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Name: Chieko Kojima
Skills: Arranger, Composer (film/TV, commercial, contemporary classical composition)
Phone: +81 (0)583-826750
Fax: +81 (0)583-826750
Address: Shimonakaya3-93, Kakamigahara 5040932, Japan
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Born in Gifu, Japan in 1974. Graduated from Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts(Kyoto,Japan) in 1998. Participated in the summer master classes of Janacek Academy of Music( Brno,Czech republic) in 2000. Studied under Ryohei Hirose, Daniel Forro.A member of CPCC (The Center for the promotion of contemporary composers).

Works *Mass for women's or children's choir(1998) *Sonata "breezy" for flute & piano(1999) *Fantasy for strings(1999) *Rondo "starry" for violin & piano(2000) *Variation on "night train" for violin & piano(2000)

 

Name: Panayiotis Kokoras
Skills: Composer
Address: Greece
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Panayiotis Kokoras (Greece, 1974) has studied composition and classical guitar in Athens, Greece. In 1999 he moved to England, for postgraduate studies where he has completed his MA and PhD in composition with Tony Myatt at the University of York. He has participated in composition workshops and worked in studios such as Athens Megaron, Musiques et Recherches, Avantgarde Tirol.

His works have been commissioned by institutes and festivals such as IRCAM, MATA and York University, and they regularly performed and broadcast in Europe, Asia America and Africa. He has received several Scholarships, Grants and Awards among others British Academy AHRB, Vinson Award, Al. Trianti (Society Friends of Music), Propontis Foundation, Hellenic Foundation of Culture and Hellenic Ministry of Culture.

Panayiotis Kokoras’ music has a deep interest in the physical structure of sound and its perception, and ranges from acoustic works to mixed media and tape one. His compositional output gains recognition by the competitions, International Gaudeamus Music Week 2004 and 2003, JTTP 2003, Insulae Electronicae 2003, , International Jurgenson Competition for composers 2003, Seoul international competition for composers 2003, RAM-AKMH computer aided composition competition 2002, Ensemble Eleven composers competition 2002, Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2002, Noroit Prize 2002, Musica Viva 2002, Musica Nova 2001, CIMESP 2002, Luigi Russolo 2001 & 2002, Métamorphoses 2000.

He is founding member of the Hellenic Electroacoustic Music Composers Association (HELMCA) where he currently serves from the position of the general secretary. He is currently teaching at the Technological and Educational Institute of Crete - Department of Music Technology and Acoustics. His music is published by NOR, Miso Musica, SAN / CEC and distributed in limited editions by Host Artists Group, Ensemble eleven, Musica Viva and others.

 

Name: Tzvetan Konstantinov
Skills: Player, Soloist, Teacher
Phone: +1 (202) 994 3991
Fax: +1 (202) 994 9038
Address: P. O. Box 554, McLean, VA 22101, United States
Links: Website     E-mail
 
The musical gifts of internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso Tzvetan Konstantinov showed themselves early. He began his piano studies at the age of five, when he was found to be endowed with absolute pitch and gave his first recital at the age of nine. At the age of eighteen he performed publicly the complete Bach's Well Tempered Clavier from memory. After winning two of the most prestigious competitions in Bulgaria he toured extensively throughout his native country.

Mr. Konstantinov mastered his piano playing under one of the most beloved and valued concert pianists and pedagogues in Bulgaria, VELICHKA (WELLA) SAVOVA. SAVOVA as with the case of HEINRICH NEUHAUS (the teacher of SVIATOSLAV RICHTER) was taught by the legendary LEOPOLD GODOWSKY the principle of weight release (frei Gewichtkeit, Gewichtsspiel und vollstandige Freiheit), rather than muscular impetus, as the most efficient method of playing. (Ms. SAVOVA was also a student and assistant of LEONID KREUTZER and GOTTFRIED GALSTON at The Academy of Music in Berlin, Germany).

