Sherniyaz Mussakhan (violin)
Kazakh violinist Sherniyaz Mussakhan is a Cavalier of the Order of Daryn (2017) and a winner of his country’s Independent ‘Tarlan’ Prize. A graduate of the Moscow Central Music School, Mussakhan pursued further studies at the Haute École de musique de Lausanne under Pavel Vernikov and earned a Solo Master’s …
Christoph Croisé (cello, composer)
Lauded for ‘delicate yet virtuosic’ playing (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘seamless subtleties of tone colour’ with ‘plenty of edge’ (The Strad) , Swiss-French-German cellist Christoph Croisé is quickly building an international reputation as one of the most captivating young concert soloists to emerge in recent years. At the age of …
Claire Désert (piano)
One of the most remarkable interpreters of her generation, Claire Désert entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris when she was just 14 years old. After studies with Ventsislav Yankoff and Jean Hubeau, she received premiers prix in piano and chamber music. After admission to the postgraduate cycle, …
Beiliang Zhu (cello)
Beiliang Zhu won First Prize and the Audience Award at the XVIII International Bach Competition in Leipzig in 2012, the first string player to have received this honor on a baroque instrument. She received her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School in Historical Performance, studying baroque cello with …
Briggs Piano Trio
United by a commitment to continuing to raise the profile of the Austrian-British composer Hans Gál, the members of the Briggs Piano Trio were brought together by AVIE Records to make the recording which contrasts Gál’s poetic E major Trio with Shostakovich’s dark E minor Trio. Pianist Sarah Beth Briggs, …
