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Described by The Strad as a “virtuoso with a truly Romantic temperament”, equally at home on both violin and viola, London–based Zhislin enjoys an active and illustrious career as soloist and chamber musician. His performances have taken him to over 60 countries around the globe.

Dutch violin virtuoso Lisa Jacobs is known for her passionate performances, interesting programs and communicative qualities on stage. At the age of 17, Lisa has made her successful debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Riccardo Chailly. She has played all around the world ever since, both as a soloist with renowned orchestras and conductors, and a recitalist and vivid chamber musician.

As one of the leading violinists of his generation in Belgium, Wibert Aerts is known both as a chamber musician and as the violinist of the highly acclaimed chamber music ensemble Het Collectief.

Hrachya Avanesyan is considered as one of the most inspiring artists of his generation. In April 2006, when he was a teenager, he won the first prize at the Yehudi Menuhin Competition. In 2008 his talent was recognized once more in the musical world, when he won the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition in Denmark.

Active as a concert pianist, Alessandro Cervino recently appeared in important venues and festivals in Belgium and abroad such as “International Piano Festival” in Ravello (Italy), "Festival Papaioannou” in Kavala (Greece), “Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana” in Lugano (Switzerland), OAMK Oulu (Finland), “Centro de cultura musical” in Porto (Portugal), “Festival of Flanders”, “Musical Instruments Museum ” and “Flagey” in Brussels, "Handelsbeurs" in Ghent (Belgium), ….

As one of the most well-known young violinists in China today, was recruited as a violin professor at the age of 24, by Central Conservatory of Music, China’s top music academy. He has ever since then become known as the youngest violin educationalist in the school.

The creative activity of David Makhmudov is rich and multifaceted. For many years he has been combining solo concert activity, work in the orchestra and pedagogy. Since 2017, David has been a soloist within the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, with which he plays over 60 concerts annually in Belgium and throughout Europe.

Erik Sluys is among the most prominent Belgian violinists of his generation.
After brilliant studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, he pursued further training in Germany, first with Prof. Joshua Epstein in Saarbrücken, and later with Charles-André Linale in Düsseldorf. He was also strongly influenced by great masters such as Sándor Végh, Yfrah Neaman, André Gertler, and Zakhar Bron, with whom he took part in several masterclasses.

Wang Yi, violin teacher at the Lanzhou University of Arts and Science, is the council member of Chinese Musicians Association, Gansu Musicians Association and Lanzhou Musicians Association.

Zhong Yi is a violin teacher at the department of Orchestral studies at Xi'an Conservatory of Music and the vice principal of the conservatory’s attached middle school.