Violetta and Aaron met at the Royal Conservatory of Mons, and they have
been working together since 2019. Both have large and various repertoire
as soloists and chamber musicians, took part in concerts, festivals and
masterclasses in Europe. The musicians are focused on the repertoire of
the classical composers, as well as the music of XX and XXI century.

Violetta Kabanova (violin) was born in Moscow, in 1998. She started her
music education at the age of 4 at the special music school and college
at Moscow Tchaikovsky conservatory in violin class of Elena Malkina.
After graduating summa cum laude she moved to Belgium, and entered the
Royal conservatory of Mons, where she continues her education with Anton
Martynov and Kremena Nikolova. Violetta is a laureate of international
competitions (Noche en Madrid, Beethoven competition in Moscow, Premio
Zinetti), has large and various repertoire as a soloist, chamber
musician (piano duo, trio, string quartet), member of symphony
orchestras and baroque ensembles. She took part in concerts, festivals
(‘Le Printemps du violon’ in Paris, ‘Noche en Madrid’, ‘San Martino a
Natale’ in Venice, and many others) and masterclasses in Russia,
Belgium, France, Spain, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, Slovakia,
the Netherlands and Bulgaria, and performed in famous venues such as
Great hall of Moscow Conservatory, Bolshoi Theatre, Bozar, Concertgebouw
in Brugge, Falegy, Queen Elisabeth hall, Arsenale hall in Venice.

Aaron Pausenberger (piano) was born on May 3, 1996 in Ghent. The only
son of a family of stonemasons, he discovered music thanks to his
grandfather, who was a fan of keyboard instruments. Aaron received his
first official lessons with Katrien Mazijn at the academy ‘De Kunstbrug’
in Ghent. At the age of 14, he left Ghent for ‘Lemmensinstituut', where
he studied piano with Alicia Mennes and organ with Bart Naessens. In
2015, he graduated with the highest distinction, and was accepted at the
Royal Conservatory of Mons in the class of Hans Ryckelynck, where he
obtained his bachelor’s degree in 2018 and his master's degree in 2021.
Since 2021, Aaron has been traveling regularly to Berlin to study with
professor Yossi Reshef. Aaron performs regularly in Belgium. He also had
the opportunity to perform in Berlin for a solo recital. He participated
in numerous masterclasses in Louvain, Antwerp, Brussels, Dinant, Vienna
and Görlitz. In addition to this classical training, Aaron practices
jazz at the academy of 'Maak' in Knokke. He is also interested in
composition. Currently he is also a piano teacher at the Academy of
Torhout.

Programme:

Ravel - Violin sonata no.2 (blues)

Prokofiev - Five melodies

Gershwin-Frolov - Porgy and Bess

Debussy - Arabesque, Le plus que lente, La Fille aux cheveux de lin

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