BORLETTI-BUITONI TRUST Awards 2004
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Gautier Capuçon cello (France)
Born in Chambéry in 1981, Gautier Capuçon was five years old when he began to study the cello. He studied in Paris and with Heinrich Schiff in Vienna. During 1997 and 1998, as a musician of the European Community Youth Orchestra ... |
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Viviane Hagner violin (Germany)
Munich-born violinist Viviane Hagner has won exceptional praise for her highly intelligent musicality and passionate artistry. Since making her international debut at the age of 12, and a year later participating in the legendary joint concert of the Israel and Berlin Philharmonics (conducted by Zubin Mehta in Tel Aviv), Viviane Hagner has acquired a depth and maturity in her playing that is reflected in her serene stage presence.... |
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Christian Poltéra cello (Switzerland)
Born in Zurich, cellist Christian Poltéra was a pupil of Nancy Chumachenco and Boris Pergamenschikov before studying with Heinrich Schiff in Salzburg and Vienna. Since replacing Yo-Yo Ma performing the Elgar concerto with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under David Zinman at the age of 17, Christian Poltéra has steadily established himself as one of the most prominent cellists of his generation.... |
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Leopold String Trio (UK based)
The Leopold String Trio is firmly established at the forefront of the international chamber music scene performing regularly at the world's leading venues and music festivals. Since forming in 1991 they have championed the often neglected medium of the string trio with peerless interpretations of the core repertoire while seeking out lesser-known masterpieces and giving premieres of many works by the likes of Kurtag, Henze, David Matthews and Judith Bingham.... |
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Katona Twins guitar duo (Hungary)
The Hungarian born Katona Twins, Peter and Zoltán, have performed throughout the world at venues which include the Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Centre in New York; the Suntory Hall in Tokyo; the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; the Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall in London; the Forbidden City in Beijing; Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Philharmonie in Cologne. The twins studied in Budapest, Frankfurt and at the Royal Academy of Music in London... |
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Llŷr Williams piano (UK)
Described as 'one of the truly great musicians of our time' by Hilary Finch in The Times, young Welsh pianist, Llŷr Williams, has performed with such orchestras as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Mozart Players, Hallé Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. He has performed at the BBC Proms and has given many remarkable performances at the Edinburgh Festival. ... |
BORLETTI-BUITONI TRUST Fellowships 2004
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David Cohen cello (Belgium)
David Cohen was born in Belgium in 1980. He attended the Brussels Conservatoire before coming to England in 1994 to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School for four years. He was subsequently awarded a four-year scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music... |
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Simon Crawford-Phillips & Philip Moore piano duo (UK)
Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore have been playing together as a piano duo since 1995, when they met as students of Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music. During their studies they won 1st prize at the 1997 International Schubert Competition in the Czech Republic ... |
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Martin Helmchen piano (Germany)
Martin Helmchen was born in 1982 in Berlin. He can already look back on an impressive career which he embarked on after winning the famous “Concours Clara Haskil“ in Vevey, Switzerland in 2001.... |