MEET CLASS MASTERS

Professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel.

On age of  sixteen :  third prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition for piano in 1964. Studied at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. He has been a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestra of Saint Petersburg, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Orchester de la Radio-Télévision Luxembourgeoise, the Residentie Orkest in The Hague, I Fiamminghi and the Franz Liszt Orchestra in Budapest.

Frequently performed in chamber music formation with musicians such as José Van Dam, Augustin Dumay, Miriam Fried, Silvia Marcovici, Gérard Caussé, Michaela Martin, Walter Boeykens, Frans Helmerson, the quartet Ysaÿe, the quartet Melos and the quartet Enesco.

His recordings are numerous.

Vanden Eynden was often a jury member in international competitions, primarily on the jury of the International Queen Elisabeth Competition. He was also artistic advisor for some festivals such as in Stavelot.

He built a solid career as an international soloist. At the same time he was a professor at the Royal Music Academy in Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. He was also artistic director of the Center européen de maîtrise pianistique Eduardo Del Pueyo.

Tatiana Kozlova is one of a leading pedagogues at the Israeli Conservatory of Music in Tel–Aviv.

Pianist and piano teacher, graduated from the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music in Kiev, Ukraine (class of Aza Roshina), Mrs. Kozlova constantly teaches around the globe in different master classes, frequently judging at  various international competitions and giving lectures about her unique teaching experience.

Mrs. Kozlova is teaching  many prize-winning pianists, and her students are well known for a high level professional performances and an interesting repertoire .

Mrs. Kozlova is a co-founder and art director of International Young pianist competition "Scherzo" in Tel-Aviv.

Honoured Artist of Ukraine, a graduate of state P.I.Tchaikovsky Conservatory (now NMAU), class of Honoured Artists of Ukraine, Professor V.Kozlov.A laureate of numerous national and international piano and piano duets competitions.As a soloist and a soloist of symphony orchestras had concert tours in Europe, Asia and the USA, also made records for TV and radio.Alongside with concert career Yurii Kot carries out educational activities at the piano department at National P.I.Tchaikovsky Music University of Arts, serves as a jury member at many International Competitions, gives master-classes in Serbia, Japan and Ukraine.A laureate of National L.Revutsky Prize.

Conservatory “Galaxias” à Thessaloniki (Greece): Graduated in Piano. Class of Michalis Aris Galinos. Concerts as a soloist or member of chamber music ensembles in Thessaloniki. Piano teacher in Thessaloniki, where she had a first special experience with a kid with Williams syndrome. Piano teacher at the Conservatoire des Amis des Arts et Lettres of the city of Serres (Greece). Private piano teacher in Brussels. Accompanist of musicians including opera singers. Teaching of musical theory.

Valeriy Sokolov was born in Kharkiv.

He was awarded the Study Grant Prize at the International Pablo Sarasate Competition in Pamplona, Spain in 1999 which provided him with a scholarship to study with Natalia Boyarskaya at the Yehudi Menuhin School, England.

In September 2005, Sokolov took part in the George Enescu Festival and won the Grand Prix with a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto; he also won Best Performance for Enescu’s Violin Sonata No. 3 as well as the Enescu Foundation Prize.

In 2006 and 2007, he performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Douglas Boyd, the Bournemouth Symphony and Yan Pascal Tortelier as well as with Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur under Howard Griffiths. Elsewhere, he performed with the Bremen Philharmonic and Stefan Blunier, and the Basel Symphony Orchestra with Rumon Gamba. Sokolov made his US orchestral debut in summer 2007, performing at Aspen Music Festival and Grand Teton Music Festival, and, upon special invitation of David Zinman, at the Blossom Festival with the Cleveland Orchestra.

In February 2008, he gave the US premiere of Boris Tishchenko’s Concerto for Piano and Violin at Carnegie Hall, New York and at the Library of Congress, Washington. Sokolov returned to the Aspen festival in August 2008 to perform Bartók's Violin Concerto No 2 with Peter Oundjian.

Upon Lawrence Foster’s personal invitation, Sokolov recorded Enescu's Violin Sonata No 3, complementing Mr. Foster's recording of Enescu's Octet in a transcription for symphony orchestra, released on CD at the beginning of 2009 on the EMI/Virgin label.

