Carmen's Last Dance: Champagne, Chanson & Czardas

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.

Violinist Jure Smirnov Oštir is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Levon Chilingirian and Remus Azoitei. An award-winning soloist, he has performed at leading venues including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall and St Martin-in-the-Fields, and appeared with ensembles including the London Sinfonietta, English Chamber Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia. A former London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts artist, Jure has performed extensively across Europe and studied in masterclasses with distinguished musicians including Maxim Vengerov and James Ehnes.