Artists & projects

Pablo Barragán ‐ Clarinet
"This evening it was Pablo Barragán who cast a spell on his audience. In addition to his perfect playing in all respects, it was just his soulful tone, which held in breath."
Westdeutsche Zeitung in October 2019
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Westdeutsche Zeitung in October 2019

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765 and is thus one of the world’s oldest orchestras. Chief Conductor is Edward Gardner. The Orchestra las visited Germany in April 2019.
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Marcus Bosch ‐ Conductor
Marcus Bosch is one of the most prominent figures in the German conducting scene – and a much-sought-after guest conductor across the world. He works as a full professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (HMTM), is Artistic Director of the Heidenheim Opera Festival, conductor-in-residence with the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock and principal guest conductor with the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Konstanz.
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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE) was founded in 1981 by a group of young musicians who became acquainted as part of the European Community Youth Orchestra (now EUYO). There are now about 60 members of the COE (including a dozen founding members), who pursue parallel careers as principals or section leaders of nationally-based orchestras, as eminent chamber musicians, and as tutors of music.
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Daniel Cohen ‐ Conductor
Daniel Cohen has been General Music Director of the Staatstheater Darmstadt since 2018/2019. From 2004 to 2014 he was Music Director of the Jersey Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Gropius Ensemble, creating projects which explored the threshold between music and theater. After his Studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Daniel Cohen was a long-term member of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra as a violinist.
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Ariadne Daskalakis ‐ CD-Project Schubert - Vol. 2
The extant music for violin by Franz Schubert fits comfortably on two discs, and Ariadne Daskalakis released the first disc of her survey in 2019, to critical acclaim. The disc included works for violin and piano as well as three pieces with orchestral accompaniment, in performances described in The Strad as having ‘a litheness and shimmering delight that capture the music’s innate charm and dance-like vivacity with a beguiling sureness of touch.’
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Diogenes Quartet ‐ String Quartet
Founded in Munich in 1998, these four musical idealists focus on performing unknown and contemporary compositions. In 2019 they released their first part of String Quartets by Friedrich Gernsheim. In March 2020 their recording of Max Reger’s String Sextet F Major, op. 118 and Clarinet Quintet A Major op. 146 will be released on cpo.
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Dresden Philharmonic
Live, with love, and for all in the highest quality - for 150 years, the musicians of the Dresden Philharmonic have strived to provide audiences with experiences of this sort and they will continue to do so in the 2020/21season. The orchestra will celebrate its anniversary with an array of concerts in addition to exhibitions, talks and publications. Chief conductor is Marek Janowski.
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Titus Engel ‐ Conductor
The search for new concert forms and the dramaturgically meaningful fusion of old and new music are central to Titus Engel's career. Besides symphonic repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries, he has a deep passion for baroque music performances on historical as well as modern instruments.
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Holger Falk ‐ Baritone
"Holger Falk is anyway one of the intellectually and vocally most flexible singers on German stages" the Magazine Opernwelt wrote. Colourfulness, flexiblity and authenticity in his expression are the artistical sources of his international carreer as an operasinger as well as an interpreter of art song.
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Vadim Gluzman ‐ Violin
Vadim Gluzman’s extraordinary artistry brings back to life the glorious violinistic tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries. His wide repertoire embraces contemporary music and his performances are heard around the world through live broadcasts and a striking catalogue of award-winning recordings exclusively for the BIS label.
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Gottlieb Wallisch ‐ CD-Project "20th Century Foxtrots" 2
The new album of pianist Gottlieb Wallisch illuminates in Volume 2 of his edition "20th Century Foxtrots" German, jazz-inspired compositions of the Golden Twenties. With numerous premiere recordings Gottlieb Wallisch shows how the Foxtrot developed a virulent life of its own beyond the New World.
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Simon Höfele ‐ Trumpet
Simon Höfele, 25, is one of the most exciting trumpeters of the up-and-coming generation. He qA BBC Radio3 new generation artist, Rising Star of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) 2019-20, nominated by Philharmonie Cologne, Konzerthaus Dortmund and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and “Junger Wilder” at Konzerthaus Dortmund.
