DANIEL GUTMANN, Baritone
AMELIE HOIS, Soprano
CESÁR SAMPSON, Soul Singer
The Neapolitan tenor Stefano Sorrentino graduated from the "San Pietro a Majella" Conservatory in Naples, where he studied with teachers Passaro, Ratta, Gagiotti, and Praticò. He is currently studying with M° Luca Canonici and M° Simonetta Tancredi. He attended the Opera Studio of the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome under M° Renata Scotto. He has performed in important operas such as "L'italiana in Algeri," "Il barbiere di Siviglia," "L'elisir d'amore," "La Bohème," "Tosca," "La traviata," "Pagliacci," "Rigoletto," and "Carmen." As a winner of national and international competitions, he maintains an intensive concert schedule and collaborates with various orchestras in Italy and abroad.
The Austrian soprano Amélie Hois began her career in the children's choir of the Vienna State Opera. She studied solo singing with Michele Crider and acting at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, graduating in 2019 with summa cum laude and also studied double bass as well as musical singing and dance. She made her debut in the USA in 2014 as Gretel in "Hansel and Gretel" and sang in Milan as Zerlina in "Don Giovanni" and Susanna in "Le nozze di Figaro". In 2019/2020 she appeared in "Falstaff" and "Werther" in Slovakia and made her debut as Pamina in "The Magic Flute" in Vienna. She won the Nico Dostal Prize in 2018 and was a finalist in competitions such as the "Concorso Aslico". In 2021 she sang Pamina at the "Mozart at Angkor" festival in Cambodia. From December 2022 to March 2024 she was a member of the ensemble at the Teatro Regio di Torino, where she performed in "The Magic Flute" and "La Rondine". At the beginning of 2024 she sang in "Il piccolo Principe" and "Don Pasquale" and made her debut with the Fondazione Arena di Verona in February 2024.
The Linz native took his first steps into the music business at a very early age – as a young boy he played a role in a LaToya Jackson music video. Cesár comes from a family of musicians; his mother worked as a pianist and choreographer, and he practically grew up in studios and rehearsal rooms. After beginning to travel the world at the age of 17 with well-known names from the Viennese alternative scene (Kruder & Dorfmeister, Sofa Surfers, Louie Austen), he was primarily drawn behind the scenes of the music business – as a songwriter, lyricist, and producer on international productions. Cesár Sampson represented Austria at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with “Nobody But You,” taking a sensational third place. In 2021 he began composing Christmas carols. For a sample, click here .
RAFAEL BLEUSE, Violin
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SONA TAMURA, Piano
Raphaél started at 4 ½ years old and is from Mallorca, Spain, and is French. His first, nearly 95-year-old professor is named Gaíane Pogossova. He comes from a large family: his parents and all 8 siblings are musicians. At home, French was spoken, in school Spanish and Catalan, English… and he is now learning German (which I find quite difficult). Since the age of 14, he has been studying at the MUK with Lidia Baich. He lives alone in Vienna with his older brother Liam, who is a pianist and studies at the MDW, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
In 2020, I was a finalist in the television competition "Prodiges" in France, where my brother won. Since 2021, he has been playing on a loaned instrument (a violin by Gunter Siefert) from the FONDS INSTRUMENTAL DU CLOS VOUGEOT foundation. For part of his studies in Vienna, he receives support from the "Fera Palma Restaurant" in Mallorca.
Raphaél was a finalist in the "Golden Note" in 2024.
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Winner of the ORF young talent competition "die goldene Note" by Leona König. Sona was born in 2011 in Kagoshima, Japan. She has lived in Vienna since she was almost three years old. At the age of seven, Sona began taking piano lessons with Dr. Mag. Gabriele Teufert at the Josef Matthias Hauer Music School in Wiener Neustadt. From the winter semester 2021/2022 she will be the gifted students course at the University of Music and Performing Arts. For a look at her work click here.
ALICIA BLEUSE, Flute
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DYLAN RUSSELL, Cello
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Alicia is French and was born in Spain in 2012. She comes from a musical family and naturally wanted to be on stage from a very young age. She has taken master classes with Emmanuel Pahud and Rafael Adobas. Alicia performs regularly in Spain, France, and Austria. She also has orchestral experience as a solo flautist, under the direction of Martin Baeza-Rubio.
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Dylan Russell is a highly talented cellist of US and British nationality who studies with Maria Grün and István Várdai at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He has received numerous international awards, including Prima la Musica, the David Popper Competition, and the Gustav Mahler International Cello Competition. As a soloist, he has performed with renowned orchestras in cities such as Budapest, Vienna, Paris, and Sofia and is also very active in chamber music.
John Arman, Guitarist
Amelie Jade Knapp,Musician
YUKA TAMURA,Pianist
The band, centered around Lower Austrian singer Luke Andrews, was formed in London in 2016. With bassist and manager Tom Traint, they produced their first song, "Something About Her." Back in Austria, they released their debut album, Leave A Trace, in 2018 – the single "Coming Home" reached number 1 in the Ö3 charts. This was followed by performances with Zucchero, Nena, and others, radio hits, and TV appearances. In 2022, they toured Europe with Simply Red (22 shows, 250,000 viewers). Three albums have already been released, and they are currently working on the fourth with top UK producers.
Amelie Jade Knapp, 16 years old, is at the beginning of her music career. Despite her young age, she has already achieved success and accepted engagements. She focuses on playing the harp, which she has been learning since the age of five with Mag. Andrea Hampl, but she also plays the flute and piano. She has participated successfully in many competitions, winning numerous first prizes, including at the international harp competition in Slovenia and as the national winner in 2024 at Prima la Musica. Additionally, she is the winner of the Goldene Note 2024.
She has had important performances with orchestras such as the Young Masters, Orchester Lyra of Camerata Carnuntum, and the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen, sometimes as a soloist, sometimes as an orchestra musician. She especially enjoys captivating her audience and bringing them closer to her music.
Yuka Tamura was born in Kagoshima, Japan. In Japan she performed as a soloist and accompanist and taught piano and won prizes in various competitions. She has lived in Vienna since 2014.
As a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist she has participated in numerous concerts and recordings in Austria.
Today she gives numerous concerts with her husband Akihito Tamura, a violinist, and her daughter Sona Tamura, a pianist who attends the highly gifted course at the mdw.