In recent seasons he has appeared with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, and made debuts with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Orchestre National de France and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Conductors with whom he has worked include David Zinman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ivor Bolton and Ludovic Morlot. He has appeared in recital at the Wigmore Hall, the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

In March 2017 he is scheduled to perform the Bartók Violin Concerto No 2 with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under Juraj Valčuha.

Participated in numerous Masterclasses with internationally renowned teachers

Won numerous prizes in national and international competitions

Co-organiser of the “Ysaÿe International Music Competition” and International Music Workshops

Organiser of artistic exchange projects between Belgium and China

Worked as additional violinist in the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra of Liege, Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra and in the orchestra “Il Novecento”

Has more than 10 years of experience in teaching violin in Belgium and China

Appears on stage on a regular basis as a soloist and within various formations, in Belgium and abroad

Tony Nys started his musical training at the age of five taking up violin lessons with Tomiko Shida. Later he continued his studies at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel with Clemens Quatacker and Philippe Hirschhorn.Between 1994 and 1997, he was the first violin of the Fétis String Quartet, attending masterclasses with the Alban Berg Quartet, the Borodin Quartet and the Amadeus Quartet. Ever since, chamber music has been a natural environment for him.As a violist in the Danel quartet from 1998 up to 2005, he played worldwide in numerous festivals, recordings and performances of newly composed pieces.Since 2005, he is a fix member of the TrioFenix Stringtrio and he has regularly worked with ensembles such as Prometheus, Ictus, Ensemble Modern, Explorations, Oxalys … Between 2008 and 2018, he was also a member of the Malibran Stringquartet.He shared the concert stage with many renowned artists and ensembles such as the Borodin Quartet, the Brodsky Quartet, the Petersen Quartet, Garth Knox, Gérard Caussé, Alina Ibrahimova, Philippe Graffin, Frank Braley, and many more …Tony Nys played as viola-solo in La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra between 2007 and 2018. In that position he was regularly invited by many orchestras in Belgium, Holland, Germany and the UK.As a member of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, he played worldwide with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Gustavo Duhamel …Currently he teaches viola and chamber music and is head of strings at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. He also teaches the Advanced Chamber Music Course at the Orpheus Instituut in Gent.

 

Cellist Aleksey Shadrin was born into a family of musicians in Ukraine. He won the first prize of the 4^th M. Lysenko International Music Competition in 2012. In 2018, he has been awarded the 3d Prize at the Prague Spring competition.

Following his early successes in numerous competitions, including the National Ukrainian Competition for Strings in Lvov/Lemberg and the 8th National Ukrainian Competition “New Names” in Kiev, he became in 2004 a scholar of the International Foundation of violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov.

In 2005, Oleksiy Shadrin was a finalist in the 3rd David Popper International Competition in Hungary, and in 2008, he won the 2nd prize at The International Competition in Minsk. Following his competition successes, he has performed in major concert halls of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Holland and Portugal.

Oleksiy Shadrin has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the National Opéra national de Montpellier, and the Sudwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz.

In 2016, he made his debut appearance at the Berliner Philharmoniker. In 2017, he appeared as a soloist with the NDR Radiophilharmonie with Andrew Manze in the Grosser Sendesaal in Hannover, and made his debut appearance at the Hamburg Chamber Music Festival.

Oleksiy Shadrin received his Bachelor and Master of Musical Arts at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hanover with Prof. Leonid Gorokhov.

He is currently studying with Frans Helmerson at the Kronberg Academy.

Since September 2020, he’s an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, studying with Gary Hoffman. He was a finalist at the Queen Elisabeth competition in 2022.

Pierre Fontenelle, former cello-soloist of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège and Namurois of the Year 2020, is a young rising star of the Belgian classical music scene. 1st Prize of the 2022 Breughel Competition, he also won the Public Prize and the Best Interpretation Prize. In October 2020, he received the 2nd Prize “Van Hecke” at the 1st BCS International Cello Competition and won the First Prize and the Feldbusch Prize at the Concours International Edmond Baert (2019). From 2019 to 2022, he had the pleasure of joining the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège as cello-soloist, becoming the youngest tenured musician of the orchestra. He has also appeared as guest first cellist of the Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, and the Belgian National Orchestra.

