X. Danubia Talents International Music Competition 2025 - LIVE-PRESENCE

The Austrian pianist Stephanie Timoschek studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz with Annamaria Bodoky-Krause, Noel Flores, Stefan Arnold and Alexander Rössler.

She won several prices, for example „Gradus ad Parnassum“ ,and she got the „Streif“- and „Martha Debelli“ scholarships.

Stephanie Timoschek has developed a career as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Her chamber music partners are musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the RSO Wien.

She has been invited to perform at major concert halls in Europe and Asia.

Her interest is also in contemporary music. So she played a lot of world premieres of important composers.

Stephanie Timoschek recorded a Double CD with the ORF, where she played the whole piano work of Rudolf Hindemith, who was the younger brother of Paul Hindemith. In addition, some chamber music CDs appeared.

The pianist is member of the „Zemlinsky Ensemble Wien“, the „Pleyel-Duo“, the „Pleyel-Trio Wien“ and the trio „Clarivoce“.

Stephanie Timoschek teaches at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. She has a class in the department „Konzertfach Klavier“. A lot of her students won prices in international competitions.

Stephanie Timoschek also gives masterclasses and she is jury member in national and international competitions. 

Andrea Ceccomori earned a degree in flute performance at the Morlacchi Music Conservatory in Perugia (Italy). He pursued further studies with Severino Gazzelloni at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena (Italy), as well as with Mario Ancillotti, Angelo Persichilli, Maxence Larrieu, Roberto Fabbriciani, Markus Stockhausen, Louis Andriessen and many others musicians.

Mr. Ceccomori performs both classical and contemporary music. He has appeared in important events like Vatican for the Pope Francisco and in New York Memorial 9/11 Table of Silence dance performance as official musician flutist and composer. He is appeared at national and international festivals such as Spazio Musica in Cagliari (Italy), Nuova Consonanza and Musica Verticale in Rome, and Biennale of Contemporary Music in Zagreb (Croatia).  He was a prizewinner for contemporary music at the Stresa International Competition (1988).  He has performed in cities throughout Europe, including Germany (Darmstadt, Bamberg, Friburg, Fulda, Ingolstaadt,) Paris, Stockholm, Prague, Sofia Relation Days,, Gent (The Logos Foundation), Helsinki (The Sibelius Academy), Vatican City (Concert for Peace), Toronto (Roy Thomson Hall), Munich (Gasteig), as well as in Spain, Africa, and Brazil ( San Paolo, San Pedro Theatre in Porto Alegre), London ( Kings Place), UCAS in Bejing and Chin tour, Cracovia sacra Festival, and many many others. 

In the United States, Mr. Ceccomori has appeared as guest performer in New York (Lincoln Center, NYU, Lica composers) Connecticut, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Maryland, California. He is a official flutist of dance performance of memorial September 11 in New York.

Mr. Ceccomori can be heard on the following labels: Amiata Records, BMG/Ricordi, Edipan, Rara, Rai Trade, Tweedle, MEP publishing, Flipper music, Norh2North. He has been a frequent performer on radio and television in Italy.  He is also involved with the Rai Trade & Cemat  & SIMC/ISCM project for the promotion of contemporary Italian music. 

His articles are published in Falaut and Syrinx (Italian flute magazines). 

He is founder and artistic director of Assisi Suono Sacro festival and Baton for Peace.

As a Flute performer, he is dedicate to new music repertoire and collaborates with contemporary artists throughout the world. Ceccomori has inspired many works for flute of wich he has given world premieres. He has realized more than 200 premiere by composers from all over the world. He has performed in Europe, Canada, United States, South America, Africa. Cd's are published in his name, and he also appears in collaborative recordings, solo recordings, television and radio broadcasts. 

As professor Ceccomori regularly gives masterclasses in American Universities ( Colorado College, Georgia University, Grand Valley State University, Florida International University, University of South Mississippi, University of South Carolina) , Accademia Philarmonica in Bucarest and Minsk ( Belarus) and collaborate with many composers forum ( Baltimore composers forum, Long Island Composers Alliance, Union of Bulgarian Composers) to teach the new extendended technique for flute and classic repertoire. His articles are published in newspaper and magazines such us Amadeus, Falaut, Syrinx, Raitrade, ISCM and Cemat both supporting Ceccomori' effort in the dissemination, of contemporary music. Dasi Flute published his new method book, Flute Today in 2010. His skill are based on Italian classical music and contemporary music.

