MUSICIANS
Lucrezia Costanzo
Violin
She started to study in Catania at the age of 9. She completed her bachelor degree at the “conservatorio Bruno Maderna” in Cesena with full marks under the guidance of Stefano Pagliani. She just has been accepted for a master degree in Essen, at the “Folkwang Universität der Künste” under the guidance of Aleksey Semenenko. She has also attended an Erasmus program in Wien at the “Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (MDW)”. She attended masterclasses with Shlomo Mintz, Ilya Gruber, at the Stauffer Center in Cremona with Francesca Dego, Andrea Obiso. She is a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra where she leads the second violin section, she is currently working as a freelancer playing in orchestras like the Budapest Festival Orchestra of Ivàn Fisher and the Haydn Philarmonie of Enrico Onofri.
Gabriele Seggioli
Violin
Gabriele, who was born in Taranto, graduated with distinction from the Conservatorio C. Monteverdi in Bolzano, South Tyrol, before moving to Budapest and beginning his full-time advanced studies in violin with Prof. Kertész István. He is an appassionate of chamber music and he won national and international competitions with the Duo Seggioli. He is a frequent guest member of numerous professional and youth orchestras such as the Orchestra of the Fondazione Arena di Verona, the Südtirol Filarmoica and the AYSO Orchestra. He has performed throughout Europe in prestigious halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Lisinski Hall in Zagreb, the Petruzzelli Theatre in Bari and the Great Hall in Budapest.
Kardelen Buruk
Viola
The Turkish violist Kardelen Buruk began her musical journey with the violin at the age of 8, later switching to the viola. She completed her Bachelor's and Master's studies with distinction at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. She premiered her work 'Moonwalk' at the International Viola Congress 2018. With the duo Black Büyü she won the Grote Kamermuziekprijs in 2019. She founded 'Music Bridge' and performed for disadvantaged communities in Latin America and for the Turkish community in The Hague. She has collaborated with artists such as Gergiev, Imai and Apap. Kardelen performs as a freelance in various groups in the Netherlands and abroad, including Ciconia Consort, Libero Ensemble, Eudora Quartet, Ensemble Orochi and Ensemble Fluweel. She is the first viola and the manager director of the ReisOrkest Arnhem.
Matteo Bodini
Cello
Born in Silandro, he completed his studies in Salzburg and Bolzano. He was a pupil of Maria Tutzer at the Music School od Merano and he won the 'Prima la musica' competition in Austria several times. From 2016 to 2019, he was a stable member of the L. Cherubini Youth Orchestra under the direction of Riccardo Muti, where he performed also as solo cellist. He also served as a regular substitute with the orchestras of San Remo, Lugano, Novara and Bolzano, for the Solisti Aquilani and as first cello at the St. Blasius Academy in Innsbruck. In addition, he participated in the Gustav Mahler Academy in Bozen and attended master classes with Sandro Laffranchini, Niklas Schmidt, Roel Dieltiens, Tatiana Vassiljewa, Ulrike Hofmann and the Belcea Quartet.
Emma Moling
Double bass
Emma Moling was born in from South Tyrol and started playing the double bass at the age of 9. She graduated from the Monteverdi Conservatory in Bolzano and is currently pursuing further studies at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, Netherlands, with Theotime Voisin. She was twice awarded first prize in the 'Prima la Musica' competition in her own category. She has gained experience in orchestras such as the Haydn Orchestra, the NJO (National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands), the Südtirol Filarmonica and the Gustav Mahler Orchestra Dobbiacco. She has attended master classes with Bozo Paradzik, Alberto Bocini, Nicholas Schwartz, Dorin Marc, Caroline Emery, Milton Masciadri, Michelangelo Mercuri, Léo Genet und Cédric Carlier. Emma is the initiator of LASSÖ.
COMPOSER
Konstantinos Sifakis
Composer & double bassist
Konstantinos Sifakis is a Greek double bassist and composer born in 1994. He studied the double bass under the guidance of professors Matthew Midgley and Luis Cabrera at the classical music department of Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and graduated with honors (cum laude) in 2021. Fascinated by the solo double bass concept, he tries to find his ways of expression on the instrument by creating and performing his own solo compositions. Besides that, he is also composing chamber music, usually (but not necessarily) featuring the double bass. His works have been performed in several events and festivals around the world (U.S.A, China, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Spain, Israel), including a selection and performance in the Beijing Modern Music Festival (BMMF) in May 2023.