Claudio Martinez Mehner Born in Bremen, Germany in 1970, Claudio began piano studies at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid with Amparo Fuster, Pedro Lerma and Joaquín Soriano, while also playing viola, violin and harpsichord in various ensembles. He continued his training at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Reina Sofía School of Music, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Fondazione per il Pianoforte in Como and Peabody Conservatory, studying with Dmitri Bashkirov, Vitali Margulis and Leon Fleisher, and attending masterclasses with leading musicians. He was a finalist at the Santander International Piano Competition and won first prizes at Chimay, Pilar Bayona and Dino Ciani competitions. In 1992, he received a diploma from Queen Sofía as the most outstanding student. As a soloist Claudio has performed worldwide with orchestras including Munich Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Teatro Alla Scala Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic and most major Spanish orchestras. He has taught at the Reina Sofía School, conservatories in Salamanca and Aragón and currently teaches at the Hochschule für Musik Basel and Cologne, while leading courses internationally.
Júlia Pusker Praised by the Strad Magazine for her ‘magical simplicity’ and described as a true ‘aristocrat’ of the violin by La Libre , Júlia came to international prominence for her prize-winning performances at the prestigious 2019 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition in Brussels. Born into a family of musicians in Hungary, Júlia began her musical education at the Liszt Academy in Budapest before moving to England to study with György Pauk at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received her Master of Music degree with distinction in 2016. Between 2016 and 2021, she was Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels, working with Augustin Dumay. Júlia’s recent highlights include her Wigmore Hall recital debut with Christia Hudziy in February 2025 and her performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège under Gergely Madaras. She also made her concerto debut with Basel Chamber Orchestra playing Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1 at Bartók Spring Festival in Budapest and Basel Stadtcasino conducted by Izabelė Jankauskaitė. As a soloist, Júlia has appeared with some of Europe’s leading orchestras and has performed solo recitals in some of Europe’s most prestigious concert halls, including Casa da Música Porto, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Wiener Konzerthaus. As a chamber musician, she has shared the stage and collaborated with artists such as Kristóf Baráti, Frank Braley, Tommaso Lonquich and Jean- Yves Thibaudet. Her most recent recordings include Eric Tanguy’s 2nd Violin Concerto with Jyväskylä Sinfonia under the baton of Ville Matvejeff for the Ondine label, and her solo album with Zoltán Fejérvári entitled Schubert on Violin for Hungaroton.
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