YCAT Artist File 2023-24

YCAT ARTISTS

2023-24

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Iwoulddefinitely recommendYCATto anyyoungaspiring musicianslookingto buildtheircareerasa soloistandchamber musician...

TimothyRidout,violist

YCATArtist2016-20

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ThroughouttheyearsIspent withYCATIfeltIhadthemost lovingandmostknowledgeable supportnetworkIcouldever askfor.Ifeltheardand understood,and...Iwas embracedforbeingexactly whoIam.

EmaNikolovska,mezzo-soprano

YCATArtist2019-21

y c a t a r t i s t s 2 0 2 32 4 *Selectedin2023 +jointlysupportedwithConcertArtistsGuild(USA) AdelphiQuartet QuatuorAgate *AteneaQuartet *TrioChagall *HanaChang+ Violin ArmandDjikoloum Oboe *WillDuerden DoubleBass IrèneDuval Violin SterlingElliott Cello *NjiomaGrevious+ Violin MaciejKułakowski Cello MagdalenaKuźma+ Soprano ArielLanyi+ Piano JonathanLeibovitz+ Clarinet *IgnasMaknickas Piano CharlotteSaluste-Bridoux+ Violin *CharlotteSpruit Violin IyadSughayer Piano SamueleTelari Accordion Photography©KaupoKikkasunlessstated

Givingyoungartiststhebeststartintheircareers.

YCATisaspecialistcharitythatsupportstheearlycareersofyoungmusicianswhoshowthe potentialtobecomeestablishedinternationalartists.

Whatweofferselectedartists

Management:3-5yearsofdevelopmentalandholistic

management

Performance:Strategicdiaryofengagementssecured

worldwide(jointlywithConcertArtistsGuildUSA)

Exposure:Regularmarketingto5,000+promoters

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Branding:High-qualitypublicitymaterialsand

professionalphotoshoots

Digital:Comprehensivesocialmediaandwebsite

consultationandsupport

Media:LiverecordingsofrecitalsatWigmoreHall

Artistswehavesupportedinclude

AlisonBalsomOBE

BelceaQuartet

BenGoldscheider

DoricQuartet

ElizabethWatts

EmaNikolovska

IanBostridgeCBE

JamesBaillieu

JoannaMacGregorCBE

Li-WeiQin

LlŷrWilliams

MarkSimpson

RandallGoosby

SeanShibe

TimothyRidout

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MaximeMichaluk,violin

EstherAgusti,violin

AdamNewman,viola

NepomukBraun,cello

FollowingitssuccessattheYoungClassicalArtists TrustInternationalAuditions,theAdelphiQuartethas beensupportedasaYCATArtistsinceJune2021 They werealsoselectedastheinauguralYCATHansKeller Artist,whichresultedinthepremiereandrecordingof "SaffronDusk"byBushraEl-Turk

Duringthe22/23season,theQuartethasgivendebut recitalsatWigmoreHall,theFundaciónJuanMarchin Madrid,FestspieleMecklenburg-Vorpommernandthe AldeburghFestival,wheretheypremieredBushraElTurk’sQuartet:PaintingSecrets Theyalsogaverecitals attheEsterhazyPalace,theElbphilharmonieHamburg, theBerlinPhilharmonie,StaatstheaterDarmstadt, FlageyinBrusselsandattheQueilleFestivalinFrance

Highlightsoftheupcoming23/24seasonincludereturn performancesattheWigmoreHall,andrecitalsatthe BrightonFestival,FestivalNepomukand

PrivatmusikvereinNürnberg.Thequartetwillalsobe performingwidelyacrosstheUKatvenuessuchasthe HolywellRoomOxford,SaffronHall,TheatreClwydand manymore.

Foundedin2017,thequartetstudiedwiththeHagen QuartetattheMozarteumUniversityinSalzburgand receivedvaluablesupportfromEberhardFeltz,Valentin ErbenandGyörgyKurtág.

Theyoungmusiciansconvincedwitha first-classsoundcultureand,thanksto theirempatheticandhighlysensitive music-making,effortlesslyfounda wonderfulcollectivesound.

