorth performingtheDvořákConcerto
FurtherafieldMaciejjoinsChamberMusicatthe
World'sEdge(AWE)inNewZealandandreturnsasa
FacultyGuesttoMorningsideMusicBridgeinBoston, USA.InOctoberDelphianRecordsreleasehisalbumof Frenchmusic‘Beausoir’
RecentsoloappearancesincludetheKlassische
PhilharmonieBonnattheLaieszhalleHamburg,the LondonMozartPlayers,andtheSilesianPhilharmonic OrchestrainWroclaw.Anavidchambermusicianhe collaboratedwithStephenWaarts,Mischa,Sascha&Lily Maisky. MaciejplaysaGiovanniBaptistaRuggeriCellomadein Cremona,1700onloanfromaCharitableTrust.
...cultured,uncomplicatedandhighly lyrical...showingaclearsymbiotic relationshipbetweensoloistand orchestra...
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PolishAmericansopranoMagdalenaKuźmawasa
PrizeWinnerintheConcertArtistsGuild(NewYork)and YoungClassicalArtistsTrustInternationalAuditionsin
2022
ThisseasonshejoinstheMetropolitanOperainNew YorkasaLindemannYoungArtistwhereherroles
initiallyincludeGiannettainDonizetti’sL’elisird’amore.
OverthelastyearMagdalenahasmadeherdebutat SantaFeOperaperformingtheroleofFrasquita
(Carmen).ShereturnedtoSanFranciscoOpera'sMerola ProgramandwasafellowatRavinia'sSteansMusic Institute
AnalumnaofReneeFleming’sSongStudioatCarnegie Hallandpassionateaboutsong,futureengagements includeherdebutatMerkinConcertHall(NewYork)and WigmoreHall(London)
OntheconcertplatformhighlightshaveincludedMahler’s SymphonyNo4withRichmondSymphonyOrchestraand recitalsattheArtsClubofWashingtonD.C.,NewYork City’sSaintJohn’sintheVillage,andParis’sGaleriedorée delaBanquedeFrance Shehasworkedwithand performedmusicbycomposersNicoMuhly,AndréPrevin, JohnMusto,andTomCipullo.
Recentawardsinclude1stPrizeatthe2021ACPC MarcellaSembrichVocalCompetition,the2021Opera
MississippiJohnAlexanderVocalCompetition,andthe CTDistrictoftheMetropolitanOperaLaffont Competition.In2021shewashonoredasvaledictorian atYaleUniversity
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Polish-AmericansopranoMagdalena Kuźma…hasavoicethatinstantly engagesthelistener:shining,freeand lustrous.
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In2021Arielwon3rdPrize(TheRoslynLyonsBronze Medal)attheLeedsInternationalPianoCompetition. InthesameyearhewasaprizewinnerintheYCAT (London)andConcertArtistsGuild(NewYork) InternationalAuditions.
HegavedebutrecitalsintheHomburgerMeisterkonzerte series,PerthConcertHall(broadcastbyBBCRadio3),the MentonFestivalandOxfordInternationalPianoseries, andappearedassoloistwithorchestrasintheUK,Israel andtheUSA.
ThisseasonArielrecordsMozartwiththe MozarteumorchesterSalzburg,givesrecitalsatthe KissingerFestsommer,FundaçionJuanMarchinMadrid, WigmoreHallandFestspieleMecklenburg Vorpommern. FurtherafieldhetakespartintheBendigo ChamberMusicFestivalinAustraliaandgivesconcerts intheUSA.
In2022heundertookasolotourofArgentinaandin2021 LinnRecordsreleasedhisrecordingofmusicbySchubert tocriticalacclaim.
OverthelastyearArielhasreturnedtoWigmoreHallas soloistandchambermusician,theMiamiInternational PianoFestivalandMarlboroMusicFestivalinVermont.
ArielwasborninJerusalem,wherehestudiedwithLea AgmonandYuvalCohen.NowbasedinLondon,Ariel recentlycompletedhisstudiesattheRoyalAcademyof MusicwithHamishMilneandIanFountain.
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atthemasterconcertinHomburg...The youngstar'svirtuosityandsheer orchestralsonorityisunbelievable.
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In2021CharlottewasaprizewinnerintheYCAT (London)andConcertArtistsGuild(NewYork) InternationalAuditions.
Nominatedasa2022RisingStarArtistbyClassicFM, thisseasonCharlottemakesherdebutwiththe BournemouthSymphonyOrchestraandCBSOYouth Orchestra. ShereturnstoWigmoreHallassoloist,andtothe TrondheimChamberMusicFestivalwhere,asleaderof theQuatuorConfluence,theQuartetwon1stPrizein theCompetitionin2021
In2022ChampsHillRecordsreleasedherdebutsolo albumOstinatatocriticalacclaim,theGramophone describingheras‘anartistwithsomethingofherown tosay’.
OverthelastyearCharlottehasgivenrecitalsand p f dco rosstheUKincluding
theSuffolkPhilharmonicOrchestra,theRyedale,Lake DistrictSummerMusic,BrightonandKing’sLynn Festivals. Anavidchambermusician,highlightsinclude appearancesattheBBCProms,andtheGstaadtFestival alongsideAlinaIbragimova,LawrencePower,Sol GabettaandBertrandChamayou.Shehastakenpartin IMSPrussiaCove,theEastNeukandEvianFestivals. CharlottecompletedherMaster’sattheRoyalCollegeof MusicwithAlinaIbragimova,havingpreviouslystudiedin Montpellier,andattheYehudiMenuhinSchool CharlotteisthecurrentYCATAnnDriverTrustArtist. Thissensitivelyrecordeddebutpresents anartistwithsomethingofherownto say,andsomethingworthhearing…
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In2022JonathanwasaprizewinnerattheYCAT (London)andCAG(NewYork)InternationalAuditions.