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Pierre Fontenelle has performed in several prestigious venues and festivals in Belgium and abroad (Chapelle Reine Élisabeth, la Seine Musicale, Taipei National Concert Hall, Shanghaï Oriental Art Center, Festivals de Wallonie…) and has been invited as a soloist by various orchestras (Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Appassionato, Musique Militaire Grand-Ducale, Musique Royale des Guides...). Committed to all the various aspects of being a musician, classical or otherwise, Pierre composes and explores popular and contemporary music with his cello-accordion Duo Kiasma with accordionist Frin Wolter (1st Prize - Accordé’Opale Competition). He collaborates with artists such as Jodie Devos, Gergely Madaras, Christophe Rousset, Philippe Graffin, Jean-Claude Vanden Eyden, Gwendoline Blondeel and Mathieu Herzog.

He initially took up the cello as an autodidact in his hometown of Seattle before studying traditionally at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg, then the IMEP (Namur) with Éric Chardon, before specialising in Soviet music with Han Bin Yoon at the Mons Conservatory. He then continues studying in Paris with Anne Gastinel at the Académie Jaroussky. He currently teaches in Namur at his alma mater, the IMEP.

Pierre performs on a private loan of a 1690 Ruggieri cello, as well as a Nicolas-François Vuillaume cello from 1860, instrument made available by the King Baudouin Foundation thanks to the Léon Courtin-Marcelle Bouché’s Fund's gift and managed by Strings For Talent.

Pierre is founder and artistic director of the Concerts des Dames at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Vivier (Marche-les-Dames). He’s found great pleasure in reading and writing poetry and appreciates the finer things in life like beautiful socks.

HUGUES NAVEZ a fait ses classes au Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles avec Ilse et Nicolas Alfonso, au Conservatoire de Lille en France avec Jean-Philippe Grüneissen ainsi qu’au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris avec Alexandre Lagoya (dont il est le seul élève belge) et Carel Harms.

Lauréat de la Fondation Menuhin, du Prix Européen Émile Noël de l’Union Européenne et du Prix Frères Darches de la Commission du Patrimoine du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, il donne des récitals, des concerts et des master classes en Europe, Asie, Afrique, Amérique latine, USA, Canada, en soliste ou en compagnie de la harpiste Susanna Mildonian, des flûtistes Maxence Larrieu, Marc Grauwels et Denis-Pierre Gustin, du Quatuor à Cordes de la Monnaie, du récitant Charles Kleinberg... et de nombreux orchestres (Orchestre de la Radio Télévision Belge, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestre National de Chambre de Toulouse, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo…).Il participa au concert de clôture des Fêtes à l’occasion des 60 ans de règne du Roi Baudouin au stade du Heysel, et était l’invité du Pavillon de l’Union Européenne aux expositions universelles de Séville et de Shanghai.Il apparaît régulièrement sur les chaînes de télévision et de radio belges et étrangères (RTBF, Télé-Bruxelles, Arte, TV5…) et a été membre régulier du jury des concours télévisés « Jeunes Solistes » et « Jeunes Musiciens ».En 2012 il fonde le « Brussels International Guitar Festival & Competitions » dont il assure chaque année la présidence et la direction artistique. La 12^e édition de cet événement, qui est le plus important festival de guitare en Belgique, se déroulera en novembre 2023.Hugues Navez est également le Président fondateur et le directeur artistique des « Brussels Guitar Concerts », des « Brussels Guitar Master Classes (stage d’été annuel) »,   de la "Brussels Classical Guitar Society" et de la "Classical Guitar Society of Belgium".

Il est régulièrement invité à siéger comme membre du jury de nombreux concours nationaux et internationaux : Bruxelles, Pittaluga (Alessandria - Italie), Klagenfurt (Autriche), Roland Dyens (Paris)...

Il a actuellement 5 CD à son actif et est l’un des rares guitaristes à jouer de la guitare à 10 cordes.Depuis 1999, Hugues Navez est le professeur titulaire de la classe de guitare du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles–École Supérieure des Arts.www.huguesnavez.be | www.conservatoire.be | www.bigfest.be

Prize "Andres Segovia". Contest Winner Of Lxvii Curso Música In Compostela, Spain, 2014

Exchange Studies For The Course Lxvii Curso De Música In Compostela, Spain, 2014

Chosen To Participate In The Guitar Symposium At The Royal Conservatory Of Brussels, 2015

3rd Prize At The Internaional Guitar Competition “Ángel Piñero”

Scholarship Given By “Le Bureau International Jeunesse De Bruxelles”