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AdrienJurkovic,violin

ThomasDescamps,violin

RaphaëlPagnon,viola

SimonIachemet,cello

Formedin2016,theParis-basedQuatuorAgate

studiedattheHochschulefürMusikHannsEislerin

BerlinwithEberhardFeltz,inParisundertheguidance ofMathieuHerzog,andwiththeQuatuorEbèneatthe

HochschulefürMusikinMunich.In2021,theywere

prize-winnersattheYCATInternationalAuditions

The23/24seasonseestheQuartetreturntothe

WigmoreHallaswellastheLammermuirFestival They willbegivingrecitalsattheLebverkusenstARTFestival andInternationalesMusikfestivalHeidelbergerFrüling.

TheywillalsobeperformingextensivelyacrosstheUK

OverthelastyeartheQuatuorAgatehavegiven recitalsacrossEuropeincludingattheKonzerthaus

Dortmund,PhilharmoniedeParis,theVerbier,Salon-deProvence,RadioFranceandMecklenburg-Vorpommern Festivals

Highlightsoftheir22/23seasonincludeddebutrecitalsat theConcertgebouwAmsterdam,AlteOperFrankfurtand Britten-PearsArtsinAldeburgh.Theymadetheir

WigmorehalldebutandperformedattheLammermuir FestivalinScotland,collaboratedwiththeModigliani QuartetattheTauberPhilharmonie,Weikersheim,and theDiotimaQuartetattheLangeNachtder

StreichquartetteinMunich

TheQuartethavebeenartistsinresidenceatthe FondationSingerPolignacandPro-QuartetinParis In 2016theyfoundedtheCorsiClassicFestivalwitha missiontobringchambermusictoareasoftheisland whereitisrarelyheard

Fromthequiveringfirstmovementtothe intensefinale,everyphraseseemed investedwithmeaningthankstothe carefulphrasingandvividcolouringthey pouredintoeverymoment...

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TheAteneaQuartetwasfoundedin2019inBarcelona. Aninternationallyacclaimedensemblededicatedto exploringthevaststringquartetrepertoire,theywerea finalistinthe2023YoungClassicalArtistsTrust internationalauditions,andarecurrentlybasedinBasel, Switzerland

Inthe23/24seasonthequartetwillbetakingpartin numerousinternationalcompetitions,includingtheKarol SzymanowskiInternationalMusicCompetition,Borciani StringQuartetCompetitionandtheGenevaString QuartetCompetition Currentlytheensembleiscontinuingitsmusicaltraining attheHochschulefürMusikFHNWinBasel,underthe adviceofRainerSchmidt(HagenQuartet),Silvia Simionescu(GringoltsQuartet),ClaudioMartínezMehner, AntonKernjakandAnnaGebert

TheQuartethasbeeninvitedtoprestigiousfestivals suchastheLucerneFestival,theBarcelonaString QuartetBiennial,theSchubertíadadeVilabertran,the MusikdorfErnenFestival,theKulturfestResonanzen Sils,theWIssembourgInternationalMusicFestival, Festivald’AixenProvanceandtheJuanMarch Foundation.Theyhavealsopremieredworksby composerslikeRaquelGarcía-Tomás,AntoniRosMarbà,andMauroHertig.Futureengagementsalso includearecitalattheFestivaldeBarcelonaObertura.

TheAteneaQuartet’simpressive performanceoftheirprogramwas persuasiveandinspiring...thesemusicians haveapromisingfutureaheadofthem.

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EdoardoGrieco,violin

FrancescoMassimino,cello

TrioChagallwasfoundedin2013byLorenzoNguyen, EdoardoGriecoandFrancescoMassiminowithinthe ConservatoryofMusic“G.Verdi”ofTurin.TheTriowas namedasatributetothefamouspainterMarcChagall, whohasalwaysbeenadeepsourceofinspiration,as wellasbeingadmiredforhistiestomusicandstrong expressivepowerthroughtheuseofcolour.

Prolificcompetitionwinners,theTrioChagallwere awardedFirstPrizeattheSchoenfeldInternational StringCompetitioninHarbin,China.Furtherprizes include1stoverallprizeofthechambermusiccategory attheAmadeusFactoryCompetition(2018),numerous accomplishmentsattheConcorsodiGiussanoin2019, the“GiovannaManiezzo”prizebytheJuryofthe AccademiaMusicalediSienaand,inMarch2022,the Triowaschosenasthe“Ensembleoftheyear 2020/2021”byLeDimoredelQuartetto.