As a composer he has wrote many music for his instrument (flute) with accompaniment of string orchestra, piano, harp full orchestra, electronic and various ensemble.

For more informations please visit: www.ceccomori.it.

Balázs Hornyák is a Hungarian flutist, music educator. He graduated from the Conservatory of Szeged University with distinction then he obtained his master’s degree in flute performance from Pécs University, Faculty of Music. Balázs started his career in the Symphony Orchestra of Szeged National Theatre. He has worked with Symphony Orchestras as a freelance musician, involved in musical performances in various theatres and performs with different chamber music formations regularly. He also teaches musical talents and helps them start a musical career. His students have been awarded in regional and national competitions. Besides this, he researches arts education and musical talent and lectures at national and international conferences about the results. He is a member of the European Council for High Ability and became a European Music Council Fellow in 2016 and participates in the work of EMC.

Christian Anzinger studied violin in Austria with Prof. Franz Wall at the Privatuniversität Anton Bruckner, with Prof. Franz Samohyl at the Mozarteum, Salzburg and in

Meadowmount with Ivan Galamian

He is a jury member at the most important violin competitions with best young violinists from all over the world (Valsesia International Violin and Orchestra Competition..) He has been active as a soloist with orchestra, with piano and chamber music, Passauer Streichquartett, Solisti Aquilani, Anton Bruckner Orchestra, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Chamber Orchestra Bad Hall.

He is an University Professor of violin at the Conservatorio G. Verdi Milan.

Professor of Talent Master University, Brescia, for Kaleidos University Zürich Invitations to teach and to give conferences in the following Universities in China :

Professor at the Shanghai University of Visual Arts Affiliated High School of Science and Technology, Shenzen University teacher of Sias University, University teacher at the Huzhou Normal University.

His students are members of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan - Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI Torino - Kremerata Baltica - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - La Filarmonica di Milano - Verbier International Junior Orchestra - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam.

He is an innovator of a new teaching method considering spirituality in music with all inner aspects while performing, refusing an academical approach to interpretate music.

"To decipher, perceive beauty, mystery of sound, to teach it and to give a contribution for a refoundation of interpretation in our contemporary times is the mission of his life"

He is an Executive Committee Member of the Foundation LAUS PLENA in Lugano Switzerland Co-Founder of the Foundation "La Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti", Milan

Scientific Committee Member of the Foundation "Pensare Oltre"

Awards: Premio Giocaitalia 2017, 2018: Price for the recognition of interpretation by teaching high values in music

Masterclasses of violin for: Euro Music Festival Halle, Germany - Talent Music Summer, Brescia - Olympus Musicus, Prague - Concertato, Capri - Erasmus Master Class at the University of Riga, Latvia. - Aiac Academia Saint Rhemy-en- Bosses - Scuola di Archi Salernitana - Masterclass of violin Minori, Salerno - Seven Colours Wind Violin Micro Museum Chengdu, China....

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She earned her university degree at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Debrecen Conservatory. In her final year of studies, she won a singing competition in Florence, after which she received scholarships from the State University of New York and the Greater Buffalo Opera Company in the United States.

After returning from America, she sang for a year with the Hungarian Radio Choir, then was awarded the Budapest Opera Lovers’ Scholarship. She made her debut at the Hungarian State Opera as Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème, later performing in productions such as Bizet’s Carmen, Britten’s Peter Grimes, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Vajda’s Leonce and Lena, and Kacsóh’s János vitéz. At the same time, she appeared at the Csokonai Theatre in Debrecen, singing Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Carolina in Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto. For ten years she was the leading prima donna of Interoperett, first at the Pesti Vigadó and later at the Belvárosi Színház.

She has worked with renowned conductors and artists including Ervin Lukács, Ádám Medveczky, János Kovács, Tamás Pál, Péter Oberfrank, Géza Köteles, Géza Török, Balázs Kocsár, Gergely Kesselyák, Ilona Tokody, Bernadett Wiedemann, Attila B. Kiss, Ingrid Kertesi, Mária Temesi, and Attila Fekete, among others. Her teachers included Júlia Pászthy and Krisztina Laki.

As a guest artist, she has performed throughout nearly all of Europe — in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Romania — as well as in the United States.

Alongside her singing career, teaching has always been equally important to her. For nearly ten years she led the Vocal Department in Újpest. She is the founder and artistic director of the Erkel Opera Studio, which was included in the Hungarian Repository of Basic Arts Education in 2018.

She also conducts highly acclaimed vocal masterclasses.

