Denise Benda, born in São Paulo/Brazil, comes from a family of musicians rich in tradition.  

She was trained by her father, the pianist Sebastian Benda, and subsequently studied at the Musikhochschule Wien with Paul Badura-Skoda, at the Musikakademie Basel with Rudolf Buchbinder and at the Britten-Pears-School/ Aldeburgh with Murray Perahia. Benda has performed in 20 countries and has appeared in major music venues such as the Musikverein Vienna, the Liszt Academy Budapest, the Prague Palace of Culture, the Barbican Centre London, the Conservatoire Royale de Bruxelles and the Teatro Sistina Rome. She has also made guest appearances at international music festivals such as the Festival Int. De Piano La Roque d’Anthéron, the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the Semaine Int. De Piano Blonay or the Orford Music Festival of Canada.

In 2003 she founded the Int. “Berengaria” Chamber Music Festival in Cyprus, serving as its artistic director for ten years.

Within the framework of her artistic activity, chamber music has always played a leading role. She has been a member of various chamber music ensembles and has collaborated with numerous important artists such as Josef Suk, Tibor Varga, Evgenia Tschugajeva and Isabelle Faust. 

Benda devotes herself with great dedication to teaching: for many years she has been teaching as a professor of piano chamber music at the renowned “Musik und Kunst Universität der Stadt Wien” (MUK) and also regularly gives master classes in Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Taiwan, Japan, Brazil and Argentina.

Many of her students have won prizes at international chamber music competitions in recent years (ARD Munich, Int. Osaka Competition, Duo Competition Monaco , Città di Pinerolo e Torino, The Art of Duo Boulder-Colorado, Schubert Competition Jesenik, Città di Padova, Int. Duo Competition Ischia, Int. Piano Competition Roma, Concurso Mirabent Barcelona, Brahms Competition Pörtschach, Vittorio Gui Firenze, Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award Lugano, Concours de Quatuors a Cordes Bordeaux, Fidelio Competition Vienna). 

In 2012 she was appointed professor of chamber music at the HfM Würzburg.

Isabelle Trüb, piano and Niall Brown, violoncello.

Formed in 1989, the Trüb Brown Duo has built an international reputation for elegance, refinement and deeply unified ensemble playing. Celebrated for their masterful interpretations, the duo has performed extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and South America, earning consistent critical acclaim for performances that combine technical assurance with musical poise and insight.

Their distinguished discography on the Doron label includes recordings of the complete works of Robert Schumann and Gabriel Fauré, alongside frequent appearances on radio broadcasts in numerous countries. A longstanding association with the Konz Musik Festival has seen the duo contribute both artistically and pedagogically, with Niall Brown serving as artistic director and both musicians active as chamber music professors. The Trüb Brown Duo first appeared at the festival as a duo in 2017, further affirming their enduring presence within the international chamber music landscape.