Soloist Of The GUITAR ORCHESTRA OF THE REGION OF MURCIA, SPAIN

Guitar Soloist Of The Youth Orchestra Of Cuenca

CONCERT AS A SOLOIST WITH ORQUESTRA IN PARIS. (September 2015)

Guitar Soloist Of The Silpakorn And Chulalongkorn University Orchestra Of Bankok, Thailand

Tour of concerts and Masterclasses in Mexico

Invited to participate as soloist at the Guitar Festival of “Guitare en Cévennes” France

Invited to participate at the opening concert of the 11th edition of Volterra Project. Italy

Invited to participate at the VIII Andes Guitar Festival. Argentina

Invited to participate at the I International Guitar Festival of Haría. Spain

Invited to participate at the International Guitar Festival of Guitare en Cévennes, France

Invited for a tour of concerts and masterclasses in Brazil.

Guitar teacher at the Artists School of Murcia,m Spain.

Co-director and guitar teacher in "Sante Cecilia Music Academy of Murcia".

Guitar private teacher in Bruxelles

Guitar teacher at the music school NOX, in Bruxelles.

Guitar teacher at the music school Madame Butterfly, Bruxelles.

A étudié au Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Liège où il obtient la grande distinction pour les cours supérieurs de trompette, dans la classe de Mr Cox, et de musique de chambre.

Il a débuté sa carrière professionnelle à 19 ans en tant que soliste à la Musique de la Force Navale belge, tout en poursuivant ses études.

En 1991, il intègre l’Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège où il est toujours en poste aujourd’hui.

A cette période, il est très actif également dans le monde des big-bands, de la variété et des studios.

En 1996, il rejoint l’ensemble Ictus, basé à Bruxelles, avec lequel il se spécialise en langage contemporain, se produit régulièrement en soliste et participe à de nombreux festivals (Wien modern, Musica Strasbourg, Ircam, Biennale Venise, Ars Musica…), enregistrements et créations.

Son répertoire comporte plusieurs pièces pour trompette seule et électronique (J.Harvey, L. Vierk, C. Dambrain, Y. Maresz, G. Drouin…)

A l’étranger, il a collaboré avec des ensembles de musique contemporaine comme Avanti ! (Finlande), Icarus (Italie) ou Lucilin (Luxembourg).

En 2012, il crée une pièce pour trompette et ensemble de R. Cendo au festival Musica à Strasbourg et en décembre 2021, il a participé, avec la complicité de Vincent Royer, à la création d’une pièce de Michel Fourgon, pour bugle, alto et électronique lors du festival Loop.

Il intègre l’Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (IMEP) en 2008 et a été chargé d’enseignement du cours de trompette. Il a assuré le cours de traits d’orchestre quelques années également. De 2010 à 2021, il a été chargé d’enseignement pour le cours de lecture à vue et transposition cuivres dans le même établissement.

Depuis 2021, il est professeur de trompette au Conservatoire royal de musique de Liège et se consacre principalement à l’enseignement en continuant l’orchestre.

Il se consacre depuis quelques années au coaching d’instrumentistes divers qui désirent se  préparer aux auditions et concours de recrutement d’orchestre.

Andriy Ilkiv was born in the family of musicians in Ternopil region of Western Ukraine. Music lives inside him from the very first moments. Andriy has been playing guitar, piano, trumpet and drums since his childhood and he has sung a lot as well, as it’s been very common for his native land. He studied playing trumpet in Rivne and Khmelnitsky Musical Colleges. He graduated Kyiv Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music.

Andriy was awarded with many prizes and nominations in a series of national and international trumpet contests and festivals. He got his first YAMAHA`s professional trumpet as a prize on the International Trumpet Contest in 1999, when legendary Timofei Dokshytzer was Head of the Jury.

Nowadays, Andriy Ilkiv is a soloist of the National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine where he has been performing over 20 years. On its glorious stage he plays a lot of concerts together with chamber, symphonic, wind and folk instrument orchestras, playing solo and accompanying organ, piano, singers and different kinds of ensembles as well.

Also, Andriy Ilkiv is a leader and principal trumpet of "KYIV-BRASS" which is one of the most fascinating brass ensembles in Ukraine.

