Matteo Aiello (Italy)
He began his musical studies at the “B. Marcello” Conservatory in Venice, continuing them in Trieste with Maestro L. Baldini, a pupil of Carlo Zecchi.
Graduated in piano and subsequently in harpsichord with full marks and honors at the Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto under the guidance of Lia Levi Minzi, he established himself in various piano competitions, winning among other things the 1st absolute prize at the “M.Clementi "In Florence, 1st prize at the 16th national competition in La Spezia, 1st prize at the 4th chamber music competition in Acqui Terme (Al), a distinction of merit at the fourth" F. Liszt "exhibition in Livorno , a special prize of the jury at the IV national competition "City of Villar Perosa", performing in the final award concert with the orchestra "Camerata Ducale" of Villar Perosa (To).
He recorded in Trieste for RAI in the television program "Piccola Ribalta", reserved for the winners of competitions, and also took part in 1981, selected among the best students of the conservatories of the Veneto, in the realization of the complete cycle of Beethoven's sonatas at the " Gran Teatro La Fenice ”in Venice.
In 1984 he attended a piano technique seminar held by Maestro V. Vitale, in 86 and 87 he attended the Hochschule für Musik of the Mozarteum in Salzburg, specializing with H. Graf and T. Nikolajeva, as a soloist, and with J.Fournier for chamber music, performing regularly in the "Akademie Konzerte" of the prestigious Austrian institute. In 1988, at the end of a three-year study with Aldo Ciccolini, at the "L. Perosi" Academy of Music in Biella, he obtained the "International Academic Diploma", distinguishing himself with the unanimous opinion of "excellence" expressed by a jury chaired by the musicologist P. Rattalino.
He has played as a soloist and with orchestra in major Italian cities (Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Ferrara, Trento, Udine, Venice) and for important associations such as Agimus, Youth Music, Friends of Music, Hungarian Academy, Axel Munthe Foundation of Anacapri.
In 1994 he made his debut in Paris with a recital at the Church of Saint-Merri; in 1996 he toured Hungary with recitals in Budapest for the Italian Cultural Institute and in Esztergom for the Higher Institute of Catholic Magisterium, performing, for the first time in that city, Ildebrando Pizzetti's Piano Sonata. He has also collaborated in the creation of some CDs by contemporary musicians such as Mirco De Stefani and Roberto Micconi for the Rivo Alto record label and the Lions Club of Venice on poetic texts by Andrea Zanzotto and Mario Stefani.

Roberto Neumann-Domingos (Brazil)
Roberto Domingos was born in Brazil, where he studied piano with Henriqueta Garcez Duarte at the School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná. After winning several prizes at national music competitions, he decided to continue studies in Germany.
As a Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship recipient, he completed postgraduate studies with Fany Solter and Dinorah Varsi at the University of Music Karlsruhe, where he graduated with a concert exam. He also studied songwriting with Ulrich Rademacher, graduating with honors. A Brazilian-Soviet cultural exchange scholarship sent him to work with the Georgian pianist Rudolf Kehrer at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
Since 1993, Roberto Domingo has been a lecturer in piano at the University of Music Karlsruhe, where he served on the Senate from 1999 to 2010. In addition to his university duties, he leads seminars and master classes in Germany and overseas and is a frequent juror at national and international piano competitions. He has given master classes in China, Korea, Germany, and Brazil. He also works as a teacher at the Western Enz District School for Music and Art (Kunst- und Musikschule Westlicher Enzkreis). Many of his students have won prizes in national and international music competitions. In July 2007, he was promoted to a professorship at the University of Music Karlsruhe in recognition of his merit and achievements.
His chamber music partners include Sebastian Manz, Sontraud Speidel, Fany Solter, Stefan Heinemeyer, Christoph Schickedanz, Nabil Shehata, Anne-Catherine Heinzmann, Koh Kameda, Camillo Radicke, and Martin Ostertag.
In addition to performing, Domingos is also involved in planning, organizing, and supervising the pro arte Königsbach-Stein concert series for the university alumni association as deputy chairman of the Adler Büttner Foundation and as deputy equal opportunities commissioner.
As soloist, chamber musician and lied accompanist, Domingos has performed in Brazil, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, Greece, China, Korea, Russia, Switzerland, and Albania, playing with renowned partners and orchestras. Radio, CD and TV recordings in Brazil, Poland, and Germany complete his wide range of activities.

