iPalpiti Alumni
iPalpiti’s alumni have become leading soloists, concertmasters, and orchestral and chamber players around the world. While the accomplishments of all 400+ alumni would be too lengthy to list, here are some highlights:
Roman Patkoló
(Slovakia) – Double Bass Soloist under Columbia Artists Management. Leader, Bassiona Amorosa. Member, Zurich Opera. Collaborates with Anne-Sofie Mütter, including performance with the Boston and London Symphonies in the premieres of Previn’s Double Concerto. Website
“ I’ve never heard such a fantastic player,” said Previn. “…[Patkoló] ’certainly lived up to his billing as a sensational soloist….”
— Strad Magazine
Alexandru Tomescu
(Romania) – State Soloist of Romania, international soloist. Performs on Stradivarius violin from the State collection. Records four CDs annually. Winner of 28 international awards, and recognized as a “violin superstar” by the prestigious Strad (UK) and Classica (France) magazines. Website
Pavel Šporcl
(Czech Republic) – Ranks among the foremost representatives of today’s young generation of violinists. Frequent guest of TV and radio programs; exclusive Supraphon artist, awarded Gold & Platinum albums. Website
Valentina Lisitsa
(Ukraine – USA) – Compared by critics to the legendary artists Horowitz and Rachmaninov. Collaborated with Lynn Harrell, Ida Haendel, Cho-Liang Lin, Vadim Repin, and Hilary Hahn. IMG Artists. Website
Sayako Kusaka
(Japan) – First Concertmaster of Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin (formerly Berlin Symphony Orchestra founded by Kurt Sonderling). “Best Musician of the Year” award from Critic’s Association of Japan (2005), Idemitsu Music Prize (2009). Top prizes in the most prestigious competitions. Solo engagements in prestigious series in Europe and Japan.
Luiza Borac
(Romania) – Concert pianist. BBC 2007 award for the best solo CD recording of the year. (Avie Records) “…pianist of enviable professionalism”- Gramophone. Featured covers & reviews in Fanfare and Gramophone and other major international publications. Faculty, Hanover Hochschule. Website
Cameron Carpenter
(USA) – Multiple Grammy nominee. “Maveric Organist” – New York Times. Multi-album record contract with TELARC, SONY Classical, DECCA Gold. Website
Catharina Chen
(Norway) – Soloist. First Concertmaster, Norway National Opera Theater. Leader: Oslo Camerata, Norway Chamber Orchestra. Website
Karina Canellakis
(USA) – Chief Conductor Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra starting 2019 season. Principal Guest Conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra. Principal Guest Conductor, RundFunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin. Website
LaTonia Moore
(USA) – Leading roles with the MET, Los Angeles, Washington National, Dresden, Covent Garden and Houston Opera companies in leading soprano roles such as Aida, Tosca, Porgy and Bess. Recorded Mahler 2nd Symphony with Deutsche Grammophon. Website
Boris Brovtsyn
(Russia) – Soloist and Chamber ensemble violinist, IMG Artists. Former: Concertmaster, Kremerata Baltika, Royal Coventgarden. Prize-winner of international violin competitions. Professor, Yehudi Menuhin School of Music, UK. Website
Kian Soltani
(Austria) -Soloist. Exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics https://www.kiansoltani.com/
Svetlana Smolina
(Russia-USA) – performs with orchestras and in recitals worldwide, including Mariinsky Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France. iPalpiti debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2011. Website
Qing Yung Yu
(China-USA) – Associate Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony.
Vadim Tchijik
(France) – Award and recording contract with Harmonia Mundi, recital engagements and festival performances in Europe. Website
Lisa Kerob
(France) – Concertmaster of the Monte Carlo Symphony, Monaco. Website
Peter Schoeman
Robert Kowalski
(Poland) – Violinist, Szymanowski Quartet. Soloist. Former: First Concertmaster at the Radio Orchestra in Lugano / Switzerland. Website
Conrad Chow
(Canada) – Soloist. Faculty, Royal Conservatory of Music. Director, Community Lab School/University of Toronto. Jury, international competitions. Website
Peter Rainer
(Germany) – Concertmaster, Kammerkademie Potsdam. Professor, Unversitat der Kunste Berlin and Hanns Eisler Hochschule fur Musik.