TrioChagallisinvolvedinintenseconcertactivityallover Italyperforminginprestigiousvenues(VaticanMuseum intheVaticanCity,TeatroVerdiinTrieste,Reitschulein Grafenegg,ItalianInstituteofcultureinParis,Milan TheatredalVermeandConservatory,SalaSassuin Sassari). TheTrioisnowcontinuingitsstudieswithRainer SchmidtandAntonKernjakattheHochschulefürMusik inBaselandisanEnsembleECMAattheEuropean ChamberMusicAcademy,whereitreceivesadvicefrom HattoBeyerleandPatrickJüdt.

Bothfromatechnicalandexpressivepointof view,TrioChagall[…]doesnotappeartobea groupofexwunderkindnorofyoung promises,butratheranensembleofmature musicians,abletodeeplyrelatewiththe score,regardlessofthecomposerorperiod.

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Bornin2002,HanaChanghasrecently appearedasasoloistwiththePoznań Philharmonic,PragueRadioSymphony, CzechVirtuosi,HunanSymphony, PhilharmonieBaden-Baden,andUtah Symphony.

HighlightsofHana’supcoming23/24seasonwill includeperformingattheRoyalSavoyLausanne, inpartnershipwiththeVeveySpringClassic Festival.InNovemberthisyear,sheperformswith theSociedadFilarmónicadeACoruña.

ShehasperformedattheRockportChamber MusicFestival,DeerValleyMusicFestival, VeveySpringClassicFestival,SionFestival, andInternationalChamberMusicFestival Utrecht,amongothers,andisalaureateof theYehudiMenuhin,Stuttgart,Stradivarius, andPragueSpringInternationalViolin Competitions.Mostrecently,shewasthe youngestfinalistandwasawardeddistinction attheWieniawskiInternationalViolin Competition.

HanaiscurrentlystudyingatKronbergAcademy withChristianTetzlaff.Thesestudiesarefunded bytheNikolasGruber-Patronat.Shealso continuestobementoredbyIdaKavafianand JanineJansenwithwhomshepreviouslystudied.

Impeccable,authentic,andgracious playing–Hana'sfocusisatalltimeson thesubstanceofthemusic.

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BorninFrance,ArmandstudiedatConservatoire

NationalSupérieurMusiqueetDansedeLyonandwith PhilippeTondreattheHochschulefürMusikSaar.

In2021hewasaprize-winnerattheYoungClassical ArtistsTrust(YCAT)InternationalAuditions.

Inthe22/23season,Armandwasnominatedasa2022 RisingStarArtistbyClassicFM,madehisdebutwith LondonMozartPlayersandreturnedassoloistwith Chineke!performingVaughanWilliamsOboeConcerto attheQueenElizabethHall,St.GeorgesBristol, WarwickArtsCentreandtheHarrogateFestival.

Atopprizewinner,in2018Armandwon3rdPrizeand theAudienceAwardattheInternationalOboe

CompetitioninJapanperformingtheStraussConcerto withtheTokyoPhilharmonicOrchestraandgiving recitalsatKioiConcertHall.Ayearlaterhewontwo SpecialPrizesintheMuriCompetitioninSwitzerland leadingtoatourofAsia.

Thisseason,highlightsincluderecordingswiththe BayerischerRundfunkandperformancesattheBendigo ChamberMusicFestivalinAustralia.Armandwillalsobe givingconcertsthroughouttheUKwithhisduopartner, pianistIyadSughayer Passionateabouteducation,hehasgivenmasterclasses attheRoyalWelshCollege,andGuildhallSchoolof Music&Drama(London),andworkedwithstudentsfrom theBenedettiFoundation.Thisseasonhewillalsobe givingmasterclassesattheRoyalCollegeofMusicand RoyalNorthernCollegeofMusic.

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DoublebassistWillDuerdenisahighlysoughtafterartist,indemandasasoloist,chamber musicianandorchestralleaderwithagrowing internationalcareerspanningfourcontinents.Will rosetoprominenceafterreachingtheStrings

CategoryFinalof2018BBCYoungMusicianofthe YearCompetition.

Willhashadseveralsignificantnewworks speciallywrittenforhim,withpremieresinMilan andLondon.HerecentlyperformedBottessini’s

GranDuowiththeLGTYoungSoloistsalongside violinistHaeunKimattheElbphilharmonie

Hamburg.Hehascollaboratedwithartistssuchas AlexanderSitkovetsky,LawrencePowerand

MaximRysanov.