Since 2002 Andriy Ilkiv has been a soloist and a leader of brass section of the world known orchestra Philharmonic of Nations founded by the legendary Leonard Bernstein and his disciple Justus Franz. His trumpet sounded in Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Konzerthaus Berlin, Gesteig in Munich, Alta Opera in Frankfurt, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Belgrade Philharmonic and many other stages of Poland, Great Britain, Germany, Serbia, Croatia, France, Spain, China, USA, Belarus, Ukraine etc. Andriy Ilkiv has made numerous records kept in the recorded collection of classical music of the Ukraine National Radio Company.

As a music educator Andriy lkiv conducts master-classes and workshops in Ukraine and abroad. He promotes and manages workshops and concerts of famous trumpeters in Ukraine, such legendary trumpeters as Fred Mills, Otto Sauter were introduced to Ukrainian public and musical students due to Andriy’s efforts.

Andriy Ilkiv regularly provides master-classes on Yamaha trumpets explaining their characteristics and demonstrating his skills using diverse instruments’ possibilities for all genres of music - both playing solo and being a part of an orchestra. Sharing his experience and giving valuable advices to young musicians are always the key focus points of Andriy’s master-class.

For over 10 years he has taught trumpet and given ensemble lessons in the Tchaikovsky National Musical Academy of Ukraine. Now Andriy is professor of Glinka Musical Academy in Dnipro.

Carlos Bruneel did his musical studies at the Antwerp Conservatorium and obtained the “higher diploma” with great distinction in 1982 in the class of Mr. Jan Van Reeth. In the same year he was a winner of the “Tenuto-competition” which gave him opportunities to play as a soloist for the Belgium radio ánd Television. He continued studying the flute in London with Jonathan Snowdon and followed Master Classes with Aurèle Nicolet, William Bennett, Andras Adorjan and Konrad Hünteler. Julius Baker invited him at the Guilliard School of Music New-York.In the mean time he has been appointed in 1981 principal flute of “La Monnaie Symphonic Orchestra” (Belgium National Opera). Ever since he has been one of the most active and demanded flutists in Belgium, he played all over Europe, in America and Japan. He has performed as a soloist with many leading orchestras in Belgium such as “The Monnaie Symphonic Orchestra”, “BRTN Ancient Philharmonic Orchestra “ (=Radio Orchestra), “Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra”, “Flanders Symphonic Orchestra” and several Chamber Orchestras.Carlos Bruneel has always been passionate by teaching. In 1994 he has been appointed as professor for flute at the Brussels Conservatorium (KCB) and in 2013 he became also head of the woodwind department of that same institution. He has been guest professor at the conservatory of Den Haag (Holland) and is giving Master Classes throughout Europe and Japan. His students have leading positions in numerous orchestras and ensembles. Carlos Bruneel is also regularly a member of the jury in international competitions.Equally at home in chamber music, he was a member of the “Prometheus Ensemble” and, besides his solo recitals, he plays regularly various chamber music repertoire with his colleagues of the Monnaie Orchestra, in particularly the “Monnaie Wind Quintet”. He played concerts with “The Salzburger Solists” and in song recitals he played with Yvonne Kenny and Renée Fleming together with their pianists Geoffrey Parsons and Helmuth Deutch.His recordings includes Rossini’s quartets for flute and string trio, flute concertos from the Mannheim School, Mozart concertos (flute concerto in G and the Symphony Concertante in Es), Belgium Romantic flute sonatas (Franck, Jongen), music by Carl Reinecke, chamber music by Albert Huybrechts, music for alto flute solo by Bernard Foccroulle, chamber music works with “Prometheus Ensemble”, “I Solisti da Camera” and several ‘ad hoc’ ensembles.

