Dimitri atanassov
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1970, Dimitri Atanassov started learning the violin at the age of 6. After studying with Professor Anna Ivanova, Dimitri excelled in his studies at the Prague Academy of Arts under the guidance of Professor Vaclav Snitil, completing his Master’s degree in 1994.
As the Concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia orchestra and a chamber musician he has worked and performed with some leading international artists and conductors such as Shlomo Mintz, Nigel Kennedy, Per Arne Glorvigen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dmitri Kitajenko, John Nelson, Luciano Pavarotti, Josef Suk, Roy Goodman, Alina Ibragimova, Tasmine Little, Oleg Caetani, Feng Ning, James Ehnes and many others.
Kanin udommana
Kanin is a part of the faculty for Violin and Viola at College of Music, Mahidol University
He studied Violin with Prof.Rainer Küchl, former 1st Concertmaster of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Prof.Jela Spitkova and Wolfgang David at the University of Music and Performing arts Vienna. He also studied Viola Chamber music with Prof. Stephan Goerner at University for Music and Performing arts Graz.
Kanin was honored by the Royal Thai Embassy in Vienna and invited to perform in front of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, who was in Austria and Germany for a state visit. Likewise, he has performed in many other events for international relations, both in Austria and Germany.
Kanin is currently the actingSecond Violin Co-Principle at the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.
Keita Suyama
Keita Suyama graduated from Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne, Switzerland in 2010, with a Masters Degree in Viola Concert Performance. During this time, he was under the tutelage of world renowned French Violist Bruno Pasquier. He served as a violist in Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel and played alongside Gidon Kremer and Misha Maisky while in Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, Germany.
As a viola player he performed with Re:mix, Re:sound and Singapore Lyric Opera orchestra and was the Principal Violist in L'elisir d'amore, Donizetti (2017), Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev (2017), Swan lake, Tchaikovsky (2018) and Verdi’s Aida (2018).
yume fujise
Yume Fujise is a Japanese violinist currently living in London.
Yume has been a prize winner at numerous competitions, including NorthLondon Festival D’Addario Competition (2017), The EuroAsia InternationalCompetition (2015), Singapore National Teachers Association Competition(2010), and Trinity London Competition (2005).
Yume performs regularly as soloist and has appeared with orchestras such as the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra, Hague Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore National Youth Orchestra, Essex Youth Orchestra, Kingston Chamber Orchestra, Royal College of Music Philharmonic and Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra.
Charlie Westhoff
Charlie Westhoff is an up-and-coming Australian violinist currently residing in London. He has won a number of accolades and awards including being named Pittwater Young Citizen of the Year for his contribution to the Arts in 2009.
Prizes include the Wenkart Foundation Junior Violin Award, Alf and Pearl Pollard Award for performance excellence and The Marcus Edwards Prize for Violin, whilst Charlie also became prize-winner in the Fine Music 2MBS Young Performers Awards, Australian National Kendall Violin Competition, and Animato International Violin Competition.
Gabriel lee
Singaporean violinist Gabriel Lee’s playing has been described as having a “breathtaking intensity, grabbing listeners by the lapels without letting go”, and “a passion and concentration that was hard to surpass” (The Straits Times).
An active soloist in the classical scene, Gabriel has performed solo recitals in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar, and has been featured as a soloist with the Baltimore Baroque Band, Red Dot Baroque, Resound Collective, Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Music Makers, PSPA International Ensemble and the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra. He was also featured as the soloist for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in Marin Alsop’s conducting seminar with the Peabody Conductor’s Orchestra.
As an improvising fusion violinist, Gabriel is a founding member of his multi- genre instrumental band, the Lorong Boys.
Being a passionate music educator, Gabriel is the Founder and Director of the Music Society of Myanmar and has conducted masterclasses and coached various ensembles in Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar. He is currently Adjunct Faculty at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and the School of the Arts.
Gabriel plays on an 1902 Degani on loan from the Rin Collection.