Mladen Tcholitch (Čolić) Mladen Tcholitch (Čolić) discovered the piano at the age of four and was tought in Serbian and Russian music traditions with Ivana Branovacki then Svetlana Bogino in Serbia. Mladen entered the CNSM in Paris in the class of Jacques Rouvier and Prisca Benoit, obtained a brilliant first prize then joined the advanced…

Aleksandra Vegezzi Boskov Originally from Yugoslavia, Aleksandra did all her schooling in Switzerland (Villars-Ollon, Fribourg, the University of Geneva). Her professional experience includes Swissair and occasional assignments as a translator for the Department of Foreign Affairs (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and the supervision of the first elections in Bosnia).…

Adrian Kreda Adrian Kreda, of Argentinian, Polish and Swiss nationality, is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Buenos Aires, of the Music Academy of Krakow and of the Geneva Conservatory. He won several national and international awards. Since 1981, he has performed in America, Europe and Asia. He performed the complete series of sonatas…

Patricia Villars Patricia Villars Apothéloz worked for several years in a fiduciary, managing numerous mandates. In 2005, she joined the Geneva Conservatory of Music where she was responsible for accounting and salaries until 2018. Member and accountant of the ” Genève Musicale” Association.

Lyda Chen Argerich Born in Geneva, Lyda Chen studied the violin at the Geneva Conservatory in the class of Ayla Erduran then followed the teaching of Professor Lin Yao Ji at the Central Conservatory of Beijing. Upon her return from China, she began studying law and obtained her license at the University of Geneva. Her…

Prisca Benoit Prisca Benoit discovered the piano at the age of three. Her talent was quickly noticed and encouraged by the great cellist Pierre Fournier. She began her musical studies at the Conservatoire National de Région in Nice, then entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris in the class of Jacques Rouvier for…

Philippe Chanon Franco-Swiss pianist, Philippe Chanon was born in Burgundy on August 1, 1963. He studied at the CNSM in Lyon, as well as at the HEM in Geneva and Lausanne. He holds three State Teacher’s Diplomas and the Certificate of Aptitude, a 1st prize for Virtuosity, the National Diploma of Higher Musical Studies, a…

Montse Roig I Losantos Montse Roig, born in Barcelona (Catalonia), has dedicated her professional life to the Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona for more than thirty years, during which she has followed thousands of young pianists during their time at Palau de la Musica Catalana, preparing their international musical career. The Competition Association…

Michel Runtz Franco-Swiss composer and pianist, Michel Runtz was born in Paris in 1955 and lives mainly in Switzerland. He is the founding president of the Jeune Musique Association and of the Friborg International Piano Competition, a competition devoted to the piano repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries, for young people up to 18…

Antonio Vegezzi Originally from Ticino, but living in the canton of Geneva since university, Antonio Vegezzi has had a long professional experience in financial services: he was a partner and managing director for Switzerland of the Capital Group, one of the most important international companies of investment. Until 2021, he was also assistant professor at…

Juliette Kreda Juliette Kreda, born in Geneva, currently studying law at the University of Fribourg. Alongside her schooling, she pursued several artistic courses in classical dance, harp, theater and lyrical singing. She is also interested in sport: in rowing, from which she obtained a Youth and Sport training certification. She speaks 6 languages ​​and is…

Catherine Ryser After working in real estate, Catherine joined the Geneva Conservatory of Music in 2011 as an assistant director, a position she still holds. Her interest in art led her to get involved in various activities. She took upholsterer-decorator courses for 12 years and ran an online sales site for decorative objects for 6…

Goran Despotovski Goran Despotovski (1972). He graduated from the College of Fine and Applied Arts in Belgrade (1995); he received his bachelor (1999) and master degrees (2003) in painting from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, and acquired the title of the Doctor of Arts – Fine Arts (2018). He has been employed at the…