Rising Stars 2011/2012 Season

Each year the European Concert Hall Organisation selects six outstanding artists to become its Rising Stars. The selected Rising Stars perform a concert tour across the halls of the ECHO network. The ECHO Rising Stars series has existed since 1995 and has shaped the musical careers of many of today’s world class artists.

The aim of the Rising Stars series is to bring young and exceptional young artists to new international audiences. The selected artists are offered unparalleled performance opportunities to present musical programmes of their choosing in the major concert halls of Europe. The focus of the series is musical excellence; the artists presented in the series are the best in their chosen field and are hand-selected by the Artistic Directors of our member halls.


Erik Bosgraaf recorder
nominated by Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam & BOZAR Brussels

Jakob Koranyi cello
nominated by Stockholms Konserthus

Khatia Buniatishvili piano
nominated by Wiener Konzerthaus and the Musikverein Wien

Llama
Sílvia Pérez voice Ravid Goldschmidt hang
nominated by L’Auditori Barcelona

Modigliani Quartet
Philippe Bernhard violin, Loïc Rio violin, Laurent Marfaing viola, François Kieffer cello
nominated by Laeiszhalle Elphilharmonie Hamburg, Kölner Philharmonie and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Tetraktys Quartet
Giorgos Panagiotidis violin, Kostas Panagiotidis violin, Ali Başeğmezler viola, Dimitris Travlos cello
nominated by Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall