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Onno Verschoor management and projects (Netherlands)

Onno Verschoor studied recorder with Adriënne du Clou and oboe with Koen van Slogteren at the Conservatory in Zwolle, the Netherlands. In 1984 he decided to specialize in the baroque oboe, initially studying with Taka Kitazato and then with Ku Ebbinge at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. In 1989 Onno Verschoor graduated in baroque oboe and historical performance, also obtaining his recorder soloist diploma with distinction.

Currently he is active as a freelance musician with many of Europe’s baroque orchestras, including Concerto d'Amsterdam, Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein, L'Orfeo (Linz), the Utrecht Baroque Consort, Anima Aeterna (Brussels), The King's Consort (London), Das Neue Orchester (Cologne) and Accademia Barocca Willem Hermans (Rome). With the latter ensemble he performed in 2007 as a soloist for a CD of recorder concertos by Telemann. He works with several renowned conductors and performers such as Ludger Remy (Dresden), Ricardo Kanji (The Hague), Christoph Spering (Cologne), Jos van Immerseel (Brussels) and Robert King (London).

Onno Verschoor performs in various ensembles specializing in chamber music between 1300 and 1850. He has collaborated on  radio, television and CD recordings (RAI Italy, Dutch broadcasting companies, Mitteldeutscher and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, CPO Germany, Tactus Milano). In 2007 he recorded a CD with solo concertos by Telemann on the Italian label La Bottega Discantica.
Onno Verschoor has been artistic director of Accademia Amsterdam since 1990.
He founded the wind ensemble ‘Fiati Amsterdam’ which performs on historical wind instruments.

Alongside his varied career as a professional musician and concert organizer, Onno Verschoor works as a composer and arranger, and is involved with (improvised) electro-acoustic music. He is a teacher of baroque performance practice on baroque oboe and recorder at a Centre for Artistic Education in the Netherlands.

Lestari Scholtes impresario and ensemble coaching (Netherlands)

Lestari Scholtes (1984) studied at the conservatories of Tilburg and Amsterdam with Ton Demmers and Jan Wijn. In Amsterdam she obtained both her bachelor and masters degree. Lestari has won several prices at competitions such as the Princess Christina Competition, the Steinway Competition and the Euro Concours Piano. Lestari has given many recitals in the Netherlands and has performed in Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Israel, the United States and the United Arabic Emirates and played several times for radio and television. 

Since 2003 Lestari is a duo with pianist Gwylim Janssens (The Scholtes-Janssens Piano Duo). As a duo they are studying with the piano duo Sivan Silver & Gil Garburg at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater (University of Music and Drama) in Hanover, Germany. The Scholtes-Janssens Piano Duo was winner of competitions such as the Vriendenkrans Competition 2008-2010, the International Chamber Music Competition Almere 2009 and Concours Musical de France. In April 2009 they made their debut in Carnegie Hall during their tour throughout the United States. Furthermore they have played with orchestras such as the Orchestra of Brabant and the Israel Symphony Orchestra.

Alessandra Iovino impresario (Italy)

Born in Italy, Alessandra Iovino was awarded her diploma in piano and in harpsichord at the Conservatory “S. Cecilia” of Rome with Carlo Bruno and Paola Bernardi. Studied harpsichord, basso continuo and contrappunto at the Academy “Niccolò Vicentino” where she attended the European Courses in baroque music with P.Marisaldi, T.Koopman, M.Mencoboni. She graduated in “Maestro al cembalo” (Certificate of Advanced Study) from the Conservatory of Perugia; for this Institution she played the J.S.Bach's Complete Concertos for more harpsichords.

She has played for many ancient music festivals both as soloist to promote also the harpsichord’s repertoire and with her ensemble (“La Rosa dell’Umbria - baroque ensemble with original instruments” founded in 2004 . Her repertoire includes the principal schools of this instrument from XVI/XVII century until the “stile galante” (Haydn and Mozart included). Very esteemed are her French music performances. She collaborates with Prof. Biancamaria Brumana (Chair of Musicology University of Perugia Italy – www.unipg.it) to ridiscover and promote the Umbrian baroque musicians and music with concerts, modern editions, publications and record labels.

To be remembered the concerts and the publication “Ruscelletto cui rigido cielo” performed during the celebration for the 300th anniversary of the death of Giovanni Andrea Angelini Bontempi (2005) and "Ove per gl'antri infausti" 2007. She edited recently the modern edition for Ut Orpheus (2009) (www.utorpheus.com) of a volume inedited italian cantatas (Lonati, Lulier and Bani). She is director and harpsichordist of the ensemble “Cappella Musicale Augusta”.