Following his graduation Summa Cum Laude (Master Degree) from the famed National Academy of Music "Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia, Bulgaria Mr. Konstantinov was selected for an exclusive two-year post-graduate program "Meister Klass" at The National Academy of Music "Pancho Vladigerov", followed by his specialization in "Viennese Classics, Romantics and Moderns" at the legendary University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. Among his many mentors and teachers he had and studied with were some of the greatest pianists of all times: SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI, RUDOLF KEHRER, SHURA CHERKASSKY, ALEXIS WEISSENBERG, BELLA DAVIDOVICH, TATIANA NIKOLAEVA, GRIGORY KOGAN, EUGENE MALININ and GRANT JOHANNESEN.

Named as "one of the most persuasive pianists", he has played solo and chamber music concerts (including the legendary GEWANDHAUS-QUARTET) as well as with orchestras in numerous concerts halls including MUSIKVEREIN in Vienna Austria, DE DOELEN HALL in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, THE GRAND HALL "BULGARIA" in Sofia as well as the THE KENNEDY CENTER, CARNEGIE HALL, STRATHMORE HALL, THE MEANY HALL, THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP, THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE and THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART in the United States to name a few. Mr. Konstantinov has worked with such conductors as WIELAND LAFFERENTZ - son of WAGNER'S grand-daughter VERENA, MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH, VLADI SIMEONOV, VLADIGEROV, HELMUT HOSNER, VASSIL STEFANOV, R.JOSEPH SCOTT among others. He has also performed repeatedly in many parts of the world including AUSTRIA, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, MONTENEGRO, THE NETHERLANDS, THE PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA and had collaborated with some of the most notable opera stars such as soprano RUTHILDE BOESCH and bass-bariton LJUBOMIR PANTSCHEFF. Mr. Konstantinov appears frequently on Radio and Television including WGMS' "Spotlight", WETA's "Capital Concerts" and "Voice of America". Bulgarian Television also did on several occasions features on him while the Bulgarian daily "Democracy" did an exclusive interview with the artist. A nephew of one of the greatest Bulgarian painters CHAVDAR PASHEV, Mr. Konstantinov's interests in the Fine Arts parallel those of SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, himself an author of astonishing artworks. Tzvetan Konstantinov can be found listed in the "Who's Who of the American Keyboard Artists" , "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in the World". Versed in seven languages and highly valued as a teacher his students come from all over the world and have won numerous international competitions. Mr. Konstantinov is currently a professor at The George Washington University (an All-Steinway School) in Washington, D.C. He is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of The International Master Institute of Music "Leopold Godowsky".

 

Name: Judith Kopecky
Skills: Singer, Teacher
Address: Vienna, Austria
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Born in Vienna, Austria, the young soprano studied singing, dramatic performance, Lied and Oratorio at the Academy of Performing Arts in Vienna as well as Anglistics at the Universtity of her hometown.

Since having completed her studies she has performed numerous parts in operas and operettas for example at the Volksoper Vienna, State Opera Prague, Viennese Chamber Opera and at renowned festivals such as the Festival Mozart in Schönbrunn and the Carinthean Summer Festival. As she is taking great interest in music of the 20th and 21st century she has already participated in three first performances of operas.

Another priority in her career are concerts, with her repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary music. Thus she performs on a regular basis with the most renowned orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonics, Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Slovenian Philharmonics, Klangforum Vienna, et. al.

Additionally Judith Kopecky takes a great interest in recitals and she has aready successfully presented various programs in London, Prague, Vienna, Berlin, at the International Dvorak Festival Vysoka and at the Festspielhaus St. Pölten.