Formée en arts de la scène à l’Opéra Studio de Gand et diplômée du Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles en chant et en flûte traversière, la soprano belge Sabine Conzen est reconnue pour être une artiste sensible et une musicienne attestant d’une voix au timbre riche et coloré.A 22 ans, elle se voit décerner les « Prix au plus Jeune Finaliste» et «Prix Francis Poulenc» au Concours International de Chant de Paris. La presse internationale souligne à l’époque son jeune talent en parlant d’elle comme étant « la révélation du concours » et une « musicienne sensible et déjà experte ». (Opera International, septembre 2001).Très vite Sabine Conzen se distingue dans divers concours (Dexia Classics, Le Tryptique, Concours International Reine Elisabeth,…).Elle fait ses premiers pas sur scène comme Zerlina dans Don Giovanni en France et en Belgique. Elle obtient son premier engagement au Vlaamseopera dans Nabucco de Verdi (Anna), suivi de Pamina et Erste Dame dans « de Toverfuit », Zerlina dans Don Giovanni de Mozart et Thibault dans une production remarquable de Don Carlos de Verdi mis en scène par Peter Konwitschny (version française).Parmi les rôles interprétés en Belgique et à l’étranger, on remarquera : Blanche de la Force dans les Dialogues des Carmélites de Poulenc, Antonia dans les Contes d’Hoffmann d’Offenbach, Zerlina dans Don Giovanni de Mozart, Pamina dans die Zauberflöte de Mozart, Susanna dans Le Nozze di Figaro de Mozart, Leila dans les Pêcheurs de Perles de Bizet, Adina dan l’Elisir d’Amore de Donizetti,…Sabine Conzen a fait ses débuts à l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie comme Musetta dans La Bohème de Puccini. Elle y reviendra ensuite pour chanter une création en français du Lupus in Fabula de Raffaele Sargenti, Poussette dans Manon de Massenet et Fatmé dans Zémire et Azor de Gretry.Elle a chanté sous la baguette de chefs tels que Paolo Carignani, Andreas Sepring, Alexander Joel, Federico Santi, Patrick Davin, Yannis Pouspourikas,… et des metteurs en scène tels que Peter Konwitschny, Achim Freyer, Waut Koeken, Gérard Corbiau, Stefan Druet, Frédéric Dussenne, Patrick Poivre d’Arvor,…A plusieures reprises, Sabine Conzen est invitée par Promusica pour des récitals d’opéra en Malaisie, en Thaïlande et à Singapore. En plus de ses engagements comme soliste à l’opéra et dans de nombreux oratorios, elle cultive une véritable passion pour la mélodie et se produit régulièrement en récital. En 2004, elle participe notamment à un récital à l’Opéra de Gand accompagnée par Graham Johnson après avoir suivi ses Masterclasses.En 2009, elle enregistre « Chemise de nuit » un album de poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin sur la musique de Francis Poulenc sous le label Quartziade.Sa passion, sa maîtrise technique de la voix et sa grande qualité d’écoute amène également Sabine Conzen à partager son savoir avec enthousiasme et bienveillance. Elle enseigne actuellement le chant au Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Mons (école supérieure des arts) et à l’Académie de Musique de Rixensart.

Sergio Agreda De Ro is a VIOLA and CHAMBER MUSIC teacher in the LUCA School of Arts campus Lemmens In Leuven organized for higher education candidates. Teacher CHAMBERMUSIC, INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE and conductor of the STRING ORCHESTRA at the music academy of Aalst and Schaarbeek. Teacher A.M.C. (general music culture) at the music academy of Schaerbeek. Teacher of Music Aesthetics and Music History at the Kunsthumaniora Music Department of the Kunsthumaniora in Brussels.

He is a MUSIC teacher, conductor of instrumental ensembles and chorus conductor of the youth choir and the Berchmans Collegium Vocale of the Sint-Jan Berchmans College in Brussels (Jesuit college).

Over the years Sergio Agreda De Ro gained a lot of orchestral experience in orchestras, including an orchestra internship with “I Fiammingi” conducted by Rudolf Werthen and with other orchestras conducted by Muhai Tang, Robert Groslot, Michel Tilkin and Geert Soenen.

Currently he is 1st viola player and member of the board of the professional orchestra Speranza Symphonic conductet by Piet Lamiroy.

Sergio Agreda De Ro is a CHORAL CONDUCTOR and DIRECTOR of the Youth Choir and the Berchmans Collegium Vocale of the Sint-Jan Berchmans College in Brussels. I regularly perform with these choirs at international choral festivals throughout Europe. DIRECTOR of the choir and orchestra of Sint-Job in Aalst. Coach and répétiteur of the University Symphony Orchestra of Ghent.

Çağıl Cansu Şanlıdağ est une artiste passionnée à la personnalité pétillante et chaleureuse. Son sens du partage l’a très vite poussé vers le répertoire de chambre et plus particulièrement celui du Lied, à travers lequel elle peut assouvir sa passion pour la littérature et les arts. Sa sonorité riche, à l’image de sa personnalité, se transmet avec émotion.