Juan Miguel Hernandez
(Canada) – Concert violist. Professor, University of Montreal. Professor, Royal Academy of Music, London. Former: Violist, Fine Arts Quartet. Website
Daniel Turcina
(Slovakia) – Concertmaster, Trondheim Orchestra and Soloists, Norway. Artistic leader, Chamber Philharmony. Website
Alexander Snytkin
(Lithuania-USA) – Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Former: Concertmaster, Bergen Philharmonic, Norway. Website
Vesselin Demirev
(Bulgaria) – Concertmaster, Aalborg National Symphony, Denmark. Website
Yamei Yu
(China) – Violinist, Trio Parnassus. Professor chair for violin at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Dusseldorf. Former: Concertmaster, Bavarian State Orchestra, Munich. Website
Eugenia Pikovsky
(Israel) – Principal violinist, Israel Philharmonic. Former: Concertmaster, Bern Symphony, Switzerland; Concertmaster of Jerusalem Symphony. Website
Ryo Mikami
(Japan) – Co-Concertmaster, Sapporo Symphony. Former: Member, Lausanne Soloists (Swiss). Website
Misa Yamuro
(Japan) – 1st violinist, Berlin Radio Symphony; former, Munich Philharmonic (Zubin Mehta, Director).
Marianna Racz
(Hungary/Netherlands) – Solo & chamber recitals in Europe as violinist and flutist. Performs in chamber music series “The choice of Bernard Haitink” both as violinist and flutist; violinist, Concertgebouw Symphony and Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra.
Lauraine Desgrees du Lou
(France) – Chamber musician, 1st violinist, Paris Opera.
Philipp Bohnen
(Germany) – Violinist of the Berlin Philharmonic. Website
Michael Arlt
(Germany) – Violinist of the Berlin Philharmonic. Website
Xinlai Jiang
(Hong Kong/China) – Principal Bass, Hong Kong Philharmonic. Website
Thibault Vieux
(France) – Assistant Concertmaster, Paris Opera.
Peter Danis
(Slovakia) – Concertmaster, Malaysia National Symphony.
Ken Aiso
(Japan) – Violinist/violist, chamber musician. Faculty Loyola Marymount University, LA. Former: Leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London. Faculty – Royal Academy of Music. Website
Eliah Sakakushev
(Bulgaria – Germany) – Artistic Director of Villa Seligmann of Hanover – Germany’s only full time organization for Jewish Music and Jewish Sacred Music. Artistic Director, Musikfest Schloss Wonfurt, Germany. Former: Director of the Jewish Music Festival in Madrid. Principal, Auckland Symphony, New Zealand. Member of the cello faculty, Kronberg Academy (“cello capital of the world”) in Germany. Website
Pedro Carneiro
(Portugal) – Recognized as one of world’s foremost solo percussionists, performs frequently in Europe, the Far East and the USA, and a guest soloist with numerous orchestras. Solo recordings. Website
Timo-Veikko Valve
(Finland) – Principal Solo Cellist, Australian Chamber Orchestra; founding member, Helsinki Cello Ensemble. Website
Emmanuel Held
(Germany) – 1st violin section, Dresden Staatskapella.
Janna Dimont
(Israel/Cyprus) – Concertmaster, Cyprus Chamber Orchestra.
Dmitri Ratush
(Israel) – Principal Violist, Israel Philharmonic. Former: Principal Violist, Bern Symphony, Switzerland; Israel Camerata. Website
Raushan Akhmedyarova
(Kazakhstan) – 1st violinist, San Francisco Symphony; former, Concertmaster of New World Symphony. Website
Alex Akimov
(Russia) – violist. Soloist. Member, Moscow State Orchestra. Winner, Brahms International Competition (Vienna, 2004).
Kazuhiro Takagi
(Japan) – Soloist. Concertmaster Dallas Chamber Symphony. Former: Concertmaster Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Symphony Orchestra. Website
Eldar Saparaev
(Kazakhstan-Switzerland) – Soloist/Chamber musician. Director, Festivals Switzerland. Website
Peter Dènes
(Hungary) – Violist, Salzburg Camerata.