 

Name: Pavel Kopecky
Skills: Composer, Teacher (film and electro-acoustic music)
Address: Strizkovska 80, Prague 8 180 00, Czech Republic
Links: Website     E-mail
 
I was born in Prague, on April 4, 1949. I began to study the piano when I was 8 years old and the cello at the age of 10. After graduating from the Electro-Technical Secondary School I was employed in the sound department of Czech TV in Prague. In 1972 I passed the entrance examinations for university studies at the Academy of Performing Arts (HAMU - Music Faculty), where I studied composition, piano and music pedagogy. Within the framework of the composition class I was chosen to attend the Summer Courses in Siena - Italy (prof. F. Donatoni). After completing my graduate composition for AMU (Concert for Piano and Orchestra), I was granted a post-gradual scholarship (for two years) at the State Conservatory in Moscow under prof. N. Sidelnikov. Now I am employed as a teacher in the Department of Music and Sound at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague - Film and TV Faculty (FAMU) and Music Faculty too.

 

Name: Thomas Koppel
Skills: arranger, composer
Fax: +1 323 953 3680
Address: Los Angeles 90039, United States
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Symphonic Scores: Numerous workd of chamber music '49-'67, Symphonia Grande '59-'60, Opera: A Mother's Tale '61 (Royal Danish Opera '64-'65), Phrases for Orchestra, choir and soloists '66, Visions Fugitives '66 for piano and orchestra, Concert Heroique for 3 pianos, orchestra, choir and wind machine '67, Overture Solennelle for Orchestra '66, (1st Prize of the International Composers Contest of the City of Copenhagen at the 800 year Anniversary.

Cloches, Devotion and several other pieces for chamber orquestra and instrumental groups, Moonchild's Dream for recorder and orchestra ('91-'95 CD RCA), Bella Vita for solo voice and orchestra ('93 CD '94), nele's Dances for recorder and lute ('93 -'94 CD RCA)

 

Name: David Korevaar
Skills: accompanist, composer, player, soloist, teacher
Phone: +1 203 866 4034
Fax: +1 203 866 4675
Address: 3 Sasqua Pond Road, Norwalk,CT 06855, United States
Links: E-mail
 
David Korevaar's recent ventures have included his complete traversals of the two books of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, along with traditional recital programs and chamber music and concerto appearances. His recently issued recording of the first book of the WTC can be ordered online at .

Born in 1962, Korevaar has studied with the eminent American virtuosos Earl Wild and Abbey Simon, as well as with the remarkable Paul Doguereau. Along with a strong interest in new music, he performs from a wide repertoire of standard works of the last 300 years, and loves to explore some less-known nooks of the literature as well. Frequent forays into turn of the century music by Faure and Reger, as well as exploration of the solo piano works of Hindemith, Dohnanyi and others has been a hallmark of his programming since his New York debut at Town Hall in 1985 -- which was greeted by an enthusiastic review in the late-lamented Musical America by Faubion Bowers.

Honors and awards have included top prizes from the Peabody-Mason Foundation, and the William Kapell Competition, as well as a special prize for his performances of French Music from the Casadesus Competition. He is a member of the Prometheus Piano Quartet, and for many years performed as a member of Hexagon, winners of the Young Concert Artists Award.

Korevaar teaches at the University of Bridgeport, the Westport School of Music, and is currently completing studies for his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at Juilliard.

 

Name: Daniel Young Korsah
Skills: player
Phone: +44 (0)20 8406 6551
Fax: +44 (0)20 8409 0101
Address: 42A QUADRANT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH CR7 7DA, United Kingdom
Links: E-mail
 
CHRISTIAN BASS PLAYER OF 4,5,6AND FRETLESS STRINGS LOOKING FOR A GOSPEL GROUP, WHO PLAYS IN U.K AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD TO PLAY WITH . AND ALSO LOOKING TO PLAY WITH ANY INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL GROUP OR TO PLAY IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CRUSADES AND REVIVALS. HAVE PLAYED WITH ALVIN SLAUTHER AND OTHER LEADING AFRICAN GOSPEL GROUPS.CAN PLAY ANY GOSPEL MUSIC.BEEN PLAYED IN AFRICAN AND INTERNATIONAL RECORDINGS GOD BLESS.

 

Name: Denitza Kostova
Skills: player, soloist, teacher (Violinist)
Phone: +1 216 791 5000
Address: 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland OH 44106, United States
Links: E-mail
 
First Prize - Rio Hondo Concerto Competition, Los Angeles, CA, 1992. Special Bach Prize- Kingsville International Violin Competition, Kingsville, TX, 1995. Third Prize- Kingsville International Violin Competition, 1995. Semi-Finalist- Paganini International Violin Competition, Genoa, Italy, 1996, 1998. Runner-Up- Spotlight Music Competition, Los Angeles, CA, 1991. Winner- Montgomery International Fellowship Competition, Montgomery AL, 1997.

Solo Performances and Master Classes: Concertos- Auburn Symphony (AL)- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 1998. Montgomery Symphony (AL)- Brahms Violin Concerto, 1997 (CD). International Chamber Orchestra- Beethoven Violin Concerto, 1993; Vivaldi- "Four Seasons", 1993 (CD). Rio Hondo Symphony (CA)- Sibelius Violin Concerto, 1992. Plovdiv Philharmonic (Bulgaria) - Sibelius Violin Concerto, 1991; Paganini Violin Conerto #1, 1989; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 1986. Pazardgik Symphony (Bulgaria) - Mozart Violin Concerto #5, 1987; Bruch Violin Concerto #1, 1985. Master Classes with Arnold Steinhardt, Norman Brainin, Zachar Bron, Felix Galimir, Elmar Oliveira. Recitals in Bulgaria, Russia, United States, Canada, Italy.

Studied with: Donald Weilerstein (Cleveland, OH) 1997-Present Lewis Kaplan (New York) 1995-97 Taras Gabora (Oberlin, OH) 1993-97 Robert Lipsett (Los Angeles, CA) 1992-93 Todor Pelev (Idyllwild, CA) 1991-93 Eduard Schmieder (Idyllwild, CA) 1991-92 Tatyana Krasteva (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)1981-90

MM (in progress) - Cleveland Institute of Music. BM - Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin OH, 1997. Graduate of the Plovdiv School of Music (Bulgaria) and Idyllwild Arts Academy (CA., USA).

 

Name: Giorgio Koukl
Skills: Composer, Player (pianist, harpsichordist)
Phone: (004176)3857340
Address: Origlio 6945, Switzerland
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Giorgio Koukl is a Swiss composer, pianist and harpsichordist. He studied at Milan and Zürich conservatories. His specialization is actually theatre, TV and film music

 

Name: Olga Kryvtsova
Skills: Soloist, Teacher (Cello)
Links: Website     E-mail

 

Name: Deepak Dattatreya Kshirsagar
Skills: Soloist, artiste of mohan veena (indian classical guitar
Phone: +91 291 2631560
Address: a2/1 vardhaman colony, golf course, jodhpur-india 342011, India
Links: E-mail
 
Born and brough up in a family of reputed musicians, Deepak being inspired by ptd vishwa mohan bhatt, a great maestro of Indian classical guitar, chose to be a instrumentalist, following in the footsteps of his guru Pdt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Ptd B N Kshirsagar, his grandfather.

He has to his credit a number of honours and awards that put him amongst in the first line of young musicians of India, who regularly performs on the dais as well all India radio.

 

Name: Elina Kuperman
Skills: Player, Soloist, Teacher
Phone: + 33 6 15 93 40 03
Address: 37, rue Corneille, , Limoges 87100, France
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Elina was born in 1975 to a family of musicians in the Ukraine, and studied in Kharkov’s renowned musical school. After finishing her studies, she attended the Moscow Conservatory to work with Edward Grach (violin) and Alexandre Roudin (chamber music) where she graduated with highest honors.

