ARTISTS

The International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation is fuelled by continuous collaboration with artists from all cultures. Our Ambassador Artists are the spokespersons of the values embodied by Yehudi Menuhin and promoted by the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation: creativity, integration, sharing, respect for diversity, and transmission. Their objective is to promote the emergence of creativity and encourage the integration of vulnerable target groups through the practice of art. Their engagement encompasses arts teaching through the MUS-E® programme plus art laboratories, vibrant international exchange and music and dance performances.

More than 1,000 Ambassador Artists, across all artistic disciplines, are engaged with the Foundation. Their approach is rooted in the values of intercultural dialogue: listening to oneself and others, reciprocal enrichment and the negotiation of a peaceful and creative way of living together. Our ambassador artists also benefit from initiatives under the patronage of the Foundation such as artist residencies and international collaboration projects.

Léo Ullman Léo Ullmann began his musical education at the Conservatoire du 10ème arrondissement de Paris in the class of Julien Dieudegard, where he acquired the basics of

Roby Lakatos Roby Lakatos is not only a virtuoso on the violin, but also an extremely versatile musician who is equally adept to performing classical music, jazz, and

Rouben Haroutounian After studying music at the National Conservatory of Tehran (violin with Albert Minassian and classical guitar with Soler Aguilar) and in Paris (classical guitar with Javier

Raul Iaza After classical music studies, Raul developed concert activities as a soloist specialized in ancient music research in Argentina and Italy. He also developed drama production and

Osvaldo Hernandez Percussions, violin, mandolin, flutes Born in IXMIQUILPAN-HIDALGO (Mexico) on January 17, 1964, he has been a percussionist for 20 years. He started with Latin American rhythms

Maria Lekransky Maria Lekransy was born in the Netherlands but her roots are in Maluku, Indonesia. At the age of 12 she recorded two singles after winning a

Samuel Cattiau Photo © Fred Debacker Samuel Cattiau discovers his voice with a high and precise range during his training in Applied Arts. He then worked on vocal

The violinist Carlo Dumont is the artistic and administrative coordinator of the programme MUS-E® in Naples, Italy. His musical education began in Naples, and continued in Rome, where

Aleksandar Caric Musician, comedian and teacher, Aleksandar Caric works in Italy since 1991. Born in Yugoslavia, Aleksandar Caric was a member in the eighties of the theatrical and

Karim Baggili Belgian, of Jordanian – Yougoslav origins, Karim Baggili is a composer and self-taught guitarist and oud player. He performs regularly in Belgium and also abroad. Additionally

Milton Paulo After completing training in contemporary dance in his native Brazil in 1994, Milton followed additional courses at the Colégio de Dança do Ceará in 1999. He

The Brussels Chamber Orchestra (BCO) In 1999, the common passion and investment of young people virutosos for chamber music gave birth to the Brussels Chamber Orchestra. With six

Patries Wichers Patries Wichers was born in 1959 in the Netherlands from Indonesian parents.She trained as a painter in the Royal Art Academy of ’s-Hertogenbosch (NL) with a

Matthieu Saglio Thanks to an immediately distinctive sound and to a range of great diversity, the French cellist Matthieu Saglio has established himself as one of the most

N’Faly Kouyate N’Faly Kouyate was born into one of the the most famous families of griots of the Mandingue, the region of West Africa which includes Guinea-Conakry, Mali,

Iva Bittova Iva Bittová’s countryman Milan Kundera wrote how Europe’s “small nations” form another Europe. The violinist-vocalist may be ‘small nation’ Czech but her musical worldview and visionary

Gilles Apap Called “the exemplary Violinist of the twenty-first century” by Yehudi Menuhin, the French violinist became known around the world not only for his virtuoso interpretation of

Shanglie Zhou In 1991 Shanglie Zhou left Shanghai to settle in Antwerp. Her name already bears the notion of a bridge and a connection, since “Shanglie” is a compound

Thierry Van Roy Thierry Van Roy is a music alchemist. He has travelled all over the world, exploring the past and the future to create music born of

Barbara Valentino Barbara Valentino is a singer specialized in vocal research. She has cooperated for several years with various associations, theatres, schools and musicians. She teaches vocal practice

Isabelle Maurel For the past twenty years, Isabelle has been studying and exploring improvisation, interdisciplinarity, proximity with all types of audience, performance and ground work about the five

Antonino Talamo Musician, Percussionist, Instrumentalist for live and studio recordings, Teacher, Pedagogue. He studied with Maestro Peppe Sannino, to perfect his skill in the Afro-Cuban musical styles (Mambo,

Quentin Dujardin Born in Dinant, Quentin enters at an early age the world of classical music with his father. For ten years he attends the Ciney Academy following

Jason Carter Jason Carter’s musical depth and extraordinary style have left an indelible impact around the globe. Touring with his inimitable fusion of world music and classical styles,

Marlène Dorcéna Born in Haiti, Marlène Dorcéna grew up in the South, in Les Cayes. At school she practiced a repertoire of French songs and also sang gospel

Volker Biesenbender Volker was Lord Menuhin’s favourite pupil as he truly represented for him the musician of the 21st century: the one who goes towards the cultures of

Cristina Almuni Candela Cristina Almuni Candela was born in Spain. Since 2000, she is active mainly between Granada, Barcelona and Madrid. She studied classical, contemporary but mainly flamenco

Miguel Arcos A musician and painter from Ecuador, Miguel is constantly looking for sounds and colours. He has recreated an Andean palette in his search for the primeval

Jean-Yves Bardoul Jean-Yves Bardoul is what is called a “green” musician. He organises sound-focused walks, during which he leads people along previously researched paths, deciphers the sound environment

Ida Kelarová Born and raised in what is now known as the Czech Republic, Gypsy singer Ida Kelarová is the daughter of the late Gypsy artist Koloman Bitto. Kelarová, like her father,

Burhan Öçal Currently living in Istanbul and Zurich, Switzerland, Burhan Öçal found himself in the bosom of the world of music and art from the very first days

Nicolas Ankoudinoff Self-taught saxophonist, Nicolas grew up in a family of musicians. He studied music at the Liège Conservatoire and stage direction at the Institut National Supérieur des

Andor Timar Andor has first graduated as an actor in Budapest in 1994. He then worked in theatre, film, and voiceover projects. From 1999, he continued his entertainment

Jorge Chaminé Jorge Chaminé, born in April 1956 in Porto, is a Portuguese operatic baritone. Of Spanish and Portuguese parentage, he began his musical studies (piano, voice, cello, guitar, choral and orchestra conducting) at an early