Ayako Fujiki
A Steinway artist, Ayako has mesmerised audiences internationally with her exquisite performances and engaging choices of repertoire, blending classical works with less known pieces and her own compositions.
Ayako is also pioneering Steinway’s Spirio, having developed concert programmes specifically for this visionary technology and exploring its incredible potential in concert performance. This year, Ayako has performed on Spirio instruments in concert at Steinway Halls around the globe with great acclaim, from London to Barcelona and Tokyo. She also featured in the January SpirioCast from Steinway Hamburg.
Conceptus
Conceptus is an international, multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary ensemble with a membership drawn from the United Kingdom, Poland and Australia.
Formed in 2021 during the Coronavirus Pandemic, the ensemble is dedicated to bringing new life to great works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and beyond, with a particular emphasis on Late Romantic British vocal music and song cycles.
Their debut album, “Gods, Ghosts and Monsters” has just been released by Divine Art Records in May 2024 and features music by Butterworth, Warlock, Holst and Bridge.
GKO
Combining decades of classical training with a gift for improvisation to speak with a candor all his own, GKO is a Young Steinway Artist who has appeared on stages worldwide, including nine appearances at Carnegie Hall.
Since the release of his first album, Sonic Sanctum (2020), GKO has been pioneering what’s possible with the piano. Critics describe his playing as “performing wizardry, flowing yet bright, lively and heroic… with moments of nostalgia, reverie, and reflection.”
Roeland Hendrikx
One of the leading Belgian clarinet players of the present day, Roeland has been principal clarinet with the National Orchestra of Belgium for many years, but in 2017 he embarked on a solo career.
In high demand as a concert soloist, Roeland has appeared with a great selection of acclaimed orchestras. Especially noteworthy was his recent Mozart tour across Flanders and The Netherlands with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Edward Gardner.
Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble
Founded in 2015 by Roeland Hendrikx, the Ensemble focusses on the rich repertoire for clarinet, piano and strings. In the largest line-up, there are six musicians on stage, but programmes in trio, quartet or quintet formation are also on offer. The ensemble has only one goal: to move, to enrapture, and to provide a memorable listening experience.
The Ensemble’s latest album, “Zayt Gezunterheyt, the folk soul of the Eastern clarinet”, with works by Prokofiev, Khachaturian, Kokai, Glazunov and Van der Roost received 4 stars in De Standaard and rave international reviews, including from BBC Music Magazine (****).
Scott Robert Shaw
Australian born tenor Scott Robert Shaw has been performing professionally since childhood, rooting his training and education in the British choral tradition. Now based in Düsseldorf, he is regularly engaged as a soloist in The Netherlands and Germany.
Scott’s deeply personal debut album “The English Tenor” stands as testament to his background, and as a homecoming to his earliest steps as artist. The album has been nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award in the Lieder and Vocal Recital category.
Scott is also the artistic director and vocalist of Conceptus, and has also recently founded Wilde Duo with violinist Klara Gronet.
Juliana Soltis
Hailed as one of the most fearlessly innovative and creative cellists of her generation for her “serious musicianship and inquiring mind” (Gramophone), Juliana Soltis inspires audiences the world over with “exquisite, heart-rending” (Early Music America) performances that are redefining classical music. A “true virtuoso” (Classical Music), Juliana delights in connecting listeners with the forgotten stories of classical music.
Juliana has just released her third studio album, American Woman, on the PARMA Recording Group’s Navona label. Featuring works for cello and piano by the likes of Mary Howe, Dorothy Rudd-Moore, and Florence Price, the album celebrates the lost legacy of America’s women composers.
Luca Tieppo
Italian born pianist and composer Luca Tieppo worked for some of the major European institutions of Opera and Dance. His works have been performed by ensembles and soloists internationally.
After several years abroad, first in France and Norway, and then in the United Kingdom where he lived for over twelve years dedicating his work and research to the world of fringe opera, Luca is now back in Italy.
Based in Trentino, Luca is working on a Remake of Mozart’s Così fan tutte with his own music and new libretto. His award winning children’s book “Il Piccolo Petrof” is being worked on for the theatre.
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