Thierry Mercier

Driven by an energy and a curiosity towards multiple musical styles, Thierry Mercier is one of the soloists of the Venice Biennale, invited to play a concerto during the opening night in September 2020. His recital repertoire combines masterpieces from the...

Yaïr Benaïm

Born in Haifa, Israel, Yaïr Benaïm began playing the violin at the age of 3. He worked with Ilona Feher and Hagaï Schacham, and confirmed his vocation with Yigal Tuneh. Super soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Youth Orchestra from 1991 to 1994, he decided to pursue...

Michèle Renoul

After studying at the Conservatoire de Lyon, Michèle Renoul went to Freiburg (Germany) where she obtained two masters, one in Elza Kolodin’s class in piano, then the other with Ramon Walter in Lied. She completed her training with important artistic and...

Castro Ricardo

In 2013, Ricardo Castro became the first Brazilian to receive the Honorary Membership from the Royal Philharmonic Society. The nomination put him alongside illustrious personalities in the history of Western music.  Born in Vitória da Conquista in 1964, his first...

Ingeborg Scheerer

Born into a family of musicians, she started to play the violin at the age of 6 years. She studied with Max Rostal and Sandor Végh. In 1974 she was Co-founder of the “Junge Deutsche Philharmonie” which she was leading for 4 years and which won the First Prize at the...