Born in 1987, Marie-Claudine Papadopoulos studied the violin under Ana Haas and Alexis Galpérine at Strasbourg’s National Conservatory, where she graduated with the highest distinction (gold medal) at the age of 14. In 2002, she began studying under Ulf Hoelscher at Karlsruhe’s Musikhochschule, where she obtained a Masters degree in 2011. Since 2012, she has been attending soloist […]
Dimitri Papadopoulos was born in Princeton (USA) in 1985. He studied music in France and Germany, where he obtained the highest diplomas (1st prize CNSMD Lyon, class of Edson Elias, and Master of Professional Performance, Folkwang-Universität Essen, class of Arnulf von Arnim). He obtained many prizes at international piano competitions in France (1st prize Saint-nom-la-Bretèche, 1st […]
Born in 1986, Alexandre Vay started playing music at the age of 5. In 2005, he entered the “Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon” (CNSMD) and studied in the class of Yvan Chiffoleau. After three years he graduated with the first Prize by unanimous decision of the jury. In 2008, he decided to perfect himself with Martin Ostertag […]
Christos Tsogias – Razakof was born in 1993 in Thessaloniki, Greece in a musical family. His father (musician of the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki) introduced him to music theory and gave him his first oboe lessons. He continued with higher level theoretical lessons at the New Conservatory of Thessaloniki with professors Nikolao Solomonidi and George […]
Anastasiia Kurilko was born in 1993 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. She started her piano lessons when she was 6 years old. In 2008 she continued her studies at the Krasnoyarsk College of Art named after P.I. IvanovRadkevich which graduated in 2012. The same year, Anastasiia moved to the Netherlands and studied a classical piano at the […]
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh is an award-winning traditional singer and musician from Corca Dhuibhne, West Kerry. A leading exponent of the sean nós style, her repertoire also includes songs from a wide variety of folk and contemporary sources. Her childhood in West Kerry saw her immersed in a rich cultural environment and vital living tradition, which […]
George Tsimbouksis plays Greek bouzouki and guitar. He studied the bouzouki in his twenties, having heard traditional and urban folk music from an early age. His teacher, the bouzouki virtuoso, Spiros Goumas, taught him the modes and musical traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean Greek-oriented tradition. He is co founder of the band Sòlastas and co […]
Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Gerry O’Beirne is a master of the six and twelve string guitar and a number of other stringed instruments. His lyrical and passionate songs have been recorded by many artists in Ireland and around the world. He has released three albums of his own music and toured the globe both […]
Elsa Papeli was born in Athens, Greece in 1985. At the age of 6 she started her piano education. .A few years later she started classical cello studies in the National Conservatory of Athens and she received her cello Diploma in 2011. She has also attended lessons of Ottoman classical music and Makam theory in […]
Chrysoula Kechagioglou has had singing lessons with Spiros Sakkas and Mirka Yemetzaki. She participates in various traditional and folk music groups, performing songs from different cultures. She has cooperated in recordings and on stage with artists such as Nikos Antipas, Lina Nikolakopoulou, Manolis Mitsias, Manolis Pappos, Dimitris Mystakidis, Nikos Tatasopoulos, Nikos Kypourgos, Apodimi Compania, John […]