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Chinese-Australian cellist Li-Wei Qin is recognized as one of the foremost cellists of his generation, praised for his “superbly stylish, raptly intuitive” playing (Gramophone). A former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, he gained international prominence after winning the Silver Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition and First Prize at the Naumburg Competition in New York. He has performed as a soloist with major orchestras including the London Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, and the China Philharmonic, and has appeared at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, the BBC Proms, and Lincoln Center.

A dedicated chamber musician and educator, he is currently Professor of Cello at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore and Artistic Director of the Qingdao International Cello Festival. Li-Wei plays a rare 1780 Joseph Guadagnini cello, generously on loan, and continues to inspire audiences worldwide with his rich tone, technical mastery, and musical depth.

Chen Xi is a distinguished Chinese violinist and professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

Recognized for his technical mastery and expressive interpretations, he has performed as soloist with leading orchestras including the China Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra of China.

A dedicated educator, Professor Chen serves on the violin faculty at his alma mater, the Central Conservatory, where he mentors the next generation of Chinese virtuosos. His international masterclasses and jury participation in major competitions have established his reputation in the violin pedagogy community.As a recording artist, Chen Xi has released several critically acclaimed albums featuring both classical repertoire and works by Chinese composers. He performs on a fine Italian violin from the 18th century.

Wang Jiajing is an internationally recognized violinist, currently serving as Associate Professor at the Central Conservatory of Music and Concertmaster of its Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory and Sydney

Conservatorium of Music, she earned her Doctorate from CCOM under renowned pedagogue Tong Weidong. Her distinguished career includes major competition successes at the Wieniawski and Novosibirsk International Violin Competitions, as well as historic appointments as the youngest musician in Macao Orchestra's history. An active soloist and chamber musician, she has performed across prestigious venues worldwide including Vienna's Golden Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall, and Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, collaborating with leading conductors such as Long Yu, v Christoph Eschenbach and YannickNézet-Séguin. Committed to music education, she serves as President of the Macao Youth Musicians Association and frequently gives masterclasses throughout Asia. Her cultural contributions include collaborations with composer He Zhanhao and performances for national leaders at CPPCC events. Wang plays a fine 1712

David Techler violin.

Dora Deliyska is a Bulgarian-born, Vienna-based concert pianist acclaimed for her imaginative programming and compelling artistry. From her first public recital at age nine, she trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under Noel Flores, Jürg von Vintschger, and Stefan Vladar (M.M., 2010), complemented by postgraduate study with Oxana Yablonskaya in Italy    . Her repertoire spans Bach to Ligeti, and her conceptual recitals—like B‑A‑C‑H, Alles Walzer, einmal anders!, and Études & Préludes—have garnered critical acclaim and international attention  .

Deliyska performs regularly at major venues including Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Brussels’s Palais des Beaux-Arts, and the Oosterpoort (NL), and tours across Asia and South America, where she also teaches masterclasses  . Her discography includes award-winning albums of Liszt, Schubert (Supersonic Award), Schumann, and contemporary projects like B‑A‑C‑H (2018) and Études & Préludes (2023)  . As a Bösendorfer artist, she combines scholarly insight, virtuosic flair, and interpretative depth, captivating listeners world‑wide.

Simeon Goshev is a Bulgarian pianist, based in Vienna. His vivid and moving interpretations, especially of compositions of the Viennese Classic and the 20th and 21st century are highly praised all over Europe.

In 2024 he has solo engagements in Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus Vienna, the Royal Theater in Warsaw, Grieg‘s House in Bergen and many others. He also made his debut in China with solo recitals, chamber music concerts and as a soloist for orchestras in Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen etc.

The last years in Simeon’s career have been marked by success. In the past seasons, he performed regularly in Germany, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Poland. Simeon has recorded for the Bavarian Radio, the Austrian National Radio (ORF), the Bulgarian National Radio and Television. He is a laureate of prestigious international piano competitions: the last of which were the Grand Prix of the Bösendorfer Competition in Vienna, 2nd Prize of “Pancho Vladigerov” Competition in Shumen and two prizes of the “Leos Janacek” in Brno.

His first solo album “Bulgarian piano heritage”, a project, backed up by the Ministry of Culture in Bulgaria and aimed at making Bulgarian classical music known around the world, was released in the beginning of 2022.

Simeon is deeply interested and involved in various aspects of classical music – in February 2021 he successfully obtained his PhD from the National Conservatory in Sofia, Bulgaria with a dissertation on Stravinsky’s ballets. In October 2021 he became part of the esteemed teaching team of the piano department at MDW and as from September 2023 he is also a lecturer in the other major music university of Vienna – Musik und Kunst Universität der Stadt Wien.

As of 2021 Simeon Goshev is an official Bösendorfer Artist, representing one of the world’s leading piano brands.