Born in Tokyo in 1999, this young violinist is considered an outstanding talent and one of the most promising violinists of her generation. Moné Hattori began playing the violin at the age of five. She took lessons from Akiko Tatsumi and later studied in Switzerland with Zahar Bron. Aged eight, she performed with an orchestra for the first time and in 2009, she was the youngest musician ever to win first prize and the special prize at the Lipinski Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poland. This was followed by her recital debut in Milan at the age of 11, concerts in Europe and Russia and other internationally renowned prizes such as the Grand Prix at the Boris Goldstein International Competition.

In October 2016, Hattori released her first CD, including Shostakovich’s 1st Violin Concerto, which she recorded with the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and which received many awards. Since then, Moné Hattori has performed on many major stages and tours with orchestras such as the New Japan Philharmonic, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. Her debut in Bremen with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen is eagerly awaited.

The Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti has in recent years forged close relationships with many international orchestras including the Royal Northern Sinfonia and of which, from the 2024/25 season, she will be Principal Guest Conductor. Highlights of recent seasons include collaborations with the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris, the Dresden Philharmonie, the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, the Irish National Opera and the Orchestra della Toscana, where Nil Venditti held the position of Principal Guest Conductor until May 2022.

Alongside her strong affinity for the core classical repertoire of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and in addition to her commitment as an opera conductor, Nil Venditti shows an equally strong interest in contemporary programming. Her performances in recent seasons have included works by Fazıl Say, Fabien Waksman, Lepo Sumera and Caroline Shaw in particular. This conductor also uses unusual formats to attract new audiences to classical music. In June 2022, Nil Venditti conducted the Irish National Opera’s first virtual reality community opera ›Out of the Ordinary‹ which was developed for and with people from all over Ireland and which puts communities at the centre of the opera’s creative process. Nil Venditti also made her acclaimed debut with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen conducting at Musikfest Bremen and returned to the orchestra’s own ›Sommer in Lesmona‹  the following year.