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Johannes Möller – classical guitar (1981) The Swedish guitarist and composer Johannes Möller has captivated audiences throughout the world with charismatic and soulful performances. After playing his first public concerts at the age of 13, his performances now total over 500 and span Europe, Asia, South and North America. In 2010 Johannes Möller was awarded first prize in the GFA (Guitar Foundation of America) Concert Artist Competition, considered by many to be the most prestigious guitar competition in the world. As a result of this prize, he will perform over 60 concerts i 2011/12 with the Naxos label throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and China, including a Carnegie Hall debut (Weill Recital Hall). He also has recorded a CD with Naxos with guitarworks by Barrios, Regondi, Villa-Lobos and Johannes Möller himself. Guitarist Johannes Moller achieved miracles with his lucid, spacious playing.” Stephen Pettitt, London Evening Standard (UK), May 2005 "Like Glenn Gould, he seems to discover the necessary, inevitable note just before he plays each one." ArtwordBlog, Canada more ...
Johannes Möller & Laura Fraticelli Guitar Duo “Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except two” – Frederyk Chopin Johannes Möller's close collaboration with the Argentinian guitarist Laura Fraticelli have resulted in a unique form of musical expression. These two unique and highly talented guitarists show their ability to express themselves in a combination of traditional guitar repertoire and enrichments with new musical challenges: new compositons and arrangements. Their emotional playing style as well as their strong connection and stage presence make their performances into unforgettable events. An adventurous voyage with new musical views. Both having a genuine musical education from the Royal College of music in London and at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, combined with a shared interest in finding new expressions they are combining traditional guitar repertoire with their own compositions and arrangements. Johannes en Laura present a beautiful guitar duo programm Möller & Mertz With works by Johann Kaspar Mertz, K.A. Craeyvanger, Johannes Möller, Manuel de Falla en Möller & Fraticelli Johannes en Laura are being represented in the Netherlands exclusively by Jupiter 4 Artists.
Nadejda Vlaeva – piano (USA) Nadejda Vlaeva’s playing has been acclaimed wherever she has appeared. Lazar Berman called her talent “God-given”; Maestro Hans Graf observed that “her musicality and the depth of her interpretation amazed me.” Arnold Steinhardt, leader of the Guarneri String Quartet, praised her as “one of those people of extraordinary ability whom we hope for but rarely see.” She has performed internationally, giving solo recitals in Bulgaria, Russia, Slovakia, Hungary, The Netherlands, Germany, England, Spain, Barbados, Canada and the United States. She has played as a soloist with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Capella Istropolitana in Slovakia, the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Wroclaw Philharmonic, and with various other orchestras throughout the world. Ms. Vlaeva has also appeared with notable success on radio and television in several countries. Nadejda Vlaeva's fourth cd has just been released this month (April '09) under the title A Treasury of Russian Romantic Piano. It is on the Music and Arts label (CD-1224) at Amazon.com. This beautiful cd contains works by Bortkiewicz and other Russian composers from the romantic 19th century. For her concertmanagement in the Netherlands Nadejda Vlaeva is exclusively represented by Jupiter 4 Artists. more ....
Seenu Singh - pianosolo (India, Antwerp) Seenu Singh (Bhopal, India in 1985) started pianostudies at the age of six. At the age of two he moved to France with his family, then to Australia and finally to Belgium, where he has been living since nineteen years. He has been described by critics as " an artist of consummate technical ability" who "passionately makes the music of Chopin sing in a manner like no other" and an artist with a "true instinct for the atmospheric power of the music". The recitals he has given in Europe and Asia have been described by media as: "splendidly expansive performance...building to a shattering climax of pianistic brilliance", "the enthusiastic response of a grateful audience meant that surely this will go down as one of the most memorable recitals of the Chamber Music Series", "overwhelming success", "recreating magic" and "tribute to the great composers". Upon the kind recommendation of worldfamous conductor Maestro Zubin Mehta, Seenu was guided by distinguished pianist Rudolf Buchbinder at the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels, during Mr. Buchbinder's concert tour of Belgium. Seenu has been invited to perform in many prestigious venues of the world including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam live for radio in Spiegelzaal hall, the National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai, His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen, deSingel in Antwerp and Plenary Theatre in Kuala Lumpur. His velvet pianotouch in Chopin recitals brought him recognition. more ......