CompetitionsuccessesincludewinningtheYorke

DoubleBassPrizeinthisyear’sRoyalOverseas

LeagueStringsCompetitionFinal,andreachingthe

upcomingsemifinalintheInternationalSocietyof BassistsCompetition. Highlightsofthe23/24seasonincludehisdebutatSt. George’sBristol,plusperformancesattheNorth NorfolkMusicandBuxtonInternationalFestivals. Soonafterhestartedplayingaged7,Willwas awardedafullscholarshiptotheYehudiMenuhin

School.AnABRSMScholarattheRoyalCollegeof MusicinLondon,heisalsosupportedbytheDrake CallejaTrust.

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SincegraduatingfromtheConservatoiredeParisand KronbergAcademy,Irènehasfirmlyestablished herselfasacaptivatingandpassionateperformer.

Overthe22/23seasonIrènemadeherdebutwiththe ChamberOrchestraofEuropeconductedbySir AndrásSchiffintheopeningconcertoftheKronberg

FestivalinthenewCasalsForumConcertHalland returnedassoloistwiththeRoyalPhilharmonic OrchestraconductedbyJamiePhillips.Irènealso madeherdebutwiththeRoyalNorthernSinfonia conductedbyJanuszPiotrowicz,andgavesoloand chambermusicrecitalsatWigmoreHall,the PhilharmonieinParisandacrosstheUK

IrènealsotookpartintheIMSPrussiaCove50th

AnniversaryconcertsandaBoccheriniConcertwith StevenIsserlisatWigmoreHall(livestreamed),andgives recitalsatPerthConcertHall(broadcastbyRadio3), KonzerthausBerlin,theBathandBrightonInternational Festivals. Inthe23/24season,Irènewillberecordingtwosolo albumstobereleasedbyCapriccio.Shewillalsobe performingattheFestivalAixenProvenceinFrance,the LammermuirFestivalinScotland,andtheBendigo ChamberMusicFestivalinAustralia.

Solohighlightsincludeappearanceswiththe DresdnerPhilharmonie,KremerataBalticaand OrchestreColonne,workingwithconductorssuchas MaximEmelyanychevandMichaelSanderling.In 2017shereleasedherfirstCD‘Poèmes’for Mirare/HarmoniaMunditocriticalacclaim.

Withhersubtlevibrantandnoble sound,heraudaciousandvivacious wayofmakingmusic,andherbrilliant technique...thiswasindeedan experienceforeveryone.

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Acclaimedforhisstellarstagepresenceandjoyous musicianship,cellistSterlingElliottisa2021Avery

FisherCareerGrantrecipientandthewinnerofthe

SeniorDivisionofthe2019NationalSphinx

Competition Sterlingisalsothe2023YCAT–Music

MastersRobeyArtist.

Hehasappearedwithmajororchestrassuchasthe PhiladelphiaOrchestra,theNewYorkPhilharmonic, theBostonSymphony,theClevelandOrchestra,the LosAngelesPhilharmonic,theDetroitSymphonyand theDallasSymphony,withconductorsYannick

Nezet-Seguin,ThomasWilkins,JeffreyKahane,Mei AnnChenandothers

Thisseason,ElliottdebutswiththeMinnesota Orchestra,GrandRapidsSymphony,Charlotte Symphony,PacificSymphony,SanAntonioSymphony andNewJerseySymphony.Healsoperformstheworld premiereofaneworchestralversionofJohn

Corigliano’sPhantasmagoria,commissionedforhimby aconsortiumoforchestrasincludingtheOrlando PhilharmonicandmusicdirectorEricJacobsen He makeshisUKrecitaldebutatWigmoreHallinFebruary.

SterlingispursuinganArtistDiplomaattheJuilliard SchoolunderthetutelageofJoelKrosnickandClara Kim,followingcompletionofhisMasterofMusicand undergraduatedegreesatJuilliard

The22/23seasonsawhisdebutsattheAspenMusic Festival,performingtheBrahmsDoubleConcertowith GilShaham,aswellaswiththeColoradoSymphony, CincinnatiSymphony,NorthCarolinaSymphonyand Ft WorthSymphony,amongothers

Elliott’simpeccablemusicianship,as wellashisdiscernibleloveforthemusic wonovertheaudience,which respondedwithsustainedstanding applause.

