Mikhail Voskresensky (Russia)

Mikhail Voskresensky commands an international reputation as a pianist in the great Romantic tradition. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Ilia Klyachko,Boris Zemliansky, Yakob Milstein, Lev Oborin (piano) and Leonid Roizman (organ).As student of the famous Lev Oborin, the winner of the First Chopin Competition in 1927, Voskresensky adopted his teacher's refined romanticism and perfecttaste in harmony with the piano's splendid sound. The images evoked by hisplaying suggest contrasting musical colors, never out of harmony, and acharming legato inducing the instrument to sing. 'His playing fascinates audiences with its artistry, cordiality and ingeniousness. Mikhail Voskresenskyis a very talented and intelligent musician', wrote Oborin about his pupil.Mikhail Voskresensky is Prize-winner of the Schumann International Competitionin Berlin, the International Competition in Rio de Janeiro, the George Enescu International Competition in Bucarest and the Van Cliburn Competition in FortWorth.  more                                                          

The official site:  www.mikhailvoskresensky.com     

Oleg Marshev (Italy) 

The British music magazine "The Gramophone" reviewed OlegMarshev's recording of Prokofiev music as "one of the most authoritative andimpassioned performances on disc so far". His interpretation of the "War"trilogy being recently awarded the prestigious accolade "Classic CD Choice"against such competitors as Richter, Berman, Ashkenazy.

Born in Baku, former USSR, OLEG MARSHEV trained with Valentina Aristova at the Gnesin School for Highly Gifted Children and with Mikhail Voskresensky at the Moscow Conservatory where he completed his PerformanceDoctorate in 1988 gaining the Diploma with Honor. Marshev is thus a direct representative of the fifth generation of Russian pianism since Liszt, through Alexander Siloti, Konstantin Igumnov and Voskresensky's teacher, Lev Oborin.Resident in Italy since 1991, Marshev has received awards in several international piano competitions in Canada, Italy, Portugal, Spain, USA,including 4 first prizes. The illustrious competition victories have confirmed the artist's reputation as one of the most talented Russian pianists of hisgeneration. more...  

The official site:  www.olegmarshev.com  

Gabriele Baldocci (Italy)

Gabriele Baldocci was born in Livorno (Italy) on May 10th 1980. He started studying piano at the age of six, with M IlioBarontiniand he received his piano Diploma with the highest ranking. He won several competition, and he gave concerts in very important musical centers like Tonhalle in Zurich, Parco della Musica in Rome, Teatro Colòn in Buenos Aires, Sala Verdi in Milan, Auditorium RTSI in Lugano, Teatro Ghione in Rome, Palacio des Festivales in Santander. He played for very important festivals around the world like Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, Vendsyssel Festival in Denmark, Martha Argerich Festival in Buenos Aires, Erasmo Capilla International Music Festival in Mexico. Very active as a teacher, he is regularly invited to give Master classes in the most important Universities and Musical Institutions of the world.

In 2007 he recorded Nino Rota's Complete works for Strings and Piano with violinist Marco Fornaciari, which was released worldwide by ARTS. He will soon record Nino Rota's Complete Piano works for the same label.

As a chamber musician, he often plays with personalities like Martha Argerich, Ivry Gitlis, Alexander Rabinovitch-Barakovski, Dora Schwarzberg, Mark Drobinskij, Marco Fornaciari, Daniel Rivera. more

The official site: www.gabrielebaldocci.com

Bayram Bayramogullari (Turkey)                    

Born in 1973 in Shumen (Bulgaria), he started his music education at the age of 7 with Piano at first and then he continued his education at the Rouse Conservatoire, this time with oboe, studying under Veska Mincheva.

Forced to migrate to Turkey in 1989, Bayram Bayramoğulları continued his education at the İzmir State Conservatoire with assistant professor oboist Macit Kızılay. Between 1992 and1999, he studied oboe with Professor Taşkın Oray at the Robert Schumann Music Academy in Germany where B. Bayramoğulları completed his higher education with honours degree. He won a prize in 1997 at the Robert Schumann Chamber Music Competition.

As a soloist, Bayram Bayraoğulları has given many concerts in Turkey, in Bulgaria, in Germany, in Russia, in Uzbekistan, in Italy and in Israel. In March.2001, he gave a successful concert with Moscow State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Veronica Dudarova. 

Bayram Bayramoğulları’s international collaboration with Uzbekistan’s famous composer M.Bafoev was a turning point in his career. M.Bafoev composed a piece called ‘Mediterranean Waves-Turkish Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra’ which is dedicated to Bayramoğulları and premiered by him as a soloist, accompanied by Uzbekistan National Orchestra at the 4th International Tashkent Festival, in November 2005.  more

Evgeny Bushkov (Russia)  

One of today's most promising young conductors Evgeny Bushkov has received early acclaim as a spectacular violinist. He is a winner of four major international violin competitions - Wieniawski (1986), Queen Elizabeth (1989), Tchaikovsky (1990), and the first Henryk Szeryng Foundation Award (1992).

The Honored Artist of Russia, Evgeny Bushkov successfully brings his exceptional performing experience and impeccable artistic taste to his conducting. His remarkable abilities, as well as aspiration to integrity and search for authentic interpretation, attracted attention of a renowned conductor Dmitry Kitajenko. The young conductor also received guidance in USA (V. Yampolsky, Chicago).

Evgeny Bushkov's conducting debut took place in 1999 in  France with The  Festival Orchestra of the International Festival of  Luxeuil. Following his debut he worked with Novosibirsk Symphony  Orchestra, ¨Neue Philharmonie¨- Westfallen (Germany),The National Orchestra of Belarus’, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Kazakhstan, “Bilkent” Symphony Orchestra  (Turkey), International Symphony Orchestra "Metro Philharmonic", Pan Asian Symphony Orchestra (Hong Kong), Nizhny Novgorod  Symphony (Russia), Belgorod Philharmonic, Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela,   as well as with State Academic Chamber orchestra of Russia, "Musica  viva" , Novosibirsk and Minsk chamber orchestras.

From 2002 to 2009 Evgeny Bushkov was an Associate Conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra "Novaya Rossiya" (Yury Bashmet, Artistic Director).  His highly acclaimed debut with the orchestra in the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory in February 2004 was followed by more than 120 performances in Russia and abroad. Evgeny Bushkov collaborated with such prominent soloists as Elisso Virssaladze, Natalia Gutman, Barry Douglas, Debora Voygt, Maria  Guleghina, Vladimir Tchernov, Denis Matsuev, Alexey Liubimov, Dmitry Alexeyev, to mention just a few. Yury Bashmet  regularly invited  Evgeny Bushkov to peform  works by Bartok, Brahms, Bruch, as well as contemporary Felzer, Kancheli,  Ledenev. Together they gave World premieres of viola pieces by Karmanov and Gorelova. more