Andrei Banciu, born in Timisoara (Romania) in 1985, received his first piano lessons from Maria Bodo. Studied with Prof. Klaus Hellwig and Prof. Fabio Bidini, as well as Liedgestaltung with Prof. Wolfram Rieger. Attended master classes with Badura-Skoda, Devoyon, Kämmerling, Pressler and Buchbinder, among others. Numerous prizes at competitions, e.g. 1995 Rovere d’oro (Italy), 2010[…]
Yoko Kuwahara is a concert pianist and first active at the Allegro Vivo Summer Academy in 2023. Numerous concerts as soloist and also chamber musician in Japan, Belgium, France, Italy, Israel and Germany; accompanist at international master classes and competitions as well as in several instrumental classes at the conservatories in Lübeck and Rostock; Born[…]
Japanese pianist Yuna Hotozouka began her first piano lessons at the age of five with Miyuki Daicho, then with Ryoko Watanabe. She graduated with honours in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Concert Performance from the Toho Conservatory of Music in Tokyo with Iku Miwa. Since October 2019 she graduated from the University of[…]
Rebecca Ineichen (*1996) grew up in Wetzikon, Switzerland, and has studied at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) since September 2013, where she graduated with distinction in piano, harpsichord and organ. She was taught by Karl-Andreas Kolly, Michael Biehl, Tobias Willi and Andreas Jost. After completing her Master Performance in harpsichord in the summer[…]
Tamara Elizbarashvili is a collaborative pianist at the R. Schumann Musikhochschule in Duesseldorf, Germany since 2019. She gave her first public concert with orchestra at the age of six. After obtaining solo master degree in the Netherlands at the Prince Claus Conservatoire she moved to Germany where she studied chamber music at the Folkwang university[…]
Tomoko Sawallisch is an outstanding pianist. Since her German debut with Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, she has performed as a soloist in Europe and Japan. She is increasingly enthusiastic about chamber music, for example in collaboration with Stephan Koncz, Ingolf Turban and Markus Wolf. She was selected as a Steinway Artist by Steinway & Sons[…]
Noriko Shima has been a répétiteur at the University Mozarteum Salzburg since 1999. Born in Osaka, Japan; first piano lessons at the age of four; studied at the Tokyo College of Music with Emiko Harimoto as well as at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna concert subject piano with Noel Flores; prize[…]
Tomoko Nishikawa performs in many concerts and radio recordings as a soloist and chamber musician. Born in Tokyo, in Germany since 1983; studied piano with Prof. Ludwig Hoffmann and Prof. Margarita Höhenrieder at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, graduating with a master’s degree; studied chamber music as a second major; master classes with Rudolf[…]
Yumi Sekiya is a Japanese pianist. Since 1992 she has been a lecturer at the Munich University of Music and Drama and is the official piano accompanist at internationally renowned music competitions (ARD Music Competition Munich, International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen, Tokyo International Viola Competition) as well as at international master classes in Europe and Japan.[…]
Marcin Koziel is a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 2010. In August he is again accompanist at the Allegro Vivo Summer Academy. His accompanying work is in demand in many cities in Europe, besides courses in Salzburg, Krakow, Warsaw and London. He ruled the competitions Maria Callas in Athens,[…]