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Describedas“superb”bytheChicagoClassical Review,violinistNjiomaChinyereGreviousisan emerging,passionateandversatilesolo,chamberand orchestralmusicianandperformer.Sheisagraduate ofTheJuilliardSchoolandawinnerofitsJohnErskine Prizeforscholasticandartisticachievement.

AfoundingmemberoftheAbeoQuartet,Njioma recentlycompletedgraduatestudieswithRyan

MeehanandtheCalidoreStringQuartetatthe

UniversityofDelawarewhereshewasalsoafellow

intheinauguralGraduateStringQuartetinResidence Program.Theyquartethavewonnumerousprizes includingFirstPrizeandtheAudienceFavoritePrize attheYellowSpringsChamberMusicCompetition 2022,andThirdPrizeofthe2023BadTölz

InternationalStringQuartetCompetition Thequartet hasappearedinperformancesintheSchneider

ConcertSeries,AliceTullyHall,TheKennedyCenter, inMontreal,andOslo,Norway,andinresidenceatthe

GlenstoneMuseum,wheretheypremiered “Moonshot”byAlistairColeman.

Asasoloist,NjiomahasappearedwiththeChicago Philharmonic,theWesternMichiganSymphonyandthe NewarkSymphonyOrchestra. Formanyyears,Njiomawasascholarshiprecipient throughBoston’sProjectSTEPstringtrainingprogramfor BlackandLatinoyouthandatthetimealsoearned summerstudyscholarshipassistancethroughWinsor Music.HerprincipalteachershavealsoincludedRonald Copes,JamesBuswell,MarianaGreen-HillandFarhoud Moshfegh

Theyoung,exceptionallygifted,D.C.basedviolinvirtuosoNjiomaGrevious, didaterrificjobwiththepiece,digging intotherocking,Vivaldi-esque arpeggiosthatoccupythelatterpages.

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Attheageof19,Maciejwon1stPrizeandaspecial

awardattheLutoslawskiInternationalCello

Competition.HewasaLaureateintheFinalsofthe

2017QueenElisabethCompetitioninBrussels,anda prizewinneratthe2019YCATInternationalAuditions inLondon.In2022hecompletedhisstudiesat KronbergAcademywithWolfgangEmanuelSchmidt.

Highlightsinthe22/23seasonincludedconcertsat

WigmoreHall,BerlinKonzerthausandtheKronberg Festival HetookpartintheCelloBiennalein

AmsterdamandgaverecitalsattheBath,Newbury Spring,BrightonandMachynllethFestivalsintheUK.

MaciejjoinedChamberMusicattheWorld'sEdge (AWE)inNewZealandandreturnedasaFacultyGuest

toMorningsideMusicBridgeinBoston,USA Alsoin 2022,DelphianRecordsreleasedhisdebutalbumof Frenchmusic‘Beausoir’tocriticalacclaim.Hewenton torecordPenderecki’scompletesolocellomusic,duefor releasein2023.

Upcomingengagementsinthe23/24seasoninclude performancesattheWigmorehall,FrankfurtAlterOper, KielMusikfreunde,LeverkusenstARTFestival,andthe VancouverRecitalSociety.

BorninPoland,toafamilyofclassicalandjazzmusicians, MaciejstudiedattheStanislawMoniuszkoAcademyof MusicinGdańsk,MannheimUniversityandtheFranz LisztUniversityofMusicinWeimar,priortoenteringthe KronbergAcademy. MaciejplaysaGiovanniBaptistaRuggeriCellomadein Cremona,1700onloanfromaCharitableTrust.

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Polish-AmericansopranoMagdalenaKuźmawasa

PrizeWinnerintheConcertArtistsGuild(NewYork)and YoungClassicalArtistsTrustInternationalAuditionsin 2022.

SheisamemberoftheMetropolitanOperainNewYork asaLindemannYoungArtistandisinhersecondyear DuringherfirstyearherrolesincludedGiannettain Donizetti’sL’elisird’amoreandSisterCatherineinDead ManWalking.FutureengagementsasaYoungartist includePapagenainTheMagicFluteandYvetteinLa Rondine.

MagdalenaisanalumnaofReneeFleming’sSongStudio atCarnegieHallandisanavidsongperformer The 22/23seasonsawhergiveadebutrecitalatMerkin ConcertHall(NewYork)andinthe23/24seasonshewill bemakingherWigmoreHalldebutwithJamesBaillieu, performingaprogrammeofSamuelBarber,Chopin, RachmaninoffandSibelius.

