The trio plays unique composures characterized by personal musical flair and great musical talent. Music played by “Momo Trio” is defined by their dynamic approach of sound. Their elaborate musical technique resonates with utter simplicity and carries profound clarity along with immense sensitivity, explosiveness and imagination. Truly, they are an extraordinary trio of musicians with a unique musical perspective and impact in the world of music.
MCME has strong educational goals and works closely with both Russian and international cultural foundations to bring contemporary music to a wide range of audiences. As part of this goal, MCME has organized the International Young Composers Academy (Tchaikovsky City, Ural) to bring together both young composers and internationally recognized composers in workshops.
he Mousiko Politropo is an important transmitter of Greek tradition, while highlights the diverse work of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and abroad .poetry in our own "Greek musical language".
After many years of experience in the field of classical music , the Athenian Youth Symphony Orchestra , with director and founding member of the assistant professor of the Department of Music of the University of Athens , maestro Mrs . Paul Sergiou , begins organizing concerts for students of primary and secondary education of few ensembles that come to your school site . The objective of this effort is to promote the musical education and to bring young people into contact with the world of classical and contemporary music by giving them the opportunity to experience the orchestral instruments , but how they work together and interact with each other using various combinations timbres .
The NOSPR fulfils the role of an ambassador of Polish culture on the international artistic scene. The ensemble has performed in Brussels (Europalia), Vienna (the opening of the Polish Year in Austria), Madrid (the gala concert of the Polish year in Spain), Rome (the celebration of the 70th anniversary of H.M. Górecki’s birthday), Kiev (the inauguration of the Polish Year in Ukraine), Paris (the gala concert of the New Poland Polish Year in France), and in London (the inauguration of the Polish year in Great Britain). The Orchestra has collaborated with some of the greatest composers of the second half of the 20th century: Witold Lutosławski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki, delivering the first performances of their works.
Each year, tens of thousands of new compositions come into being. In this mass, there are very good, excellent, and congenial works. The New Music Orchestra (ORKIESTRA MUZYKI NOWEJ, OMN), founded in 1996 by Aleksander Lasoń, has explored this area for over a decade, looking for compositions that are meaningful for culture as a whole, engaging for listeners, forward-looking, perhaps unjustly neglected, worth reviving, presenting in public and recording.The results of this activity include over 100 first performances at Polish and international music festivals, a number of concert and studio recordings as well as broadcasts. Many of these have been published on CDs, garnering top international recognition: the Danish Radio P2-Prize also known as the “Danish Grammy” (2012), Pizzicato Supersonic Award (Luxembourg), UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers (Paris and Amsterdam) as well as a nomination to the Polish “Fryderyk” Award (2003).
Τhe music ensemble "Odi" was founded at 2001 as an non profit urban company from the musician Μichael Karagiannis
The oenm. Austrian Ensemble for New Music has been dedicated for more than 35 years of performance of contemporary music and has established itself internationally as one of the leading ensembles of its kind
Εstablished in the winter of '93 and is part of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Corinth . Οpus Femina made a series of appearances in Greece. They were in choral festivals in Athens , Larissa , Lamia , Ioannina , the Thessaloniki , Drama , Kalamata , Messolonghi , Rhodes , Chios etc. Presented at the International Choral Festival "Ensembles Polyphoniques en Provence", giving concerts in 14 cities in France and Italy thrilling audiences and critics
The orchestra Ljubljana is one of the few, but certainly the most recognizable band in Slovenia, which was on his musical career for companion chose the mandolin. In our area, the mandolin just the last few years increasingly involved in a wide variety of music genres, from classical to pop.
The ORF (Austrian Radio and Television) Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna is a top orchestra of world renown; the orchestra defines itself in the Vienna orchestral tradition. Cornelius Meister took over as Principal Conductor in autumn 2010. The Late Romantics and contemporary works, together with seldom-performed or unjustly forgotten works form the orchestra‘s main repertoire. Providing the ORF with material is a key objective of the Radio Symphony Orchestra, especially „Österreich 1", the cultural radio programme. In addition, the orchestra is internationally represented in top-quality foreign radio stations.
Orpheia armonia is a whole new group, which offers at the viewer a modern-day alternative journey into the world of ancient Greek music ...in a world full of timbres unknown not only to the general public but also to the scientists, in a world less "enlightened" in the broad field of study of Greek Culture. An ensemble that includes representative samples of musical instruments of various periods of ancient Greek history. The group first appeared in the Aula of the Aristotle University on May 1, 2007
Each year, tens of thousands of new compositions see the light. In this mass, there are very good, excellent, and congenial works. The New Music Orchestra (ORKIESTRA MUZYKI NOWEJ, OMN), founded in 1996 by Aleksander Lasoń, has explored this area for over a decade, looking for compositions that are meaningful for culture as a whole, engaging for listeners, forward-looking, perhaps unjustly neglected, worth reviving, presenting in public and recording.
Pacora trio is a music ensemble from Slovakia. The music they make is based on interfacing of jazz and folkore music (Slovak and Moldavian), coloured by elements of jazz music.
The wind orchestra from Vevče (part of Slovenian capital Ljubljana) has a rich tradition. It was established in 1900 and from then on it has grown in number of its members and developed in quality. Its outstanding reputation has crossed the Slovenian borders so they are known in most of the European countries. Many of recognized Slovenian musicians have started their career and obrained the basic knowledge in playing at The Papirnica Vevče wind orchestra. At the present orchestra has around 80 active members.
The Amael Piano Trio was founded by three very accomplished artists, who, individually, have backgrounds as prominent soloists and chamber musicians All three artists, the pianist, Tatjana Ognjanović, the violinist, Volodja Balžalorsky and the cellist Damir Hamidullin, have performed internationally as guests of numerous music festivals and cycles, and as soloists with many orchestras.
The female polyphonic group “Pleiades” was founded in May of 2006 in Thessaloniki, in order to contribute to the diffusion of the Greek-speaking folk polyphonic singing. The members of “Pleiades” have already had a considerable experience in studying and performing folk music, and have performed in Greece and abroad.
The Croatian folk-group POLJANCI comes from Wulkaprodersdorf. The village has about 2000 inhabitants and lies in the east of Austria close to the Hungarian boarder. Founded in 1977 the group has about 100 memebers of every age, musicians who play the tamburitza, singers and dancers. Croatian songs are sung and accompanied by the tamburitza.
The Instrumental and Vocal Ensemble "RICERCAR" was created in late 2011 by the musician and composer Michael Mirtsio and consists of young professional musicians .The purpose of all is the emergence of the musical potential of Thessaloniki qualitative concert repertoire of all periods with main emphasis on the Baroque and contemporary music in the 20th and 21th century
The Riga Saxophone Quartet (RSQ) performs frequently not only at concert halls, but also at schools and churches, palaces and receptions, exhibition openings, open-air venues, etc. With their characteristically democratic style, unyielding artistic aspirations and refined timbre quality and professional skills, RSQ performances have been recognised by audiences, critics and music specialists alike. The RSQ has collaborated with the State Choir Latvija, the Latvian Radio Choir, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, the Sinfonietta Rīga chamber orchestra. It has performed with world-renowned soloists including Philippe Geiss (France), Jean-Pierre Baraglioli (France), Nobuya Sugawa (Japan), Maki Kasai (Japan) and Chris Beaty (USA) and countless Latvian music professionals.
The ensemble "Romiosyni"(Hellenism), is perhaps one of the longest ensembles that appeared in the events of the Greek music scene.Founded in 1976 in the kiln of the new regime in the years of innocence and the major democratic vision of a new society of justice and equality.Visions left unfulfilled and this may be one of the reasons that this company still continues to exist, to work, to dream, to create, renewed age and with other friends and young musicians to appear in public.
