Markéta Fraňková

She started playing the violin at the age of four. It was in Karlovy Vary where she gave solo concerts at the age of six. In 1994 she participated in the Kocian Violin Competition and took the third prize. Since 1995 she has given concerts in Germany, Holland, and various towns in the Czech Republic. She studied with Roman Fedchuk at the Conservatory in Pilsen. Between 2008 and 2010 she took part in master courses of Robert Cani and Solomia Soroka. In August 2009 she won the competition for the second violin concert master of the International Student Orchestra, Trento, Italy. Continue reading “Markéta Fraňková”

(Čeština) Yuri Rapoport

He was born in 1985, he started playing violin when he was 6 years old. He studied at the professional conservatoire Arturo Soria and Conservatoire Superior de Musica de Mardrid (Royal Conservatoire in Madrid), under Victoria Martin and Any Comesana. He concluded his studies in the highest qualification. Since 2003 he studies regularly under Sergueje Fatkouhlin and before under Yuri Volguin. Masterclasses Yuri Volguin, Mauricio Fuks, Shirley Loeb, etc. Continue reading “(Čeština) Yuri Rapoport”

Maxim Averkiev

Comes from Russia, pursued music from an early childhood. Between 1993 and 1997 studied at the Kremerov music college. Between 1997 and 2002 studied at the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatoire in Moscow under prof Victor Merzhanov. From 2002 to 2004 studied as a postgraduate at the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatoire in Moscow. He acts as a tutor at the Pilsen Conservatoire in the Czech Republic since 2002. Continue reading “Maxim Averkiev”

Davide Moro

Davide Moro started his musical studies at 6 years old. He graduated with honours from Francesco Cilea Reggio Calabria Conservatoire, under Richard M. Sasso. He is a member of the F. CileaTheatre and Conservatoire orchestra and performs as a soloist, too. Davide takes masterclasses with violinists such as Feng Ning, Vilehlmas Cepinskis, Roman Fedchuk, Iakov Zats, Jacob Stevanato Sonig Tchakerian, Julian Fontananella and works together with ensembles such as Nuovo Ensemble, Quartetto Bermini and New Quartet Italiano. At the “Paul Serrao” competition in Philadelphia Davide won the First prize and at the “Barlow International Competition for young talents” he placed third.

Danilo Mascetti

Mascetti is the winner of several national and international competitions including the “Grand Prix International – Jeunes Talents” of Montrond les Bains, the “European Grand Prize of Music – Mendelssohn Cup”, the “Concours Musical de France” Paris, the International Competition “PianoTalents” and “Bach Prize” in Milan; he started studying piano when he was five and was then admitted in the class of Roberto Stefanoni at the Conservatory of Como. He currently continues his studies at the Conservatory “G. Verdi” in Milan with Vincenzo Balzani and he had the opportunity to participate in master classes with Sergio Perticaroli, Marcella Crudeli, Benedetto Lupo, Ippazio Ponzetta; he regularly follows the periodic lessons of Vsevolod Dvorkin at the Accademia del Talento in Desio, and of Natalia Trull at the Summer School of Moscow Conservatory and at the European Academy in Erba. Continue reading “Danilo Mascetti”

Roman Fedchuk

Born in Ukraine, Roman Fedchuk made his solo debut at the age of 11 with the Lviv Philharmonic performingMendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. He is the winner of several international competitions – Jan Kocian International Competition (Czechoslovakia, 1985), “Vianna da Motta” (Lisbon, 1991), Prague Spring (1992), V. Hummel (1993), and the Gernbach International Music Competition (1996). Continue reading “Roman Fedchuk”