Magdalena’srecentperformancehighlightsincludeher debutatSantaFeOperaperformingtheroleof FrasquitainCarmen,andJulietinGounod’sRomeoand JulietattheGlimmerlgassFestival Shealsoreturnedto SanFranciscoOpera'sMerolaProgramandwasa fellowatRavinia'sSteansMusicInstitute.

Recentawardsinclude1stPrizeatthe2021ACPC MarcellaSembrichVocalCompetition,the2021Opera MississippiJohnAlexanderVocalCompetition,andtheCT DistrictoftheMetropolitanOperaLaffontCompetition.In 2021shewashonoredasvaledictorianatYale University

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In2023,ArielwashonoredtoreceivethePrixSerdang,a Swissprizeawardedbythedistinguished AustrianpianistRudolfBuchbinder.Hewasalso nominatedasaRisingStarArtistbyClassicFMinthe sameyear PriortothisArielwon3rdPrizeatthe2021

LeedsInternationalPianoCompetition,and wasaprizewinnerintheinauguralYoungClassical ArtistsTrust(London)andConcertArtistsGuild (NewYork)InternationalAuditionsinthesameyear.

Highlightsofthe23/24seasonincludereturnstothe

WigmoreHall,VancouverRecitalSociety, MiamiInternationalPianoFestivalandNottingham InternationalPianoSeries,aswelldebutswiththe FrankfurtAlterOperandMerkinHallinNewYork.

ArielhasappearedwithorchestrasinIsrael,theUK, ArgentinaandUSA,highlightsincludingtheIsrael Philharmonic,RoyalLiverpoolPhilharmonicOrchestra andCityofBirminghamSymphonyOrchestra,thelatter ofwhichhewillreturntothisseasonforMozartK503.

In2021LinnRecordsreleasedhisrecordingofmusicby Schuberttocriticalacclaim,withfuturereleasesalso planned. BorninJerusalemin1997,ArielisnowbasedinLondon havingrecentlycompletedhisstudiesattheRoyal AcademyofMusic.

...Lanyiisnoshowman.Heshineswith technicalperfection,asubtleexploration oftheworks'subtext,andalwayshasthe proverbialdrawtothegoal.But-as Buchbinderrightlyemphasizes-without anyhintofvanityorself-promotion. Hererisesanewstarinthemusicalsky.

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In2022Jonathanwasaprize-winnerattheYoung

ClassicalArtistsTrust(YCAT)andConcertArtistsGuild (NewYork)InternationalAuditionsheldatWigmore Hall.

HewentontoreceivetheprestigiousArthurWaser FoundationandLucerneSymphonyOrchestraAward. Theprizeisendowedwith25,000Swissfrancsand includesdebutappearanceswiththeLucerne SymphonyOrchestrathisautumn.

Inthe22/23seasonJonathanwasnominatedasa 2022RisingStarArtistbyClassicFMandappearedas soloistwiththeLucerneSymphonyOrchestra,London MozartPlayers,GävleSymphonyOrchestra,Slovak StatePhilharmonicKošiceconductedbyTomaš Brauner,JyväskyläSinfoniaconductedbyYoelGamzou, andtheIsraelSinfonietta.Healsorecordedand performedchambermusicwithSüdwestrundfunkin BruchsaalandgaveconcertsintheVerbierFestival,the Crusell,RaunaandHauhoFestivalsinFinland.

HighlightsofJonathan’s23/24seasoninclude performancesattheAlteOperFrankfurt,Konzerthaus Berlin,ConcertgebouwAmsterdamandVancouver RecitalSociety,plusnumerousappearancesintheUK, includingatSaffronHall,WigmoreHallandSt George’s Bristol,aswellasaconcertoperformancewiththe LondonFirebirdOrchestraatStGeorge’sHanover Square Jonathanwillalsocompletehisdebutrecording withDelphianRecords,alongsideviolinistCharlotte Saluste-BridouxandpianistJosephHavlat.

