Pianist Emma Saskia Baehler

Emma Saskia Baehler began playing the piano before the age of four. At just six, she gave her first official concert, performing Chopin mazurkas and works by Brahms with brio. Her first teacher and mentor, her mother Sibylle Bähler, accompanied her on this concert, underlining the importance of family heritage and teaching in her musical development. Emma’s precocity and talent already point to a promising career in the world of classical music.

Emma Saskia Baehler has already given concerts in several Swiss cities, including Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Avenches, Sigriswil, Zurich and Thun, playing as a soloist as well as in duo with her mother for four-hand pieces. Her virtuosity and talent also led her to perform in Germany, where she captivated audiences with her refined and moving interpretations. At such a young age, Emma has already built up an impressive track record of performances.

Since 2017, she has partnered with Swiss violinist Alexandre Dubach several times. She has already won several first prizes, including in June 2018, the first prize at the Steinway Piano Competition.

Emma Saskia Bähler playing Robert Schumann Aufschwung, op. 12 Nr. 2

In late February and early March 2019, Emma Saskia Bähler gave her first concerts with orchestra, marking a milestone in her young career. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at the Bern University of Music, where she continues to perfect her art and enrich her repertoire.
Emma Saskia Bähler’s brilliant combination of academic achievement and professional experience is a testament to her dedication and passion for music. Undoubtedly an artist to keep an eye on.

New CD album produced by Elsio Records

Discover Philippe Mathis’s new album, featuring nine works between modernity and tradition. Available on Apple Music and Amazon.

The brand-new album produced by Elsio Records is now available! The CD features nine previously unpublished works for modern and neoclassical piano composed by Philippe Mathis. An invitation to a musical journey between tradition and modernity.

Apple Music
(MP3 album)
Amazon
(CD & MP3)

Spanish Suite – Toccata for piano

Piano composition Toccata

The « Suite Espagnole » comprises a series of compositions by Philippe Mathis, featuring the Toccata, which honors the pianist‘s virtuosity and the instrument’s richness.
Philippe Mathis’ Toccata is a challenging and expressive work that showcases the pianist’s proficiency and command of the piano.


The composition’s lyrical inspiration implies it stirs emotions and sentiments, enchanting the audience with its delicate expressiveness and rhythmic vitality. The interplay of rhythms offers a musical journey that is both stirring and exhilarating.


Inclusion in the Stage and Screen collection produced by Ablaze Records suggests that the work could also be used in film or theatre, enhancing its evocative and narrative qualities.

In its entirety, the Toccata from Philippe Mathis‘s Suite Espagnole is a dynamic, expressive composition, suitable for any concert repertoire and sure to engage and immerse the audience in images that stimulate the imagination.

Philippe Mathis’s Toccata for Piano wins the « Contemporary Piano 2016″ Composition Prize

Toccata (Spanish suite »


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Dimitris Anousis

Ravil Islyamov – Violinist

Discover Ravil Islyamov, violinist and composer of this beautiful quintet « Once Upon a Tale » played by Svetlana Ponomaryova (piano) and the MARS Quartet:
– Ravil Islyamov (1rst violin)
– Andrey Zubenko (violin)
– Serafim Gerasimov (viola)
– Matvey Sobolev (cello)

Ravil Islyamov was born in Vladimir in 2001. A graduate of the Central School of Music at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow (class of Alexander Vinnitsky), he is currently continuing his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under the same teacher.

He won the Gold Medal at the Russian Delphic Youth Games (Tyumen, 2016; Vladivostok, 2018). In 2016, he also received the Grand Prize at the International Beethoven Competition for violin, viola and cello (Sankt Pölten, Austria).

Ravil Islyamov performs regularly in his native country as well as in Europe and the Middle East. His exceptional talent is showcased at every concert, where he currently plays on a 1735 Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” violin, a prestigious instrument that adds an extra dimension to his performances.

His promising career and numerous awards testify to his dedication and passion for classical music.

Ravil Islyamov, violinist and composer

Alexandre Dubach & Sibylle Baehler Duo piano violin

Alexandre Dubach
Alexandre Dubach

Alexandre Dubach is a Swiss violinist. He began studying violin under Elisabeth Schoni at the age of 7. Within two years, he won the Concours National of the 1964 EXPO in Lausanne, followed by appearance on television and radio around Switzerland.

He proceeded to study under Eva Zurbrugg, Ulrich Lehmann, Yehudi Menuhin, Nathan Milstein, Magda Lavanchy and Salvatore Accardo. At 15 he gave his debut performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Armin Jordanand the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, where he returned regularly as soloist and from 1981-1985 also as leader.

At the age of 16 he won the Migros study prize and completed his studies at the Conservatoire in Fribourg « summa cum laude ». His talent was recognised in international competitions,including Senigallia, Sion, Vienna, Naples, Gernsbach, Freiburg and Vercelli, where he won 1 st prizes, including the coveted « Premio Rodolfo Lipizer »in Gorizia.

In 2000 the town of Thun awarded him their prize for culture. In 2015 he receives the same award from the Bernese Oberland.

Alexandre Dubach - CD Paganini

In 2007 Dubach performed the Swiss national premiere of Niccolo Paganini’s Third ViolinConcerto. His Claves recording of Paganini’s 6 violin concertos with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo has won great acclaim, including a listing in Jaoachim Hartnack’s Great Violinists of our Time.

Alexandre Dubach has taught in Castel del Monte, Zurich (at the master classes after A. Grumiaux and N. Milstein), Delémont and Sion and is also in great demand as a teacher in eastern Europe.


Sibylle Baehler
Sibylle Baehler

Sibylle Baehler : After obtaining her teaching certificate at the « Staatliches Seminar Bern », Sibylle Bähler obtained her teaching diploma at the « Société Suisse de Pédagogie musicale ». She completed her artistic training at the « Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt » in Weimar by taking part in « Master-Classes » with Alexander Alexandrov.

Her main fields of music activity are piano teaching and chamber music concerts. She often accompanies her daughter in four-handed works and plays in duet with violinist Alexandre Dubach. She is also a remarkable Lieder accompanist.

Duo piano violin

Deutschland, Bensberg, BenefizKonzert für Bono e.V. mit Alexandre Dubach, Emma Saskia und Sybille Bähler im Autohaus Gieraths 18.01.2019 Ⓒ Markus Bollen