The Éolienne Quintet is a young woodwind ensemble formed of current students and graduates of Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In May 2015, the Éolienne Quintet won first prize in the Ivan Sutton Chamber Music competition.
Rosie Bowker is a versatile flautist who performs regularly as a soloist and in chamber and orchestral ensembles across the UK. She is studying for an MPerf in Orchestral Artistry at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with the generous support of various musical trusts including the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the Leverhulme Trust. Rosie graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge in 2014 and since moving to London has performed alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and is a member of the Duruflé Trio and Ensemble Nova Luce.
Grace Warren graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in July 2015, obtaining a First Class BMus (Hons) degree. Whilst studying, Grace played under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Antonio Pappano, and was the winner of the Crowthers Oboe Competition. Currently, she is enjoying a mixture of freelance playing and teaching in Essex and London.
Chris Hatton graduated from the Guildhall school of Music & Drama in 2015, completing the MMus Orchestral Artistry with distinction. He studied the clarinet under Julian Farrell, Andrew Webster and Nicholas Carpenter and the bass clarinet with Lorenzo Iosco. Since graduating he has been freelancing across the UK. Chris enjoys playing with his adorable Cockerpoo named Max.
Siân Collins is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama on the Orchestral Artistry course, having completed her undergraduate degree at Birmingham Conservatoire in 2015. As well as playing French horn both as a soloist and an orchestral musician, she performs regularly in a variety of wind and brass ensembles in recitals and competitions across the UK.
Chihiro Kashiwakura grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education Degree. After graduating, she won the job as a Principal Bassoonist in the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bosnia-Herzegovina. She left to pursue her Masters Degree at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama where she studies with Daniel Jemison, Helen Simons, Peter Whelan, and Dominic Morgan.
Rosie Bowker is a versatile flautist who performs regularly as a soloist and in chamber and orchestral ensembles across the UK. She is studying for an MPerf in Orchestral Artistry at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with the generous support of various musical trusts including the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the Leverhulme Trust. Rosie graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge in 2014 and since moving to London has performed alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and is a member of the Duruflé Trio and Ensemble Nova Luce.
Grace Warren graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in July 2015, obtaining a First Class BMus (Hons) degree. Whilst studying, Grace played under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Antonio Pappano, and was the winner of the Crowthers Oboe Competition. Currently, she is enjoying a mixture of freelance playing and teaching in Essex and London.
Chris Hatton graduated from the Guildhall school of Music & Drama in 2015, completing the MMus Orchestral Artistry with distinction. He studied the clarinet under Julian Farrell, Andrew Webster and Nicholas Carpenter and the bass clarinet with Lorenzo Iosco. Since graduating he has been freelancing across the UK. Chris enjoys playing with his adorable Cockerpoo named Max.
Siân Collins is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama on the Orchestral Artistry course, having completed her undergraduate degree at Birmingham Conservatoire in 2015. As well as playing French horn both as a soloist and an orchestral musician, she performs regularly in a variety of wind and brass ensembles in recitals and competitions across the UK.
Chihiro Kashiwakura grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education Degree. After graduating, she won the job as a Principal Bassoonist in the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bosnia-Herzegovina. She left to pursue her Masters Degree at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama where she studies with Daniel Jemison, Helen Simons, Peter Whelan, and Dominic Morgan.
Martin Ivanov was born in 1990 in Bulgaria into a family of musicians. In 1994 he started playing piano with his mother Krasimira Ivanova, who continued to teach him during his high school education at the National School of Arts ‘Prof. Vesselin Stoyanov’ in Ruse, Bulgaria, from where he graduated in 2009. During that time he had also been working with Sultana Markovska, a long-standing student and assistant of Professor Vera Gornostaeva in Moscow.
Martin has participated in over 50 piano competitions; especially successful were his 1st prizes at Young Virtuosos 2004 in Sofia, the Maria Yudina Piano Competition 2007 in Saint Petersburg, Franz Schubert 2003 and 2005 in Ruse, Bulgaria, as well receiving the Grand Prix at the Hopes, Talents, Masters Competition in Dobrich, Bulgaria and 2nd prizes at the Chopin Piano Competition 2005 in Varna, Bulgaria, Albert Roussel 2006 in Sofia and LISMA’Competition 2013 in New York.
Martin was accepted at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna in 2009, where he was placed 3rd out of over 120 candidates. He then became one of six regular students of the famous musician Professor Oleg Maisenberg. Since 2012 Martin has been studying with the very active pianist and conductor Professor Stefan Vladar. As a student at the University Martin has been involved in masterclasses with Professors Boris Bloch (Germany) and Mischell Beroff (France).
Some of his next artistic plans include concerts in Paris in March 2016 (one of which is at the Paris National Radio), the Pennautier Festival, France in the summer of 2016, and a concert tour in Germany and Hungary.
Young Bulgarian pianist Evgeny Genchev has steadily been gaining wider recognition and critical acclaim. He has given numerous recitals and concerts across Europe, North America, China and Australia, and has won prizes at more than fifteen national and international piano competitions.
Evgeny was born in Bulgaria in 1989 and began his piano studies with Professor Stella Oslekova at the Dobrin Petkov National School of Music and Dance in his hometown, Plovdiv. During this time, Evgeny won numerous prizes, including the Grand Prix from the Peter de Grote Festival, Groningen, 2016, First Prize from the Valery Gavrilin International Youth Competition, Vologda, Russia, 2007, and First Prize from the LISMA International Competition, New York. On completion of his course in 2008, Evgeny was presented with the Dobrin Petkov Grand Award for Musical Achievements. Evgeny continued his education at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied piano under Christopher Elton and Hamish Milne, and the International Piano Academy ‘Incontri col Maestro’ in Imola, Italy, under the Russian pianist Boris Petrushansky (until 2013). He is currently engaged with the Artist Diploma programme at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London with Ronan O’Hora and Martin Roscoe, after graduating with Distinction from the Master in Performance course.
2014/15 season highlights included performances at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Steinway Hall, and Milton Court Hall, London, and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Peterskirche, Vienna, and the Newbury Spring Festival. Performances in the 2015/16 season include a debut recital at the Barbican as part of the LSO Discovery series, recitals in the USA coordinated by The Keyboard Charitable Trust, a concert tour of Mexico, and recitals in Austria, England and the Isle of Man.
Martin has participated in over 50 piano competitions; especially successful were his 1st prizes at Young Virtuosos 2004 in Sofia, the Maria Yudina Piano Competition 2007 in Saint Petersburg, Franz Schubert 2003 and 2005 in Ruse, Bulgaria, as well receiving the Grand Prix at the Hopes, Talents, Masters Competition in Dobrich, Bulgaria and 2nd prizes at the Chopin Piano Competition 2005 in Varna, Bulgaria, Albert Roussel 2006 in Sofia and LISMA’Competition 2013 in New York.
Martin was accepted at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna in 2009, where he was placed 3rd out of over 120 candidates. He then became one of six regular students of the famous musician Professor Oleg Maisenberg. Since 2012 Martin has been studying with the very active pianist and conductor Professor Stefan Vladar. As a student at the University Martin has been involved in masterclasses with Professors Boris Bloch (Germany) and Mischell Beroff (France).
Some of his next artistic plans include concerts in Paris in March 2016 (one of which is at the Paris National Radio), the Pennautier Festival, France in the summer of 2016, and a concert tour in Germany and Hungary.
Young Bulgarian pianist Evgeny Genchev has steadily been gaining wider recognition and critical acclaim. He has given numerous recitals and concerts across Europe, North America, China and Australia, and has won prizes at more than fifteen national and international piano competitions.
