TRIO ARCHAI, SWITZERLAND Mar Valor Navarro, pianoAyla Sahin, violinFinn Mannion, cello The award winning Trio Archai has quickly established itself as one of the most exciting young ensembles of its generation. Founded in Basel in 2023, the trio has rapidly gained international recognition through winning First Prize and Beethoven Prize[…]
ARDA STRING QUARTET, SWITZERLAND Varvara Vasylieva, violinAino Yamaguchi, violinCharlotte Lefebvre, viola Nadzeya Kurzava, cello Formed in 2023, the Arda String Quartet is currently studying under the guidance of esteemed mentors – Jiri Nemecek, Rainer Schmidt, Claudio Martinez Mehner and Rafael Rosenfeld at the Music Academy Basel FHNW. Each member of[…]
AROLA QUARTET, SWITZERLAND Samuel Hirsch, violinAlla Ternova, violinViktoria Vanteeva, violaZoia Sudnis, cello Founded in May 2024 in Bern, Switzerland, the quartet is a dynamic and vibrant string ensemble that has quickly gained recognition on the classical music scene. The Arola Quartet comprises four talented musicians from Switzerland, Ukraine, and Russia, whose[…]
DORA PIANO TRIO, SWITZERLAND Rocco Michela, piano Sofia De Falco, violin Axelle Richez, cello In November 2024, the Dora Piano Trio was awarded First Prize at the ORPHEUS Chamber Music Competition, securing their participation in some of the most prestigious chamber music festivals in Switzerland, including the Swiss Chamber Music[…]
ENSEMBLE FINALE, SWITZERLAND Victoria Gelman, violinOmer Herz, violinLeikie Glick, violaGali Knaani, cello Ensemble Finale was founded in 2020 and has since performed in various prestigious concert halls and Festivals in Israel and around the world including Muzi International Chamber music Festival, Felicia – Blumental Festival, Eden – Tamir Chamber Music[…]
HELIX TRIO, SWITZERLAND Paula Belzunegui, piano Iago Domínguez Ortega, celloJaume Angeles, violin In 2024, the Helix Trio was named the Rising Ensemble 2025 by Festclasica, ensuring their participation in some of Spain’s most prestigious festivals throughout 2025. In addition, they were awarded second prize at the “Premi BBVA de Música de[…]
JOUSKA STRING QUARTET, SWITZERLAND Alice Tomada, violinSofia Fasla Prolat, violinMarina Prat Mir, violaKiril Fasla Prolat, cello The members of the Jouska String Quartet, ensemble in residence at the Proyecto Musical Villa de Lerma Chamber Music Festival, were awarded the Café Bauhaus Award 2024, presented by the European Union Youth Orchestra[…]
PROTEAN QUARTET, SWITZERLAND Javier Aguilar Bruno, violinEdi Kotler, violinRicardo Gil Sanchez, viola Bruno Hurtado Gosalvez, cello Protean Quartet was founded in 2018 in Basel. It takes its name from Proteus, a Greek mythological character with the ability to change shape at will. Thus, the quartet identifies itself with a critical spirit[…]
TALOS QUARTET, SWITZERLAND Leo Appel, violinHana Mizuta-Spencer, violinAlinka Rowe, violaKatarina Leskovar, cello The Talos Quartet came together in 2023 out of an unusual curiosity about Ernest Bloch’s rarely performed String Quartet n. 1. It was an unorthodox way to form a quartet, but the hours spent discovering this huge one-hour[…]
TURICUM QUARTET, SWITZERLAND Jiska Lambrecht, violinKarolina Miśkowiec, violinAmir Liberson, violaMaura Rickenbach, cello The Turicum String Quartet was founded in 2021 at the Zurich University of the Arts. Within a few months, they were awarded the Kiwanis Music Prize. Since then, they have achieved significant milestones, including their debut at Tonhalle[…]