Innovative programmes and an award-winning discography portray Joseph Moog's extensive repertoire and characterise his unique artistic personality evoking the Golden Age of piano music. Passionate musicianship, multifaceted sound aesthetics and mesmerising virtuosity have been delighting audiences and press around the world for many years. Awarded the Gramophone Classical Music Award, two International Classical Music Awards and nominated for a Grammy, Joseph feels at home on the world's leading stages.
The 2023/2024 season takes Joseph to major concert halls, festivals and ensembles, including Weill Concert Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts in Taiwan, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Philharmonie Essen, Klavierfestival Ruhr and Sendesaal Bremen. Furthermore he will be Artist in Residence with the Philharmonie Bad Reichenhall performing piano concertos by Mozart, Poulenc and Saint-Saens. His album containing Schumann's Paganini Etudes und Brahms' Paganini Variations was awarded the “Diapason d’Or” and received rave reviews as well as his new recording of Reger's monumental Piano Concerto and the Intermezzi op.45.
Joseph gained his reputation as a soloist at concerts within the legendary Meesterpianisten series at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, at the Moscow International House of Music, at the New Ross Piano Festival in Ireland, the Fribourg International Concert Series, Istanbul Recitals and Eesti Kontsert Tallinn Piano Festival, Mariinsky Theatre Auditorium, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Münchner Gasteig, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, De Doelen Rotterdam and at the Festival La Roque d'Anthéron. Joseph performed many times in the U.S.: At the Frick Collection in New York City, Gilmore International Piano Series, Portland Piano International, Washington Performing Arts Society, Vancouver Recital Society as well as at the Miami International Piano Festival. Over the course of his Asia tour in October 2016, Joseph Moog performed with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, as well as giving recitals in Seoul’s Kumho Arts Hall, Tokyo's Mushashino Hall and at the Singapore International Piano Festival.
Joseph's extensive concert repertoire has resulted in his collaboration with distinguished orchestras all over the world. He performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Prague Philharmonic, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, Poznan Philharmonic, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dortmund and Bochum Philharmonic, German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestre Lamoureux Paris.
The young musician enjoys working regularly with world renowned conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Matthias Pintscher, Thomas Sondergaard, Andrey Boreyko, Michael Sanderling, Ryan Bancroft, Antony Hermus, Lawrence Foster, Michael Francis, Rumon Gamba, John Axelrod, Juanjo Mena, Ben Gernon, Gilbert Varga, Christoph Poppen, Pablo Gonzalez, Nicholas Milton, Ari Rasilainen, Markus Poschner, Elias Grandy, Toshiyuko Kamioka, Fabrice Bollon and Philippe Entremont.
Son of two professional orchestral musicians, Joseph received the award of the 'Prix Groupe de Rothschild' and has been designated a Steinway Artist in 2009. He is a founding member of the 'Konz Musik Festival' near Luxembourg where he now resides and was appointed Cultural Ambassador of his hometown Neustadt an der Weinstrasse.

Sandrine Cantoreggi is a Franco-Luxembourgish violinist whose artistry is distinguished by its expressive depth and multidisciplinary vision. Her musical training took place in Luxembourg, Paris (CNSMDP), Mannheim-Heidelberg, and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels, where she absorbed the great Franco-Belgian and Russian violin traditions. She appears regularly as a soloist on major European stages, with performances frequently broadcast on radio, and has an extensive discography. President of Kammerata Luxembourg and a member of the OPUS 3 Trio (artist-in-residence at Trifolion Luxembourg), she is also a professor at the Conservatory of the City of Luxembourg. Appointed Knight of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, she performs on a 1754 Guadagnini violin, graciously loaned by the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg with the support of the Indépendance Foundation.

For further information:

www.sandrinecantoreggi.com

Described as having “an enormous wealth of colors… and sparkling rhythms” (All News Press), Quartet Integra has rapidly gained international recognition for its musical depth and clarity of sound. Prizewinners at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich (Second Prize and Audience Award, 2022) and the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London (Third Prize and the Sidney Griller Award, 2025), the ensemble brings a distinctive voice to the chamber-music scene today.

Currently based in Hannover, they are expanding their presence across Europe through appearances at the Heidelberger Frühling ‒ Streichquartettfest, Kammermusik in Wiesbaden, the Smetana Days Festival in Plzeň, and at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, as well as in Merano and Budapest.

Rooted in the great quartet tradition while open to new musical languages, Quartet Integra explores a wideranging repertoire from Haydn and Beethoven to Bartók, Ligeti, and composers of today, combining intellectual curiosity with emotional depth in its artistic identity.

Formed in 2015 at Toho Gakuen Music High School in Tokyo, Quartet Integra began when four teenage musicians came together sharing passion for chamber music, and has ever since developed a special, intimate chemistry. The ensemble received its early training with Kazuhide Isomura and Nobuko Yamazaki at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, later served as Chamber Ensemble-in- Residence at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, working with Martin Beaver, Jonathan Brown, and Clive Greensmith, and now continues its artistic development under Oliver Wille at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.