Evgeny was born in Bulgaria in 1989 and began his piano studies with Professor Stella Oslekova at the Dobrin Petkov National School of Music and Dance in his hometown, Plovdiv. During this time, Evgeny won numerous prizes, including the Grand Prix from the Peter de Grote Festival, Groningen, 2016, First Prize from the Valery Gavrilin International Youth Competition, Vologda, Russia, 2007, and First Prize from the LISMA International Competition, New York. On completion of his course in 2008, Evgeny was presented with the Dobrin Petkov Grand Award for Musical Achievements. Evgeny continued his education at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied piano under Christopher Elton and Hamish Milne, and the International Piano Academy ‘Incontri col Maestro’ in Imola, Italy, under the Russian pianist Boris Petrushansky (until 2013). He is currently engaged with the Artist Diploma programme at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London with Ronan O’Hora and Martin Roscoe, after graduating with Distinction from the Master in Performance course.
2014/15 season highlights included performances at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Steinway Hall, and Milton Court Hall, London, and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Peterskirche, Vienna, and the Newbury Spring Festival. Performances in the 2015/16 season include a debut recital at the Barbican as part of the LSO Discovery series, recitals in the USA coordinated by The Keyboard Charitable Trust, a concert tour of Mexico, and recitals in Austria, England and the Isle of Man.
Emily Davis is a passionate violinist with diverse musical interests, sought after as an artist across Europe.
After studying at Chetham's School of Music, Emily accepted a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music where she was awarded the Sir John Barbirolli and Amadeus String Prizes. She studied with Professor Mateja Marinkovic and received masterclasses from respected artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Leonid Kerbel, Thomas Brandis and Daniel Hope. Solo performances and concertos have taken her to venues and festivals across the UK, France and Germany. She has been generously supported by the Countess of Munster Trust, and was the recipient of the sought after Help Musicians UK Parikien Violin Award in 2014. In 2015, Emily was also presented with the European Union Youth Orchestra's Alexander Pavlovic Award for most outstanding string playing.
Emily is a founder member of the Artesian Quartet, formed in 2009; accolades have included a fellowship at The Royal Academy of Music, residencies at St Peter's, Eton Square and the Britten-Pears Foundation, and regular performances at venues such as the Purcell Room, Kings Place and Wigmore Hall. She has enjoyed further collaborations with chamber ensembles such as the United Strings of Europe (Principal 2nd), the Outcry Ensemble (Leader) and a chamber orchestra with violinist Jennifer Pike (Co-Leader).
Enthusiastically drawing links between different musical genres, and discovering new ways of playing her instrument, Emily is the leader of the Engines Orchestra, a jazz and classical crossover ensemble that has exploited free improvisation in their album recording and performances at Ronnie Scott's and Kings Place. She is also the first violinist of the newly formed North Sea Ensemble, a European-based quartet that is driven to explore all-encompassing musical genres, performing the great chamber music repertoire alongside new jazz- and folk-inspired music. They have exciting collaborative projects, commissions, recordings and a European tour planned during next season, starting with a performance in August at the Grafenegg Festival in Austria.
Emily leads a busy and vibrant orchestral life. She is Principal First Violin for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, very much enjoying this exciting and passionate musical community. She has appeared with orchestras across the UK, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, English National Opera, Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and she regularly appears as a guest leader of the Les Miserables pit orchestra in the West End. This year Emily is appearing as co-leader with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, by invitation from Iván Fischer. She has also been appointed as Concert Master of the European Union Youth Orchestra for the year 2016-17, and will lead them in their Summer Tour, visiting Europe's finest concert halls under the batons of Vasily Petrenko and Bernard Haitink.
French pianist Cécilia Coullet is a recent Graduate of the Royal Academy of Music where she did a Masters in Piano Accompaniment with Michael Dussek and James Baillieu. She now performs in the UK and in France as a solo pianist and chamber musician. She is part of several ensembles such as Trio Accroche-Coeur and Trio Sebes, and regularly performs with cellist Rebecca Wise, violonist Anne Hopfmüller, and soprano Clare Tunney.
Cécilia was born in the South of France and began her piano studies with her mother. In 2003 she entered the Paris Conservatoire (CRR) where she studied with Yves Henry. Whilst studying in Paris Cécilia won the first price for Excellence at Steinway's Young Talents Competiton and the first price at Lagny sur Marne's Piano Competition. She also performed in several festivals, including International Steinway Festival in Hamburg, Soirée Prestige Steinway, and Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris. In 2007 she completed her studies in Paris, obtaining two diplomas (D.E.M) with high distinction in piano and musical theory.