The Greenwich Trio (UK) Winner of the 2008 Solti Foundation Award Winner 1st Prize International Music Competition "Carlo Mosso" Nov. 2008 Italy Stjepan and Lana: both 1st prize winners “Dino Ciani – Francesco Forgione” Dec. 2008 competition Italy. Prize includes many concerts in Italy in 2009. Lana Trotovsek, violin Stjepan Hauser, cello Yoko Misumi, piano “Never have I heard piano and stringed instruments meld together so seamlessly” – Bachtrack. The Greenwich Trio has been described by legendary Beaux Arts Trio cellist Bernard Greenhouse as the new “Beaux Arts Trio”. The Greenwich Trio have just released their fabulous debut cd with the wellknown, exciting Pianotrio's nr. 1 and 2 by Dmitry Shostakovitsjl; played before a Live audience. Additionally the cd contains Bonustracks from pianotrio's by Mozart (KV 564) and Beethoven nr. 5. "They are right there, in the moment, living the composer's joy, pain, humour or ecstacy and seemingly with a burning desire to share it with their audiences. It's not surprising that they have already built up a big following ..." - Julian Jacobson For their concertmanagement in the Netherlands The Greenwich Trio is exclusively represented by Jupiter 4 Artists. more ....
Turtle Island Quartet (USA) David Balakrishnan, violin Mark Summer, cello Mads Tolling, violin Jeremy Kittel, viola New September 2010 - Turtle Island Quartet - Have You Been There? A new dazzling Turtle Island Quartet album has just been released on Telarc Records, an homage to the legendary rock guitar player Jimi Hendrix: Turtle Island Quartet - Have You Been There? with worldfamous and unforgettable tunes like All along the Watchtower and Hey Joe. A Love Supreme, the Legacy of John Coltrane (Telarc) 2007 and 2008 Grammy winner, Best Classical Crossover “There is something nearly ecstatic in Turtle Island’s handling of works written by or in tribute to the jazz sax colossus John Coltrane...” — Strings Magazine Its name derived from creation mythology found in Native American Folklore (the Ancient Ones), the Turtle Island Quartet since its inception in 1985, has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings. Winner of the 2006 and most recently, the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined. Cellist nonpareil Yo-Yo Ma has proclaimed TIQ to be “a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.” more ....
Carlos Carlos Damas - violin (Portugal) In 2004 Carlos Damas is considerated by the www.theviolinsite.com, as a prominent international violinist. Carlos Damas is the finest Portuguese violin player of his generation, and the critics says “…one of best in Europe…” Carlos Damas (Coimbra, Portugal 1973) is one of the finest Portuguese violinists with a wonderful technique, a beautiful tone and artistic interpretation which captures audiences. Having studied at the Paris Conservatory with one of the great violinlegends Ivry Gitlis, Carlos Damas inherited the subtle playing from within, finding the true emotions of all those great violin-works in chamber music as well as in the great violinconcertos. He performed with several orchestras as a soloist and received several invitations to participate in prestigious classical music festivals all over the world. Carlos has recorded several cds, (via internet available in many countries) such as Modern Solo Violin Music 2007, violinsolo works by Prokofiev, Kreisler and Ysaye, awarded cd of the month by ARTEtv. Another interesting cd is Mendelssohn violin-piano sonatas. End 2009 DUX Recording Producers released the cd Fritz Kreisler, magnificently performed by violinist Carlos Damas with Anna Tomasik on piano. Damas brings an homage to this legendary violinist with many beautiful Kreisler-violin gems. Recently appeared on Naxos Records: Carlos has a special passion and dedication for his fellow Portuguese countryman, composer Luis de Freitas Branco; whose sonatas he often plays on concerts. So he is very happy with the new recording of De Freitas Branco Violin Sonatas 1 & 2. more ....