Jeune talent, elle est acceptée au Conservatoire Dokuz Eylul d’Izmir à l’âge de sept ans. Après avoir étudié avec plusieurs grands maîtres turcs, elle intègre les classes de Dalia Ouziel et Aleksandar Madzar aux Conservatoire royal de Mons et Koniklijk Conservatorium Brussel, avant d’être accepté dans un programme de Postgraduat à l’Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst de Vienne dans la classe de Markus Hadulla.

En qualité de chambriste, Cagil Cansu Sanlidag s'est produite dans de nombreuses salles à travers l'Europe, notamment à Bozar (Bruxelles), au Palazzo Adami Lami (Florence, avec la collaboration de la société des Amici della Musica di Firenze), à la Cité internationale des Arts et à l'Espace Bernanos (Paris) ou encore à la Gesellschaft für Musiktheater (Vienne). Elle est également régulièrement invitée à se produire à l'International North Cyprus Music Festival (Kyrenia). Durant ses années d'activités en Belgique, elle a été accompagnée par l'orchestre belge I Musici Brucellensis.

Elle est également une partenaire musicale du violoniste français Philippe Graffin. 

Born on April 22, 1998, in Ternopil, Ukraine, is a remarkable pianist and composer with a string of achievements:She began her musical journey in 2012, winning the first prize at the "Young Creativity" regional competition and the Vasyl Barvinsky competition in Ternopil.In 2013, she started her studies at the S. Krushelnytska Ternopil Music Academy and earned the third prize at the International Competition named after Vasyl Barvinsky in Drogobych. She secured her place in the international music scene with a diploma from the Sviatoslav Richter Competition in 2014. Oksana achieved the Grand Prix at the prestigious "ProArt" competition in Khmelnytsky in 2015. In 2016, she was celebrated as a laureate of the Sviatoslav Richter Competition and also triumphed at the All-Ukrainian competition in Lviv. The year 2017 saw her participation in the "Musical Premieres of the Season" festival in Kyiv. From 2017 to 2021, she honed her skills at the M. Lysenko Lviv National Music Academy under the tutelage of Professor Oksana Rapita.2018 marked her victory at the "Répertoire pianistique moderne" competition in Paris and a diploma at the "International Piano Competition Citta DI ACQUAVIVA DELLE FONTI" in Italy. She continued her international success in 2019 with the second prize at the "Merci, maestro!" competition in Brussels and the third prize in Kyiv.Oksana claimed the first prize at the "JISKRA 2020 Piano Competition" in Prague and the "ESTRELLAS BRILLANTES" festival in Spain in 2020. In 2021, she reached the pinnacle, winning the Grand Prix at the Canadian-Ukrainian Festival of Youth Creativity and the International Competition "Talents of 21 Century" in Bulgaria. Her artistry has graced the stage of the Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, and she's shared her talent through concert-lectures in children's homes. In 2022 and 2023, she enriched her musical experience at the "BIESZCZADY BEZ GRANIC" pianist forum in Sanok, Poland.Her dedication extends beyond the stage: During times of conflict, Oksana organized over 30 charitable events, bringing music and lectures to those in need.She received recognition for her exceptional rendition of Chopin's concerto at the "Bieszczady bez granic" festival in Poland.She's not just a performer but also a devoted learner:She's taken part in masterclasses with illustrious educators from around the world.Oksana has created three unique piano music collections: "Nightingale Piano," "Numoplay," and "Silent Night," which have garnered global acclaim.In 2023, she embarked on a new chapter, teaching piano in Germany while actively performing concerts in Ukraine and Europe.

Our team Music Academy FORTE 2022:

Nataliya Chepurenko (piano)

Artistic Director and Founder of “ Music Academy Forte”, «Merci, Maestro!” , director, Professor of piano&chamber music at the  Tchaikovsky Music School (Brussels). National President of WPTA for Belgium.

Tatiana Samouil (violin)

Professor of Violin at the Royal Conservatoire Brussels (Belgium) & Musikene Superior Arts Center in San Sebastián, Spain. International soloist.

Justus Grimm (cello)

Professor of Violoncello & Artistical Director at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp.International soloist.

Zoya Nevgodovska (violin, viola)

Dozent at Musikhochschule Hanns Eisler (Berlin), leads a violin class for gifted young Violinists.

Daniel Blumental (piano)

Professor of Piano at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Brussels,Masterclass for chamber music in Denmark.

