Nikita Koller and Sophie Branson, our professional program violin students (both class of Liana Tretiakova), made their debut in Kazakhstan this month with two outstanding concerts alongside symphony orchestras under the baton of Maestro Eldar Saparaev.

Nikita Koller and Sophie Branson, our professional program violin students (both class of Liana Tretiakova), won 2nd and 3rd prize respectively at the X International Violin Competition ‘Astana-Violin’ In Memory of David Oistrakh, which took place in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, earlier this month.

At the Zurich Music Competition, which took place last Saturday at the Zurich Music Conservatory (MKZ), our advanced string students achieved remarkable success, securing three 1st prizes and two 3rd prizes in the violin solo and cello solo categories in different age groups.

Eight young violinists from ZBSM, accompanied by the String Ensemble of the Zurich Chamber Philharmonic, delivered a mesmerizing performance at the 'Virtuoso Violin Music: from Love Dreams to Witches' Sabbaths' concert during the Golden Festival in Herrliberg last week.

Ten first prizes and four second prizes were won by our students in the finale of the Swiss Youth Music Competition which took place at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in Lugano in the middle of May.

Sixteen our violin, piano and cello students won eight first prizes (including four with distinction), one second and one third prize in chamber music and solo categories at the Swiss Youth Music Competition Entrada Classica last week.

Four young violinists of the Zakhar Bron School of Music – Kimia Corke, Vlada Sabella, Sophie Gringolts and Tania Filimonova – won five prizes at the Rising Stars international competition in Riga (Latvia) this month: four prizes in the violin solo and one prize in the chamber music category.

Two violin students of Liana Tretiakova – Sophie Branson and Alexandra Taub – have performed with the St Michel Strings Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Ho Chung Yeh at the concert hall Mikaeli in Finland in February this year.

Our young violin student Sophie Branson (class of Liana Tretiakova) performed with the Zurich Symphony Orchestra at two Christmas-Gala concerts at the grand hall of the Tonhalle Zürich on December 21st – for the first time in the school history.

In the beginning of June three our advanced violinists debuted at the ‘Summer Serenades’ concert with the Camerata Tchaikovsky chamber orchestra at St Mark's Church in London. Three months later four other advanced ZBSM students performed with the Camerata at the ‘Autumn Serenades’ concert at the same church.

For the third year in a row young violinists of the Zakhar Bron School of Music have taken part at the Golden Festival in Herrliberg. In August 2022 ten our most advanced violin students performed on the festival stage together with the String Ensemble of the Zurich Chamber Philharmonic.

Our students won twenty nine prizes – 17 prizes in the Entrada part and 12 in the finale – at the Swiss National Youth Music Competition, the most challenging national competition for young musicians in the country.

Professional harp tuition will be available at the Zakhar Bron School of Music from the beginning of the next academic school year.

Our students Yeva Solodovska (piano) and Marco Bernardis (violin) won first prizes at the Central Switzerland Youth Music Competition that took place in Zug on 19-21 November 2021.

Five ZBSM award-winning string students – four violinists and one cellist – performed in two concerts with the Uniart orchestra in Paris last week. This was the first time our students played in the most romantic city in the world in the 11+ years of the school history!

Our violin student Ilva Eigus (14 years old, studio of Liana Tretiakova) has won the 2nd prize at the 15th International Wieniawski Violin Competition which took place in September 2021 in Lublin (Poland).

Our violin student Lena-Lisa Rosa (9 years old, studio of Inna Khriplovich) has just won the 1st prize at the national music competition ‘Premio Crescendo’ finale in Florence (Italy) in the violin solo category up to 11 years.

ZBSM violin students Sophie Branson and Nikita Koller have just returned from Russia where they performed famous pieces of classical music with the Togliatti Symphony Orchestra and as a duet at the Moscow Meets Friends Festival.

Alexandra Taub (violin), Benjamin Branson (cello) and Mila Kovári (piano) successfully passed the entrance examination to the Kunst und Sport Gymnasium Rämibühl Zürich in March this year.

ZBSM students Ilva Eigus and Sophie Branson successfully passed the entrance examination to the PreCollege Musik ZHdK in March this year.

At the Swiss Youth Music Competition which took place between March and May this year, the Zakhar Bron School of Music students won 32 prizes: 17 first prizes (including 9 with distinction), 9 second and 6 third prizes. Three of our students performed at the gala concert.

