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Hillevi Martinpelto performs with the BBC Philharmonic as part of Leeds International Concert Season

Hillevi Martinpelto

21/05/2011

Hillevi Martinpelto trained in Stockholm and made her debut at the Royal Opera as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly. In May 2006, the title of Hovsångare (Singer of the Royal Court) was bestowed upon her by His Majesty, King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden.
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Susan Bickley performs with the BBC Philharmonic as part of Leeds International Concert Season

Susan Bickley

21/05/2011

Susan Bickley is firmly established as one of the most accomplished mezzo sopranos of her generation, with a wide repertory encompassing the Baroque, the great 19th and 20th Century dramatic roles and the music of today.
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Matthew Best performs with the BBC Philharmonic as part of Leeds International Concert Season

Matthew Best

21/05/2011

Matthew Best’s career combines a fast-growing international reputation as an exponent of the great Wagner and Strauss Heldenbariton roles with a distinctive conducting career featuring a distinguished contribution to the recorded repertory.
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Paul Charles Clarke performs with the BBC Philharmonic as part of Leeds International Concert Season

Paul Charles Clarke

21/05/2011

Born in Liverpool, Paul Charles Clarke studied at the Royal College of Music (where he was a Peter Pears scholar) with Neil Mackie. He was awarded the first prize in the 1989 Kathleen Ferrier Competition.
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Alexei Stepanov conducts the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra as part of Leeds International Concert Season

Alexei Stepanov

14/05/2011

In 1994 Alexei Stepanov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation for his remarkable contribution to Russian art. In 2001 he was also awarded the Order of Merit, the country's highest award for the promotion of culture.
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Ivan Rudin performs with the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra as part of Leeds International Concert Season

Ivan Rudin

14/05/2011

He was awarded a special diploma for his performance at the Heinrich Neuhaus International festival in Moscow (1998). Prize-winner at the Competition of Chamber Ensembles in Moscow (1st prize, 1999), the International Competition of Pianists in Spain (1st prize, 1999) and at the International Piano Competition Theodor Leschetizky in Taiwan (3rd prize, 2000).
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