Synchronous to the energy and intensity of the large port city, Sinfonia Rotterdam brings the music of classical masters to a large audience in a dynamic, penetrating way. During performances in concert series in Rotterdam, The Hague and Amsterdam, and on the many national and international stages, Sinfonia Rotterdam, led by the enthusiastic conductor Conrad van Alphen, knows how to involve the audience in the musical experience.

It has been ten years since Christine Tassan et les Imposteures started tending their craft in the gypsy jazz milieu and performing standards, and there is no doubt that they are definitely here to stay. Pioneers in a domain usually reserved for men and precursors of the gypsy wave that swept across Québec, this all-woman quartet continues to reinvent this timeless music while integrating new ideas and influences with an originality and flair we have become familiar with.

Children’s TV presenter Lindsey Russell narrates the disc and accompanying book of The Nutcracker and I, by Alexandra Dariescu: the story has been written by the notable classical music journalist and author Jessica Duchen with artwork created by Yeast Culture, illustrated by Adam Smith.

The Sursaut Dance Company is dedicated to the creation, production, and dissemination of dance works for young and family audiences. Joyful, poetic and touching, the company’s productions are witness to the maturity of a progressive and evolutionary artistic vision, aimed at young audiences since more than 30 years.

For quite some time now, Anna & Ines Walachowski range among the leading piano duos of our time. SInce almost two decades, the sisters have been inspiring their audience in the international concert halls.

The Kammerchor Stuttgart counts as one of the leading ensembles in Europe of its kind. During the more than forty years of its existence, Frieder Bernius has developed the choir into an ensemble which a special stylistic flexibility and a well known sound.