Evgeny Sviridov is a violinist who combines successfully both modern and historical informed performances. His versatile activities as soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician demand an enormous repertoire that includes pieces of any genre and style from early baroque till ultra modern.
Born in 1989 in St-Petersburg, Evgeny got his first education at the Conservatory there. While studying he had already become a laureate of major international competitions such as Menuhin Competition in Cardiff and Paganini Competition in Genova in 2008. In 2010, on the sly from his conservatory teacher, he joined a Bach competition in Leipzig and suddenly got there a first prize. This prize persuaded him to turn to authentic ways of playing and to studying baroque more thoroughly. In 2016 he got a first prize and audience prize in “Concours Corneille” in Rouen, France; and in 2017 Evgeny won Brugge International Competition Musica Antiqua, collected audience prize as well as a CD production by label “Ricercar”.
Evgeny is playing now unique baroque violin by Januarius Gagliano (Naples, 1732) kindly provided to him by the “Jumpstart Jr” foundation in Amsterdam.
Since 2016 Evgeny has been living in Cologne and currently serves there as concertmaster of a famous baroque ensemble “Concerto Köln”, becoming one of the youngest musicians who have ever leaded this historical collective.
As both concertmaster and soloist he regularly performs in a major concert venues in Europe: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Köln, Musikverein Wien, St-Petersburg and Moscow Philharmonic, and is invited to a famous festivals such as Bachfest in Leipzig, MA Festival in Brugge, Thuringer Bach Woche in Weimar, “Haut Jura” in France, “Earlymusic” in St-Petersburg and many others. Evgeny collaborates with well-known musicians: mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, counter-tenor Andreas Scholl, violinist and counter-tenor Dmitry Sinkovsky, recorder players Dorothee Oberlinger and Erik Bosgraaf, violinist Hiro Kurosaki and others. He recorded solo CD with Bach and Biber sonatas in 2011 by Genuin Classics.
In 2014 together with his colleagues he organised his own baroque ensemble “Ludus Instrumentalis”, that made an important appearance on a baroque scene by winning Berlin Bach competition in 2015 and “Brothers Grauns” Competition in 2016 in Germany.
Anna Dmitrieva was born in Leningrad in 1987. She graduated St.Petersburg Conservatory and since 2015 has been studying chamber music and baroque violin in Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln under Prof. A. Spiri, H. Schoneweg, K. Junghänel and R. Gwilt.
Anna is a winner at chamber music competitions («Charles Hennen» Chamber music competition in 2011, Moscow International Competition in 2011, «Citta di Pesaro» in 2014, Vierter Interner Wettbewerb in Köln in 2016 and others).
As a member of baroque ensemble «Ludus Instrumentalis» she got 1st Prize at Berliner-Bach Wettbewerb in Berlin (2015) and 1st Prize and Audience Prize at “Förderpreis Alte Musik” in Saarbrücken (2016), Gebrüder Graun Wettbewerb in Bad Liebenwerda (Germany, 2016). As a baroque violin soloist she was Semifinalist at International baroque music competition “Concours Corneille” (September 2016).
She participated in following festivals: «Kissinger Sommer» (Bad Kissingen), «Internationale Woche» (Graz), «Earlymusic» (St.Petersburg,) «Fundación Monteleón de Música de Cámara» (Leon, Spain), «Tage alter Musik» in Herne, «Kölner Fest für alte Musik», „TAMIS“ early music festival in Saarbrücken, and others. In 2017 Anna performed at Bach Fest in Leipzig, „Haut Jura“ early music Festival and in Chapel Corneille in Rouen with her baroque ensemble Ludus Instrumentalis.
With her Ludus piano trio she played in Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Philharmonie in Bratislava as a part of concert series „New masters on tour“ 2017 as well as a concert for WDR in Odhenthal.
Anna also plays with such baroque groups as Concerto Köln, Ensemble 1700, Cordevento and others.
Viiuldaja Jevgeni Sviridov (1989) tunneb end kodus nii barokk- kui nüüdismuusikamaailmas, samuti ei eksisteeri tema jaoks žanripiire – Sviridov esineb nii solisti, kontsertmeistri kui kammermuusikuna.
Juba õpilasena Peterburi Konservatooriumis saabusid Sviridovi esimesed konkursivõidud Menuhini-konkursilt Cardiffis ning Paganini-konkursilt Genovas (2008). 2010 võitis ta esikoha Bachi-konkursil Leipzigis, mis innustas Sviridovit veelgi süvenema barokkmuusika esitamisse. Tulemuseks esikoht, publikupreemia ja plaadistamisleping 2017. aastal toimunu Brügge Musica Antiqua barokkviiulikonkursilt. Hetkel elab Sviridov Kölnis ning töötab ajaloo noorima kontsertmeisrina mainekas ansamblis Concerto Köln. Ta mängib hinnalisel Januarius Gagliano barokkviiulil, mille on tema kasutusse andnud Jumpstart Jr-fond Amsterdamis.
Sviridov esineb regulaarselt Euroopa mainekates saalides ning festivalidel ja tema muusikaliste kaasteeliste hulka kuuluvad näiteks metsosopran Vivica Genauz, kontratenor Andreas Scholl, viiuldaja-kontratenor Dmitri Sinkovski, plokkflöödimängijad Dorothee Oberlingen ja Erik Bosgraaf jpt.
Sviridovi enda loodud barokkansambel Ludus Instrumentalis nägi ilmavalgust 2014. aastal ning pälvis koheselt mitmeid mainekaid konkursivõite.
Leningradis sündinud Anna Dmitrieva (1987) on lõpetanud Peterburi konservatooriumi ning alates 2015. aastast õpib kammermuusikat ja barokkviiulit Kölni muusika- ja tantsukõrgkoolis professorite Anthony Spiri, Harald Schonewegi, Konrad Junghäneli ja Richard Gwilti käe all.