In 2008 she entered the Haute École de Musique in Geneva where she completed a Bachelor degree in piano solo with Elisabeth Athanassova (2011) and a Master in piano performance with Gottlieb Wallisch (2013). Whilst studying in Geneva, she perfomed in several master classes with Menahem Pressler, Julian Martin, Dominique Merlet, and Martin Hugues. In Geneva, Cécilia played much chamber music repertoire, and performed regulary with Trio Sebes in France and Switzerland.
Cécilia is now living in London where she enjoys sharing her musical experience with many students, and working as a pianist with professional instrumentalists and singers.
António Novais is a Berlin-based cellist and is focusing his career in Germany and the UK playing chamber and orchestral music.
António has been in demand for principal and section positons with many orchestras across the UK, including BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Orchestra of the Opera North. António’s orchestral journey included being co-principal of the European Union Youth Orchestra in 2010, where he had the chance to perform with renowned conductors in the great concert halls all over Europe, Asia and Ameria. He was also awarded The Sir Robert Bellinger Award during his time in the orchestra.
António studied at the Royal Academy of Music, with Professor David Strange. Throughout his studies, he was a keen chamber musician and was awarded the Leverhulme Mentorship for achievement in orchestral playing. He led the cello section for Royal Academy orchestras and was involved in many different combinations of chamber ensembles. His postgraduate studies were kindly supported by scholarships from GDA and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Portugal.
As a passionate chamber musician, António joined the Artesian Quartet in 2012. Soon after, they were awarded the Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Prize and the St. Peter’s Award, which gave them a one-year residency in St Peter’s Eaton Square. The Artesian Quartet became Park Lane Group Artists in 2014, have held a residency position in Aldeburgh, were awarded a Mentorship Scheme by Chamber Studio in Kings Place and a Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music.
António plays a cello by Bernard Camurat, 1996.
After studying at Chetham's School of Music, Emily accepted a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music where she was awarded the Sir John Barbirolli and Amadeus String Prizes. She studied with Professor Mateja Marinkovic and received masterclasses from respected artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Leonid Kerbel, Thomas Brandis and Daniel Hope. Solo performances and concertos have taken her to venues and festivals across the UK, France and Germany. She has been generously supported by the Countess of Munster Trust, and was the recipient of the sought after Help Musicians UK Parikien Violin Award in 2014. In 2015, Emily was also presented with the European Union Youth Orchestra's Alexander Pavlovic Award for most outstanding string playing.
Emily is a founder member of the Artesian Quartet, formed in 2009; accolades have included a fellowship at The Royal Academy of Music, residencies at St Peter's, Eton Square and the Britten-Pears Foundation, and regular performances at venues such as the Purcell Room, Kings Place and Wigmore Hall. She has enjoyed further collaborations with chamber ensembles such as the United Strings of Europe (Principal 2nd), the Outcry Ensemble (Leader) and a chamber orchestra with violinist Jennifer Pike (Co-Leader).
Enthusiastically drawing links between different musical genres, and discovering new ways of playing her instrument, Emily is the leader of the Engines Orchestra, a jazz and classical crossover ensemble that has exploited free improvisation in their album recording and performances at Ronnie Scott's and Kings Place. She is also the first violinist of the newly formed North Sea Ensemble, a European-based quartet that is driven to explore all-encompassing musical genres, performing the great chamber music repertoire alongside new jazz- and folk-inspired music. They have exciting collaborative projects, commissions, recordings and a European tour planned during next season, starting with a performance in August at the Grafenegg Festival in Austria.
Emily leads a busy and vibrant orchestral life. She is Principal First Violin for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, very much enjoying this exciting and passionate musical community. She has appeared with orchestras across the UK, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, English National Opera, Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and she regularly appears as a guest leader of the Les Miserables pit orchestra in the West End. This year Emily is appearing as co-leader with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, by invitation from Iván Fischer. She has also been appointed as Concert Master of the European Union Youth Orchestra for the year 2016-17, and will lead them in their Summer Tour, visiting Europe's finest concert halls under the batons of Vasily Petrenko and Bernard Haitink.
