Rising Stars | Yulianna Beziazychna & Emanuel Akopian

Doors open at 19:00

Concert starts at 19:30

Performers:

Yulianna Beziazychna – piano

Emanuel Akopian – violin

Programme:

Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13

Franz Schubert – Sonatina for Violin and Piano

Manuel de Falla – Spanish Dance

Yulianna Beziazychna – piano

Ukrainian-Dutch pianist Yulianna Beziazychna began playing at the age of five and studies with Tatyana Abaieva at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague. She has won numerous national and international competitions, including the Steinway Piano Competition Netherlands, the Concours International Piano Neuchâtel Val de Travers and, in 2026, the Prinses Christina Concours and the Koninklijk Concertgebouw Concours. She has performed at major Dutch festivals and venues, including the Concertgebouw, and her playing has been heard on NPO Klassiek and seen on Podium Klassiek.

Emanuel Akopian – violin

Dutch violinist Emanuel Akopian began studying the violin in 2021 and is a student of Julia Dinerstein at the Academy of Musical Talent in Utrecht, as well as the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague. He has taken masterclasses with musicians including Maria Milstein, Candida Thompson and Philippe Graffin. In 2026 he won first prize at the Britten Violin Competition and the Jong Talent Competition Maassluis, second prize at the Dutch National Violin Competition, and first prize at the Lugano International Music Awards. He has appeared as a soloist with the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Britten Chamber Orchestra and Jonge Strijkers Nederland.

Our beautiful Steinway is on loan from the Netherlands Musical Instrument Foundation.