Artists & projects

Founded 2012 at the young age of only 13 years, the Amelio Trio embarked on an international career after winning prizes at major competitions such as the Grand Prize of the German Music Competition 2024. For the 2026/27 season, the ensemble has been selected as ECHO Rising Star by the European Concert Hall Organisation.

Touching, virtuoso, captivating - the Armida Quartet is one of the leading German string quartets. Founded in Berlin in 2006, the quartet has developed a distinctive ensemble sound, a synergetic interaction on a common breath.

With remarkable versatility, soprano Vera-Lotte Boecker impresses audiences on opera and concert stages alike. In 2022, she was named ‘Singer of the Year’ by the magazine Opernwelt, and in 2023 she was awarded the German Theatre Prize DER FAUST as ‘Performer: Musical Theatre’.

The 80th Concours de Genève dedicated to Composition & Conducting will be held from 7-13 November 2026 in Geneva. In 2026, conducting and composition join forces in the finals: the Composition Final serves as the first round of the Conducting Competition and will be held on 11 November 2026 at Victoria Hall.

The Diogenes Quartet is one of the most respected German string quartets of our time and can now look back on a concert career spanning more than 25 years. For several years the musicians have been intensively studying the work of Friedrich Gernsheim.

The Swiss conductor Titus Engel is the go-to man for complex scores, arguably the most sought-after conductor of our time for modern opera productions, and a tireless pioneer of new ensemble works that seem impossible to stage. In his concert programmes, Titus Engel also demonstrates a breadth of repertoire and stylistic range that is virtually unrivalled.

On their album "Erlkönig", the lieder pianist Doriana Tchakarova, together with the baritone Johannes Held, present 13 versions of Goethe’s ballad, from Corona Schröter’s very first version from 1782 through Schubert to a contemporary approach – including a world premiere.

The Swiss baritone Äneas Humm, who was awarded as Young Artist of the Year by OPUS KLASSIK in 2022, is deeply passionate about the lieder repertoire and his guests on his own podcast, "Klassik Doppio".

“Daring something new” is his motto, and so world premieres and close collaboration with composers feature just as much in Simon Höfele’s concert programmes as the classical trumpet repertoire. Curious, fearless and with a great passion for his instrument.

On his new double album “Sei Solo”, the violinist Noé Inui interprets Bach’s virtuosic cycle for solo violin, combining historically-informed performance practice with a modern playing style

Marie Jacquot has played her way into the forefront of exciting young conductors through numerous outstanding debuts with top-class orchestras. From 2026/27, she will as well be chief conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra.

Axel Kober’s interpretations of a wide opera and concert repertoire grow on the basis of profound knowledge, enormous experience and a comprehensive musical sense into spheres of inspiring emotionality.

The Kuss Quartet transforms contemporary issues into art and is equally committed to innovation and the preservation of the repertoire with excellence.

By winning first prize at the 19th International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2025, Eric Lu fulfilled a lifelong dream. The Massachusetts-born musician captivates audiences with his emotional depth and technical mastery.