Students and Alumni

Achievements

Recent distinctions, recordings, appointments, and artistic milestones from the Pernoo School of Musical Performance students and former students.
Former student
Shicong Li

Has just won First Prize at the Mainardi Cello Competition at the Mozarteum in Salzburg

Current student
Krzysztof Michalski

A masterful performance of Shostakovich’s Concerto in the final of the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Current student
Krzysztof Michalski

Replay of Kraft Concerto by Krzysztof Michalski - Queen Elisabeth Competition (Semi-finals)

Current student
Krzysztof Michalski

Replay of the Semi-Final Recital – Queen Elisabeth Competition 2026

Former student
Léo Ispir

Semi-final recital – Queen Elisabeth Competition

Current student
Krzysztof Michalski

Replay of the first round of Queen Elisabeth Competition

Former student
Léo Ispir

Replay of the 1st round of Queen Elisabeth Competition

Former student
Carlos Vidal

Replay of the 1st round of Queen Elisabeth Competition

Current student
Gabriel Guignier

Replay of the First Round of the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Alumni
Tatsuki Sasanuma

New Release – Strauss: Cello Sonata, Glazunov: The Minstrel's Song, Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Prokofiev: Cello Sonata – with Haruko Ueda (piano)

Alumni
Anastasia Kobekina Bach

New recording of Bach’s Six Cello Suites released on Sony Classical.

Alumni
Jérémy Garbarg

Recording: Kodaly Sonata

Current student
Mathilde Reuzé

Release of a debut album on KNS Classical, "Chimères", with pianist Alessandro Tardino. Sonatas by Strauss, Franck and Debussy.

Alumni
Tatsuki Sasanuma

New recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra.

Former student
Carlos Vidal

selected for the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Current student
Gabriel Guignier

selected for the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2026

Current student
Krzysztof Michalski

selected for the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Former student
Léo Ispir

Named Instrumental Revelation at the 2026 Victoires de la Musique Classique.