Nominated for the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Chamber Music Award, the Royal String Quartet is one of the most dynamically developing string quartets in the world today. Its repertoire combines outstanding musical works of the past with contemporary music, bravely pushing musical genres. The Royal String Quartet receives enthusiastic reviews for its interpretations of Beethoven, Szymanowski, Shostakovich, Górecki but also plays an important part in promoting lesser known Polish music in the world, for instance, the music of Zarębski, Różycki and Bacewicz. The RSQ collaborates with exceptional artists in various genres of music and is not afraid to cross over into the realm of pop culture.
The ORF (Austrian Radio and Television) Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna is a top orchestra of world renown; the orchestra defines itself in the Vienna orchestral tradition. Cornelius Meister took over as Principal Conductor in autumn 2010. The Late Romantics and contemporary works, together with seldom-performed or unjustly forgotten works form the orchestra‘s main repertoire. Providing the ORF with material is a key objective of the Radio Symphony Orchestra, especially „Österreich 1", the cultural radio programme. In addition, the orchestra is internationally represented in top-quality foreign radio stations.
In its sixty years of creative activities, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra has made an important mark on the Slovenian music scene, which has been partly shaped by the orchestra’s existence and accomplishments. Since its foundation, the orchestra’s primary activity has been making studio and concert recordings for the national music archive, which is available to radio and television programmes. The orchestra performs an interesting and colourful programme of concerts, attracting a diverse audience.
“Schola Cantorum Riga” (founded in 1995) is a unique men’s vocal ensemble focused on authentic interpretation of early music, especially Gregorian, Ambrosian and medieval chant. All singers are professional musicians willing to share their passion for music with the audience. The group also enjoys doing first performances of contemporary sacral music accompanied by organ and orchestra as well as modern forms of finding ways to the hearts of listeners by performing together with improvising guest soloists (organ, saxophone, percussion, marimba, voice). Such dialogue creates a unique atmosphere where past meets present. The group is very open for all kinds of cooperation and, in this sense, has had very good experiences in the past (different kinds of cooperation with composers, soloists, ensembles, choirs).
These musicians came together in 1978 as students of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. The quartet's members perfected their skills during master classes lead by the members of quartets like LaSalle, Amadeus, Juiliard, Smetana, Berg.The repertoire of the Silesian Quartet encompasses over three hundred chamber music works of which approximately two hundred date from the 20th century. The ensemble has offered approximately forty world premiere performances of string quartets by Polish and foreign composers, of which a selection were written especially for the ensemble.
Established in 2006 and has since given a number of well received concerts in Croatia and abroad.
In April of 1984, Waldemar Dąbrowski, director of the St. I. Witkiewicz Studio Centre for the Arts in Warsaw and Franciszek Wybrańczyk, director of the then extant Polish Chamber Orchestra, invited the legendary violinist Sir Yehudi Menuhin to perform in Poland as soloist and conductor. To match the exigencies of the planned repertoire, the orchestra increased the number of its members, inviting renowned musicians from all over Poland to perform together. The ensemble’s first concerts under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin were enthusiastically applauded by audiences and praised by critics, while Lord Menuhin himself did not hesitate to accept Waldemar Dąbrowski’s and Franciszek Wybrańczyk’s proposal to become the first guest conductor of the newly established symphony orchestra named Sinfonia Varsovia.
The beginnings of Sinfonietta Cracovia can be traced to 1990 when the ensemble “Cracow Young Chamber Players” was founded. Highly skilled, committed and exhibiting new approach to music artists immediately became recognizable, yet their further growth depended primarily on obtaining a proper funding. Supported by Elżbieta and Krzysztof Penderecki, in 1994 the orchestra was transformed into the city’s cultural institution and received a new name: Sinfonietta Cracovia. The Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Cracow.
Most of the musicians in Sinfonietta Riga have been in the orchestra since it was founded in 2006. They are young musicians, several of them students, but together they form a state chamber orchestra being one of a kind in all the Baltic States.
