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At 15, she was the youngest ever winner of the gold medal in the prestigious Shell/LSO Competition playing the Tchaikovsky concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Hall. At 19, So-Ock was selected for the Young Concert Artists Trust as a soloist and member of the Emperor piano trio.

So-Ock has given numerous critically acclaimed performances around the world and at the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Barbican Hall in London. She has toured throughout Asia, Europe and the US, performing concertos and recitals in international festivals such as Schleswig Holstein, Beethoven Festival, Ravinia, Mecklenburg, BBC Proms, Radio France Festival, Herrenchimsee, Seoul Spring, Hong Kong Chamber, Casals and Aldeburgh. Her performances have been broadcast on radio and television worldwide, including the BBC, ABC, Radio France, RAI, KBS, Polish Radio and Classic FM.

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Andriy Viytovych is Principal Violist of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, a post he has held since 2000.

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Emanuel has been described by Strad Magazine as “…one of the best Portuguese violinists of his generation”. He performed as a soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster in important halls in Great Britain, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Portugal, the Netherlands, Mexico, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Germany.

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Nuno Meira began his violin studies with Professor Carlos Carneiro and continued with Professor Vítor Diamantino at the Sociedade Martins Sarmento. In 1995, he joined the Escola Profissional Artística do Vale do Ave (ARTAVE) in the class of Professor António Soares. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Violin at the Royal College of Music (London) under the guidance of Professor Ani Schnarch. In 2005, he was awarded a scholarship by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to pursue a Postgraduate degree at the Royal College of Music with Professor Ani Schnarch. In 2015, he completed a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences, specializing in Music, at the Portuguese Catholic University.

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In 2005 Emilia graduated with honours from the Ignacy Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, where she studied at the viola class under Dominik Rutkowski. She collaborated as both soloist and member of chamber orchestras with renowned artists such as: Vasko Vassilev, Tomasz Tomaszewski, Bartosz Bryła, Kevin Kenner.

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Cellist Rafal Jezierski made his New York City recital debut at the Polish Consulat, as a part of „Salon di Virtuosi” 2003-2004 Series. He was awarded the Lotos Club Foundation Prize in the Arts for his achievements and promise. This honor came shortly after winning the Eisenberg Competition where he had competed against string players as well as pianists. As the principal of both the Juilliard Orchestra and Symphony, he has worked with conductors such as Jahja Ling, Gerard Schwarz, George Manahan and Steven Osgood. Mr. Jezierski has also appeared as a concert soloist with such orchestras as the Jeunesses Musicales, New Amsterdam and Manhattan School of Music Symphony.

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Eduardo González López was born in Salamanca, Spain. From 2002 to 2005 he studied cello at Folkwang Hochschule Essen with Professor Alexander Huelshoff. At the same time, he played for different teachers as Pergamenschicow, Starker, Goritzki, among others. During those years, he played in the most important concert halls in Europe. In 2004, he received the prestigious Von Humboldt Foundation scholarship to study at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf.

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Karl Fiorini (b. 1 December 1979) has been described as “a successor to such figures as Bartók and Shostakovich” (The Classical Reviewer) and “a composer with big ideas” (Ates Orga, The Classical Source). Fiorini’s prolific career started at the age of 10, and to date his opus totals more than 50 compositions, ranging from solo to chamber and large orchestral works. His repertoire includes two violin concertos, 4 piano concertos, a cantata and two symphonies as well as numerous works for orchestra both with and without voice.

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