Cantata Collective

Cantata Collective has been presenting free, world-class Bach Cantata performances in Berkeley since 2017. An enthusiastic community of dedicated listeners and supporters which put down roots during the inaugural season has grown steadily every year. The ensemble’s six founding instrumentalists, ‘A group of local early-music luminaries devoted to the composer’s …

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Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Since its founding in 1979, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has been Singapore’s flagship orchestra, touching lives through classical music and providing the heartbeat of the cultural scene in the cosmopolitan city-state. In addition to its subscription series concerts, the orchestra is well-loved for its outdoor and community appearances, and …

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Lan Shui (conductor)

Lan Shui is renowned for his abilities as an orchestral builder and for his passion in commissioning, premiering and recording new works by leading composers from Asia and elsewhere on the international contemporary orchestral scene. Having recently assumed the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, 2021/22 sees Shui …

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Kammerorchester der Niederlenzer Musiktage

The Chamber Orchestra of the Niederlenzer Musiktage was founded in 2022 as the festival’s resident ensemble and comprises a core of musicians who all enjoy premiering contemporary music. Among the founder members are violins Stefan Tarara (concertmaster), Benjamin Herzl, Rustem Monasypov and Lora Markova, violas Cyprien Semayne and Izabel Markova, …

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Damien Bachmann (clarinet)

Born in Geneva, Damien Bachmann comes from a family of musicians. One of the best- known and most charismatic clarinettists of his generation, he has won prizes in more than 20 national and international competitions and appeared in all the major European and Asian musical centres. The press wax lyrical …

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