Flora Valila started to play cello at the age of five with Raju Vidali at Ettelbruck Conservatoire du Nord in Luxembourg. In 2020, Flora moved to London to study with Professor David Cohen and generously received a full scholarship for her undergraduate studies. Flora is currently doing her Master’s diploma with Alexander Chaushian in […]

Described as “a pianist of fearless brilliance and restrained passion,” Katya Grabova is establishing herself as one of the most compelling young pianists of her generation. Katya will be performing Rachmaninov’s majestic second Piano Concerto with us in June 2026. In 2025, Katya won the Aspen Piano Concerto Competition, leading to a performance with the Aspen […]

Philip Rham chats with Flora Valili as she prepares to perform the Schumann cello concerto with us on 30 November 2025. PR – Welcome Flora Valila – that’s a wonderful name. What is your heritage? FV – Thank you. Well, actually I originally come from Finland but I grew up in Brussels. PR – […]

Philip Rham chats with Yura Zaiki and discovers what makes her tick, as she prepares to perform the Grieg Piano Concerto with us on March 15th. Philip Here I am with Yura Zaiki, who is going to play the Grieg Piano Concerto at our upcoming concert at St. Gabriels on March 15th and, Yura, […]