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Graduated from the Vocal and Acting Faculty at Karol Lipiński Music Academy in Wrocław.
Was a soloist at the State Opera in Wrocław, the Grand Theatre - National Opera in Warsaw, the Roma Music Theatre in Warsaw and the Vienna Chamber Opera. Has won awards at many vocal competitions.
Has performed at such theatres as: Operhaus in Leipzig, Grand Theatre and Musical Theatre in Łódź, Musical Theatre in Wrocław; has also performed on such renowned stages as: Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Konzert Haus, Vienna Hofburg, Tonhalle in Zurich, Kurhaus in Wiesbaden, Brno Philharmonic, National Philharmonic in Warsaw and others. Has travelled to Switzerland, Austria, Australia, Belgium, former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Holland, Japan, France, Italy, Russia and Norway. 
Has made recordings for Polish Television, Polish Radio, Austrian Television ORFF. Has recorded albums in Austria (Wiener Konzert Haus - Recital), France (Requiem by W. A. Mozart, Requiem by H. Berlioz), Poland (Opera Arias and Songs, Liturgia Domestica Op. 79 by A. T. Gretchaninov) and Germany 
(Die Grosse Johann Strauss Gala).
Was the Chief and Artistic Director of the Karkonosze Music Festival in Karpacz, the "Szprotawskie Divertimenta" Vocal Festival and Workshops in Szprotowa. Currently, Artistic Director of the International Jan Kiepura Vocal Competition in Krynica-Zdrój, Chief and Artistic Director of Halina HalskaFijałkowska International Vocal Competition in Wrocław and the Festival of Vienna Music in Szczawno-Zdrój, Artistic Director of the National Vocal Competition in Mława, as well as Artistic Director of Jan Kiepura Festival in 
Krynica-Zdrój. Conducts many courses and vocal workshops, academic seminars, among others in Wrocław and Kraków. Member of many vocal competition juries in Poland and abroad.
Participant of international programmes (e.g. Norway 2017, 2018 / Trondheim University).
Three-times recipient of the Austrian Government’s scholarship at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, the University of Vienna (1996/97, 1997/98) and Universität für Musik in Vienna (1998/99). 

Awarded the title of Professor of Art pursuant to a decision of the President of the Republic of Poland of 17.02.2015. 
Additionally, completed post-graduate studies at the Wrocław School of Banking at the Faculty of Corporate Finance Management, and completed opera studies in Bolzano (Italy). In 2017, was awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda with a silver medal for his multi-annual service, and received a golden badge for his work for the development of the city of Wrocław from the Society of 
Wrocław Friends. In September 2018, received a prestigious award – "Merito de Wratislavia - Meritorious for Wrocław" commemorative medal.

The young harpist Mag. Maria Tuturilova is one of the new leading harpists on the current concert scene. As further recognition of her excellent skills, she has been officially listed in the encyclopedia "Who is Who Austria" since 2009 and has been awarded Austrian citizenship since 
December 2010. Born in Sofia/ Bulgaria, she began her musical education at the age of 7 with the piano and later at the age of 11 with the harp.

International award-winning Harpist and teacher Mag. Maria Tuturilova holds 4 master's degree with distinction from the State Music Academy "Prof. P. Vladigerov" (2000): harp in the class of Prof. Malina Christova (student of the legendary Prof. Vera Dulova in Moscow), conducting, music pedagogy, piano and organ. 1999-2001 postgraduate degree for harp at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in the class of Univ. Prof. A. Blovsky-Miller (member of the Vienna State Opera). Completed numerous harp master classes in Europe (A. Fontaine, C. Popova, Prof. E. Witsenburg, A. Schinozaki, C. Michel, I. Moretti, I. I. Roncea, P. Tassini, J. Molnar, etc.).

As a concert harpist and harp teacher Mag. Maria Tuturilova has won prizes (Grand Prix and 1st prize) at over 80 international competitions and festivals for harp (Sofia, Beograd, Moscow, Munich, Italy, Argentina, Slovenia, Ireland, Spain, USA, Hong Kong, etc). Some of her students are also prize winners of various international competitions. In addition to her performing and teaching career, Mag. Tuturilova is an established international juror (Chairperson Scandinavian Int. Music Competition, JSFest Jean Sibelius Int. Music Competition & Edvard Grieg Int. Music Competition, Savshinsky Int. Music Competition St. Petersburg, Stockholm Int. Music Competition, Musical Lace Int. Competition, etc.)