Anna Dmitrieva on võitnud mitmeid kammermuusika konkursse, mh Charles Henneni kammermuusikakonkursi (2011), Moskva rahvusvaheline konkursi (2011), Citta di Pesaro (2014), Kölni IV Interner Wettberwerbi (2016) jt. Barokkansambli Ludus Instrumentalis liikmena võitis ta esimese preemia Berliini Bachi konkursil (2015) ning esimese preemia ja publikupreemia Saarbrückenis toimunud konkursil Förderpreis Alte Musik (2016) ning Bad Liebenwerdas toimunud Gebrüder Graun Wettbewerbil (2016). Barokkviiuli solistina jõudis ta septembris 2016 rahvusvahelise barokkmuusika konkursi Concours Corneille poolfinaali.
Anna Dmitrieva on osalenud paljudel festivalidel: Kissinger Sommer (Bad Kissingenis Saksamaal), Grazi Internationale Woche, Peterburi rahvusvaheline vanamuusikafestival, Fundación Monteleón de Música de Cámara (Leon, Hispaania), Herne Vanamuusikapäevad Saksamaal, Kölni Fest für alte Musik, Saarbrückeni vanamuusikafestival TAMIS jne.
2017. aastal esines Dmitrieva koos ansambliga Ludus Instrumentalis Bachfestil Leipzigis, Haut Jurà vanamuusikafestivalil ja Corneille’ kabelis Rouenis. Oma klaveritrioga Ludus on Dmitrieva mänginud Amsterdami Concertgebouw’s ja 2017. aastal osana kontserdiseerias New Masters on tour Slovakkia Filharmoonias Bratislavas, samuti kontserdil Lääne-Saksa ringhäälingule (WDR) Odhenthalis.
Anna Dmitrieva osaleb ka barokkansamblite Concerto Köln, Ensemble 1700, Cordevento jt töös.
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Imbi Tarum graduated as pianist from Tallinn Music Academy and pursued further harpsichord studies attending master classes with Ton Koopman, Vaughan Schlepp, Richard Egarr, Jacques Ogg, Bob van Asperen, Menno van Delft and Therese de Goede. She is highly valued as a soloist and an ensemble partner and is the artistic director of the Estonian Harpsichord Festival.
During 1978–1992, Imbi Tarum performed as a harpsichordist with the internationally reputed ensemble Hortus Musicus. Since 1992, Imbi Tarum has played extensively with ensemble Tallinn Baroque, Tallinn Baroque Orchestra and Corelli Consort and has participated in projects with Arte dei Suonatori, Concerto Copenhagen, Concerto Palatino, His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts a.o. She has collaborated with many distinguished musicians including Wieland Kuijken, Andrew Lawrence-King, Harry van der Kamp, Gloria Banditelli, Ellen Hargis, Edward Parmentier, Yves Cuenot, Lucy van Dael, Aureliusz Golinski, Xiang Gao, Alberto Martini, Stephane Rety, Bolette Roed, Ashley Solomon, Bruno Re, Rafael Palacios, Andrea Mion a.o.
Imbi Tarum teaches at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and is in charge of running the early music centre.
Among her recent recordings it is worth to mention CD “Vertigo” with French harpsichord music released by Estonian Record Production (ERP), recording project of all Vivaldi’s violin sonatas with soloists Andrei Reshetin, Anfisa Kalinina, Andrei Penyugin, Nazar Kozukhar, Maria Krestinskaya, Evgeni Sviridov, Maria Katarzhnova and Boris Begelman (Baltic Baroque, ERP) and recording of Domenico Dall’Oglio’s violin sonatas with Maria Krestinskaya (Pan Classics).
Imbi Tarum on EMTA klavessiiniprofessor, Klavessiinifestivali kunstiline juht ja Eesti tuntumaid klavessiinimängijaid. Aastatel 1978-92 oli I. Tarum klavessiinimängija ansamblis Hortus Musicus, esinedes enamikus Euroopa maades, Iisraelis ja USA-s, samuti endise NLiidu linnades. Alates 1992.a. esineb I. Tarum ansamblis Tallinn Baroque, samuti Tallinna Barokkorkestri ja ansambli Corelli Consort koosseisus continuo-mängija ja solistina. Ta on teinud koostööd orkestrite ja ansamblitega Arte dei Suonatori, Concerto Copenhagen, Concerto Palatino, His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts jt. Eesti parimate solistide kõrval on tema partneriteks olnud näiteks Harry van der Kamp, Mikael Bellini, Lucy van Dael, Ellen Hargis, Peter Kooij, Alberto Martini, Aureliusz Golinski, Bolette Roed, Stéphane Rety, Ashley Solomon ja paljud teised. I. Tarum on lindistanud hulgaliselt soolo- ja kammermuusikat. 2007. aastal andis ta välja CD „Vertigo“ prantsuse klavessiinimuusikaga. Alates 2010 osaleb ta Baltic Baroque koosseisus A.Vivaldi viiulisonaatide salvestamisel koos barokkviiuldajate Maria Krestinskaja, Evgeni Sviridovi, Andrei Reshetini, Andrei Penjugini jt ning barokktšellist Sofia Maltizovaga, välja on antud „Vivaldi collection“ 10 CDd. 2017 lindistas ta koos Maria Krestinskajaga Domenico Dall’Oglio viiulisonaatide CD (Pan Classics).
Lisaks pedagoogitegevusele EMTAs on ta juhendanud meistrikursusi paljudes Euroopa muusikakõrgkoolides ning andnud suvekursusi Soomes, Lätis ja Eestis.
Tallinna Klavessiinifestival 