Pianist Alexander Malter was born in Moscow. During his student years with Tatjana Nikolajewa and Oxana Jablonskaja at the Tschaikovsky Conservatory his piano playing already gave evidence of the “beauty of sound, based on great musicality and individual warmth of tone” later praised by Arvo Pärt (the Estonian composer). After graduating in 1969 he intensified his concert activities as piano soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. By the mid1980s, concert engagements from the West were also numerous. In 1991 Malter moved to Germany, where he continues to be a much sought-after player. As well as the works of compatriots Tschaikovsky, Skyrabin, and Rachmaninov his particular strengths also include Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Liszt, in addition to contemporary music. With Christian Stadelmann and Dietmar Schwalke, he plays in the Vincent Trio of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Alexander Malter is co-founder and artistic director of the concert series at the Glienicke Castle in Berlin. In 2007 they celebrated their 10th anniversary. Since 2005 he has also been the artistic director of the International Festival of Chamber Music "Festival de música clásica Port de Soller" in Mallorca.

Among numerous CDs and radio recordings the well-rehearsed CD “Alina”of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt which appeared on ECM label, is among the international bestsellers. Also noteworthy is his double CD from 2006 with works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Chopin, which comemorates the 100th Birthday of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His latest CD with music influenced by Arvo Pärt for the Hollywood production "Fireflies in the Garden” was recently recorded on the Decca label.

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Flute: Catalina Roig Burguera, Oboe: Juan Ramón Domingo Garcia, Clarinet: Jordi Rumbau Fos, Horn: José Luis Bartual Vidal, Basson: Pere Caselles Gisbert

For the past five years, the Wind Quintet of Palma de Mallorca’s Music and Dance Conservatory has been developing an important body of work for teaching purposes. The Quintet travels throughout the Balearic Islands, providing primary and high school students the with opportunity to learn about, and enjoy the music and instruments of the Wind Quintet. The Quintet also performs concerts for the general public in a variety of settings. Their repertoire spans the music of the Renaissance period to contemporary works. The members are professors of the Conservatory, who dedicate their time to teaching as well as performing individually in symphonic and "camera" groups, such as the "Orquestra Simfónica de les Illes Balears", the "Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya", the "Orquesta de Granada", the "Orquesta Nacional de España", and the Ensemble "Triebert".

Since 2003 Adela Frâsineanu (born in 1986, Bucarest, Rumania, violin), Alexander Gropper (born in 1986, Cottbus, Alemania, violoncello) y Ludmilla Kogan (born in 1988, Moscow, Russia, piano) are the Trio Pia Vioce. The young musicians have given successful concerts in the best stages, like the Braunschweig Classix Festival, for the Chopin Society of Cottbus, in Potsdam and in the Berlin "Konzerthaus". With the contest "Jugend musiziert" in 2004 the trio reached the first price with the highest score, as well as special prices like the "Diethard-Wucher-Preis" for an outstanding presentation in the piano chamber music category, a special price if the "Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben", another one of the "Elbe-Elster-Sparkasse", and last but not least the "Deutsche Telekom 2004 award".

(Vita in spanish)

Inicia sus estudios de violín a los siete años. Continua en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Tirana (Albania) como alumno del maestro Robert Papavrami. En 1981 obtiene el primer premio en el Concurso Nacional de Jóvenes Instrumentistas con el Concierto para violín de P. Tschaikowsky. Acaba sus estudios musicales con excelentes calificaciones y posteriormente es primer violín de la Orquesta de Camara de Tirana. Durante este periodo es miembro del Cuarteto de Cuerda de Tirana, con el que da conciertos en numerosos países de Europa y graba para la Radio y TV albanesa. Entre 1986 y 1989 es concertino de la Orquesta de la Opera de Tirana. Posteriormente se traslada a Corfú (Grecia), donde es concertino de la Orquesta Sinfónica de dicha ciudad- Desde 1995 es concertino de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares, agrupación con la que ha interpretado numerosos conciertos como solista, tales como el Concierto para violín de Brahms, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Wieniawski, Bach , etc.

Compagina esta actividad con una intensa labor docente. Ha sido tutor de la Joven Orquesta de Baleares durante cinco años y es en la actualidad profesor del Conservatorio Superior de Música de las Islas Baleares.