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Francesco Massimino is an Italian cellist based in Basel. He studied at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Turin and the Stauffer Center for Strings with Antonio Meneses, then earned a Master’s degree in cello performance with top honours from the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, studying with Thomas Demenga.
Massimino made his solo debut with the Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino and has since performed across Europe and Asia. Recent highlights include Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with Sinfonieorchester Basel (2023) and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taipei (2024).
A committed chamber musician, Massimino is a founding member of Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall), prizewinner at competitions including Trieste, Schoenfeld (2023), and Verbier (2024). In 2025/26, the trio tours Europe as an ECHO Rising Star.
He plays a 1948 Gaetano Sgarabotto cello, L’Oro del Reno.
Edoardo Grieco is an Italian violinist based in Basel. He studied at the Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” of Turin, followed by postgraduate degrees in Chamber Music and Performance from the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, graduating with highest honours under Anton Kernjak and Rainer Schmidt.
He is a founding member of Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall), winners of First Prize at the Schoenfeld International Competition and recipients of the Prix Yves Paternot at the 2024 Verbier Festival. The trio was also named a YCAT Artist (2023) and ECHO Rising Star (2024)—the first Italian ensemble to receive both distinctions.
Grieco has performed at Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Musikverein, Barbican, and the Verbier Festival, and as a soloist with orchestras in Taipei and Ravenna. He regularly gives masterclasses and is active as a chamber musician.
He plays a 1766 Pietro Antonio Landolfi violin, generously loaned by Irene R. Miller through the Beares International Violin Society.
Cellist Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, gained international recognition after winning First Prize at the prestigious Paulo International Cello Competition in Finland. He made his U.S. solo debut in 2016 with the Kansas City Symphony under the baton of Robert Spano, and has since appeared as a soloist with leading ensembles such as the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Israel Camerata, NEC Philharmonia, and the symphony orchestras of Athens, Thessaloniki, and Lahti. Deeply committed to chamber music, he has performed at acclaimed festivals including the Marlboro Music Festival, Chamberfest Cleveland, Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars, and the Dimitria Festival.
Hailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide, Raphaël Feuillâtre fascinates audiences and critics alike with the depth of his interpretations, his dazzling virtuosity, and the richness of his repertoire.
Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2018 (USA) and ADAMI’s “Classical Revelation 2021”, Raphaël was chosen as an exclusive artist by the label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022. He is, to date, one of the very few guitarists to have signed with this legendary label. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to his debut album “Visages Baroques” in 2023, which displays different facets of the Baroque aesthetic. His second album, Spanish Serenades, features masterpieces from the Spanish repertoire, including works by Albéniz, Granados, Llobet, Rodrigo, and Tárrega. It includes one of Granados’s Danzas españolas with violinist María
Dueñas, as well as the legendary Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo, recorded with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy.
Following his acclaimed debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2023, he has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals – including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the “Folle Journée” in Nantes, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Beethoven Haus in Bonn – as well as at major guitar events such as the Festival International de Guitare de Paris, the Festival Guitarras del Mundo in Argentina, the Changsha International Guitar Festival in China.
His passion for chamber music and his desire to champion his instrument in this repertoire has led him to collaborate with musicians of the highest calibre: recorder player Lucie Horsch, trumpet player Lucienne Renaudin Vary and violinist Maria Dueñas in venues such as Deutsche Grammophon’s Yellow Lounge, the Dresden Music Festival, Schleswig Holstein Festival, Cité de la Musique de Paris, and the Società del Quartotto Di Milano – Scala G. Verdi.
Born in Djibouti in 1996, Raphaël was introduced to the guitar by his first teacher, Hacène Addadi, before joining Michel Grizard’s class at the Conservatoire de Nantes in 2012. Three years later, he entered the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the classes of Roland Dyens and Tristan Manoukian.
In addition to winning first prize at the GFA, Raphaël has forged a strong reputation in the classical guitar world by winning the following competitions: Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition in Villa Petrer (Spain – 2017), Kutna Hora International Guitar Festival (Czech Republic – 2017), Viseu International Spring Music Festival (Portugal – 2016), Fontenay-sous-Bois Guitar Competition & Festival (France – 2015), and Ciudad de Coria International Guitar Festival (Spain – 2014).
An ambassador for the guitar and keen to contribute to the development of its repertoire, Raphaël has arranged numerous works from the repertoire of instruments he loves – with a particular predilection for keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord – a taste particularly reflected in his choice of programmes for his recordings.
Driven by a desire to pass on his passion for music and the guitar, Raphaël teaches at the Pôle Supérieur – Bretagne and is co-founder of the Lille Guitar Academy, a summer academy for guitarists. Students from all over the world receive his guidance at masterclasses given at the San Francisco Conservatory, the Manhattan School in New York and the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. He is also involved in projects to raise awareness of the arts, particularly following a tour in the USA during which he took part in several activities in schools and prisons.
Raphaël Feuillâtre is supported by Savarez, a historic string-manufacturing company founded in 1770, and plays a guitar by Australian luthier Greg Smallman.
Joh Erba moves fluidly between funk, jazz, afrobeat, house, and techno. Since his early radio work in 1992, he has carved out a singular voice as both a selector and a producer, releasing compilations on various labels that bridge modern soul and electronic jazz—works shaped by instinct and deep musical curiosity.
A long-time producer at Couleur 3, he’s the creative force behind Les Métissages since 2000, as well as Electro libre, Buena Onda, and Youkounkoune on RTS’s Option Musique. His talents also extend to television, where he creates sonic identities and theme music.
As a DJ, Joh has held residencies at the Montreux Jazz Café, Cully Jazz Festival, and MAD, and has performed in cities around the world—from New York’s Twilo and Paris’s Bataclan and Palais de Tokyo, to Pacha Ibiza and venues across Tokyo, London, Amsterdam, and beyond.