Mag. Tuturilova has received the following scholarships and other awards: International Foundation "Open Society Soros", Zonta International, Herbert von Karajan Center & Thyll-Dürr Foundation, Live Music Now "Yehudi Menuhin", etc. Golden Badge for Achievements from the
National Society "Mati Bolgaria", Ministry of Culture of Republic Bulgaria, World Harp Congress Scholarship, etc. Numerous CD recordings and film music (Ennio Morricone), TV and Radio live broadcasts, etc. Solo recitals, chamber music concerts. Regular soloist with "SOFIA SOLOISTS" Chamber Ensemble, chamber orchestra "EPOCH", chamber orchestra "TEMPI CONCERTATI", State Academic Symphonic Orchestra, Men's Choir "GUSLA", Sofia Women's Chamber Choir "Vassil Arnaoudov", etc. 
Orchestra concerts (Principal Harpist: 1st Private Orchestra for Film Music, New Symphonic Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic, ELO Electric Light Orchestra, Keyo Wagner Society Orchestra Tokyo, etc.) in Europe & USA, World Harp Congress, etc. under Maestros R. Milanov, E. Tabakov, P. Djurov, E. Morricone, K, Jarvi, A. Previn, M. Jurowski, D. Russell Davies, P. Boulez, etc.
2002-2008 solo harpist of the Vienna city hall, 2008-2010 solo pianist & harpist Imperial Riding School. Since 2003 regular substitute for the Tonkünstler Orchestra Lower Austria, RSO, Vienna Chamber 
Orchestra, Vienna State Opera, Children's Opera and Philharmonie, etc. 
For more information visit: 
www.mariatuturilova.com
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Ewa Iżykowska (Soprano, Mezzosoprano) belongs to the group of the most outstanding Polish singers.

She started her professional career at the Opera House in Poznań, Poland in 1981 where she created Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Violetta in La Traviata, Micaela in Carmen, Liu in Turandot and many others.

In 1986 Ewa Iżykowska made her debut at the Chamber Opera House in Vienna, Austria, where she sang Nedda in I Pagliacci directed by George Tabori and Countess in Le nozze di Figaro.

In 1987–1991 she was soloist at the Opera House in Lucerne, Switzerland, where among others she sang Poppa in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Tatyana in Eugen Onegin, Violetta in La Traviata, Adriana in Adriana Lecouvreur together with tenor Ramon Vargas, and Marcello Viotti conducting.

Recently she also appeared in multiple European theatres singing many characters in Penderecki’s Die Schwarze Maske, The Devil from Loudaine, (both broadcasted internationally) Paradise Lost, Strauss’ Salome and Rosenkavalier (Marschalin), Puccini’s Tosca, and Giordano’s Fedora.

Ewa Iżykowska is a distinguished oratorio / cantata singer. Her repertoire includes the best known works starting from Baroque through Romantic oratorios to contemporary works like Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 or Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 and the whole Penderecki’s oratorio repertoire.

During her career she performed in the world’s most prestigious opera theaters and concert halls like La Scala, Musikverein, Carnegie Hall, and she was touring around Europe, Americas, Philippines and Russia.

She has recorded with Polish Radio & TV and Austria TV ORF.

In 2000, she started her world-wide tour with two solo recitals: From Baroque to Jazz and Songs of Chopin and Paderewski.

Since 2000 she begun to share her experience with young students at University in Olsten, Poland, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, and she become a v cue director of Keimyung F. Chopin Academy of Music in South Korea.

Since 2004, she is asked to participate in many international opera workshops, seminars, courses and festivals, like, Schlern Music Festival in Italy, Master Class at the Texas Christian University, Master Class at the Catholic University in Daegu, S. Korea, From Chopin to Górecki Festival at the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw.

Apart from teaching she also works as a director. She presented a performance of Song Books for Home Use by S. Moniuszko in 2010, and a performance entitled Musicale Musicale in 2011.

Ewa Iżykowska gives a lot of concerts. Recently she has given a recital at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. In 2010 she gave a recital of Songs by Chopin in Paris, and it was the first time ever that those pieces were recorded on a Blu-ray disc.

In 2011 she gave a performance in Vatican on St. Peter’s Square during the beatification ceremony of John Paul II.

She fluently speaks 5 languages: Italian, Russian, German, English and French. She holds DA degree and she is Professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. 