Since 2015, she has been teaching at the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen as a senior lecturer.

Since 2022, she has also been a faculty member of the University of Theatre and Film Arts.

György Gyivicsan graduated at University of Szeged - Faculty of Music in 2001 and earned university degree. During his studies he attended and remunerated several times at national competitions. After this he got admitted to the college of Freiburg as one of the pupils of the world famous musician, Mr. Branimir Slokar. During his studies at Freiburg he has won a scholarship to Berlin Radio Symphonic Orchestra and has been a major member of the orchestra for two years.

He was one of the founders of Genesis Brass that was established together with colleagues who are taking major roles in Berlin’s notable orchestras. They have recorded numerous CDs and have given concerts and live TV shows as well. After successful graduation at Freiburg he moved to Switzerland to continue his studies at Bern University of the Arts - Music Faculty.

One of the highlights of Mr. Gyivicsan’s career was the winning of the international competition in Porcia (Italy) in December 2003

After the invitation from Branimir Slokar in 2004 he became a perpetual member of Slokar Quartet. Ever since they made numerous CD-recordings and gave concerts all over the world.

He finished his studies at Bern University in 2005 and earned a soloist diploma. Afterwards he started teaching at University of Szeged - Faculty of Music as a trombone professor.

He has been regularly invited to give concerts and to host courses in countries like Portugal, Italy, Austria, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Slovenia and the US. In September, 2010 he was a visiting professor in New York. He also hosted a master class in Argentina at Trombonanza in 2013 where he got invited for 2015 as well. He played a solo concert at the International Trombone Festival in Iowa in 2018.

He founded the Szeged Trombone Ensemble together with his former students and performed lots of concerts. Their fourth CD ‘OVERTONALITY’ was released on 2019.

He earned a DLA at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Doctoral School in 2013. Mr. Gyivicsan was a member of Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra between 2013-2015.

Since 1. feb. 2019 Mr. Gyivicsan become the trombone professor of the Liszt Academy in Budapest.

Launched as an enfant prodige, Ilaria Loatelli, pianist, she has been the guest artist of the Golden Key Festival at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in New York on 2016.
Graduated cum laude at Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome with Sergio Perticaroli, she gained the “Via Vittoria Award” from Sir Antonio Pappano as the best graduated of the year 2013.

She is Artist-in-Residence of "Consonanze Armoniche" concert season in Villa Vecelli Cavriani in Verona, where she performs a festival with some of the most renowned musicians yearly. She recently have had the pleasure to play with amazing artists like Ervis Gega, Valeria Zorina, Marco Fornaciari, Wolfgang Schröder, Reggie Clews (violin), Ramon Jaffe (cello), MPO String Quartet and the Ensemble Ars Mundi. 

She is the Artistic Director of "Scuole in Musica" National Music Competition in Verona, the biggest European competition for young musicisians with more than 5.000 applicants yearly, and of "Laszlo Spezzaferri" International Music Competition in Verona. 

She has performed throughout Europe, China, North America and Australia for more than 400 concerts at renowned festivals like the 69th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Primavera Pianistica in Antwerp, Da Bach a Bartok in Imola, MITO Settembre Musica in Turin, Steinway Society in Verona, Festival de Musica de Coimbra, Seimanes Musicales in Crans Montana, Yamaha Festival in Milan, Festival delle Nazioni in Rome, Nei suoni dei luoghi International Music Festival, Amici di Campo Lo Feno at Elba Isle and in prestigious concert halls as Berlin's Konzerhaus, Kitzingen's Seiler Konzertsaal, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Romanian Academy and Teatro di Marcello in Rome, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Teatro Goldoni in Florence, Teatro Vittoria in Turin, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Teatro Manzoni and Auditorium in Milan, Conservatory and Teatro Académico Gil Vicente in Coimbra, National Conservatory, Museo do Combatente, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos and Palacio Foz in Lisbon, Museu Nacional Soares do Reis in Oporto, Hong Tai Hall in Xiamen, York Theatre and Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, Lywenyll Hall in Canberra, Chevalier College in Bowral (Australia), Ateneu in Bacau. 

At the age of 20 she was invited by the outstanding pianist Michel Dalberto to take part in the Crans Montana Summer Festival (Switzerland), where she played solo recitals and two piano recitals with him. She also took part in the Chopin Marathon in Milan with the legend Ivo Pogorelich, recorded by Mediaset Italian TV Channel.

