Artists
Vera Martínez Mehner & Abel Tomàs, violins | Crsitina Cordero, viola | Arnau Tomàs, cello
First prize winner at the London and Hamburg (Brahms) international competitions, Cuarteto Casals has become one of the leading string quartets of its generation. It has performed regularly at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, Kölner Philarmonie, Cité de la Musique Paris, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and the Berlin Philharmonic. The quartet has been profoundly influenced by its work with contemporary composers such as György Kurtág, and has given the world premieres of works by leading Spanish composers. The highlights of his upcoming seasons include Mozart's ten last quartets and other projects focusing on the Hungarian composers Bartók, Ligeti and Kurtág. He has been recognized as a cultural ambassador by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Institut Ramon Llull.
Lluís Castan i Judit Bardolet, violins | Miquel Jordà, viola | Jesús Miralles, violoncel
Nascut el 2010, s'ha format a Basilea, Berlín i Hannover; posteriorment, el 2019 va ser becat per l'Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía per formar part del programa de l'Instituto de Càmara. Guanyadorsde diversos concursos nacionals i internacionals, ha actuat en escenaris com ara el Concertgebouw i el Muziekgebouw d’Amsterdam, l'Stadt-Casino de Basilea, l'Elbphilharmonie d'Hamburg o La Fenice de Venècia. També ha estat convidat a festivals d’estiu de prestigi com la Schubertíada, el Festival Pau Casals del Vendrell, la Porta Ferrada, Aix-en-Provence i Verbier. És destacable el seu compromís amb la música de nova creació, que l'ha dut a actuar al cicle del CNDM de Madrid, a la Nuit de la Création a Aix-enProvence, al KunstFest de Weimar i a l’Arnold Schoenberg Center de Viena.
Anton Hanson, Jules Dussap, violins | Gabrielle Lafait, viola | Simon Dechambre, cello
The Hanson Quartet was founded in 2013 in Paris. It has forged a distinct musical identity embracing a wide spectrum of musical horizons, and has worked with internationally recognized figures such as Hatto Beyerle and Johannes Meissl as well as with representative Quartets of the French School such as Ebène and Ysaÿe. The Hanson Quartet is also engaged with contemporary composers such as Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm and Mathias Pintscher. It has gained a number of international awards, at the Geneva competition, the Joseph Haydn Competition in Vienna and at the Lyon Chamber Music competition. The Quartet perform in prestigious venues such as the Louvre Auditorium, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Philharmonie of Paris, the Victoria Hall in Geneva, the ORF Kulturhaus in Vienna and they regularly perform in Asia. They regularly appear together with musicians such as Bertrand Chamayou, Edgar Moreau, Adam Laloum, Pierre Genisson, Bruno Philippe, Vadim Kholodenko and Guillaume Bellom.
The artistic journey of the Macedonian pianist Rebeka Stojkoska is significantly shaped by her dedication to song art. Her performances have taken her to Alte Oper Frankfurt, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Heidelberger Frühling, Bonn's Schumann Festival, and the Hidalgo Festival in Munich, in duos with Julian Prégardien, Matthias Winckhler, Julia Duscher, Serafina Starke, and Gerrit Illenberger. She has received numerous awards and scholarships and was part of the Lied Academy at the Heidelberger Frühling Festival. In addition to her concert activities, she has been a vocal coach at the University of Music and Theater Munich since 2020. She studied piano and song interpretation at the University of Music Freiburg, completed her postgraduate studies at Mozarteum University Salzburg, and is currently continuing her studies at the University of Music in Karlsruhe.
Neix a Barakaldo (Biscaia). Deixeble de Félix Lavilla, s'especialitza en acompanyament de cantants a Viena i Munic i rep els consells de Wolfram Rieger. Pianista habitual de cantants com Carlos Álvarez, Lisette Oropesa, Ismael Jordi, Sabina Puértolas, David Alegret o Javier Camarena, també ofereix recitals amb Sonya Yoncheva, Martina Serafin o Celso Albelo entre altres. Actua en la majoria dels teatres i festivals espanyols, així com en la Staatsoper i el Musikverein de Viena, el Rossini Opera Festival de Pesaro, els Festivals de Savonlinna i Bregenz o Sala Tchaikovsky de Moscou. Defensor del patrimoni musical, recupera les cinc òperes de saló del sevillà Manuel García i entre la seva discografia destaquen “Granados Songs Integral”, “Ametsetan”, “Carneriana”, “La Seduzione”, la integral de cançons d'Antón García Abril i “Ensueños”. El seu últim llançament discogràfic “Los cisnes en Palacio” presenta cançons d'Emilio Arrieta.