BorninTel-Aviv,hismusicaleducationbeganwithEva Wasserman,andwithYevgenyYehudinatthe BuchmannMehtaSchoolofMusic

Fromtheveryfirstnote,thereisagreatartiston stage.Heplaysfortheorchestra,nottheotherway around….itisnotonlythetechniquethatimpresses. Everythingsoundssmoothandplayedwithcare,asit onlysoundswhenamusicianhasreallymadeapiece hisown

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IgnasMaknickasisa2023YoungClassicalArtistsTrust winnerandhasperformedinnumerouscompetitions

HetookfirstPrizeattheXIXFryderykChopinPiano CompetitionforYouthinSzafarnia,FirstPrizeattheXX

PianoCompetition“YoungVirtuoso”inZagreb,Third PrizeattheAarhusPianoCompetitionand,in2021, wasthesemi-finalistoftheVendomePrize Inthesame year,hereceived“TheQueen’sCommendationfor Excellence”asthehighest-scoringgraduateofthe RoyalAcademyofMusic

Ignashasappearedwithmanyorchestrasasasoloist includingtheAarhusSymphony,LithuanianNational SymphonyandLondonMozartPlayers.Asasoloisthe hasappearedatprestigiousconcerthallsincludingthe SteinwayHallinLondon,AuditoriumduLouvreinParis, CharlottenborgFestivalHallinCopenhagenand LithuanianNationalPhilharmonicinVilnius.

HighlightofIgnas’23/24seasonincludeMozart’sPiano ConcertoNo 21inCmajorK467withtheLondonMozart Players,Rachmaninoff’sPianoConcertoNo.2with BloomingtonSymphonyOrchestrainIndianaandhissolo debutrecitalattheWigmoreHallinLondon Hewillalso performinrecitalthroughouttheUK,includingopening theUniversityofLeedsConcertSeriesinOctober.

BorninCaliforniain1998,IgnaswasraisedinLithuania. InSeptember2021hecommencedtheMasterofArts ProgrammeattheRoyalAcademyofMusicwith ProfessorJoannaMacGregorCBE,onfullscholarship.

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In2021Charlottewasaprizewinnerintheinaugural

YoungClassicalArtistsTrust(London)andConcert

ArtistsGuild(NewYork)2021InternationalAuditions.In 2022shewasalsonominatedasa2022RisingStar

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2022alsosawChampsHillRecordsreleaseherdebut soloalbumOstinatatocriticalacclaim,with Gramophonemagazinedescribingheras“anartistwith somethingofherowntosay”.

Upcomingperformancehighlightsincludeatourtothe UnitedStatesinpartnershipwiththeConcertArtists Guild,achambertourwithSinfoniaCymru,recordingsof SchubertforDelphianRecords,areturntotheCBSOto performVaughanWilliams’TheLarkAscendinganda lunchtimerecitalintheKonzerthausBerlin.Charlottewill alsobeperformingvariouschamberandsolorecitals acrossboththeUKandEurope

Inthe22/23season,CharlottereturnedtoWigmore Hall,RadioFrance,Britten-PearsArtsandtothe TrondheimChamberMusicFestivalwhere,asleaderof theQuatuorConfluence,theywon1stPrize.Shealso tookpartintheAustralianChamberMusicFestivalin Townsville,andmadeherdebutwiththeBournemouth SymphonyOrchestraandCBSOYouthOrchestra.

Anavidchambermusician,recenthighlightsinclude appearancesatWigmoreHall,aBBCPromwiththe dynamic12Ensemble,andaperformanceoftheFranck PianoQuintetattheGstaadtFestivalwithAlina Ibragimova,LawrencePower,SolGabettaandBertrand Chamayou.

Thissensitivelyrecordeddebutpresents anartistwithsomethingofherownto say,andsomethingworthhearing…

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CharlotteSpruitisapassionatechambermusicianand soloist,andwasawinneratthe2023YoungClassical ArtistsTrustinternationalauditions.

ThisseasonhighlightsforCharlotteincludeperformingat theRheingoldFestivalWageningen,intheAVROTROS VrijdagconcertinTivoliVredenburginUtrechtandthe BachfestMünster.

FurtherprizesCharlottehaswonincludethefirstprize andaudienceprizeandtheGenuinClassicsprizeatthe LeipzigInternationalJohannSebastianBach Competition.FollowingthissuccessCharlottewillbe makingarecordingwiththeGenuinClassicslabel.

Charlotteplaysfrequentlyatchambermusicfestivals acrossEurope,includingtheChamberMusicConnects theWorldfestivalattheKronbergAcademyandthe MendelssohnonMullFestivalwheresheperformed withtheDoricStringQuartet.Shehasperformed chamberworkswithacclaimedmusiciansincluding JanineJansen,GidonKremer,TabeaZimmermann, LawrencePower,andChristianTetzlaff.Shehasalso madeherdebutsattheConcertgebouwinthe Netherlands,theWigmoreHallinLondonandatthe ElbphilharmonieinHamburg.

