Performers

He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1988 he
came second in a competition for young conductors
during the Besançon International Music Festival. Rophé specialises in contemporary music, but he
does not shun the classical symphonic repertoire.

She studied with David Strange at the Royal Academy of Music and with Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music. She has also attended master classes with Johannes Goritzki, Gary Hoffman, Bernard Greenhouse, Zara Nelsova, Yo-Yo Ma, Frans Helmerson, and Steven Isserlis.

A tenor saxophone player brought up in Israel, he received education at the Thelma Yellin High School and the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv. In 2011 he obtained a full scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music, and in 2013 – a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance.

Roth
studied violin with Nicolas Chumachenco at the
Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Zakhar Bron in
Lübeck, Ana Chumachenco in Zurich and Munich.

Born as Witold Kałka in Taganrog, Russia, and repatriated to Poland in 1923, he studied violin with Artur Malawski and Stanisław Mikuszewski as well as music theory with Michał Piotrowski and Bolesław Wallek-Walewski at Kraków Conservatory. Performing at the same time in Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra. During World War II he played the viola in the Orchestra of the Philharmonic of the General Government as well as studying conducting with Rudolf Hindemith and theory and composition with Zdzisław Jachimecki.

A pianist and chamber musician, critically acclaimed as one of Poland’s most outstanding musicians of his generation. He graduated from Józef Stompel’s class at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he now teaches piano. He also studied with Pavel Gililov at Salzburg’s Universität Mozarteum.

Mezzo-soprano, she graduated with honours from the class of Professor Hanna Michalak at the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music (2010). Winner of the 2nd prize in the International Voice Competition of the Bucharest National Opera House – Le Grand Prix de l’Opéra and the award for the best performance of Polish songs in the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw (2016).

This German composer, born in 1962, graduated in composition after studies with Klaus Huber, Emmanuel Nunes, and Mathias Spahlinger. He continued his education at Péter Eötvös’ courses. His output comprises chamber, vocal, orchestral, and theatre music.