Participating Artists
Following the international call for projects launched for the 50th International Viola Congress, we are pleased to present the invited artists selected for this anniversary edition.
Coming from all over the world, they reflect the diversity, creativity, and excellence of today’s viola scene.
As performers, educators, composers, or researchers, they will present a wide variety of programs throughout the congress: recitals, lectures, contemporary creations, interdisciplinary projects, educational presentations, and original performances.
Jacob Adams
Nehir
Akansu
Joseph
Alfred
Füsun Naz Altinel
Ames
Asbell
Leslie
Ashworth
Lech
Balaban
Ruben
Balboa
Ayn
Balija
Giulio Baraldi
Aleksandra Batog
Johanna
Beaver
Vinciane
Béranger
Cecilia
Bercovich
Jean-Christophe
Bernard
Austin
Boothroyd
Andrew
Braddock
Brian
Buckstead
Tonya
Burton
Brenton
Caldwell
Anne
Caloustian
Federica
Cardinali
Richard Auldon
Clark
Matthew
Dane
Emerson
De Biaggi
Anthony
Devroye
Blandina Dimande
Karin Dolman
Daniel
Doña
Christina
Ebersohl-Van Scyoc
Lena
Eckels
Eira Duo
Andrew
Filmer
Gabriel Mateo
Forero Villamizar
Christiana
Fortune-Reader
Hella
Frank
Henrik Frendin
Murilo
Frias
María José
Fueyo Muñiz
Misha
Galaganov
Eva
Garnet
Daniel
Gee Cordova
Daphné
Gerling
Carol
Gimbel
Elias
Goldstein
Lauri
Hamalainen
Jan-Hendrik
Harley
Marcus
Held
Ellen
Herler
Hillary
Herndon
Emily
Hiemstra
Joanna
Hood
Andrea
Houde
Shu-Ching Hsu
Bogusława
Hubisz-Sielsk
Nitya
Isoard
Astrid Lucía
Jerez Rodríguez
Matthew
Jones
Anna
Jurriaanse
Danny
Keasler
Nigel
Keay
Linda
Kline
Edward
Klorman
Wojciech Kołaczyk
Krzysztof
Komendarek-Tymendorf
Michelle
LaCourse
Frédéric
Lainé
Louise
Lansdown
Hsiaopei
Lee
Antonin
Le Faure
Pierre
Lenert
Guillaume Leroy
Karine Lethiec
Katherine
Lewis
Alice
Lindsay
Luis Claudio
Manfio
Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
Kenneth
Martinson
Katrin
Meidell
Melissa
Melendez
Amaury
Meza-Pérez
Julie
Michael
Sindy
Mohamed
Jeanne-Louise
Moolman
Marcin
Murawski
Sarah
Niblack
Nadine
Oussaad
Paris National Opera – Viola Section
Lucia
Peralta
Yanna
Pelser
Lomane
Perrier
Diane
Phoenix-Neal
Leonardo Piermartiri
Nethanel
Pollak
Pole Duo
Jutta
Puchhammer-Sédillot
Angèle
Pungier
Carlos
Aleixo dos Reis
Emmanuella
Reiter
Wendy
Richman
Thomas
Riebl
Carol
Rodland
Ann
Roggen
Brightin
Rose Schlumpf
Viateur
Roy
María Fernanda
Rubiano
Simona
Ruisi
Daniel
Reza Sabzghabaei
Pauline
Sachse
Fábio
Saggin
Luca
Sanzo
Paul
Silverthorne
Peter
Slowik
Jasmine
Smith
Carlos María
Solare
Emlyn
Stam
Kathryn
Steely
Dominic
Stokes
John
Stulz
Daniel
Sweaney
Povilas
Syrrist-Gelgota
Axelle
Tahiri
Ilana
Tapper
Valerie
Tate
Carlos
Tavares
Beste Tiknaz Modiri
Alessio Toro
Luca
Trombetta
Bryan
Tyler
Alicia Marie
Valoti
Sylven Van Sasse Van Ysselt
Roald
Van Os
Ryan
Vis
Dorotea
Vismara
Annette-Barbara
Vogel
Sharon
Wei
Harri
Wessman
Kinga Wojdalska
Summer
Wojtczack
Rose
Wollman
Eric
Wong
Stephen
Wyrczynski
Pierre-Henri
Xuereb
Zi
Ye
Laurent
Zakowsky
Yona Zekri
International Soloists
Internationally renowned soloists will bring the viola to the stage at its highest level, accompanied by partner orchestras and ensembles. They will also contribute to the transmission of knowledge through meetings, workshops, and masterclasses.
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Program
19 JANUARY 2026
CNSAD
Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique
CMA 9
Conservatoire Municipal d’Arrondissement du 9ème
CRR de Paris
Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris
20 JANUARY 2026
CNSAD
Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique
CMA 9
Conservatoire Municipal d’Arrondissement du 9ème
CRR de Paris
Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris
Théâtres des Champs-Elysées
21 JANUARY 2026
CNSAD
Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique
CMA 9
Conservatoire Municipal d’Arrondissement du 9ème
CNSMDP
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
22 JANUARY 2026
CNSAD
Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique
CMA 19
Conservatoire Municipal d’Arrondissement du 19ème
CNSMDP
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
19 january 2026
20h
cnsad
conservatoire supérieur d'art dramtique
Lawrence Power - viola
Simon Crawford Philips - piano
PROGRAM
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite from Gadfly, Op.97 (arr. Borisovsky)
Henry Purcell
Full fathom five from The Tempest arr. Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès
Berceuse No. 2
Benjamin Britten
Waltz Op. 6 (arr. Vlal)
Mark-Anthony Turnage
‘Powerplay’
INTERVAL
HectorcBerlioz
‘Death of Ophelia’
Sergueï Prokofiev
8 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60
György Kurtág
Movement for Viola and Orchestra
Signs, Games and Messages, excerpts
Béla Bartók
Divertimento, First Movement
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, "Unfinished", D. 759
20 january 2026
20h
Théâtre des champs-élysées
Gábor Káli - conductor
Tabea Zimmermann - viola
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
21 january 2026
20h
cnsad
conservatoire supérieur d'art dramtique
Tatjana Masurenko - viola and viola d'amore
Trio Sypniewski - string trio
Shuichi Okada - violin
Kojiro Okada - piano
PROGRAM
Scène aux Vents d’Azur
(Scene in the Azure Winds)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arias/Sonata
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski
5 Miniatures
INTERVAL
Dmitri Terzakis
Songs without Words (3 songs) pour alto solo
J.S. Bach/O. Lockenkopf (*1979)
Suite for Viola Solo
Central Asian Reflections on Bach for Viola and Viola d’amore
Joaquín Turina
"Scène Andalouse" for viola, piano and string quartet
PROGRAM
Upcoming
Viola recital with piano
Kim Kashkashian
22 january 2026
20h
cnsad
conservatoire supérieur d'art dramtique
Kim Kashkashian - viola
23 january 2026
17h30
Opéra Bastille
amphithéâtre
Jennifer Stumm - viola
Ilumina
PROGRAM
Upcoming