Boris Tsoukkerman, violin Born in 1947 in Moscow started taking violin lessons when he was 6 years old. Over the years Weniamin Bytsjkov, Wolodar Bronin and Mikhail Pitkus have been his violin teachers. In 1970 Boris graduated at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moskow. After having settled...
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After the alto Lysbeth Riemersma completed her Performer’s Certificate at the Zwolle City Conservatory, she continued her opera training with the Youth Opera Forum. In the autumn of 1987 Lysbeth took part in Elisabeth Schwartzkopf’s masterclasses, where she was selected to perform in the closing...
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Niels’ love for the tenor saxophone began as a 12-year-old under the inspiring tutorship of Willy van Diepen in Haaksbergen. During the early years Niels was mostly active in Big Bands and Blues and Jazz bands (including founder of the blues band Cuban Heels), but later...
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Known for his musicality, his impeccable technique and his distinctive tone and phrasing, Joris Van den Hauwe has become one of the most important ambassadors of the Flemish oboe school. While a student at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, he won first prizes for oboe,...
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Vlad Weverbergh studied clarinet with Walter Boeykens at the Royal Flemish Conservatory, graduating summa cum laude in 2000. He remained at the Royal Flemish Conservatory as a guest lecturer until 2002. Vlad was a solo clarinettist at De Filharmonie and is now part of I Solisti del Vento, the...
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Peter Kleine Schaars , born on august 10th 1962 te Deventer , Holland , starts making music at the age of 10. The lack of trombone players in the region gives him the opportunity to quickly get knowlegde of playing many types of music in...
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Raymond Honing (1971) studied flute and chamber music with Harrie Starreveld and traverso with Marten Root, both at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He took masterclasses with the French flutist Patrick Gallois, as well. His repertoire extends from 18th century and early romantic music on original instruments to...
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Fortuna is the ambassador of Ars Nova of the Low Countries, the pinnacle of musical refinement in the 14th Century. Ars Nova was and still is music which draws on a strong artistic selfawareness; Fortuna makes this music recognizable and enjoyable for the modern audience. By...
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Described as a “master of the art of baroque ornamentation,” (Aachener Zeitung) and praised for his “passionate and virtuosic performance,” (De Stentor) Jonathan Talbott made his solo violin debut at the age of 16 and now performs a repertoire that spans more than 800 years....
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Fritz Heller (1952) has worked as a freelance instrument maker since 1980 and as a cornett player since 1983. He studied the cornett at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and gained practical experience with ensembles such as Musica Fiata, the Musicalische Compagney and the Saqueboutiers de...
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