Asi Matathias
Violinist Asi Matathias is already recognized as one of the most celebrated talents of his generation. He made his debut at the age of 14 with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta, displaying a musical maturity and inspiration far beyond his years. Since then, he has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras across the globe with such conductors as Eliahu Inbal, Yoel Levi, Lahav Shani, Darrell Ang, Dan Ettinger, Eduard Topchjan, Leon Botstein and Frederic Chaslin.
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Tosca Opdam
Praised for her ‘ravishingly poetic playing’ (BBC Music Magazine) and “enchanting musical personality” (De Volkskrant), Dutch violinist Tosca Opdam has captivated audiences and critics alike with her luminously elegant performances and “gift for storytelling that surpasses mere virtuosity” (Schaffhausen Zeitung).
Tosca Opdam first made headlines when she won the prestigious Oskar Back Violin Competition at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, which led to numerous engagements as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, including sold-out solo recitals at the Concertgebouw and Carnegie Hall. Her performances have taken her all over Europe, the US, South America, Canada, and Asia. As a soloist, Tosca has collaborated with orchestras such as the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, and the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, and has worked with conductors such as Marc Albrecht, Annedore Neufeld, Matthew Rowe, and Clark Rundell.
Einav Yarden
Pianist Einav Yarden is praised for her “imagination and exceptionally vivid playing…sense of immense majesty, tempered by gentleness and quiet grace” (The Washington Post, USA), and “glistening rapture…ingenious humor” (Tagesspiegel, Germany). She has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Minnesota Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Bradenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt.
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 1987, the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra (CCO) is made up of members from the world famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. For many decades we have been performing all over the world with prominent soloists and conductors. In recent years, the CCO has collaborated with such national and international soloists as Liza Ferschtman, Nicolas Altstaedt, Ronald Brautigam, Noa Wildschut, Niek Baar, Ben Kim, Stefan Vladar, Harriet Krijgh, Lavinia Meijer, Dominic Seldis, Vesko Eschkenazy, Tjeerd Top, Alexei Ogrinthcouk, Emily Beynon and Amihai Grosz.
Each season, the CCO is invited to perform in all the leading concert venues in the Netherlands, such as the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. Due to increasing international interest in the CCO, recent travels included concerts in Belgium, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Argentina and Brazil. Upcoming travels include tours to Germany, Turkey, Spain and the MESA-region.
Victor Stanislavsky
Victor Stanislavsky is hailed as one of the most outstanding young Israeli pianists today. His international career has taken him to many countries in Europe, north and south America, China, South Korea and Australia. In the past concert season, he has given over 70 performances as a soloist, recitalist and a chamber musician to critical acclaim. As an avid chamber musician he has collaborated with such artists as violinists Christian Tetzlaff and David Garrett, cellist Gary Hoffman and Soprano Chen Reis. His major festival appearances include “Ravinia” (Chicago), “Meet in Beijing”, “Shanghai piano Festival” and the “Israel Festival”.