During the develop of her career, she also won many prizes in competitions, like the 2014 Sony Classical Talent Scout in Milan and in 2013 she was awarded with the Second Prize at the 4th Southern Highlands International Piano Competition in Bowral (Australia). Se has also distinguished in several other international piano competitions like the 6th International Piano Competition "G. Pecar" in Gorizia (1st prize and special award for the best Mozart performance), 11th International Piano Competition "L. Gante" in Pordenone (2nd prize), the 5th Rhodos International piano competitiom, the 1st Alkan - Zimmerman piano competition in Athens, and she was selected to take part in Sydney International piano competition (2012 edition), in China International Piano Competition in Xiamen (2013) and Geza Anda International Piano Competition (2015).
During her career she recorded for Radio Classica, Radio Nacional Do Portugal, ABC Radio Australia, and for Mediaset, Euroclassical, TV Bacau and many other Italian TVchannels. Her first solo cd “Caleidoscope” was released in Portugal in 2014 for Flamme Records.

She debuted with orchestra at the age of nine and she has performed several times with Orquestra do Norte, Orchestra della Fondazione Arena di Verona, Filarmonica "Mihail Jora" of Bacau, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera di Alessandria, Orchestra Filarmonica  Italiana, Orchestra del Friuli Venezia Giulia.

?She began her piano studies at the age of six at the Conservatory "F. E. Dall'Abaco" in Verona with Prof. Laura Palmieri. During her childhood she won thirty first prizes in competitions for gifted children and debuted as soloist with orchestra at the age of nine. From 1999 to 2010 she continued at the International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro" of Imola with Prof. Franco Scala and Prof. Boris Petrushansky and she took her Master degree with full marks, full honors and a special mention at Verona Conservatory.

Julianna Kiss was born in Hungary, she started her musician studies at the age of 5. She has received her first teacher Degree from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Miskolc in Hungary. She has a concert diploma in piano from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Pécs in Hungary. From 2012 to 2015 she studied Mentor teacher program and Kovács-method at the Budapest ELTE-PPK University. She has received her Postgraduate Degree (Piano, Art Song, Chamber Music Repertoire) in Universitát für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. Her Professors: Thomas Kreuzberger, Eun Ju Lee, Yuko Batik. She received further impulses from professors of piano, such as Sándor Falvai, Gyöngyi Keveházi, László Gyimesi, Attila Némethy, Tamás Vásáry, Dénes Varjon, Csaba Király. Who are famous teachers of the Hungarian piano school.

She studied heritage of Liszt and Bartók and Russian piano school method from them.
She studied the fortepiano music on the Masterclass of legendary Prof. Malcom Bilson.
She studied chamber music at the Music University of Padua.
She won on several National and International Music Competition. Her repertoire is vast: it includes piano solo and several chamber music pieces.
She is a piano accompanist for several choirs.

She works in Budapest as a sought-after piano teacher and is also employed by the Hungary as a piano mentor and piano consultant.
She is an enthusiastic representative and advertiser of Kovács-method, which takes an important part in her work.

In 2013, EMMI (Ministry of Human Resources, department of Hungarian Government) adjudicated her the „Bonis Bona – For the Talents of the Nation” award, because of her prominent work in music teaching and talent management. From 2014 she is a member of „Nemzeti Pedagógus Kar” (National Teacher Faculty). She became consultant for music teachers in 2015.
Hungarian Silver Cross of Merit state award in 2023. The Hungarian Order of Merit is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. The degrees of the Order of Merit are awarded to persons who carry out exemplary activities in the field of culture, science, art, as well as in their own field of expertise - in order to promote the interests of Hungary and increase universal human interests. The awards are granted by the President of the Republic.
Her piano students have already won close than 500 prizes at national and international
competitions.

Julianna is the founder and artistic director of the Danubia Talents International Music Festival and Competitions. She hold several masterclasses in Hungary and abroad.
She is also jury president or member at various national and international competitions in (Catania, Rome, Ischia, Orbetello) – Italy, Spain, Austria, Hungary.

As a concert pianist she tours all over Europe. She has given many charity concert in Hungary and abroad. Her artistic work includes hundreds of concerts.
She has invited to play with Daniel Lugosi clarinetist he performed live for TV broad casting. (VirtuososTalent Show) Daniel Lugosi won on the Virtuosos Talent Show.
She organized the first Casio Festival in Hungary Roma Vienna gave a concert. She has organize concerts and exhibitions for young talents and supports young talents in many ways form.