Her talent was immediately recognized with the Second Prize and Special Prize at the International Violin Competition in Ekaterinbourg (1993) and in Rome, where she received the First Prize of the” Premio Valentino Bucchi” Competition (1995). In 1999 she obtains a Special Prize of Long-Thibaud competition and also a Third Prize of “Pierre Lantier” chamber music competition. In 2001 she becomes Cziffra Foundations’ laureate.

These awards launched her international career, which lead her to different countries of Europe, Japan, Korea, Israel and United States. Elina has been featured soloist with numerous orchestras of Russia, Ukraine, United States and France, and was invited to participate in various festivals.

Since 1998 Elina resides in France, where she has completed her post-graduated studies with Alexandre Brussilovsky and Philippe Aïche. She is now a super-soloist of Limoges Orchestra, while continuing her career of soloist and chamber music player.

 

Name: Patrizia Kwella
Skills: Singer, Soloist (International Soprano Soloist)
Phone: +44 (0)20 7228 9864
Fax: +44 (0)20 7228 9864
Links: Website     E-mail
 
PATRIZIA KWELLA studied singing, piano and the 'cello at the Royal College of Music, and shortly afterwards made her BBC Promenade Concert debut with Sir John Eliot Gardiner. She has a wide repertoire both in concert and on recordings, ranging from the 16th to the 20th century.

She has appeared at many of Europe's leading festivals, including Aldeburgh, Salzburg and Edinburgh, working with conductors such as Phillipe Herreweghe, Christopher Hogwood and Sir Charles Mackerras. Since her American debut with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra under Richard Hickox she has returned to sing with the San Francisco, Houston and Washington Symphony Orchestras, in addition to the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under David Atherton. She also sang the title role in Handel's Theodora at a gala performance in the British Embassy in Paris.

Miss Kwella has given the world premières of Colin Matthews’ Night’s Mask and Pli de Lin, the former with the Nash Ensemble at the Aldeburgh Festival and the latter with the Allegri String Quartet. With the Nash Ensemble she subsequently recorded Night’s Mask and also sang the world première of David Matthews’ The Sleeping Lord at the Prague Spring Festival, repeating the performance at the Bath Festival and in London's Wigmore Hall.

Other notable appearances have included Haydn’s Creation using Ann Hunter’s recently discovered libretto, the first performance in modern times of Zelenka’s Requiem, both at the St Ceciliatide International Festival, Mozart’s Mass in C minor and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Finland’s Turku Cathedral. She has also sung solo Bach Cantatas in the Madrid Early Music Festival, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony, Tippett’s A Child of Our Time and Weber’s rarely performed Mass in Eb. She recently took part with James Bowman and Jakob Lindberg in a highly successful re-creation of an Elizabethan Masque in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. In May 2001 she gave the first performances of Handel's Gloria in excelsis Deo which was found in the Royal Academy archives in March 2001. With ‘cellist Jenny Ward Clarke and harpsichordist Laurence Cummings Miss Kwella has also given many shared recitals of 17th and 18th century music.

 

Name: Lilian Kyeyune
Skills: Singer, Writer (Alto)
Phone: +44 (0)7904 165 096
Address: United Kingdom
Links: E-mail
 
Born in Uganda 1976, Did first recording at the age of 15,with a dancehall reggea tune called Zonked man.

While at university, in 1996, studying for a media's studies degree, she was Introduced to Afro pop at 19, with a group called The Gents, released a hit single called Cinderella, which was produced by tim Kizito

In 1998 joined Cross Roads Blues band, and later Joined Blue moon band. Has performed in london's jazz cafes and afro concerts and for charity events Now based in United kingdom to persuing an international solo career, Her style is a blend of Blues and rock

 

Name: André Edward La Velle
Skills: Arranger, Composer, Player, Teacher
Phone: +1 707 265 8922
Fax: +1 707 265 8922
Address: 2787 Indiana St, Napa, CA 94558, United States
Links: E-mail
 
I am a bassist, as well as a jazz and classical composer.