Our violin student Kimia Corke has just won the 1st prize at the first edition of the Cantonal Conservatory Baroque Competition which was held in Sion on 6 February.

At six international online music competitions which were held in Europe, USA and Russia our violin, cello and piano students won ten prizes: nine first prizes and one second prize. All first prizes were won by the Zakhar Bron School of Music violin students, and the only second prize was won by a piano-cello duet.

In just a few days after the historical victory at the Nutcracker 2020 international television competition in Moscow, Ilva Eigus, 13-year-old violin student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova), won the 1st prize at yet another international TV competition called the ‘Blue Bird’ in the capital of Russia. In the contest finale she played with Vadim Repin, one of the most famous violin soloists in the world today.

13-year-old Ilva Eigus, violin student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova), won the 1st prize at the Nutcracker, the annual international television contest for young musicians held in Moscow, Russia, from 1 to 8 December. For the first time in its 21-year history, the competition was won by a Swiss participant.

Duos from the Zakhar Bron School of Music won one 1st prize and two 2nd prizes at the annual Zurich Music Competition, which was held on November 8.

In September and October 2020, eleven advanced violin students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music gave two concerts entitled "Young Soloists Play Baroque Music" in the Church of St. Peter, the oldest church in Zurich and the only Baroque church in the city. Tickets were sold out already two weeks before each concert.

Under the title "Young Soloists Play Baroque Music" eleven of the most advanced violin students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music gave two concerts with the world famous Gringolts Quartet. The first concert took place at the end of August at the Kirche Tal in Herrliberg as part of the Golden Festival 2020, and the second just two weeks later at the Kirche St. Peter in Zürich.

Five students from the Zakhar Bron School of Music won five prizes in different categories at the Paris «Nouvelles Étoiles» (New Stars) competition, which was held online this time at the end of June due to Covid 19 restrictions.

Sophie Branson (violin), student of Liana Tretiakova at the ZBSM, won the 1st prize at the Rising Stars international music competition in Riga (Latvia) on the 1st of March 2020.

Daniel Hope, alumnus of Professor Bron, artistic director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and one of the most creative and accomplished violinists in the world, gave the first masterclass to our students in the premises of the ZKO Haus on Tuesday, February 25th.

During the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year, the Zakhar Bron School of Music organized five master classes for three instruments: violin, cello and piano. All master classes were held by world famous teachers.

In the beginning of February young soloists of the Zakhar Bron School of Music, five violinists and a pianist, performed with the symphony orchestra Capella Sonorus in the concert hall “Upper city” in Minsk, Belarus. It was the second performance with orchestra in Minsk for the ZBSM students this semester.

Four students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music won top first prizes in the violin, piano and cello categories at the Zurich Music Competition that took place in November this year.

From the 9th until the 14th of November Zakhar Bron School of Music held its first music festival – Children Playing for Children, with the support of the Hibou Foundation. Our students and guests from Moscow gave five concerts for the young audiences in several concert halls of Zurich.

On the first Sunday of November 2019, Moe Zürcher, student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova), performed Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Kaleidoscope String Quartet at the Rudolf Steiner School of Aargau.

On Thursday, 25 September 2019, four young violinists and a cellist from the Zakhar Bron School of Music performed with the Capella Sonorus chamber orchestra at the concert hall “Upper Town” in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. They presented the program “Young Alpine Virtuosos”.

From July 15 to 20, the Zakhar Bron School of Music held its summer violin masterclass in St. Moritz, one of the most prestigious resorts in Switzerland.

The prize-winner of various national and international music competitions, Ilva Eigus, performed with the Swiss Belenus quartet at the famous Zurich club Exil on 23 June 2019.

From June 13 to 15 the Zakhar Bron School of Music held the first edition of the Monaco String Academy, the new project under the patronage of the legendary violinist and educator of our times Maestro Maxim Vengerov. Lessons at the Academy were taught by professors Priya Mitchell (London), Claire Oppert (Paris) and Liana Tretiakova (Zurich).

Two violin students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music have won a first prize each in different age categories at the Crescendo International Music Competition that took place in Florence on June 1st to 3rd, 2019.

Three violin students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music performed famous pieces by Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev at the Zaubersee Festival, the 8th chamber music festival dedicated to the Russian classical music. By tradition the event took place at the luxurious Schweizerhof Hotel in Luzern, Switzerland, at the end of May.

