Andrea Lucchesini Italy Grown up at the great piano school of Maria Tipo, Andrea Lucchesini began an intense international solo career at a very young age, after winning the International Competition "Dino Ciani" at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1983. Since then he has played...
Klaus Hellwig Germany Klaus Hellwig first came to international attention after winning prizes at the "Marguérite Long - Jacques Thibaud" competition in Paris and the "Viotti" competition in Vercelli/Italy. He studied with Detlef Kraus, Pierre Sancan (Paris), Guido Agosti (Accademia Chigiana Siena) and Wilhelm Kempff. He has given concerts...
Claus-Christian Schuster Austria Pianist Claus-Christian Schuster was born in Vienna in 1952. He studied in Vienna, Bloomington (USA) and at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with his father Alfred Schuster, Wilhelm Huebner-Langenbruck, Hans Graf, Dieter Weber and Vera Gornostaeva. His meeting with Wilhelm Kempff in Positano left...
Pietro Borgonovo Italy Born in Milan, he is a distinguished director of symphonic and operatic productions at leading festivals and theatres. His most notable achievements include his involvement with the Progetto Pollini at Salzburg Festspiele, conducting the Klangforum Wien and the Arnold Schoenberg Chor, conducting Orchestra del...
Vincent Coq France Vincent Coq started studying the piano at age 7. Admitted to Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, he won a piano First Prize in 1985, then pursued graduate studies under the guidance of Dominique Merlet. After winning a First Prize in chamber music...
Cristiano Burato Italy Internationally considered one of the greatest pianists of his generation, Cristiano Burato graduated with honors and honorable mention at the Mantua Conservatory under the guidance of Rinaldo Rossi. He also graduated with honors from the Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome with Sergio Perticaroli....
Udo Gefe Germany After his studies in piano, cello and conducting, he started his career in 1969, as Corepetitor, Kapellmeister, coach, conductor, head of music and music director in various theaters. In 1977 he is a playwright at at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. From 1978 he has combined...