https://quartetintegra.com/

David Stromberg

Cellist David Stromberg seeks new listening experiences – be it with the Baroque cello, the cello piccolo, or the modern cello. He is fascinated by early music as well as contemporary music, he searches for new forms of expression in improvisation, arranges well-known masterpieces so that they appear in a completely new guise, and he researches forgotten instruments.
Together with cellist Sebastian Hess, David Stromberg rediscovered the composer Emanuel Moór. In cooperation with Bavarian Radio, they recorded a CD of Moór's solo and chamber music works. They were accompanied by the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra in the Double Concerto for Two Cellos.
His CD "Transition" was released in cooperation with Deutschlandradio. On it, he performs Schumann's Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, and other Romantic character pieces in his own arrangements for cello and wind quintet. David Stromberg published these arrangements with Sikorski Music Publishers. "A completely new character. This is worth listening to!", SWR2. "The works gain a new intensity," NDR Kultur. "Crystal-clear treasures," Concerti Magazine. The CD was named "CD of the Week" by SWR. Further reviews appeared in renowned print media such as "Die Welt," "Wiener Zeitung," and "sonic Magazine."
The complete recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo cello suites on Baroque instruments was released in summer 2022 by the Oehms Classics label. "He thus creates both a cohesive world across the six suites and a precise focus on the details of each movement and phrase," Pizzicato Magazine. "A challenge with a happy ending," Crescendo Magazine.
His CD "Sonatas for Duplex Piano and Cello" was released in May 2023. Together with Florian Uhlig, he recorded sonatas by Moór, Dohnányi, and Strauss. "Their gripping, direct playing makes the agitated inner life of the works perfectly audible," Pizzicato Magazine. "A fascinating album," Südwest Presse. The CD was presented on RBB, NDR, SWR, WDR, and Deutschlandradio.
David Stromberg organizes the "Emanuel Moór Concert Series" at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. With violinist Lena Neudauer and pianist Florian Uhlig on duplex piano, he performed Emanuel Moór's Triple Concerto at the opening of the new Siemens Auditorium in Erlangen; Deutschlandradio recorded the concert for broadcast.
David Stromberg completed his cello studies at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre in the class of Prof. Wolfgang Mehlhorn and at the Edsberg Castle Music Institute in Stockholm with Prof. Frans Helmerson. Improvisation has long been a focus for David Stromberg, and he gives masterclasses on the topic of "Improvising Cadenzas in Classical Solo Concertos" at music academies.
www.davidstromberg.de

Seohyeon Kim began playing the flute at the age of eight. In 2016 she was unanimously admitted to the entrance competition of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) at the age of 13. She was one of the youngest flautists ever to be admitted unanimously. After successfully completing her studies with top marks in Philippe Bernold’s class, she received her Bachelor’s degree in 2019 with the distinction “Très bien à l’unanimité”, followed by her Master’s degree in 2021 with “Très bien à l’unanimité avec les félicitations du jury”. In 2023, she obtained the “Artist Diplôme” (third cycle).

At 20, she won second prize at the Carl Nielsen Competition (Denmark, 2022), as well as two special prizes awarded by the youth jury and the orchestra members. She also received a special prize at the Kobe International Competition (Japan, 2017), and first prizes at the Maru International Competition (South Korea, 2015) and the Alexander & Bueno Competition (Singapore, 2013). She took part in prestigious auditions for principal flute positions, reaching the finals and being placed on the waiting lists of the following orchestras: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre National de France and the Opéra de Paris. At 18, she took up her first position as principal flute of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne under François-Xavier Roth for the 2020–2021 season. In January 2022 she was unanimously elected principal flute of the Zurich Philharmonia by its musicians. In 2024, she was selected by the label Initial and released her first album Dali, which creates a connection between French music and traditional Korean music, Arirang. In this album, she explores her musical roots and also plays the traditional Korean flute. The album was praised by Rondo magazine, which named it “CD of the Sunday”.

Passionate about teaching, she led the flute class at the Conservatoire of Carrières-sur-Seine until 2023. At the same time, she cultivates her interest in early music and continues her traverso studies with Jan de Winne at the CNSMDP. She is also part of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, where she develops her artistic career under the guidance of Emmanuel Pahud, Jelka Weber and Egor Egorkin.