At the Swiss Youth Music Competition Finale, which took place in Lugano on 15-19 May 2019, four ZBSM chamber music groups won first prizes (two with distinction) and one of our piano students a second prize.

On 11 May 2019 young soloists from the Zakhar Bron School of Music presented a program of Bach, Vivaldi, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov and other famous composers in the Kluskapelle in Zürich.

Besides our eight young violinists and cellists, all of whom won 1st prizes, our piano students also took part in the Swiss National Youth Music Competition that took place in Winterthur and Rotkreuz on 29 March 2019. They won seven prizes: one 1st, five 2nd and one 3rd.

At the Swiss National Youth Music Competition that took place in Winterthur and Rotkreuz on 30 March 2019 four chamber music groups from our school won the first prizes, two of them – with distinction!

Moe Zürcher, student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova), won the Aargau Music Competition, having achieved the maximum score (60 points).

In November 2018 two scholarship holders of the Russian Spivakov Foundation visited Switzerland: the pianist Mariamna Sherling and the clarinetist Andrey Ryazantsev. On November 9 and 11 they gave two concerts together with students of the ZBSM, organized by the Zakhar Bron School of Music and the association "Concert Series Marina Korendfeld".

On the last Saturday in October 2018 young soloists of the Zakhar Bron School of Music gave a classical concert at the Erlenbacher Music Festival.

On 3 October, Sophie Branson, a student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova), had the honor of participating in the gala concert of the festival, which took place in the legendary Bolshoi Theatre.

During the first week of the 2018/2019 academic year, a 12 year old student of ZBSM Sophie Branson (studio of Liana Tretiakova), participated in two projects in Geneva, performing the Summer from the Vivaldi’s famous cycle Four Seasons.

On the 5th of August 2018 in the series «Concerts au Musée» of the 69th Menton Music Festival, Sayaka Shoji, two students of ZBSM and ensemble of violinists gave a highly acclaimed concert at the Cocteau Museum. It was the conclusion and highlight of third year's edition master class.

From the 30th of July to the 5th of August 2018, the ZBSM held its third master class at the 69th Menton Music Festival on the Côte d'Azur. 15 students from all over the world took part and performed at several concerts.

Two students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova), Nina Gringolts and Marc Senn, won prizes at the Premio di Padova International Competition, which took place in Padova (Italy), from 11th until 17th of June 2018.

The world’s most popular magazine for professional musicians reported on the performance of two young students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music at the 5th Trans-Siberian Art Festival. Our girls shared the stage with Vadim Repin and Alexander Buzlov at the world premiere of the Concert Grosso iGeneration.

At the beginning of May the finals of the Swiss Youth Music Competition 2018 took place in Zurich. The best placed students from the regional Entradas of mid-March were invited, among them our students Ilva Eigus and Aurora Gächter. Both received first prize again.

Our students Ilva Eigus and Sophie Branson played at the world premiere of iGeneration by Daniel Schnyder at the Trans-Siberian Art Festival in Novosibirsk, together with the festival’s founder, Vadim Repin.

During their trip to Russia in March 2018 Sophie Branson and Ilva Eigus not only participated in the premiere of iGeneration but also performed on various other occasions.

At the Swiss Youth Music Competition on March 16 and 17, 2018 Ilva Eigus and Aurora Gächter both won a first prize with distinction.

The ZBSM moves to a new location on Pfauen.

Instead of a holiday in Latvia, six children attended a masterclass with Liana Tretiakova. One girl came all the way from China.

Marc Senn completed the second highest level at the Stufentest.

A celebration concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Professor Bron took place on the 17 December 2017 at the Kurtheater in Baden.

During the last month of 2017, ten year old Ilva Eigus (student of Liana Tretiakova) was featured on Swiss Television in the program “Glanz und Gloria”.

In November 2017 the Zakhar Bron School of Music and the association "Concert Series Marina Korendfeld" organized for the first time joint concerts of the scholarship holders of the Spivakov Foundation (Russia) and the Zakhar Bron School of Music (Zurich).

With her performances on violin and piano, Ilva Eigus has contributed to the success of the theatre production “GIFT” (“POISON”) in the Helfereitheater, Zurich.

Congratulations to 10 year old Ilva Eigus for her brilliant and effortless performance of Mozart's 1st violin concerto with the Collegium Cantorum Orchestra.