CharlottestudiedattheGuildhallSchoolofMusicwith DavidTakenoandattheRoyalAcademyofMusicwith YingXue.SheiscurrentlypursuingherMaster’sdegreeat theRoyalAcademyofMusicwithRachelPodgerand PavloBeznosiuk.

Charlotteplaysan18th-centuryanonymousItalianviolin, kindlyonloanfromtheDutchMusicalInstruments Foundation. Withasparklingandstylistic performance,CharlotteSpruitis convincinglyestablishingherselfasoneof themostpromisingyoungtalents,and deservesherplaceonstage.

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Chosenas‘OnetoWatch’byInternationalPiano Magazine,Iyad’sdebutalbumKhachaturianPiano

WorksforBISRecordswasdescribedbyGramophone as “exhilaratinganddeliveredwithperfectclarity”and “anoutstandingdebut”byBBCMusicMagazine.Iyad’s

secondrecordingforBISwiththeBBCNational

OrchestraofWalesconductedbyAndrewLittonwas releasedtocriticalacclaiminautumn2022.

In2022Iyadco-foundedandlaunchedanewspecialist musicschoolinAmman-theMashrekAcademyofMusic, withamissiontodiscoverandnurtureanewgeneration ofcreatorsandmusicians.

AssoloistIyadhasappearedwithleadingorchestras includingtheBBCPhilharmonicOrchestra,Manchester Camerata,EuropeanUnionChamberOrchestra,theCairo andAmmanSymphonyOrchestras.

Nominatedasa2022RisingStarArtistbyClassicFM, Iyadwasaprize-winnerattheYoungClassicalArtists Trust(YCAT)InternationalAuditionsin2021.

HighlightsofIyad’s23/24seasonincludeareturntothe BBCNationalOrchestraofWalesforLisztPiano

ConcertoNo.2,performancesattheBerlinKonzerthaus, ConcertgebouwAmsterdam,LammermuirFestivaland BarberInstituteBirmingham,plusaseriesofrecitalsat theLeicesterInternationalMusicFestivalperformingthe completeMozartPianoSonatasalongsidenewly commissionedpiecesinspiredbythesegreatworks.

BorninAmman,ofJordanian-Palestinianheritage,Iyad wasmadeanAssociateoftheRNCMin2021.

IyadSughayerisaninauguralYCATConcordiaArtist. Hecapturesthemusic’sessencewith suchaclosesenseofrecreativeidentity thatitfeelsonoccasionasthoughhe couldbecomposingitashegoes along...

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Soughtafterasasoloist,chambermusicianand teacher,Samuele’srecentsoloengagementsinclude recitalsatWigmoreHall,theConcertgebouw AmsterdamandBerlinKonzerthaus.

In2021DelphianreleasedSamuele’srecordingof Bach’sGoldbergVariationsatQueensHallEdinburghto criticalacclaim HeregularlyfeaturesonBBCRadio3, RaiRadioTre,RadioClassicaandRadioPopolare Milano.

The23/24seasonbringsSamuele’ssolodebutatthe WigmoreHall,theTauberPhilharmonieWeikersheimand theWimbledonInternationalFestival,andchamber performanceswithFrankfurtAlterOper.Hewillbe returningtoperformwithMusicintheRoundinSheffield, alongsideTabeaDebus,withwhomhepremieredanew programmeSoundsofNow:Rotationswitha choreographeranddancerin2022

Highlightsduringthe2022/23includedhisdebutatthe TrasimenoFestivalinItalywithAngelaHewittanda ‘Storyteller’eventfortheElbphilharmonie(Hamburg) withmezzo-sopranoEmaNikolovska.Hereturnedto theMiTOFestivalinMilanandTorinotoperform

Mussorgsky’sPicturesalongsideanewlycommissioned arrangementofTchaikovsky’sNutcrackerSuite,and wasaresidentattheMachynllethFestivalinWales.

Awardsinclude1stPrizesatthe2018Arassate-Hiria (Spain)and2013Castelfidardo(Italy)Competitions In 2017hereleasedhisfirstsoloCDLIMES,andin2020a duoCDforaccordionandclarinet,BROKENSHAKE.

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