Han-Wen Jennifer Yu was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with distinction at Tunghai University (Taiwan), studying with Prof. Juanelva Rose and Prof. Thomas Lindeder; her Master of Music in Collaborative Piano with Dr Cameron Stowe, Dr Pei-Shan Lee and Prof Jonathan Feldman at the New England Conservatory; and her Konzertexamen in Piano Chamber Music with distinction at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, studying with Prof Gudrun Franke and Prof Gerald Fauth. Masterclasses with Robert Levin, Graham Johnson, Brigitte Engerer, Volker Banfield, Margo Garrett, Warren Jones and Martin Katz enriched her training.

She received a scholarship for the Aspen Music Festival in 2010–11. In 2010 she took part in SongFest and was selected as one of the Marc and Eva Stern Fellows. In 2013 she received the special piano scholarship of the Music Academy of the West in the USA. She is a regular guest at the Konzer Sommerkonzert. Han-Wen Yu has won numerous national and international competitions. The Yamaha Music Foundation of Taiwan awarded her a scholarship in 2006. She won first prize at the Taichung City Piano Competition, first prize at the Seidof International Piano Competition and first prize at the Vienna International Piano Competition. In 2014, she won first prize at the Clara Schumann Duo Competition in Leipzig, Germany. In 2016 she won first prize with cellist Mon-Puo Lee at the 19th Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition in Poland, and she received the prize for best piano accompanist at the George Enescu Festival Competition in Romania. As an active pianist, Han-Wen has performed in the USA, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and France. Her performances have been broadcast by Performance Today (NPR), America’s Music Festivals (NPR), Chicago Radio, Deutschlandfunk and medici.tv. As a soloist, she has performed with the Trier Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ms Yu has held teaching positions in accompaniment at the New England Conservatory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She served as répétiteur at the Foulger International Music Festival (2012), the Prague Summer Nights Festival (2015), and the Euro Music Festival & Academy (2016–2020). From 2010 to 2013 she worked as studio pianist for Grammy winner Kim Kashkashian at NEC. In 2017 she worked with cellist Kian Soltani and maestro Daniel Barenboim. Since 2019 she has been an official pianist at the International Louis Spohr Competition in Weimar, and since 2022 at the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest (Romania). Since 2024 she has worked regularly with the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. Her past and current collaborators include prize-winners of the International Tchaikovsky and Queen Elisabeth Competitions, as well as members of the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic. She now lives and works as a freelance pianist in Berlin.

Judith Stapf, violin | Arnau Rovira i Bascompte, cello | Marco Sanna, piano

“Symphonic density, a homogeneous overall sound, chambermusical intensity and emotionality” (FAZ) – these words describe the exceptional quality of Trio Orelon, which has established itsel fsince its founding in 2019 in Cologne as one of the most exciting chamber music ensembles today .In a remarkably short time, the trio has won major national and international competitions ,including:

• First Prize and Audience Prize at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich

• First Prize and Special Prize at the International Chamber Music Competition in Melbourne

• First Prize and Special Prize at the “Schubert and Modern Music” Competition in Graz

Further awards have been received by Judith Stapf (violin), Arnau Rovira i Bascompte (cello) Marco Sanna (piano) at competitions such as the Premio Trio di Trieste, ICM Pinerolo–Torino, the Schumann Competition in Frankfurt and the Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin. They are also recipients of the Tiemann Ensemble Prize 2025 at the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival. The name “Orelon”, borrowed from the world language Esperanto, means “ear” and symbolise the central importance of listening in their music. The trio, whose members met while studying at the music universities in Cologne and Berlin, dedicates itself with curiosity and passion to the diversity of the piano trio repertoire. Their interpretations combine profound musical harmony with immense energy and a finely tuned sense for nuance. Concert tours take the trio to renowned venues and festivals such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Vienna Musikverein, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, the Prinzregententheater Munich, the Heidelberger Frühling, and the Ravenna Festival in Italy. In its programmes, Trio Orelon juxtaposes classical masterpieces with lesserknown works, guiding its audiences into innovative and thematically curated concert concepts
.With “Beethoven’s Daughters”, the trio has launched a pioneering project that highlights the music of forgotten women composers. Moderated concerts place these works in dialogue with Ludwig van Beethoven, creating a new perspective on women’s contributions to composition. Following their successful debut album featuring works by the American composer Amy Beach (Da Vinci Classics, 2022), the trio devoted its second album to the composers Dora Pejačević and Amanda Maier—extraordinary voices of the Romantic era who were undervalued during their lifetimes and later almost forgotten. The ensemble’s most recent recording presents Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Trios Nos. 3 and 4 (CPO, 2025).