 

Name: Piotr de Peslin Lachert
Skills: Composer
Phone: # 39 0339 40 93 108
Fax: # 39 085 496 1982
Address: de Cesaris, 29, SPOLTORE 65010, Italy
Links: Website     E-mail

 

Name: Genevieve Lacey
Skills: Player, Soloist, Teacher (Recorder)
Address: Australia
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Genevieve Lacey is acclaimed as a recorder virtuoso. She performs repertoire spanning nine centuries with commanding passion. She has recorded multiple CDs including Il flauto dolce, her first release with ABC Classics, which won the 2001 ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Award) for Best Classical Recording.

As well as her appearances as concerto soloist (touring both nationally and internationally with the Academy of Ancient Music, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - including a performance at the 2001 Proms at Royal Albert Hall), Genevieve works as a solo recitalist in Australia and Europe. She also performs medieval repertoire with the Danish pipe and tabor player, Poul H¿xbro and has a keen interest in contemporary music, with a growing number of premieres and commissions to her name. In 2004, she performed the world premieres of Tulp, a new multi-media work with Elision ensemble, a solo work by John Rodgers and an ensemble piece by Lawrence Whiffen. She is currently collaborating on new works for recorder with Brett Dean, Joby Talbot (UK), Elena Kats-Chernin, Ross Edwards, John Rodgers, James Ledger, Geoffrey Burgon (UK) and Damian Barbeler.

Genevieve has a long and impressive formal education, holding academic and performance degrees (including a doctorate) in music and English literature from the University of Melbourne (Australia), the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland) and the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music (Denmark, class of Dan Laurin). She graduated from each of these academies as the most outstanding student. Genevieve is a Fellow of the Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne, where she is the youngest person to have been awarded this honour.

Between 2001 and 2003, Genevieve was the Artistic Director of the Melbourne Autumn Music Festival - Australia's longest-running early-music festival. In 2001, she was awarded the inaugural Music Council of Australia/Freedman Fellowship in Classical Music, a fellowship awarded to young Australian musicians of superb achievement to assist in building an international career.

 

Name: Abhisek Lahiri
Skills: Soloist (Indian Classical Musician- Sarod artist)
Phone: O33- 26272753
Address: Usha Bhavan, Sastitola, Ramrajatola, Howrah., West Bengal 711104, India
Links: E-mail
 
Abhisek Lahiri is one of the most promising young genaration Sarod player of India today.Born in 1984, he is the son and deciple of eminent Sarodiya Pt.Alok Lahiri.

In the year 1997, at the age of 14, He was invited by the World Kinder Festival in Holland as a Wonder Child Sarod player. For the last five years now, Abhisek is performing extensively in different parts of Europe, along with his illustrious father. In 2002, they have also performed at the Europe Parliament, as the only Indian.

Abhisek is the recipient of both junior and senior Scholarship under Govt.Of India. He also received the prestigious Anun Lund Award worth Rs.50000 from the Norwegian Govt. He won the A.I.R Music competition and got President Award and at present he the B-Hgh artist of A.I.R. In the year 2002, he won the Telegraph School Award as an outstanding talent.

Abhisek has performed in almost all the major music conferences of India and abroad.He is also been honoured with the Jadubhatta Purashkar from the Salt Lake Music association.He is a regular performer in All India Radio and Television.

 

Name: Marc Lamberg
Skills: Composer, Player
Phone: 32.2.522.55.63
Address: boulevard Prince de Liège, 77, Bruxelles 1070, Belgium
Links: Website     E-mail
 
I am a Belgian guitarist and composer, writing for classical guitar (and also for 2,3 and 4 guitars) and piano. Member of the "Quatuor de guitares de Waterloo (Belgium)" (with Rosa Lacirignola, Fabrice Holvoet and François Lauwers).

My Web site contains some of my pieces that you can freely download and print.

 

 


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