After studying at the Yehudi Menuhin School (England), the International Menuhin Music Academy (Switzerland) and the Maastricht Conservatory of Music (Holland), where he received his diploma with distinction in 1986.

During 10 years as cellist of the reAs a member of the nominated Australian String Quartet and previously as solo cellist of the Camerata Bern and the Scottish Ensemble, Niall has traveled the world and performed in some of the most famous concert halls and festivals.

His discography includes releases on Virgin Classics, ECM, Novalis, Claves, Doron, ABC Classics and Tall Poppies.

For more than 30 years, Niall has performed with his wife, pianist Isabelle Trüb, to enthusiastic audiences worldwide. As exclusive artists of the Swiss label Doron, they have recorded, among other works, the complete cello and piano compositions of Fauré and Schumann, the sonatas of Brahms, and the collected works of Hindemith. They will soon release the sonatas of Shostakovich and Prokofiev and will next record the complete sonatas and variations of Beethoven. A recent review states: "...Cellist Niall Brown and pianist Isabelle Trüb founded this duo in 1989 and, coincidentally, are also married."

In 2009, Niall founded the "Automne Musical d'Ollon" (AMO), a multifaceted music festival in a picturesque Swiss town, comprising six concerts. Niall's passion for chamber music, 20th-century music, contemporary music, and other genres is reflected in the programming and commissioning of new music and major masterpieces of the standard repertoire. Niall stepped down as musical director of AMO in 2020 after 12 successful years.

As a dedicated educator, Niall was Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide, Australia, and at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland, as well as Professor of Chamber Music at the Conservatoire du Nord in Luxembourg, and is regularly invited to give masterclasses in Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the United States.

Since 2023, he has been the artistic director of the Konz Music Festival and the Master Academy for Chamber Music, which take place annually in early September, and coordinates the chamber music program of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra's Academy. Living in Luxembourg, Niall combines his position as assistant principal cellist of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra with his numerous chamber music performances, including collaborations with the Kreisler Quartet Luxembourg (a founding member since 2009) and with pianist Isabelle Trüb, as well as giving masterclasses in Europe and beyond. You can find his full, detailed biography here. here...

Pianist Isabelle Trüb was born into a family of musicians and discovered her passion for chamber music in all its forms at an early age. As a scholarship recipient of the Swiss foundations Goehner/Migros, she completed her musical training at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

After returning to Switzerland, she was engaged as a pianist/harpsichordist by the International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad/Camerata Lysy. She regularly collaborates with numerous renowned artists, including cellists Pierre Fournier and Janos Starker, violist Bruno Giuranna, and violinists Shmuel Ashkenasi and Maxim Vengerov.

The duo, which she founded with her long-time partner, cellist Niall Brown, has an extensive repertoire and has recorded, among other things, the complete works of Gabriel Fauré, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann and Paul Hindemith.

Since teaching also plays a very important role in her career, Isabelle worked for ten years as a piano and chamber music teacher at the Ecole Sociale de Musique in Lausanne, Switzerland. From 1997 to 2006, she lived in Australia, where she worked as a teacher and piano accompanist at the University of Adelaide. She serves as an expert judge for the AMEB examinations and gives numerous chamber music concerts in Australia and Europe. Since 2006, Isabelle has lived in Luxembourg, where she initially worked as a cultural journalist before being hired by the Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg, where she has been teaching piano accompaniment and working as a piano accompanist for several years.

In 1982, Richard settled in the Netherlands and in 1984 began a 35-year Term of office as principal violist of the Netherlands Philharmonic / of the NetherlandsChamber orchestras. He often performed as a soloist with these orchestras. Among others, withConcerts by Henk Badings, Leo Smit,Mozart (Sinfonia Concertante) and Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No. 6). InIn his retirement year of 2019, a CD of the Sinfonia Concertante with violinist was released by the Tacet label.Gordan Nikolitch and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra published.

Richard was a lecturer in viola at the conservatories of Utrecht andAmsterdam and has been an enthusiastic chamber musician for half a century.In the USA he was a member of Sergiu Lucas Music in Context

and in Belgium by Roel Dieltien's Ensemble Explorations.In the Netherlands he is a member of the Rietveld Ensemble and the MonwardWife.

