Pianist

Yundi Xu Born in 1998, Yundi started to play the piano at the age of three under the guidance of her maternal grandfather (himself a pianist and pedagogue) in Beijing, China. In 2002, she won her first piano competition "MIDO" in Paris, and, after a series of concerts, her success brought her

Yevgeny Yontov Israeli pianist Yevgeny Yontov began his musical studies at the age of six with Adela Umansky. He later received his B.Mus degree summa cum laude from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel-Aviv University, where he studied with Prof. Arie Vardi. He then moved to the US to study with

Xu Rui Xu Rui was born in May 1996 in Beijing, China. She showed her talent when she was four years old and then began the study of piano under the guidance of the most distinguished piano professor in China, M ̊ Zhao Pingguo. She has been the top-prize winner of many

Willem de Beer Described as “mature beyond his age” and a “… bright and shining star in the firmament of the South African music scene,” by newspaper Beeld, Willem de Beer is quickly becoming one of the foremost South African concert pianists. Willem de Beer was the winner of various competitions, including

Wenting Shi Wenting Shi was born in 1992 and began her piano study at the age of four. At the age of five, she made her debut by receiving the first prize in a national piano competition. She entered the elementary school of Shanghai Conservatory of Music at the age of eight

Steven Massicotte Steven Massicotte discovered the piano at a young age. Since then, his passion is growing and it is fully involved in the practice of his art. Graduated from the Conservatory of Music in Montreal, where he studied under the direction of Raoul Sosa, he pursued undergraduate studies and Masters in

Stefan Weiler Stefan Weiler was born in 1992 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was introduced to classical music from a very young age by his parents, receiving his first piano lessons from his mother, Ok-young You, a Korean concert pianist, when he was seven years old. Since 2002, he has won several first

Shino Hidaka Born in 1988, Shino Hidaka started playing the piano at the age of five. In 2010, she was awarded two prizes: third prize at the 7th Kazusa Akademia Music Competition and an incentive award at the Chopin Piano Competition in Japan. In addition, Shino Hidaka performed as a soloist with

Seong-Hyeon Leem South Korean pianist Seonghyeon Leem made her European debut in the Mozarthaus Konzertsaal Vienna. South Korean pianist Seonghyeon Leem made her European debut in the Mozarthaus Konzertsaal Vienna. In the 2023/24 season, she won the International Pro Musicis Award 2023 and the second prize at the ZF Music Award 2024,

Richard Octaviano Kogima Richard Octaviano Kogima is a Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor. Born in November 1990, he is currently pursuing a Master’s of Music in Piano Concert Performance at the Zurich University of the Arts in the class of Prof. Konstantin Scherbakov. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance at