Valentin Berlinsky Quartet
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 …
Ensemble Epomeo
Founded in 2008 at the Ischia Chamber Music Festival (Italy), string trio Ensemble Epomeo (Diane Pascal – violin; David Yang – viola; Kenneth Woods – cello) is fast rising to the upper echelon of international chamber groups. Inaugural tours saw them performing in Italy, the UK and the USA, with …
Stephen Salters (baritone)
Baritone Stephen Salters, a newly-minted tenure-track Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Tennessee, has performed extensively throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, the UK and the USA. He created the title role in Elena Ruehr’s tour de force dance opera Toussaint Before the Spirits for Opera Boston and premiered Ruehr’s …
Marguerite Krull (mezzo-soprano)
Marguerite Krull’s command of dramatic style and her wide vocal range have earned acclaim in roles associated with mezzo-sopranos as well as sopranos. She has sung with numerous companies throughout the world, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, The Washington National Opera, New York …
Elena Ruehr (composer)
Elena Ruehr was born in rural Michigan, was taught the piano by her mother, and began composing as a child. Having studied composition with William Bolcom at the University of Michigan and with Vincent Persichetti and Bernard Rands at Juilliard (where she earned her doctorate), her music reveals a wide …