Three students of our School took part in the International Summer Academy at the Mozarteum University (Salzburg, Austria). They studied at the Masterclass of Professor Bron and performed in his studio recital at the Boesendorfer Hall of the Mozarteum University.

On the 3rd of August 2017 Professor Zakhar Bron and the best students of the Summer Academy presented a violin recital under the auspices of the 68th Menton Music Festival.

From the 30th of July until the 8th of August, the Zakhar Bron School of Music was holding its second open violin Masterclass in Menton (Côte d'Azur, France) within the frame of the 68th Menton Music Festival.

Sophie Branson, a talented student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music (studio of Liana Tretiakova) received the highest award – first prize – at the Premio di Padova International Competition, which took place in Padova (Italy), from 11th until 18th of June 2017.

On Saturday June 10th, 2017, eleven young violin and piano students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music participated in an annual concert "Young Soloists", which took place at the Zurich Theatre Stok.

In the beginning of June a gifted student of the Zakhar Bron School of Music, Aurora Gaechter (class of Liana Tretiakova), has performed in two concerts in Moscow: at the Bolshoi Theatre and in the Museum of Russian Impressionism. Aurora was invited to perform by the International Charity Foundation of Vladimir Spivakov.

Three young pianists from the Zakhar Bron School of Music received two second prizes and one third prize at the Swiss National Youth Music Competition, which took place on 24-25.03.2017.

In February 2017 five most advanced violin students of the ZBSM (studio of Liana Tretiakova) went on a concert tour to Siberia, organized by the school.

On February 9th, 2017, talented young musicians from Switzerland performed as soloists with the Chamber Orchestra "Soloists of Neuchatel" under the baton of Sergei Ostrovsky.

On October 28th, 2016, Aurora Gächter (10) and Ilva Eigus (9) performed with the State Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan in the concert hall of the State Conservatory.

On November 13th, 2016, our student Sophie Branson successfully performed the Bach Concerto in A-minor with the City Orchestra of Grenchen.

After a week of intense masterclass with Liana Tretyakova, the young violinists Aurora Gächter, Ilva Eigus and Sophie Branson performed their solo programs in the Reformed Church in Riga.

On October 19th, 2016, Ilva has been invited by the Hermanis Brauns Foundation to take part in the “Violinist Parade” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Sir Yehudi Menuhin. The concert took place in the representative House of the Blackheads in Riga, Latvia.

The first Masterclass of the Zakhar Bron School of Music took place from the 5th to 10th of August within the frame of the 67th edition of the famous Music Festival of Menton – a gem town on the Côte d'Azur.

In the first days of summer, on June 26th, the students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music appeared on the stage of the Chamber Hall of the Congress House of Zurich for the first time.

Thanks to the generous support of the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation, a concert of young soloists took place in the Beethoven Hall of the Bolshoi Theater on June 3^rd. The concert has been a highlight of the international annual festival „Moscow Meets Friends“.

Congratulations to Ilva Eigus, a seven year old student of Liana Tretiakova, for receiving the 1st prize “with distinction” and the Miglior Violinista award (across all age categories) at the music competition “Premio Crescendo” in Florence.

Our congratulations go to Sofia Gorshkova and Dan Blank who received the certificate of the 1st and the 3rd level at the Young Pianists Competition in Minsk.

Congratulations to Alexander Sahatci, student of Liana Tretiakova, with his success (1st Prize with Honors) at the Swiss National Youth Music Competition in Lugano.

Our sincere congratulations to Ilva Eigus, a student of Liana Tretiakova, who has won the First Prize in the Junior category 8-10 years old at the music competition "Rising Stars 2016" that took place on February 26-28 in Riga, Latvia.

Sophie Branson and Ilva Eigus, students of Liana Tretiakova, debuted as soloists with orchestra on 31 October 2015.

On 21 and 28 March 2015 Romane Favia (student of Liana Tretiakova) performed Mozart's Concerto in G major in two concerts with the chamber orchestra "Amici dell’ Arte" under the baton of Marcel Blancard.

On 23 November 2014, young soloists of the ZBSM performed with the accompaniment of a string quintet and a cembalo at the City Hall of Zug, the oldest concert hall in town.

On 9 and 10 June 2012 Emilia von Albertini (student of Liana Tretiakova) appeared as a soloist with the Thalwil Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Kevin Griffits, performing Bruch's Violin Concerto in G minor.

On 20 February 2010 two young violinists gave a concert in the San Theodul church in Davos.