Some of his projects—including tributes to Philippe Zdar (Cassius) and Serge Gainsbourg—have been distributed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s largest alliance of public service media.
The 2024/25 season marks an exciting new chapter for Theodore Platt as he joins the ensemble of the Copenhagen Opera House, marking a significant milestone in his career. In this capacity, he takes on several important roles, showcasing his versatility as a baritone across different operatic styles. These include his role debut as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Lord Cecil in Maria Stuarda, and his role debut as the titular character Figaro in Gioachino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. Platt’s concert season includes an appearance with the Eppaner Liedsommer classical music festival in South Tyrol, Italy, where he gives a recital alongside pianist Keval Shah. Under the baton of Roberto Gonzales-Monjas, Theodore Platt presents Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg.
A special highlight of the coming season is the release of his Deutsche Grammophon STAGE+ online recital, featuring work by Jean Sibelius, Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, and Benjamin Britten, once again in collaboration with Keval Shah.
Theodore Platt was featured on Jonathan Tetelman’s acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon Album “The Great Puccini” presenting the role of Marcello in excerpts from La bohème. With the Culiner Creative Circle, Platt and Keval Shah produced audio-visual interpretations of Jean Sibelius’ “Var det en Dröm?” and Samuel Barber’s “O boundless, boundless evening” for online release via various streaming platforms.
A sought-after concert singer, the baritone made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2019 as part of Graham Johnson’s Songmakers’ recital series. In 2021, he performed at the Oxford Lieder Festival and at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg. In 2018-19, Theodore Platt participated in the inaugural French Song Exchange at Wigmore Hall, working closely with Felicity Lott and François Le Rouxand culminating in recitals in London and Paris. In 2022, he returned to Wigmore for a recital alongside Malcolm Martineau.
Platt is the grateful recipient of prizes from the 64th Kathleen Ferrier Awards, the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Copenhagen Lied Duo Competition, Lies Askonas Competition, Joan Chissell Schumann Competition. Further, he was awarded the Prix Thierry Mermod at Verbier Festival. In 2022, Theodore Platt and Keval Shah won the first prize at the 13th International Art Song Competition Stuttgart. The duo performed works by Franz Schubert, Vivian Fung, Hugo Wolf, Frank Bridge, and Benjamin Britten.
London-born Platt studied Music at St John’s College, Cambridge, and is an alumnus of the Verbier Festival Academy and the Royal College of Music Opera Studio. He attended the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie (IMA), which was followed by engagements with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra and a Schubert recital including a broadcast on BR-Klassik.
Prof. Dr. René M. Müri is a neurologist and rehabilitation specialist with a distinguished academic and clinical background. For more than two decades, he headed the University Neurorehabilitation Unit at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, where he earned both titular (2005) and associate (2008) professorships at the University of Bern. A pioneer in integrating biomedical engineering into clinical care, he currently serves as Clinical Group Head of the Gerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group at the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern. Since September 2021, he has also been Associate Chief Physician at Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht and Chief Scientific Officer of VAMED Schweiz. His research focuses on cognitive-motor rehabilitation, non-invasive brain stimulation, neuro-ophthalmology, and the development of virtual reality and robotic systems for clinical use, with numerous influential publications that have shaped contemporary neurorehabilitation practices.
Karol Beffa is a Franco-Swiss composer, pianist, and musicologist. A former child actor, he later studied at the École Normale Supérieure and the Paris Conservatoire, earning top honours in multiple disciplines. He holds a PhD in musicology and teaches at ENS. His catalogue includes over 100 works—concert music, film scores, operas, ballets—and has been performed by leading orchestras like the London Symphony and Orchestre National de France. His style combines lyrical textures (‘clouds’) with rhythmic drive (‘clocks’) and often references past composers or literary and visual arts. Beffa also improvises live on piano, including for silent films and public themes, and collaborates with actors, authors, and visual artists. He has won multiple awards, including two Victoires de la Musique Classique and the SACEM Grand Prize.
British clarinettist Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson is known for his expressive and dynamic artistry. As a soloist, he has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Petworth Festival, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Lichfield Festival, and made his US concerto debut with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra performing David Baker’s Jazz Suite. A passionate chamber and orchestral musician, he has toured internationally with Chineke! and performed at the Adelaide and Edinburgh International Festivals. His collaborations include appearances with Anthony McGill in New York, the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall, Britten Sinfonia at the Royal Opera House, and the BBC Proms. Also active in media and fashion, Mebrakh has featured in Downton Abbey: A New Era and modelled for Bedford Way. He holds a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, where he was a Jerome L. Greene Fellow, and a BMus (Hons) from the Royal College of Music as a Robey and RCM Scholar.
Italian pianist Giuseppe Guarrera is the 2024 winner of the prestigious Beethoven Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Praised for his exceptional expressiveness and technical brilliance by Scherzo, Guarrera has performed both as a soloist and chamber musician at some of Europe’s most renowned venues, including Wigmore Hall in London, Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, and the Scherzo Foundation in Madrid. His engagements also extend to distinguished festivals and halls such as the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, Klavierfestival Ruhr, Musikverein Vienna, Philharmonie Luxembourg, and Concertgebouw Amsterdam, alongside a major concert tour in China.
Guarrera’s notable accolades include the Tabor Award Piano at the Verbier Festival Academy in 2018 and the title of Rising Star at the Klavierfestival Ruhr in 2019. He honed his craft at the Barenboim-Said Akademie under Nelson Goerner, following earlier studies in Italy with Siavush Gadjiev and Giuseppe Cultrera, and later in Berlin with Eldar Nebolsin.