Viola

Rumen Cvetkov (Bulgaria/ Spain)

Since his solo debut at age of 8, RUMEN CVETKOV has performed in more than 30 countries on 3 continents which won him positive critical claim. Equally popular as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician he has performed in important venues worldwide such as Berliner Filharmoniker Hall, Carnegie Hall (New York), Wigmore Hall (London), Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Pallacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City), Mozarteum (Salzburg), Chicago Symphony Center, Bulgaria Hall, to name a few. His festival appearances include Red Sea Festival (Israel), Athens, St. Moritz, Mimir,...

Zvi Carmeli (Israel/ Germany)

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the former Solo Violist of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, ZVI CARMELI performs through out the world as a violist simultaneously engaging in an intensive career as a conductor. Carmeli has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the European Community Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, PhilharmoniaGorzowa Poland, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, The Harmonices Mundi Orchetra Linz and the Salzburg Chamber Soloists. He was the founder of the SoLaRe String Trio – 1st prize winner of the...

Ilan Schneider, (Lithuania/ Luxembourg)

Born in 1968 in Lithuania , received first musical education in his native town, Vilnius . At the age of 15 followed his family to Israel and continued his studies at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. In 1989 won the first prize of the Violin Competition of the Rubin Academy of Music. Later resumed studies with members of the Alban Berg Quartet at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna . Since 1997 has been a student of the virtuoso violist, Michael Kugel. In 1998 achieved a major success at the First International Viola Competition in Vienna ....

Sander Geerts (Belgium)

The Belgian violist SANDER GEERTS was born in 1981 and started playing the viola at the age of eight. In 1999, he won the first prize at the Axion Classics Competition. Afterwards, he studied at the Antwerp Conservatorium with Leo De Neve and later on, he specialized with famous players such as Michael Kugel, Ervin Schiffer, Bruno Giuranna, Nobuko Imai, Hartmut Rohde and Yuri Bashmet. In 2006 he was prize winner at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition in the UK. He has performed as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras such as the Royal Flemish...

Alicia Valoti (USA)

ALICIA MARIE VALOTI has held an internationally fruitful music career as a young violist. Beginning as a pianist at Indiana University Bloomington, she eventually came to study the viola and later completed a performance degree at McGill University in Montreal. Following her time in Canada, Mrs. Valoti continued her studies of viola and chamber music in Italy at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale di Saluzzo and the Conservatory of Florence, where she received a Master’s degree in viola performance with the highest honors. Her...

Lauren Burns (USA)

LAUREN BURNS is the Lecturer in Viola at Valdosta State University, where she is also violist of the Azalea String Quartet, principal viola of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, and director and master teacher of the South Georgia String Project. A founding member of the Hausmann Quartet, she completed residencies on the Lyrica Boston concert series, Kent/Blossom and Norfolk Chamber Music festivals, and at Kent State University. She has performed as principal viola in the Ohio Valley Symphony and as section viola in the Mobile, New Hampshire, Mansfield, and Lancaster...

Travis Maril (USA)

Hailed for his “sumptuous yet plaintive” playing, violist TRAVIS MARIL has gained international attention as a chamber musician and pedagogue. He has performed throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Germany and France. Mr. Maril was a top prize winner at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, had performances broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today and collaborated with chamber music luminaries including the Miró String Quartet, principal players in the Pittsburgh, San Diego and Cincinnatti Symphonies, and members of the Chamber Music...