She participated with four Hungarian young students in an ERASMUS program in ITALY (2018. Music, a bridge among cultures).

Publications: dr. Kovács Géza Memory book: Kovács-method in professional piano education.

Source: http://www.hetek.hu/interju/201402/zenelni_csak_szivvel_lehet

Contacts: kissjuli.info [at] gmail.com, zongorilla7 [at] gmail.com
 https://www.facebook.com/juli.kiss.520

Oboist, cultural art organizer

Rintaro Akamatsu began studying the piano and the violin at the age of 2, and the cello at the age of 6. He showed remarkable talent from a very young age. At the age of 5, he made his TV debut, showcasing his skills. By the age of 10, he performed Mozart's concerto with his original cadenza. Since winning the All Japan Student Music Competition in 1990, he has achieved success in several major competitions in Japan.

His first international recognition came in 2000 when he won third prize at the Clara Schumann International Piano Competition, which featured esteemed judges such as Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire. Dr. Joachim Kaiser praised him as "really intelligent and talented" during this achievement.

After graduating from Kobe University, he received unanimous acclaim from the judges who awarded him the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste for both piano and chamber music at L’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. He excelled in chamber music, receiving full marks from all the judges. He has studied under renowned musicians such as Mikhail Voskresensky in Tokyo, France Clidat and Jean Micault in Paris, György Nádor and Kocsis Zoltán in Budapest, and Nina Patchett and Christian Ivaldi for chamber music.

He has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Royal Metropolitan Orchestra, Royal Chamber Orchestra, Danube Symphony Orchestra, and Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. In addition to performing in major concert halls in Japan, he has showcased his talent in the USA, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Taiwan, and Colombia. His recordings, including "Due Domenico," "Angel del Piazzolla," "And the Bell Tolls," "Hommage a Invention," "Lascia ch'io Pianga," and "Für Clara," released under King International, have received critical acclaim from various magazines.

Moreover, he serves as a jury member for numerous international piano competitions, such as the "Danubia Talents," "Osaka," "Xabia," "Liszt," "Orbetello," "Monegrarte," and "Scandinavian" International Music Competitions. He has been invited to teach master classes in Japan, Asia, and Europe, and has had the privilege of mentoring over 1,000 musicians throughout his career. His guidance and expertise have contributed to the success of many talented individuals, who have emerged as winners in significant domestic and international competitions.

He has also authored numerous works and contributed serials to newspapers and magazines, providing insights into his experiences, knowledge, and perspectives on music. These written contributions showcase his multifaceted presence in the arts.

Currently, Rintaro Akamatsu is Professor of Osaka College of Music, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Utsunomiya Junior College, Budapest International Piano Masterclass. The President of the Japan Liszt Piano Academy. An ambassador for Casio.

For more information, please visit http://rintaro-akamatsu.com/.

I was born in Budapest and started playing the guitar at the age of ten.

Education:

• Music School of District 13, Budapest
• Bartók Béla Secondary School of Music, Budapest
• Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – Teacher Training Institute, Budapest / Guitar Teacher, Chamber Music Performer
• Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna, Austria / Master’s Degree in Guitar Performance
• University of Miskolc / Master’s Degree in Guitar Pedagogy
• Kodolányi János University / Certified Teacher, Educational Leader
• Mentor Teacher for Practical Training / Specialization in Educational Consultancy

During my studies, I received several scholarships, including those from the Soros Foundation, the Alban Berg Stiftung, the ÖAD, and the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna.

Concerts:
Performed in Hungary, Austria, Belgium, England, and Germany.

Awards:

• National Yamaha Guitar Competition – 1st Prize
• Forum Gitarre – Special Prize
• BTHVN Wien – 3rd Prize

Since 2008, I have been teaching classical guitar at the Saint Stephen Secondary School of Music (Szent István Zeneművészeti Szakgimnázium) in Budapest. As a teacher, I consider it a key mission to inspire and support young talents. My students have achieved outstanding results at both national and international competitions, and many have successfully continued their studies at music universities in Hungary and abroad.

In 2025, I began my professional activity as an educational consultant.

Born in Japan in 1997.

She began studying the violin at the age of three and started learning the piano at the age of four.

After completing her music studies in Japan, she moved to Hungary in 2020. As a student of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, she earned her master’s degree in Piano and Collaborative Piano.

From the beginning of 2024, she has been working with the Hungarian Radio Choir, and since 2025 she has also been a pianist and collaborative accompanist at the Violin Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.