Nominated for a Grammy in 2016 and recipient of prestigious awards such as the 2015 Gramophone Classical Music Award, the 2014 International Classical Music Award for "Instrumentalist of the Year," and the 2012 International Classical Music Award, Joseph Moog possesses the rare gift of combining exquisite virtuosity with an expressive, profound, and intelligent musicality. A master of both standard and rare or forgotten repertoire, the young performer has made a name for himself worldwide, also renowned for his own compositions and transcriptions.

The 2019/2020 season takes Joseph Moog to the most prestigious concert halls, festivals, and ensembles, including his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing Richard Strauss's 'Burleske' under Emmanuel Krivine, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, as well as recitals at Wigmore Hall London, Théâtre La Scala Paris, Salle Philharmonique de Liège, the Steinway International Series Cardiff, the Turner Sims Piano Series Southampton, the Harrogate International Festival, Westminster Cathedral Hall, and the Kyiv Spring Festival. A particularly special performance will be his rendition of Liszt's piano transcription of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Ruhr Piano Festival, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Bonn master's birth, with which he has enjoyed a close collaboration since 2013.

The 2018/2019 season featured numerous highlights, including performances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Matthias Pintscher, Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 5 at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 with the New Japan Philharmonic under Lawrence Foster at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, 'Piano aux Jacobins' in Toulouse, and the Music Festival in Gdansk.

A significant highlight is the young artist's extensive discography, for which he has received numerous awards and outstanding reviews from the international press. In 2017, he recorded Johannes Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Richard Strauss's Burleske with the German Radio Philharmonic under the direction of Nicholas Milton. This was followed in November 2018 by his recording of the complete Études by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel's 'Gaspard de la Nuit'.

In October 2019, his long-awaited solo album 'Between Heaven and Hell', featuring the sonatas and legends of Franz Liszt, was released. Joseph Moog established his reputation as a soloist through concerts in the legendary Master Pianists series at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the International House of Music Moscow, the New Ross Piano Festival, and the La Roque d'Anthéron Festival, among others.

He has performed extensively in the USA, including at the Frick Collection in New York City, the Gilmore International Piano Series, Portland Piano International, the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Vancouver Recital Society, and the Miami International Piano Festival. Joseph Moog maintains a broad concert repertoire that has brought him together with leading orchestras worldwide.

Joseph Moog, the son of two orchestral musicians, is a recipient of the Prix Groupe de Rothschild and was appointed a Steinway Artist in 2009. He is a founding member and artistic director of the Konz Music Festival near his current residence in Luxembourg and is actively involved in promoting culture in his hometown of Neustadt/Weinstraße, as well as throughout Rhineland-Palatinate.

The full biography and further information can be found at:www.josephmoog.com

The Kammerata Luxembourg was founded in 1985 and is an ensemble with a variable structure, paying particular attention to the selection of its repertoire. The Kammerata's activities are financially supported by the Ministry of Culture.
With the release of its CD 'Hommage à Schumann' in September 2019, the ensemble changes its name to Kammerata Luxembourg.
The Kammerata is both a concert organizer and a collective of musicians and artists, and in varying compositions often presents contemporary works in combination with music from the classical and romantic eras.
In addition, she regularly invites outstanding foreign musicians and secures collaborations with outstanding Luxembourg-based professionals for the majority of her concert series.
A noble mission that has gained importance in the collective's efforts is the promotion of contemporary composition in Luxembourg through commissions. As a result of this policy, it was possible to release the recording 'Echoes of Autumn and Light - New Chamber Music from Luxembourg' in February 2021, featuring five new works by four composers living in the Grand Duchy or holding Luxembourgish citizenship: Georges Lentz, Camille Kerger, Marcel Reuter, and Markus Brönnimann.

Founded in 2016, Quatuor Agate takes its name from one of the most beautiful works of chamber music, Johannes Brahms' Second Sextet, dedicated to his second love, Agathe von Siebold. Seven years later, this fascination with Brahms became a reality with the release of their debut album in early 2024, featuring all of his string quartets, on the Appassionato label.

Having won awards at various international competitions, the Quatuor Agate reached an important milestone in 2021 when it emerged victorious from the prestigious Young Classical Artists Trust auditions in London.

In 2023, the Quatuor Agate was honored to be named ECHO Rising Stars 2024/25, thus playing in the most important concert halls in Europe, including the Philharmonie de Paris, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam or the Vienna Musikverein.

The musicians are passionate about bringing chamber music closer to everyone, and just a few weeks after the quartet was founded, they embarked on their first project: the founding of the CorsiClassic festival, which has been held every year in Ajaccio, Corsica ever since.
Further information at:https://en.quatuoragate.com