French pianist Cécilia Coullet is a recent Graduate of the Royal Academy of Music where she did a Masters in Piano Accompaniment with Michael Dussek and James Baillieu. She now performs in the UK and in France as a solo pianist and chamber musician. She is part of several ensembles such as Trio Accroche-Coeur and Trio Sebes, and regularly performs with cellist Rebecca Wise, violonist Anne Hopfmüller, and soprano Clare Tunney.
Cécilia was born in the South of France and began her piano studies with her mother. In 2003 she entered the Paris Conservatoire (CRR) where she studied with Yves Henry. Whilst studying in Paris Cécilia won the first price for Excellence at Steinway's Young Talents Competiton and the first price at Lagny sur Marne's Piano Competition. She also performed in several festivals, including International Steinway Festival in Hamburg, Soirée Prestige Steinway, and Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris. In 2007 she completed her studies in Paris, obtaining two diplomas (D.E.M) with high distinction in piano and musical theory.
In 2008 she entered the Haute École de Musique in Geneva where she completed a Bachelor degree in piano solo with Elisabeth Athanassova (2011) and a Master in piano performance with Gottlieb Wallisch (2013). Whilst studying in Geneva, she perfomed in several master classes with Menahem Pressler, Julian Martin, Dominique Merlet, and Martin Hugues. In Geneva, Cécilia played much chamber music repertoire, and performed regulary with Trio Sebes in France and Switzerland.
Cécilia is now living in London where she enjoys sharing her musical experience with many students, and working as a pianist with professional instrumentalists and singers.
António Novais is a Berlin-based cellist and is focusing his career in Germany and the UK playing chamber and orchestral music.
António has been in demand for principal and section positons with many orchestras across the UK, including BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Orchestra of the Opera North. António’s orchestral journey included being co-principal of the European Union Youth Orchestra in 2010, where he had the chance to perform with renowned conductors in the great concert halls all over Europe, Asia and Ameria. He was also awarded The Sir Robert Bellinger Award during his time in the orchestra.
António studied at the Royal Academy of Music, with Professor David Strange. Throughout his studies, he was a keen chamber musician and was awarded the Leverhulme Mentorship for achievement in orchestral playing. He led the cello section for Royal Academy orchestras and was involved in many different combinations of chamber ensembles. His postgraduate studies were kindly supported by scholarships from GDA and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Portugal.
As a passionate chamber musician, António joined the Artesian Quartet in 2012. Soon after, they were awarded the Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Prize and the St. Peter’s Award, which gave them a one-year residency in St Peter’s Eaton Square. The Artesian Quartet became Park Lane Group Artists in 2014, have held a residency position in Aldeburgh, were awarded a Mentorship Scheme by Chamber Studio in Kings Place and a Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music.
António plays a cello by Bernard Camurat, 1996.
The Norwegian pianist Oda Hjertine Voltersvick has been considered by the renowned conductor Marios Papadopoulos as a “pianist with great sensitivity and lovely tone” and by the pianist Gabriele Baldocci as “a musician with a wonderful control of the instrument and innate sense of the music.”
Concert venues at which she has performed in Norway include: the opening concert at the Grieg Jubilee 2007, Norwegian National Broadcasting and several soloist and chamber music concerts for the Bergen Chamber Music Society and the Grieg in Bergen Series. Other concert venues include: Leipzig Town Hall, the 1st International Folk Music Festival in Beijing, Amaryllis Fleming Hall, Regent Hall, Marlow Recital Society and the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence in London, and Jacqueline du Pré Concert Hall in Oxford.
In summer 2014 and 2015, she was "Artist in Residence" at Troldhaugen (Grieg`s home) in Bergen, Norway for one week. She has performed concertos with the Sinfonietta of Athens 2010, and with the Norwegian–Polish Youth Orchestra in Poland and in Bergen 2014.