HewentontoreceivetheprestigiousArthurWaser FoundationandLucerneSymphonyOrchestraAward. Theprizeisendowedwith25,000Swissfrancsand includesdebutappearanceswiththeLucerne SymphonyOrchestrathisautumn.
Nominatedasa2022RisingStarArtistbyClassicFM, highlightsthisseasonincludeappearancesassoloist withtheLondonMozartPlayers,SlovakState PhilharmonicKošice,JyväskyläSinfoniaandIsrael Sinfonietta. Anavidchambermusician,herecordsandperforms withSüdwestrundfunkinBruchsaalandtakespartin theHauhoFestivalinFinlandandBendigoChamber MusicFestivalinAustralia
PrevioussoloappearancesincludetheIsrael Philharmonic,IsraelChamber,HaifaSymphonic, OstrobothnianChamber,LaplandChamberandKuopio SymphonyOrchestras HehasgivenrecitalsacrossIsrael, inGermany,SwitzerlandandFinland.
AtopprizewinneratmajorcompetitionsinIsraeland Europe,including1stPrizeattheCrusellCompetitionin Finland,in2022JonathancompletedhisMastersatthe MusicAcademyinBaselwithFrançoisBenda
BorninTelAviv,hismusicaleducationbeganwithEva Wasserman,andwithYevgenyYehudinatthe BuchmannMehtaSchoolofMusic.
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Chosenas‘OnetoWatch’byInternationalPiano Magazine,Iyad’sdebutalbum KhachaturianPiano WorksforBISRecordswasdescribedbyBBCMusic Magazineas‘Anoutstandingdebut’
ThisautumnBISreleasehissecondalbumrecorded withtheBBCNationalOrchestraofWalesconducted byAndrewLitton. Nominatedasa2022RisingStarArtistbyClassicFM, IyadwasaprizewinnerattheYCATInternational Auditionsin2021. Duringthe2022/23seasonhereturnstoWigmoreHall, assoloistandchambermusician,andgivesrecitalsin theRoyalConcertHallNottinghamInternationalPiano series,LeicesterinternationalMusicFestivalandPerth ConcertHall. HecollaborateswithNicholasDaniel,JordanBakand ArmandDjikolouminconcertsacrosstheUK.
In2022Iyadcofoundedandlaunchedanewspecialist musicschoolinAmman theMashrekAcademyofMusic, withamissiontodiscoverandnurtureanewgeneration ofcreatorsandmusicians AssoloistIyadhasappearedwithleadingorchestras includingtheBBCPhilharmonicOrchestra,Manchester Camerata,EuropeanUnionChamberOrchestra,theCairo andAmmanSymphonyOrchestras. BorninAmman,ofJordanianPalestinianheritage,Iyad wasmadeanAssociateoftheRNCMin2021. IyadSughayerisaninauguralYCATConcordiaArtist ...exhilaratinganddeliveredwithperfect clarity...It’sareleasethatleavesone eagertohearSughayerinother repertory...
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TheBalourdetQuartet,basedinBoston,iscurrentlyin residenceattheNewEnglandConservatory’s ProfessionalStringQuartetProgram.
TheQuartetreceivedtheGrandPrizeatthe2021 ConcertArtistsGuildVictorElmalehCompetition,as wellasprizesininternationalcompetitionsincludingthe Banff,PaoloBorciani,andCarlNielsencompetitions. TheywereawardedtheGoldMedalatthe2020 FischoffNationalChamberMusicandthe2021
ChamberMusicYellowSpringsCompetitions.
Highlightsofthe202223seasonincludeappearances atChamberMusicDetroit,theGrandPianoSeriesin Naples,FL,NEC’sJordanHall,MerkinHallandWigmore Hall.
Summer2022sawtheBalourdetperformingatfestivals includingatBravo!Vail,MusicMountain,andStrings MusicFestival.ThisseasontheQuartetpremiereanew workbycomposerKarimKarimAlZand,madepossible throughChamberMusicAmerica’sClassical CommissioningGrant.
TheBalourdethasperformedatfestivalsandseries includingAmeliaIslandChamberMusic,theAspen,La JollaSummerfest,theMontgomeryChamberMusic,Santa FeProMusicaandtheSchneiderConcertSeries. TheBalourdetQuartetwasformedin2018atRice UniversityinHouston,Texas.
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AprizewinnerattheYCATInternationalAuditionsin
2019,overthelastyearSamuelehasmadehisdebut assoloistwiththeHaydnOrchestraconductedbyKent Nagano
HegaverecitalsatWigmoreHall,Festspiele
MecklenburgVorpommern,theVerbier,Cheltenham, DealandSchlernMusicFestivals,collaboratingwith EmaNikolovska,PabloBarragán,theLeonkoro,Esmé andSimplyQuartets Furtherafieldheundertookasolo tourofColombia. In2021Delphianrecordsreleasedhisrecordingof Bach’sGoldbergVariationstocriticalacclaim. Duringthe2022/23seasonSamueleperformsthe
GoldbergVariationsattheMITOSeptemberFestivalin
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HegivesrecitalsattheKonzerthausBerlinand ConcertgebouwAmsterdam,andwithTabeaDebus, developsanewprojectwithchoreographeranddancerfor MusicintheRoundinSheffield Passionateaboutcontemporaryrepertoirehecontinuesto collaboratewithOpificioSonoroworkingwithcomposers SciarrinoandBedrossian,amongmanyothers. BorninSpoleto,Italy,Samueleisprofessoratthe Conservatoire‘N.Sala’inBenevento. themusicianshipissobig,so irrepressiblethathetranscendsthe instrumentheisplaying
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