Franziska Lee Jee-Eun (South Korea)
The pianist Franziska Lee, celebrated as a "lyrical jewel" by the press, is one of today’s leading young musicians. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she started her Bachelor studies with Prof. HeeSung Joo at the Seoul National University’s College of Music and graduated summa cum laude in 2011. In 2011 she arrived in Germany as a scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to take a master’s degree and concert soloist degree with Prof. Sontraud Speidel at the University of Music Karlsruhe. She found further inspiration with Prof. Peter Lang from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.
Franziska Lee won first prizes at numerous international competitions such as the 2010 “International Piano Competition of Korea”, the Viennese competition “Prof. Dichler-Wettbewerb” and “Concorso Internazionale di Esecuzione Musicale Giovani Musicisti” in Treviso, Italy. She received further prizes and special awards in 2012 at the “Concorso internazionale di musica Euterpe”, the “Concorso internazionale di Esecuzione Pianistica Premio Euterpe” and the “International Music Competition” in Padova. In 2013 Lee won first prizes at the “Dr. Hermann Büttner” piano competition of the University of Music Karlsruhe and in 2016 at the “Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition” in London.
Franziska Lee performs in renowned concert halls across Germany and all over Europe. Several engagements led the young artist to Minneapolis (USA) where she gave guest performances at the “International e-Piano MusikFest”. In 2015 she gave solo performances as part of the “Rising Stars” program of the Universities of Music Karlsruhe, Freiburg and Stuttgart together with the Polish symphonic orchestra of Toru?, conducted by Maciej Niesiolowksi. These concerts were followed by debuts with the Karlsruhe Chamber Orchestra, the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and the Philharmonie Baden-Baden, as well as engagements in radio and film productions. In 2018 her Debut-CD “L’HEURE EXQUISE” was released by Capriccio/Naxos. BBC London Radio, BR-Klassik, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Kulturradio rbb and SWR2 presented and broadcasted this recording.
Besides her concert activities Franziska Lee is also involved in supporting up-and-coming musicians. Since 2017 she teaches at the University of Music Karlsruhe and she is a regular juror at “Jugend musiziert”- Germany and at international competitions.

Cristina Marton-Argerich (Romania)
"Cristina Marton is a magnificent pianist" Martha Argerich.
Born in Romania, pianist Cristina Marton-Argerich has won numerous important prizes at international competitions such as the Arthur Schnabel Competition in Berlin 1994 , Geza Anda Competition in Zürich 1994, Clara Schumann Competition in Düsseldorf 1997, Mozart Competition in Salzburg 1999 and the First "Martha Argerich" International Piano Competition in Buenos Aires 1999, the First Prize in the Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition in Miami, USA and the First Prize in the Chamber Music Competition in Caltanissetta 1999 with her piano duo partner, Aglaia Bätzner.

During the past seasons, Cristina Marton-Argerich was invited to several of the most renowned music centres worldwide such the Berliner Philharmonie, Warsaw National Philharmonic Hall, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Opernhaus Zürich, Herkulessaal München, Taipei National Hall, Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Mozarteum Salzburg, Atheneum Bucharest, Hong Kong City Hall, BAM Theater New York, Playhouse Theater Edinburgh, Frankfurt Alte Oper. Cristina Marton-Argerich has appeared as soloist with orchestras including Orchestre Della Svizzera-Italiana, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina, Würtembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Museumsorchester Frankfurt conducted by distinguished conductors such as Sandor Vegh, James Judd, Dennis Russel Davies, Jörg Faerber, Christoph Poppen, Alexandre Rabinovich. She performs for many years in a piano duo with Martha Argerich at international festivals in South America, Asia and Europe.

The piano duo Martha Argerich & Cristina Marton recorded two live performances at the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano (2009 and 2011) for EMI Classics and one performance for Warner Classics (2013). Cristina Marton studied in Berlin with Prof. Georg Sava. She also received lessons from Christian Zacharias, Leon Fleischer, Martha Argerich, Dmitri Baskirov, Stephen Kovacevich, Fou Ts'ong, Andras Schiff, Radu Lupu and Alfred Brendel. Very active as a pedagogue, Cristina Marton-Argerich teaches since 2009 at the Jugendmusikschule Singen. Since 2014 at the Leopold Mozart Center of the University of Augsburg, She gives masterclasses in Romania, Belgium and Argentina. She is invited as a jury member at national and international piano competitions.

Irene Russo (Italy)
Irene Russo studied with Lazar Berman and Franco Scala at the International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola, and in Barcelona with Alicia de Larrocha. In 2000 she won the "Clara Schumann" International Piano Competition in Düsseldorf. She was also awarded at the 2002 "ARD" Competition in Munich and at the "Martha Argerich" Competition in Buenos Aires 2003. In 2008 she was awarded the "Dorothy McKenzie" International Piano Award in New York. Ms. Russo is regularly invited to hold piano masterclasses both in Italy and abroad. She has participated in prestigious international festivals: La Roque d'Anthéron, Schloss-Elmau, Heidelberger Frühling, Robert Schumann, sfSound's Contemporary Piano Music San Francisco, Festival International de Marseille, Musica Viva, Eclat Neue Musik. She has performed over 30 concerts with orchestra including all five by Beethoven and both by Brahms; she has been guest soloist of orchestras such as: Netherlands Philharmonic, Orchester National des Pays de la Loire, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Münchener Kammerorchester, Kiev National Symphony Orchestra, Klassische Philharmonie , Mantua Chamber Orchestra, San Carlo Theater Symphony Orchestra, Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Thüringhen Philharmonie. She has also performed at: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Bozar Bruxelles, Konzerthaus Berlin, deGasteig Munich, Palau de la Musica Valencia, Cité des Congrès Nantes, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Hobby Center for Performing Arts Houston, Teatro Comunale Bologna, Steinway Hall New York. Since 2005 she has recorded for Brilliant Classics obtaining prestigious awards (CD of the Month on “Gramophone”, gold record for sales in the Netherlands). She has been a piano teacher for 10 years at the Royal Conservatorium Antwerp and the LUCA School of Arts in Leuven, and since 2021 she is piano professor at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. After graduating with honors in Pedagogy, she obtained a University Specialization Diploma in Theory and Practice of Musical Cognition at the University of Pavia. Since 2016 she is the Artistic Director of the Archipel Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam.