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Ilana VERED Ilana Vered was soloist with the orchestras of New-York, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Concertgebow, NHK, Munich Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic among others. She collaborated with Zubin Mehta, Stokowski, Kondrashin, Solti, SLatkin, Tilson Thomas, Andrew Davis, Sanderling, Sawallisch, Neville Marriner, Conlon ... and performed at the most important music festivals. She has recorded for Decca London and Connoisseur society, five Beethoven concerti, Brahms, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Tchaikowsky and the complete Chopin Etudes. Has made six musical movies with director Adrian Marthaler, of which the "Rhapsody in Blue" has become a cult movie. Known for her masterclasses in universities and member of important international juries of piano competition Founder of the Rutgers and the Hamptons Summerfest.
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Luigi ALVA
Esstraordinario interpreto di Rossini ; Il suo incisione di Barbiere di Siviglia con Maria Callas a mai trovato uguale Noto insegnante e maestro collaboratore per cantanti amato di sue alievi |
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Sergei BABAYAN International performing and recording pianist, conductor and professor.
Resident artist, the Cleveland Institute of Music . |
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Robert BLOCKER
Honorary professor of piano at Central Conservatory of Music in Soloist with the Beijing Philharmonic , Houston Symphony , Moscow Chamber Orchestra among others. |
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Andrea CAPPELLERI Direttore d’Orchestra, distintosi particolarmente nel repertorio Lirico, ha già diretto “Dido and Aeneas” di H. Purcell, “Mosè” di G. Rossini (Busan, Corea del Sud, 2004), “Le Nozze di Figaro”e “Don Giovanni”, “Il Signor Bruschino”, “Suor Angelica”, “La Cenerentola” e “Madama Butterfly” presso il Teatro dell’Opera di Daegu. Nel 2011 ha diretto “La Traviata” e “Turandot” a Changwon (Sungsan Cultural Centre).
Ha recentemente diretto il Divertimento Ensemble in “El Retablo de Maese Pedro” di M. De Falla e “Pierrot Lunaire” di A. Schoenberg. Maestro Collaboratore per cantanti, lavorando per importanti festival internazionali tra i quali il “Cantiere internazionale d’arte” di Montepulciano e Garsington Opera (Londra). E’ docente di Lettura della Partitura presso il Conservatorio “J. Tomadini” di Udine. |
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Eduardo Delgado International recording and performing pianist. Originally from Argentina, he has perfected his studies with Rosina Lhevinne at Juilliard. He is the winner of the Vladimir Horowitz Award and sits on many national and international juries. He has collaborated with Martha Argerich and has just recorded a very special CD to benefit victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a country and people that hold a very special place in his heart, having lived and taught there for several years. He is full professor at California State University, Fullerton.
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Bruno DE SIMONE One of the greatest voice teachers in Italy.
Well known and appreciated all over Europe and especially in Italy and Japan Member of famous vocal juries and leading opera coach in Italy and abroad |
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Peter FRANKL World famous pianist and pedagogue. Soloist with most of the major world orchestras and conductors and most renowned summer festivals. International recording and performing pianist.
Edinburgh Festival soloist at the opening televised concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Muti. Resident artist at the prestigious Yale School of Music. |
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Enrique GRAF Associate Director International performing and recording artist Gold Medal, William Kapell International Piano Competition Jury member at many international competitions Professor of Piano at the Artistic Director/International Piano Series in
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Cheng-feng HSIEH
International performing pianist. Active as a solo pianist, chamber musician and author
Graduate of Taiwan Conservatory and Cincinnati Conservatory of music. Special interest in composition and martial arts. Professor of Piano at Shenyang Conservatory of Music in |
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Avner ITAI Music professor at Well-known for his promoting Israeli composers along with baroque music. |
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Masahiro KAWAKAMI Studied in Japan Tokyo College of music and conservatorium for Stadt Wie Prize winner at international Maria Canals competition Multiple CDs recordings for radio NHK International recording and concert pianist. Leading performer in solo recitals and with orchestras in Japan. Edited piano works of Medtner and Nikolao Kapustin Professor at the prestigious Tokyo College of Music. |
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Alexander Korsantia Gold medal at the Arthur Rubinstein competition in Israel Performing and recording international pianist. Professor at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. Soloist with most leading orchestras of the world and most famous conductors among them Valery Gergiev. Director of the music festival in Tbilisi Georgia. |
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Winner of Kapell Competition, Liszt International Competition and American Pianists Association Competition. International concert pianist, recording artist and renowned teacher.
