Classeek has announced the successful culmination of the 2025-26 season of the Classeek Open Application. The press release says: « …we’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the multitude of talented musicians who applied this season. The sheer volume and impressive calibre of applications made the jury’s task very challenging, a testament to the vibrant and exceptional talent within the young classical music community. »
Out of the outstanding pool of candidates, five instrumentalists were admitted to next year’s Ambassador Programme. Also a composer is present for the new season, continuing Classeek’s commitment to nurturing new compositional voices.
Here are the six musicians:
Diana Adamyan, violinist
Leonhard Baumgartner, violinist
Benjamin Kruithof, cellist
Anthony Ratinov, pianist
Kian Ravaei, composer
Benett Tsai, cellist
Three of the musicians Diana Adamyan, Leonhard Baumgartner and Benjamin Kruithof are scholarship holders of the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein. Two of them, Baumgartner and Kruithof, are award winners of ICMA, International Classical Music Awards.