Yannick van de Velde (piano)

Professor of Piano performance Conservatory of Luxembourg and the Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt. International soloist

Erik Sluys (violin)

Professor of Violin at the Brussels Higher School for Arts and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.International soloist.

Karel de Wilde (organ, orchestra)

Artistic director and main conductor of the orchestra La Chapelle Sauvage (Belgium), the resident conductor of Beauraing Festival of Sacred Music, artistic director of Cause Classic is Cool and Borluut chamber music festival.

Steven Cayers (cello)

Professor of Violoncello at the Kunsthumaniora in Brussels & at the Municipal Conservatory of Leuven.International chamber music soloist.

Benjamin Braude (violin, viola)

Faculty member at the Royal Flemish Conservatory (Antwerpen), artistic director of  “Rencontres musicales de Leotoing“ (France), teacher at London Royal College of Music

Alexey Semenenko (violin)

Professor of Violin of the Essen Folkwang University of Arts.International soloist.

Olga Zolotareva (violin)

Professor  of Violin in Gent Conservatory (Art School by the High School Consortium Gent

Magdalena Płociennik (violin)

Professor Violin and Chamber Music at several Music Schools (Wrocław). Consultant of the Artistic Education Center (Warsaw).

Co-founder of Lower Silesian Society of F. Chopin in Wrocław.

Liudmila Harbyza (violin)

Concertmaster of Belgian orchestra La Chapelle Sauvage.

David Makhmudov (violin)

Teacher of Violin at the Tchaikovsky School of Music (Brussels), soloist at the Flanders Symphony Orchestra

Barbara Ferraz (flute)

Master in Modern and Baroque Flute. Professor of flute at Tchaikovsky Music School.

Tine Janssens (viola)

Professor of viola at the Luca School of Arts(Leuven) and the Lemmensinstituut Secundary School of Music. Solo Viola – Principal at the Royal Opera

David Baltush

professor of music history and musicianship (analysis, counterpoint, harmony, world music) at the International School Musica Mundi in Waterloo (Belgium).

Our team Music Academy FORTE 2023:

Nataliya Chepurenko (piano)

Artistic Director and Founder of “ Music Academy Forte”, «Merci, Maestro!” , director, Professor of piano&chamber music at the  Tchaikovsky Music School (Brussels). National President of WPTA for Belgium.

Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden (piano)

Professor at the Royal Conservotory of Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. International soloist.

Daniel Blumental (piano)

Professor of Piano at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Brussels, Masterclass for chamber music in Denmark.

Yannick van de Velde (piano)

Professor of Piano performance Conservatory of Luxembourg and the Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt. International soloist.

Yurii Kot (piano & chamber music)

Honoured Artist of Ukraine, a laureate of numerous national and international piano and piano duets competitions.

Zohrab Tadevosyan (violin)

2010-2020 Professor at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid.

Myrto Sifaki (chamber music)

Piano teacher at the Conservatoire des Amis des Arts et Lettres of the city of Serres (Greece). Private piano teacher in Brussels. Accompanist of musicians including opera singers. Teacher of musical theory.

Valeriy Sokolov (violin)

International soloist.

Jing Han (violin, chamber music)

Teacher of violin at the Brussels International Music Academy; Co-organiser of the "Ysaÿe International Music Competition" and International Music Workshops.

Oleksiy Shadrin (cello)

International soloist. Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapelle.

Steven Cayers (cello)

Professor of Violoncello at the Kunsthumaniora in Brussels & at the Municipal Conservatory of Leuven. International chamber music soloist.

Sergio Agreda de Ro (viola, orchestra, chamber music)

Viola player of the Arlon Trio and first viola player in the orchestra Academia della Speranza; Conductor of the STRING ORCHESTRA at the music academy of Aalst and Schaarbeek; Music teacher, conductor of instrumental ensembles and chorus at the Sint Jan Berchmans Collegium.

Isabelle Bialek (flute)

Professor and teacher of flute and piccolo class at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels; Professor at the Conservatory Charleroi.

Barbara Ferraz (flute, chamber music)

Master in Modern and Baroque Flute. Professor of flute at the Brussels International Music Academy.

Magdalena Płociennik (violin, chamber music)

Professor Violin and Chamber Music at several Music Schools (Wrocław). Consultant of the Artistic Education Center (Warsaw).

Co-founder of Lower Silesian Society of F. Chopin in Wrocław.