BACHANALIA ARTISTS:


Alexander Abaev: Violin
Graduated from the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music. Winner of several International Competitions. Concertmaster and Guest Soloist of the Greater Newburgh Symphony. He is a member of The Forte String Quartet, the Kiev String Quartet, and the Kiev Chamber Orchestra.

Danilo Bonina: Violin
Winner of the Pedara, Vanna Spadafora, and Pizzo Calabro Competitions. Was selected to play in the European Youth Orchestra. Started violin studies under the guidance of Renato Dona. Graduate Cum Laude from the Conservatory in Vibo Valentia. Continues his studies at the Mannes College of Music with Nina Beilina.

Olivier Fluchair: Violin/Viola
Winner of the Pedara, Vanna Spadafora, and Pizzo Calabro Competitions. Was selected to play in the European Youth Orchestra. Started violin studies under the guidance of Renato Dona. Graduate Cum Laude from the Conservatory in Vibo Valentia. Continues his studies at the Mannes College of Music with Nina Beilina.

Mikhail Kuchuk: Violin
Completed Master’s Degree in Performing Arts in Freiburg, Germany. First Prizes at the Ukrainian National and at the Baden-Wurtemberg Violin Competitions. Has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster in North America and Europe. . Is the Solo violinist at “Forever Tango” on Broadway.

Gert Kumi: Violin
Holds Degrees from Juilliard. awarded first prize at the Albanian Young Artists Competition in his native country four times. Having made his solo debut at Alice Tully Hall and has played at Paul Hall and at Morse Hall at the Juilliard School. He toured extensively throughout Europe with the Young Virtuosi of Tirana chamber orchestra where he played as concertmaster and soloist. He has recorded for Vatican Radio, Bayerische Rundfunk, ZDF, ORT, RAI and the Swedish Radio.

Oleg Rutkovsky: Violin
Took First Prize at the Capri, Italy International Competition. Has performed as a soloist and with orchestras throughout Europe and the former Soviet Union. Was featured at the Red Square International Festival in Moscow. Holds a degree from Moscow Conservatory.

Ieva Siukstatie: Violin
A native of Lithuania. Studied at the M. K Ciurlionis School of Art & Music Academy. Her Festival appearances include the Westfallen Youth Symphony Orchestra and tours with the M. K Ciurlionis School Orchestra throughout Portugal, Belgium and Spain. She holds her degree in Music from Mannes, having studied under Nina Beilina and will be done with her MS this spring.

Dimiter Tchernookov: Violin
A native of Sofia, Bulgaria, graduated from Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris. Dimiter is pursuing a Professional Studies Diploma Program at the Mannes College of Music. He has performed in Paris Casalmaggiore, Pablo Casals Festival and Fontainebleau American Conservatory (France), Varna International Summer Festival (Bulgaria). Concertmaster of the Mannes Orchestra for the 2005-06 season. He has also played under the direction of Pierre Boulez and Kurt Masur. Winner of the 2006 Mannes Concerto Competition, Dimiter will perform with the Mannes Orchestra in December 06.

Boris Devyatov: Viola
Master’s Degree and Doctorate of Music from the Lvov State Conservatory, Ukraine. Winner of several competitions both as a violist and conductor. Member of the Leontovich and Luminia String Quartets and the New York Chamber Symphony. Appeared in concert halls in North and South America and Europe. Participated in international festivals including Mostly Mozart. Chamber Music collaborations with Yuri Bashmet, Ruggiero Ricci, Ruth Laredo, Vladimir Spivakov, and Samuel Sanders.

I-Ting Huang: Viola
Currently studying for her Doctor of Musical Arts in the University of Missouri in
Kansas City– Conservatory under Scott Lee. Winner of all instrumental concerto competitions at Taipei National University. Appearances include the Asian Youth Orchestra, Pacific Music Festival, Moscow Conservatory, Schleswig-Holstein Musik and she has appeared frequently with New World Symphony and Orion String Quartet.

Zakaria Enikeev: Viola
Graduated from the Rostov State Rachmaninoff Conservatory. Solo performances include programs with the Rostov Academic Symphony Orchestra on the stage of the Philharmonic Society. Holds second prize at the VI International String Competition in Togliatty. Currently, Mr. Enikeev is pursuing his bachelor of music degree at Juilliard School where he studies with Samuel Rhodes.

Tatyana Margulis: Cello
Began her musical studies at the age of six with Alexander Fedorchenko and Valentin Berlinsky. Master of Music Degree from the Moscow State Conservatory. Winner of several competitions including National Cello Competition. Appeared as a soloist with The Russian State Orchestra, the Minsk Symphony, and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, where she held the post of principal cello for six years. Performed at Chamber Music Festivals in Berlin, Paris, Cannes, Nice, Saint-Petersburg, and Riga. Lives in New York City with her husband and son.

Marta Bedkowska: Cello
Originally from Warsaw, Poland, studied at F. Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw; Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona with Rocco Filippini; Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence with Natalia Gutman; and contemporary chamber music at Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. Won several prizes in chamber music competitions in Poland, France and Italy.
A grantee of the Italian Government and the Fulbright Commission. Performed in Italy, Poland, France, Germany, Holland and the UK, during Altenburg Music Festival, Daniel Muziekdagen, and Lake District Music Festival. For several years was as a member of The United Europe Chamber Orchestra. Continues her studies at Mannes College of Music in the Professional Studies Diploma.

Lawrence Zoernig: Cello
Holds Degrees in Music from the Julliard School and Cleveland Institute of Music. Winner of the Artists International Competition. Has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, in Hawaii, Brazil and throughout Europe. Was a featured performer at the World‘s Fair in Seville, Spain.

Matthew Goeke: Cello
Received both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Since graduation he has performed with numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles, in a wide range of musical styles. He has recorded for Tzadik, Opus One, Albany Records and Koch International Classics.

Anthony Morris: Bass
Holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard School. Has toured internationally with The New York Philharmonic under the batons of Kurt Masur and Lorin Maazel. He finds time to play in such noted ensembles as The Riverside Festival Orchestra, New York Virtuosi, Princeton Pro Musica as well as with Paul Ellison and Bruce Bransby.

Tomoya Aomori: Bass
New member of Bachanalia. Currently studies double bass with Homer Mensch and percussion with Daniel Druckman at The Julliard School. Recipient of numerous honors. Won the Berklee College of Music Outstanding Musicanship Awards. Was a finalist of the 2001 New York Philharmonic Young Artists Competition and the first prize winner in the International SOciety of Bassists (ISB) Young Bassist Competition in 2003. Made his recital debut in 2002 in Japan. Performed Paul Creston's Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra as a featured soloist of the COS Schotland Tour in August 2006.

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