White Nights: Festival Finale - La Vie en Rose

Virtuoso pianist, composer for film and the concert stage, arranger and lecturer, Pavel Timofeyevsky has received numerous prizes and accolades, including the BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year award. Pavel has appeared at nearly all the major concert venues across the UK. Concert tours, along with television and radio appearances in other parts of the world include the USA, China, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus and India.

Eager to constantly vary her field of musical experiences, Alix Catinchi performs both in various chamber music ensembles, as well as in major national orchestras. Chamber musician emeritus, Alix brings its freshness and enthusiasm to the heart of multiple formations such as the Trio Altae, the quartet Metaboles (concert on the occasion of the festival Jazz In Marciac this summer), the Orchestre de Chambre de France, not to mention atypical projects (Theatrical creation in piano trio “The Big Grande Musique” this end of the year). Her passion for symphonic music makes her a member with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of France, the National Orchestra of Île de France, the National Orchestra of the Capitole de Toulouse, in France and abroad (Russia, Austria, Germany, Eastern Europe, China, Japan). Trained at the CRR Lyon and then with Jean Lénert and Larissa Kolos at CRR in Paris where she graduated brilliantly, Alix has also obtained a master’s degree in the class of Raphaël Oleg at the Basel Akademie. She also studied Baroque violin at the Schola Cantorum.

Meriel Cunningham is a British mezzo-soprano and singing actor based in London. ​Praised for her captivating stage presence, she is rapidly gaining recognition for both her vocal and dramatic ability, with critics commending her exceptional comedic timing and rich mezzo-soprano tone. Recent career highlights include a “standout” performance as Rosina in Charles Court Opera’s acclaimed production of The Barber of Seville and a nomination for Best Opera Performance at OffWestEnd’s 2024 Offie Awards. A graduate of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Meriel continues to study with John Evans.