Viola

Sào Soulez Larivière

Piano

Martina Consonni

Nominated by the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) jury, violist Sào Soulez Larivière joined us in concert in March 2024 as part of the Ambassador Programme. He was joined by fellow Ambassador Programme artist Martina Consonni.

Sào Soulez Larivière and Martina Consonni | A. Pärt: Fratres

Fratres

Classeek Showroom performance, 27 March 2024

Winning the place on Classeek's first ever open application, violinist Alexey Stychkin joins the Classeek Ambassador Programme for the 2022-23 season.

Russian-Greek violinist Alexey Stychkin comes from a family with deep musical and artistic roots. Born in Moscow in 2000, at the age of five he started his violin studies at the Central Music School for Gifted Children in the class of Galina Tourchaninova. During his school years, he performed in Greece, Israel, Italy and throughout Russia. He has continued his studies with Marc Bouchkov in Liege Royal Conservatory. Currently, Alexey is studying with Mihaela Martin in the masters program at the Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz in Cologne. Concurrently, starting with the 2022/23 season, he has received an academy position in the first violin section of the Staatskapelle Berlin and moved to Berlin. 

Alexey Stychkin  | Tchaikovsky  - Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 -  No. 3 Mélodie

Classeek Showroom performance, 24 May 2023

Flute

Alberto Navarra

Nominated by Emmanuel Pahud, flautist Alberto Navarra joins the Classeek Ambassador Programme for the 2022-23 season.

Born in Mondovì, Italy, he began his musical education with Maurizio Valentini at the Conservatorio di Musica Ghedini in Cuneo, followed by further studies with Andrea Manco and Andrea Oliva at the International Academy of Imola and National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome. Awarded with scholarships to continue his studies, in 2019 he joined the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid as a student of Jacques Zoon and Salvador Martinez Tos. Here he was also awarded the "más sobresaliente", student of the year, presented by Queen Sofía of Spain.

Alberto has gained notable recognition in the spring of 2022, winning the Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition in Odense, Denmark. Other competition successes include the Severino Gazzelloni International Flute Competition (Italy) in 2021 and Dorel Baicu International Competition (Romania) in 2020.This season, Alberto joins the Berliner Philharmoniker as a member of the prestigious Karajan Akademie, studying and performing alongside world renowned flautists Emmanuel Pahud, Sebastian Jacot and the entire BPO flute section.

Alberto Navarra | Schumann - Fantasiestücke Op. 73

Classeek Showroom performance, May 2023

Alberto Navarra | Frank Martin - Ballade 

Classeek Showroom performance, May 2023 

Alberto Navarra Trio | Weber - Trio in G minor, Op.63

Alberto Navarra | Gluck - Dance of the Blessed Spirits (encore)

Giorgi Gigashvili

Nominated by Sonia Simmenauer, pianist Giorgi Gigashvili joins the Classeek Ambassador Programme for the 2022-23 season.

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2000, Giorgi took his first piano lessons without ever thinking about becoming a professional pianist. Passionate about singing and arranging Georgian folk and pop songs, he successfully competed in various Georgian singing contests at the age of 12. As a classical pianist, he won the 1st Prize at the Vigo International Piano Competition in 2019,  the Third Prize and the Audience Prize at the 62nd Busoni International Piano Competition, and most recently won 2nd prize at the 17th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.

Giorgi Gigashvili | Schumann, Sonata op 11

Classeek Showroom performance, April 2023

Giorgi Gigashvili | Scarlatti, Sonata in D Major K29

Giorgi Gigashvili | Albéniz, Malagueña (encore)

Malagueña

Giorgi Gigashvili | Scarlatti, Sonata in C Major K487

Giorgi Gigashvili | Brahms, Three Intermezzi, Op. 117

We extend our huge congratulations to pianist and Ambassador Programme artist 

, who won second prize at the 17th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, last week. 

His success follows the announcement of his debut album 

, to be released on Alpha Classics later this month,  as well as his inclusion in 

 list, featuring thirty sensational musicians of today.

Giorgi will join us later this week, performing in recital at the Classeek Showroom,  in a programme of Scarlatti, Brahms and Liszt.  You can watch via our live stream here on 

Success for Giorgi!

The latest on Giorgi Gigashvili

Violin

Bilal Alnemr

Nominated by Sonia Simmenauer, violinist Bilal Alnemr joins the Classeek Ambassador Programme for the 2022-23 season.

Bilal was born in Damascus and at the age of eight, he began to study violin at the Solhi-AL-WADI Conservatory. In 2007, he won the first prize in the national competition for young Syrian talents. His mentor Sonia Simmenauer says, “I was stricken when I met with Bilal the first time and his seriousness about being a musician. I admire his courage and dedication to music.”

Bilal Alnemr & Giuseppe Mentuccia | Manuel de Falla, Danse Espagnole (encore)

Danse Espagnole

Classeek Showroom performance, March 2023

Bilal Alnemr & Giuseppe Mentuccia | Schumann, Sonata in A minor, Op. 105

Sonata in A minor, Op. 105

Bilal Alnemr & Giuseppe Mentuccia | Fauré, Sonata No.1 in A major

 Sonata No.1 in A major

Julia Hamos

Nominated by Sir András Schiff, in connecting with his Building Bridges series, pianist Julia Hamos joins the Classeek Ambassador Programme for the 2022-23 season.

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, Hamos also studied with Sir András Schiff at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin and at the Kronberg Academy. In 2021 she also worked with Daniel Barenboim in a succession of filmed masterclasses on Beethoven's solo piano and string sonatas.

Julia Hamos | Bartók, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos

Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos

Classeek Showroom performance, January 2023

Julia Hamos | Bach, French Suite No. 4

French Suite No. 4

The Violin Channel have featured Classeek in their recent editorial, introducing our Ambassador Programme and this year's young artists.

Our next two upcoming concerts will be streamed on The Violin Channel, starting with a recital by pianist Julia Hamos (nominated by Sir Andás Schiff) in January, performing a programme of dances, featuring Bartók, Bach, and Schumann. Next up, violinist Bilal Alnemr and pianist Giuseppe Mentuccia will perform Schumann, Fauré, and Solhi al-Wadi. Concerts will be streamed on Classeek.com and the following week on The Violin Channel. 

Feature: The Violin Channel

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Cello

Jeein You

Jeein joins the Classeek Ambassador Programme for season 2022-23, following her nomination by Gautier Capuçon. 

Jeein You was born in South Korea in 2002 and began studying cello at five. When she was seven she joined the Korea National University Of Arts Preschool under her tutor Chung Myung-Wha. Her ambassador Capuçon says, “Jeein is such a talented cellist and a very sensitive musician with an incredible ability to carry her emotions through music."

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