Valentin Berlinsky Quartet | chamber ensemble

Named in honour of the legendary cellist of the Borodin Quartet, Valentin Berlinsky, this Zurich-based quartet comprises four of the finest musicians working in Switzerland today. Bartek Nizioł and Wang Xiaoming are concertmasters in the orchestra of the Zurich Opera, and David Greenlees and Alexander Neustroev are principal players in …

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Lada Valešová | piano

‘You have to take your hat off to someone who can plan a recital CD with the imaginative insight of the investigative musicologist and then execute it with such musicianly sensitivity’ (International Piano on Lada Valešová’s ‘Intimate Studies’ album for AVIE). Lada Valešová graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and Prague …

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Jason Vieaux | classical guitar

Jason Vieaux is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation”. After 25-plus years of international appearances at major festivals and concert series, and as soloist with over 100 orchestras, Vieaux is one of the world’s leading guitarists. His Grammy-winning solo album Play …

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Pablo Villegas | classical guitar

Pablo Villegas has been hailed by the critics as one of the great guitarists of our time. His highly successful career has seen him garner numerous accolades and awards, and has so far taken him to over 30 countries, in which he has performed at such prestigious venues as the Philharmonie …

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Annette-Barbara Vogel | violin

Annette-Barbara Vogel is considered one of the finest violinists of her generation and known for her “formidable technique, stunning musicality and stage presence, that transmits to orchestra and audience alike“ (Wuppertaler Zeitung; Brahms Concerto). Vogel, at age four, had her first violin lessons, at eleven was accepted as the youngest …

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