Felix Ayo, violin
Stephanie Gonley, violin
Esther Hoppe, violin
James Dunham, viola
William Coleman, viola
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello
Israel Fausto Martínez, cello
Rubén Fornell, doublebass
Javier Arago, bassoon
Daniel del Pino, piano
Benedicte Palko, piano
Jan Inge Almås, piano technician
Thomas Bertrand, luthier
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William Coleman - viola
Taking part in the following concerts:
- Opening Concert
- Sonidos de la noche
- Festival Bar
- Matinée
- Final Concert
Violist William Coleman, born in England, has made many appearances as a chamber musician and soloist, among others as violist of the Berlin-based Kuss Quartet. A busy schedule has included concerts at the Salzburg Festival, Edinburgh Festival, the Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus as well as the Wigmore Hall, Theatre du Chatelet Paris, Washington Library of Congress, and Carnegie Hall.
Studies at the University "Mozarteum" in Salzburg with Thomas Riebl and Veronika Hagen were followed at Boston's New England Conservatoire with Kim Kashkashian. During this time, he also studied with the Hungarian pianist Ferenc Rados.
Chamber-music partners have included Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Christian Tetzlaff, Yuri Bashmet, Miklos Perenyi, Kim Kashkashian, Boris Pergamenschikov and the Cuartetto Casals.
The Kuss Quartet is signed under a long-term exclusive contract with Sony/BMG.