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Ildikó Szabó ‐ Violoncello
At the age of 27 Ildikó Szabó is already a cello-institution in her home country Hungary. In 2014 she was awarded 2nd prize, the audience award and 7 special prizes at the International Pablo Casals Competition. She is currently studying at Kronberg Academy and lives in Berlin.
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International Music Festival Koblenz
In 2014, cellist Benedict Kloeckner founded the "Internationales Musikfestival Koblenz“ (International Music Festival Koblenz; IMUKO). Since then, the festival with its world renowned artists has become an institution not only in this area. Despite the Corona crisis, there will be an edition in 2020 as well - though under different cirumstances. The IMUKO 2020 will take place as a series of mostly open-air concerts at the most beautiful venues along the Rhine Valley (July 4 - September 29), such as the cloister of Kloster Eberbach, in the park of Schloss Burg Namedy and the open air theater at the Loreleyblick Maria Ruh.
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Roland Kluttig ‐ Conductor
Roland Kluttig has been general music director at the Landestheater Coburg since 2010 and will be joining the opera Graz as new Chief Conductor from season 2020/21. In the 2019/20 season, he will be conducting “Rheingold” and “The Greek Passion” in Coburg, a new production of “Le nozze di Figaro” at Stuttgart State Opera and giving his debuts at Dresden State Opera (“Semperoper”) and with the Symphoniker Hamburg.
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Niklas Liepe ‐ CD project #GoldbergReflections
For his second studio album, #GoldbergReflections (Sony), the German violinist Niklas Liepe takes on Bach's Goldberg Variations in a version for violin and orchestra – and explores the continued resonance of this epochal masterpiece in our era with specially commissioned works by 11 contemporary composers.
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Quatuor Modigliani ‐ String Quartet
The Paris based Quatuor Modigliani, which was founded in 2003, is a regular guest of the world’s top venues and finest String Quartet & Chamber Music series.
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Molyvos International Music Festival
The Molyvos International Music Festival (MIMF) is a unique project in the North Aegean region that brings together the greatest international young talents for a four-day celebration of world- class classical music. The motto of the 2019 edition was "Dia-logos".
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Johannes Moser ‐ Violoncello
Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as "one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists", German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the world’s leading orchestras. His latest recordings include the concertos by Dvořák, Lalo, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, which have gained him the prestigious Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the Diapason d'Or. Johannes Moser records exclusively for the label PENTATONE.
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Fabian Müller ‐ Piano
Biography Fabian Müller could establish himself as one of the most remarkable German pianists of his generation. He caused a great sensation at the International ARD music competition in Munich…

Nico and the Navigators ‐ Force & Freedom - staged concert
Compulsion and freedom are the poles between which the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven can be placed. This is exemplified by his late work, which transcends the boundaries of form, becomes fragile and reaches a level of freedom and radicalism never before seen. Staged Concert for a string quartet, an electric guitar, four performers, a sound designer and two cameras.
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Heidenheim Opera Festival
It is already visible from a great distance: Hellenstein Castle, located 74 metres above the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz. The Heidenheim Opera Festival (Opernfestspiele Heidenheim) has been taking place here for more than five decades, celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary in 2014. It is one of the five oldest opera festivals in Germany, with a tradition to match. In 2017, more than 17,600 visitors came here to experience unique operatic performances and concerts in the ruins of the castle's former “Knights' Hall” (Rittersaal) – “one of Europe's most beautiful open-air music stages” (“Welt”) – or at other venues in the region.
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Alejo Pérez ‐ Conductor
As a conductor, Alejo Pérez possesses an inherent stylistic awareness and the ability to bring every detail of the most complex score to life. This has consistently secured him a firm place on the international opera and concert scene. Since the 2019/20 season, Alejo Pérez is Music Director of the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.
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Herbert Schuch ‐ CD project "Reflecting Beethoven"
The pianist Herbert Schuch has gained a reputation as being among the most interesting musicians of his generation with his strikingly conceived concert programmes and CD recordings. In September 2020, Herbert Schuch will release his CD "Reflecting Beethoven" (CAvi-music), in which he combines works by Beethoven with works by modern composers.
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Schumann Quartet ‐ String Quartet
The three brothers Mark, Erik and Ken Schumann have been playing together since their earliest childhood. In 2012, they were joined by violist Liisa Randalu, who was born in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and grew up in Karlsruhe, Germany. Those who experience the quartet in performance often remark on the strong connection between its members. The four musicians enjoy the way they communicate without words: how a single look suffices to convey how a particular member wants to play a particular passage. Although the individual personalities clearly manifest themselves, a common space arises in every musical work in a process of spiritual metamorphosis.
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Season’s Greetings
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Solistes Européens Luxembourg // Christoph König ‐ CD project Beethoven Symphonies 1-9
With many of the Beethoven 250 anniversary events sadly cancelled, the great man’s genius can still be celebrated thanks to the many new recordings of his works appearing during 2020. A new cycle of the symphonies is a big event for any orchestra, and the superb Solistes Europeèn Luxembourg and their chief conductor Christoph König have over the past few years been recording all these ground breaking masterpieces.
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Stavanger Symphony Orchestra ‐ CD project Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is one of Scandinavia’s most successful orchestras. SSO performs and has its concerts in the Fartein Valen in Stavanger concert hall which is considered one of the best concert halls in Europe. Andris Poga has been appointed SSO’s new Chief Conductor, effective as of 2021/22.
In winter 2020, they released a new CD with Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 under the baton of Markus Stenz. Bruckner’s 7th is the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra's fifth recording on its own record company, SSO Recordings. The CD is available digitally and as CD and on Vinyl.
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Markus Stenz ‐ Conductor
Intelligent clarity and an in-depth and always curious musicality characterize Markus Stenz' work. Worldwide much valued, he has held a number of high-profile positions with international orchestras and opera houses including Principal Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (2012-2019), Principal Guest of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (2015-2019), Conductor-In-Residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (2016-2019). He was General Music Director of the City of Cologne and Gürzenich-Kapellmeister for 11 years.
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Trio Imàge ‐ CD-Project Dvořák-Fall-Dyakov
The Imàge‘s debut CD, the complete piano trios of Mauricio Kagel, created a sensation. It was awarded the ECHO Klassik prize 2014 for the best premiere recording of the year; it was also nominated for the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis and it was received with praise and applause by the press. Their second CD, with chamber music by Hans Sommer, a contemporary of Brahms, was also nominated for the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis. The third album also includes two world premiere recordings of Fall and Dyakov, combined with Dvořák and will be released in November 2020.
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Simon Trpčeski ‐ CD project "Makedonissimo"
“MAKEDONISSIMO”, meaning “very Macedonian”, sees Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski take a detour from Beethoven and Brahms to celebrate the music of his homeland, Macedonia. Inspired by Trpčeski’s passion for the folk traditions of his homeland, Macedonian composer Pande Shahov (b. 1973), in collaboration with Trpčeski created a six movement cycle he called Pletenki (Plaits).
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Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO)
The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1936, is one of the best symphony orchestras in Russia today. Famous for its high quality performance culture and its flexibility in acquiring new repertoire, the orchestra consists of more than 100 musicians, performing all major Western European and Russian works from the classical and romantic period as well as works by outstanding contemporary composers.
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Annelien Van Wauwe ‐ Clarinet
Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe is forging a reputation as one of the most exciting and original clarinettists of her generation, captivating audiences with her expressive, intense and lyrical performances. A former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Annelien has won numerous international competitions. Her debut album Belle époque with the Orchestre National de Lille conducted by Alexandre Bloch was released in 2019 on Pentatone. She is the co-founder of Brussels-based CAROUSEL Chamber Music Ensemble.
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Antje Weithaas ‐ Violin
Brimful of energy, Antje Weithaas’ brings her compelling musical intelligence and technical mastery to every detail of the music. Her charisma and stage presence are captivating, but never overshadow the works themselves.
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concert lab – The concert format for the young
The concert lab project was initiated and conceived by the State Music Council of Lower Saxony and the Orchester im Treppenhaus (Orchestra In The Staircase). Seven selected junior dramaturges will develop a contemporary concert format for young audiences for the Beethoven anniversary year 2020 as part of a full scholarship.
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