Federico Gad Crema, Italy Born in Milan in 1999, Federico Gad Crema started his piano studies at the age of nine. He graduated in 2016 from the G. Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan with the highest score and distinctions, 110 cum laude. Mr. Crema continued his studies at the prestigious Colburn Conservatory
Baron Fenwick
Baron Fenwick, United States Baron Fenwick was recently awarded the silver medal in the 2019 Sendai International Music Competition. At 25 years old, he regularly performs with orchestras around the world – this season includes performances with the Flint Symphony, the South Shore Symphony, the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, and the Sendai Philharmonic, among
Nejc Kamplet
Nejc Kamplet, Slovenia Nejc Kamplet, born in 1996, comes from a musical family and has been studying piano since the age of five. He currently studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, with Prof. Zuzana Niederdorfer, and earlier he studied with Prof. Saša Gerželj Donaldson at the Maribor
Richard Octaviano Kogima
Richard Octaviano Kogima, Brazil Richard Octaviano Kogima is a Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor, currently pursuing a Master’s degree in piano performance at the Zurich University of the Arts, in the class of Konstantin Scherbakov. His performances have recently been defined as “memorable and revelatory” (Gregory Sullivan, Theater Jones), filled with “multifaceted nuance
Simon Karakulidi
Simon Karakulidi, Russia Born in 1997 in Novorossiysk, Russia, Simon Karakulidi began his studies with Prof. Mira Marchenko at Central Musical School in Moscow in 2013. Simon is a prizewinner of the First Vladimir Krainev Piano Competition in Moscow (Second Prize and two special awards), and “Astana Piano Passion” Piano Competition (First Prize).
Cristian Sandrin
Cristian Sandrin, Romania Born in Bucharest, Romania, to a family of musicians, Cristian Sandrin started his musical training with Marina Dragomirescu and Cristian Dumitrescu at Colegiul National de Arte “Dinu Lipatti.” He had his solo debut at the famous Romanian Atheneum Hall in 2006. He has successfully completed his studies at the Royal
Edwin Kim
Edwin Kim, United States Award-winning pianist Edwin (Sungpil) Kim performs as a recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist across the US and in his native South Korea. Praised by International Piano Magazine for performances infused with “magic in atmosphere, individuality and poise,” his repertoire encompasses timeless masterpieces of the piano literature along with
Elizaveta Kliuchereva
Elizaveta Kliuchereva, Russia Elizaveta Kliuchereva began studying music at the age of six with Manana Kandelaki at the Central Music School, Moscow State P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She graduated school with Professor Maxim Zheleznov and now she is a student of P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory class of Professor Alexander Strukov. She has also studied
Hyuk Lee
Hyuk Lee, Korea Hyuk Lee was born in Seoul in 2000 and began his career in music when he was just three years old, studying violin and piano. From a very young age, he had great enthusiasm for listening to music and learning musical instruments and to better support his musical studies, he
Tetiana Shafran
Tetiana Shafran, Ukraine Born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1989, Tetiana Shafran started playing piano at the age of three. She graduated from the Lysenko Special Music School and the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine with A. Vasin (2012) and O. Yablonskaya Piano Academy with Prof. Oxana Yablonskaya (USA-Israel), and from 2015-2017, studied