Prof. Nancy Tsui-Ping Wei Classical Voice Department, College of Music, Mahidol University Nancy Tsui-Ping Wei is a Taiwanese born American residing in the Kingdom of Thailand. Nancy has been on the Classical Voice faculty at College of Music, Mahidol University since its first establishment in 1995. Teaching and nurturing young vocal talents are her aim and passion. Under Nancy’s studio tutorage, her students have been the recipients of well-respected ASEAN- European Academic University Network (ASEA-Uninet) music scholarships, studying in University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and Graz campuses, and University of Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Among other scholarships received are HRH Princess Galyani Music Scholarships, Thai Government Talent Scholarships, University Scholarships, and Settrade Competition music scholarships in Thailand.
In the past two decades, her students have been the recipients of the 1st and 2nd prize winners, and the finalists in the international and national vocal competitions, namely Osaka International Music Competition Japan, International Singing Competition of Toulous France, China International Vocal Competition Ningpo China, Berry Alexander International Voice Competition, New York USA, Singapore Lyric Opera Vocal Competition, Singapore, EIMOC International Music Competition Taiwan, Bangkok International Performing Arts Vocal Competition Thailand, International Opera Singers CompetitionAlcamo Italy, and the prestigious Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition in Germany, where her youngest student were awarded full scholarships for the subsequent two-week master classes and final concert in Germany. Since 2007 her students have been the recipients of the 1st Prize, Gold and Silver Medal Awards in Thailand’s well known Settrade Music Competition where the Gold medalists receive cash awards, concert opportunities, and a full year scholarship studying at the College of Music, Mahidol University. Additionally, her students have engaged concerts in Europe, USA, Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia such as Schönbruun Palace Vienna, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall USA, Kitakyushu Performing Art Center Japan, Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium New York, USA, Chaktomuk Conference Hall Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thailand Cultural Center Concert Hall, Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center Grand Hall Osaka, Japan, Prince Mahidol Hall, Thailand, Bertelsmann Stiftung Concert Hall, Germany, and Schubert Concert Hall Vienna, Austria. As a child, Nancy received awards in singing competitions in Taiwan. She studied at Tainan University of Arts and Technology and later immigrated to USA where she earned her bachelor of music and master of arts degrees at University of Houston, and George Mason University respectively. Her principal vocal teachers include Chen Li-Shiang, Tsai Shun-Mei, Tzung Dau-Shong, Jean Preston and Charles Hausmann, and her composition teachers include David A. White, and Glenn Smith. Nancy has been on judging committees for several regional and international vocal and chorus competitions. In April 2011, she was awarded ASEA-Uninet Austrian-Thai Teacher Exchange scholarships in University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria. She is a National Certified Collegiate Faculty by Music Teachers National Association, USA since 1992. Besides giving voice lessons, Nancy gives master classes, workshops, and vocal training programs

Mezzo-soprano. Laureate of international competitions: the Dvořák Vocal Competition in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), the Belvedere Competition in Vienna (Austria), the Robert Stolz Vocal Competition in Hamburg (Germany), the Luciano Pavarotti Vocal Competition in Modena (Italy), and the Di Canto Lirico Vocal Competition (Italy). She graduated with honors from the theoretical department of the Penza College of Music. She then studied in the vocal department under Professor N. Voytsekhovskaya at the Odessa Academy of Music, where she also graduated with honors. Immediately after graduating from the Academy in 1991, she was selected by a committee to represent Ukraine in the International Dvořák Vocal Competition. This was a special event in her creative life and influenced the development of her entire career. Svetlana Afonina becomes a laureate of this competition, she is invited to tour by theaters in Czechoslovakia, but most importantly, the Chairman of the jury, tenor Professor Andriy Kuharsky, is interested in her voice and invites her to his postgraduate class at the Munich Academy of Music, from which she also graduates with honors.
The singer tours extensively both in Russia and abroad, including Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Spain, and Poland. She is a soloist at many European opera houses. On international opera stages, she shines in the most famous mezzo-soprano roles (primarily: Cinderella in G. Rossini's "Cinderella," La Favorite in G. Donizetti's "La Favorite," Carmen in Bizet's "Carmen," Azucena in G. Verdi's "Il Trovatore," and Lyubasha in N. Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tsar's Bride").
Since 2009, she has been the casting director of the concert and opera association "Artist Direction Stage" (Switzerland). Since 2014, she has been the casting director of the international opera festival "Munot Schaffhausen." Since 2016, she has been the chief artistic director of the international opera festival "Opernspiele Munot." She is a jury member at international vocal competitions. She is the artistic director and lead teacher of the "Vocal-masterclass-Tenerife" vocal masterclass (Tenerife, Spain) and the "Belcanto" masterclass in Switzerland. In 2019, she was a visiting associate professor of vocal masterclasses at the Summer Academy at the Palermo Conservatory. In 2021, she gave masterclasses at the Selinus Theatre in Castelvetrano, Sicily. She places particular emphasis on the development of young vocalists. In her opera class, she has trained numerous laureates of international competitions and festivals.