Atsuko Sahara was the Winner of the 2004 Uralsk International Violin Competition and is one of the most eagerly anticipated young musicians currently appearing at international festivals.
She has recently recorded her debut disc with Quartz. A rising star to watch...
Richard Saxel has worked with a fascinating variety of artists, from Indonesian puppeteers to ballet dancers, tango musicians, trapeze artists, music theatre performers, jazz singers and also with the Endymion Ensemble under Gyorgy Kurtag. He has has performed at many major festivals and is currently Head of Keyboard Studies at Cranleigh School in Surrey.
Ittai Shapira has performed as a soloist with many of the
greatest international orchestras and conductors throughout the world. He grew up in Israel and now lives in New York and has bene the recipient of many prestigious awards.
The Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra has an illustrious history of music making with many of the world's greatest conductors and is one of the most acclaimed and respected of European symphony orchestras.