Founded in 2004. The soloists regularly appear at different cultural events from around Slovakia. In time of their artistic career they have played in numerous classical and jazz concerts. Cooperation with the Cultural Centre in Martin has included many concerts in Turčany Galery, in Biblical School or in the Slovak Chamber Theatre.
Further they have played in many concerts in cities such as Žilina, Bratislava, Nitra, Trenčín, Kremnica, Turčianske Teplice, Trenčianske Teplice, Bojnice. Annual cooperation with Regional Cultural Centre in Prievidza includes concerts in this region. They cooperate with the Nitra Royal Win Route Organisation, yearly. International cooperation includes concerts in Slovakia and abroad.
Pianist Michal Dírer (1984)
He graduated an elementary music education at Primary Arts School in Nitrianske Pravno. From 2000, he studied at Žilina Conservatory in the piano class of Mgr. art. Darina Andrejková up to 2004 and in the class of Mgr. art. Darina Švárna up to 2006. Since his study at Primary Arts School he has participated in various regional and national competitions /Ivan Balla Festival, Slovak Competition of Dezider Kardoš/.
In 2003 he obtained the third prize in the 1. Category within the Competition of the Slovak Conservatories Students. He graduated piano courses "Musica arvenzis" in Dolný Kubín that were headed by Mgr. Peter Čerman.
In 2004, he participated in International Competition of Franz Schubert in Jeseník /CZ/ and also in International Piano Courses in Brno that were headed by Ass. Prof. Jirí Skovajsa. First cooperation with Slovak Radio in 2004 – “Studio of young interprets”. He also cooperated with Žilina State Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karol Kevický and with Artur Malawski Philharmonic in Rzeszów /PL/. In 2007 and 2008 he graduated piano courses in Bratislava that were headed by Drahomíra Biligová (Conservatorio dell´Aquila, Italy). In 2010 he participated in 9th International 'Th. Leschetizky' Piano-Master Course 'Idea-Image-Technique' in Rzeszów /PL/ that were headed by: Stefan Kutrzeba / Ylä-Satakunta College of Music Parkano, Finland/ , Oxana Rapita / M. Lysenko' State Academy of Music in Lviv (Ukraine) /, Katarzyna Stankowska /PL/, Hubert Rutkowski /PL/, Michal Szczepanski / Academy of Music in Wroclaw,PL/ a Jerzy Sterczyński / F. Chopin University of Warsaw, PL/. In 2010 active participant in “Chopin – The Bridge” project in which participated three european cities: polish Zator, hungarian Berekfürdõ and slovakian Bojnice, another cooperation with Slovak Radio. He cooperated with the Nitra Royal Wine Route Organisation /2CD records, projects Music and Wine/.. In chamber music he cooperate with opera solist Mgr.art.Ján Všetečka-Konstanty and Mgr.art.Marek Bakyta. Cooperation with the clarinetist Jakub Žufka includes the first CD record. Second CD records of his own works were born in september 2010. He also cooperate with „Ordo Equestris Vini Europae“ , with European Wine Knights State and International Forum of Wine Culture. Currently, he is studying at University of Performing Arts in Bratislava within the class of Ass. Prof. Ivan Gajan.
Clarinetist Jakub Žufka (1986)
He graduated an elementary music education at Primary Arts School in Kremnica. From 2001 he studied at Conservatory in Žilina – in the class of Mgr. art. Pavol Bienik. In time of his study at Primary Arts School he already recorded success at Ján Cikker Festival in Banská Bystrica where he obtained silver prize in 1997 and gold prize in 2001. In 2004, he graduated Master Courses in Ostrava that were headed by Silvia Hue. In 2005, he cooperated with the Symphony Orchestra of Conservatory conducted by M. Bohunický with whom he performed Introduction, Theme and Variations from G. Rossini.
In 2006 he obtained a honorable mention in the 2. Category within the Competition of the Slovak Conservatories Students. Currently, he is studying at University of Performing Arts in Bratislava within the class of Ass. Prof. Alexander Stepanov.CSc.