Oda was a finalist in the Trinity Laban Soloist`s Competition 2016. She is a founder of the Volt Ensemble consisting of young and upcoming musicians from Scandinavia.
Oda Voltersvik, holds a Master in Performance degree from the Royal College of Music in London in 2014 under tutelage of professors Andrew Ball and Niel Immelman, and a Postgraduate Artist Diploma with distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2015, under professor Gabriele Baldocci. During the prestigious summer piano festival academy of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, she played for renowned international pianists including Menahem Pressler, Gary Graffmann, Christina Ortiz, Marios Papadopoulos and Vladimir Krainev. In Norway she has taken part in masterclasses by Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse, Ihle Hadland and Jiri Hlinka.
Considered by Martha Argerich “a very gifted and deep pianist” and by Pascal Rogé “a pianist with a flawless technique, and a spontaneous refined musicality”, Giulio Potenza, was born in Palermo in 1990 (Italy). He entered the Conservatory of Trapani where he received his Piano Diploma with the highest ranking under the tutelage of Walter Roccaro. He studied at the Imola Piano Academy with Franco Scala, in Milan with Bruno Canino and in London with Gabriele Baldocci and Mikhail Kazakevich at Trinity Laban Conservatory where he gained a Postgraduate Diploma, a Postgraduate Artist Diploma and an ISP Advance Diploma with Distinction. In recent years he has attended masterclasses and lessons from pianists such as Andrzej Jasiński Martino Tirimo, Barry Snyder, Andrei Gavrilov, Pascal Rogé, Daniel Rivera, Irene Inzerillo, Riccardo Risaliti, Denis Pascal, Deniz Gelenbe, Douglas Finch, Christoph Richter, Richard Ireland, Richard Markson.
Giulio has performed as a soloist and chamber musician for major festivals, including The Martha Argerich Project of Lugano, the Hammamett Piano Festival, Trinity College of Cambridge International Piano Series, Ericeventidinverno Arts Festival of Erice (Trapani), Musica d'estate music festival of Bardonecchia (Turin), and The Shubert Festival, London. He has played with many orchestras including the Florence Symphony Orchestra, directed by Piero Bellugi, the University of London Symphony Orchestra, directed by Daniel Capp, and the North Bedfordshire Orchestra directed by Jan Kaznowski. Winner of the prestigious Hannah Brooke prize in piano, from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, and the 2nd prize at the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition of New York, Giulio has also won prizes at other piano competitions: 1st prize 3rd International Piano Competition Premio Seiler of Palermo (2002), 1st prize 127th Stratford and East London Music Festival (2014), 1st prize 18th International piano competition G.Campochiaro of Pedara (2009), 2nd prize in the 17th International piano competition City of Casamassima(2010), and the Highly Commended Award at the Jacques Samuel Piano Competition of London (2012). Giulio was selected by the Concordia Foundation of London, to be part of their Young Artist Programme.
Giulio has been invited to give master classes at the Hammamett Piano Festival, at the Windsor International Piano Competition, where he was also a juror of the competition, and the 1st Windsor Piano Academy Masterclass of Palermo. His recitals have been recorded by BBC Radio 3, Swiss classical radio, Radio Mozart Italia and Rai television in Italy. Giulio holds a Bachelor in History from University of Palermo, is professor of piano at the Windsor Piano Academy and artistic director of the Windsor International Piano Competition and Windsor Piano Festival.
Concert venues at which she has performed in Norway include: the opening concert at the Grieg Jubilee 2007, Norwegian National Broadcasting and several soloist and chamber music concerts for the Bergen Chamber Music Society and the Grieg in Bergen Series. Other concert venues include: Leipzig Town Hall, the 1st International Folk Music Festival in Beijing, Amaryllis Fleming Hall, Regent Hall, Marlow Recital Society and the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence in London, and Jacqueline du Pré Concert Hall in Oxford.