Leonardo Ricci - violin     Rebecca Ciogli – cello  |  Lorenzo Rossi - piano

Winner of the 44th edition of the Premio Abbiati (the Piero Farulli award for best emerging ensemble), Trio Rinaldo has been guest of prestigious institutions and festivals such as I Concerti del Quirinale, Trani InOnda, and La stanza della musica broadcast live on Rai Radio 3; Chigiana Summer Festival and Asolo Musica, where they also performed alongside Maestro Bruno Giuranna; Classiche Forme, Festival delle Nazioni, Emilia Romagna Festival, Italian Institute of culture in Prague, Pałac Biskupa Erazma Ciołka in Krakow and Lisinski Hall in Zagreb. Among the awards they have received there is the Third Prize at the X Stasys Vainiūnas Competition in Vilnius, the Grand Prix at the Dragon International Competition (followed by a tour in China in 2026), the A. Burri Prize in Città di Castello and the International Concert Competition “Cosima Wagner” in Bellagio. The ensemble has been selected as “Britten Pears Young Artist 24–25”, allowing them to participate in an artistic residency that includes two performances at the historic Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh and lessons with James Baillieu, the Heath Quartet, Isabel Charisius, Elena Urioste, and Melissa White. They also received the Pergolesi Spontini Foundation Scholarship – Orlando European Summer Course – RESIDART. Formed at the R. Franci Conservatory in Siena, the ensemble refined its skills at the Accademia Chigiana with B. Giuranna and Clive Greensmith, earning Diplomas of Merit and the Pia Bassi scholarship. Since 2022, the Trio is admitted to the “W. Stauffer” Academy in Cremona and since 2025 in the "Santa Cecilia" Accademy in Rome. In 2022, the trio studies at “Avos Project”, having been awarded the “Avos” scholarship and First Prize at the “Riviera Etrusca” Competition 2022. The Trio has participated in numerous masterclasses and lessons with the Maisky Trio and maestros Francesco Dillon, Enrico Pace, Marco Fornaciari, Mark Messenger, Isabel Villanueva, Matteo Fossi, and Andrea Lucchesini.

The Trio is part of the Italian Young Musical Talents in the World project, established by the Accademia Chigiana in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and CIDIM – Italian National Music Committee.

Founded in September 2025 in Berlin, the Exira Quartet brings together four young musicians united by a shared artistic curiosity and a strong commitment to chamber music. The ensemble waf ormed within Berlin’s vibrant musical landscape and quickly began developing its musical identity through intensive collaboration and mentorship..

The quartet has worked with distinguished artists including Daniel Barenboim, Michael Barenboim,
Krzysztof Specjal, Suyeon Kang, Mihaela Martin, and Rainer Honeck, whose guidance has played an important role in shaping the group’s artistic approach and ensemble sound.
The Exira Quartet has performed at the Pierre Boulez Saal and is currently preparing an expanding concert schedule. Upcoming performances include concerts in Berlin at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum, as well as two concerts with the Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia.
In addition, the quartet has been selected for the Casa del Quarteto residency in June, where they will work closely with the Diotima Quartet, further deepening their artistic development and exploration of contemporary and classical repertoire.

Alongside the core classical string quartet repertoire, the ensemble is particularly committed to presenting music connected to the cultural backgrounds of its members, including works from Turkey, Lebanon, and Russia. By bringing these traditions into dialogue with the established canon, the Exira Quartet seeks to broaden the concert experience and build bridges between musical cultures.