Active soloist with orchestras in America, Europe and China. Piano Professor at Boston Conservatory and Boston University.
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Nicholas Mann
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Originally from Indonesia. She has perfected her studies at St. Petersburg Conservatory. Professor Pek Pien is one of the leading piano pedagogues in Indonesia and is active in piano conferences and seminars all over the world. She has performed and original piano and voice composition at Music Fest Perugia in 2011 and was reinvited to perform another composition of her own in 2012. |
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Gregg Pauley American recording artist, former student of Ilana Vered. Professor of piano at Tufts University and St Paul school Active in New England piano concert and recital series, keeps a very active private studio in Concord, New Hampshire. |
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John PERRY Legendary pedagogue and Chair of the Piano Division at the Colburn Conservatory, Los Angeles, Professor of Piano at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and visiting artist teacher at The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. International recording and performing pianist. Leading master classes in all the major conservatories, Universities and festivals in the world. Guest artist at |
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Antonio Petris Regista di molte produzione nelle famose teatri di opera in Italia. Regista della produzione `le Nozze di Figaro` al Teatro Della Rocca, Castiglione del Lago. Sara il regista del Barbiere di Siviglia 2012. |
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Mikhail Petukov International recording and performing Russian composer and pianist. Professor at the internationally famous Moscow Conservatory where he has collaborated with Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter. Winner of the 7th Queen Elisabeth Competition. Has played with most leading orchestras of the world.
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MATIAS De Oliveria - Pinto Outstanding teacher at the Berlin Academy of Music (UDK) and at the Musikhochschule in |
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Sharon ROSTORF-ZAMIR Follows an active national and international career. Recognised as a major interpreteur of baroque music and Lieder. |
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Graham SCOTT Sought after teacher, performer and artistic director. Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and Artistic Director of the James Mottram International Piano Competition. Winner of numerous awards including the YCA (New York) and YCAT (London) competitions. Performed in major venues at Wigmore Hall, 92nd St Y, Kennedy Center, Suntory Hall. With London Philharmonic, St Louis Symphony, Monte Carlo Philharmonic under Sir Charles Groves, Marin Alsop, Bernhard Klee. Jury member of many competitions including Horowitz and Jaen competitions.
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Sasha STARCEVICH International performer and teacher. Doctor of Musical Arts of Dr. Starcevich has been affiliate professorof piano at the Sate University of New York, Purchase NY, Department Chair of Music and Professor of Piano at the South Carolina Governor`s School for the Arts, and has maintained highly successful studios in New York Citz, New Haven, Connecticut and Vancouver, B.C. He currently keeps a private studio in Bellevue, Washington. Many of his young students have gone on to win top prizes in international competitions: Nathan Lee: www.youtube.com/watch
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Alex Sokolov
International recording and performing pianist. Soloist with leading orchestras of the world. Member of jury of international piano competitions. Professor of piano at the Tainjin Conservatory in |
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Tori Stodle Professor of piano at the Music Conservatory, faculty of art, Artistic director of Top of the World international piano competition. Recently knighted by the King of Norway for her services to the culture of her country. |
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Patrizio SCARPONE Leading violinist and concert master of Uto Ugi Orchestra. Known for his dedicated teaching courses of private pupils. |
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Michal Tal International recording and performing artist. Faculty member of the Buchmann -Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv. Director of The Young Pianist Course in Jerusalem.
Her repertoire extends from Haydn to Ligeti and Berio, along with numerous premieres by Israeli composers.
Has recently played with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra the piano concerto of Schulhoff, a Jewish composer assassinated by the Nazis in Wiltzburg.
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| Gabriel Vamvulescu international leading bass-baritone. Winner of many international prestigious competitions, faculty of Santa Barbara Opera studio artist program. |
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Scot Wittman Is the author of the video which opens this website and which has received enthusiastic reviews worldwide and the greatful thanks of the Festival Management. |
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Dan Wen Wei Graduate of Juilliard School of Music, and former student of Ilana Vered. Recently active as conductor and piano professor. Will conduct an evening of classical and romantique concertos in Perugia, 2012. Participant in numerous international piano juries, his students are winning top prizes in international competitions. Professor of Piano at Shenyang University. |
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Yukio YOKOYAMA Third prize Chopin International Competition, Warsaw (1990). Guinness Book of World Records for most Chopin piano solo pieces played in one recital (212) 2011. |
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