In summer 2014 and 2015, she was "Artist in Residence" at Troldhaugen (Grieg`s home) in Bergen, Norway for one week. She has performed concertos with the Sinfonietta of Athens 2010, and with the Norwegian–Polish Youth Orchestra in Poland and in Bergen 2014.
Oda was a finalist in the Trinity Laban Soloist`s Competition 2016. She is a founder of the Volt Ensemble consisting of young and upcoming musicians from Scandinavia.
Oda Voltersvik, holds a Master in Performance degree from the Royal College of Music in London in 2014 under tutelage of professors Andrew Ball and Niel Immelman, and a Postgraduate Artist Diploma with distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2015, under professor Gabriele Baldocci. During the prestigious summer piano festival academy of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, she played for renowned international pianists including Menahem Pressler, Gary Graffmann, Christina Ortiz, Marios Papadopoulos and Vladimir Krainev. In Norway she has taken part in masterclasses by Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse, Ihle Hadland and Jiri Hlinka.
Considered by Martha Argerich “a very gifted and deep pianist” and by Pascal Rogé “a pianist with a flawless technique, and a spontaneous refined musicality”, Giulio Potenza, was born in Palermo in 1990 (Italy). He entered the Conservatory of Trapani where he received his Piano Diploma with the highest ranking under the tutelage of Walter Roccaro. He studied at the Imola Piano Academy with Franco Scala, in Milan with Bruno Canino and in London with Gabriele Baldocci and Mikhail Kazakevich at Trinity Laban Conservatory where he gained a Postgraduate Diploma, a Postgraduate Artist Diploma and an ISP Advance Diploma with Distinction. In recent years he has attended masterclasses and lessons from pianists such as Andrzej Jasiński Martino Tirimo, Barry Snyder, Andrei Gavrilov, Pascal Rogé, Daniel Rivera, Irene Inzerillo, Riccardo Risaliti, Denis Pascal, Deniz Gelenbe, Douglas Finch, Christoph Richter, Richard Ireland, Richard Markson.
Giulio has performed as a soloist and chamber musician for major festivals, including The Martha Argerich Project of Lugano, the Hammamett Piano Festival, Trinity College of Cambridge International Piano Series, Ericeventidinverno Arts Festival of Erice (Trapani), Musica d'estate music festival of Bardonecchia (Turin), and The Shubert Festival, London. He has played with many orchestras including the Florence Symphony Orchestra, directed by Piero Bellugi, the University of London Symphony Orchestra, directed by Daniel Capp, and the North Bedfordshire Orchestra directed by Jan Kaznowski. Winner of the prestigious Hannah Brooke prize in piano, from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, and the 2nd prize at the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition of New York, Giulio has also won prizes at other piano competitions: 1st prize 3rd International Piano Competition Premio Seiler of Palermo (2002), 1st prize 127th Stratford and East London Music Festival (2014), 1st prize 18th International piano competition G.Campochiaro of Pedara (2009), 2nd prize in the 17th International piano competition City of Casamassima(2010), and the Highly Commended Award at the Jacques Samuel Piano Competition of London (2012). Giulio was selected by the Concordia Foundation of London, to be part of their Young Artist Programme.
Giulio has been invited to give master classes at the Hammamett Piano Festival, at the Windsor International Piano Competition, where he was also a juror of the competition, and the 1st Windsor Piano Academy Masterclass of Palermo. His recitals have been recorded by BBC Radio 3, Swiss classical radio, Radio Mozart Italia and Rai television in Italy. Giulio holds a Bachelor in History from University of Palermo, is professor of piano at the Windsor Piano Academy and artistic director of the Windsor International Piano Competition and Windsor Piano Festival.
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The Lipatti Piano Quartet was formed in 2013 by four young award-winning instrumentalists dedicated to exploring and sharing the piano quartet repertoire, from Viennese classics to works by contemporary composers. Winners of the Elias Fawcett Trust Award for an Outstanding Chamber Ensemble at the finals of the Royal Overseas League Competition 2016, they were also selected to perform on the final night of the PLG Young Artists Spring Series at St John’s Smith Square, as part of the Park Lane Group’s 60th anniversary season.
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