Kerson Leong & Jonathan Fournel

• Kerson Leong (violin) 

Kerson Leong is regarded as one of the greatest violinists, known for his combination of spontaneity, mastery, elegance, and intensity. Since winning the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in 2010, his distinctive sound has captivated audiences worldwide. His latest album, featuring the violin concertos by Britten and Bruch, has received widespread acclaim, including "Editor’s Choice" from Gramophone. His solo performances at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall are key highlights of his career. Passionate about chamber music, he teaches and engages young people through social media. He plays the Guarneri del Gesù ‘ex Bohrer, Baumgartner’. 

• Jonathan Fournel (piano) 

Jonathan Fournel was born in Sarrebourg on 2 October 1993. He won the prestigious Concours Reine Elisabeth in Belgium in 2021, being awarded the Grand Prix International Reine Elisabeth, the Prix de la Reine Mathilde, the Prix du Public Musiq3 and the Prix Canvas-Klara. Jonathan Fournel began to perform in public at the age of ten. He has played at the Lille piano festival, in Piano à Lyon, in the Arsenal in Metz, the Salle Cortot in Paris, Stevenson Hall in Glasgow, the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall and the Auditorium Gustav Mahler in Milan. Jonathan takes a lively interest in contemporary music. He gave the first performance of Nicolas Bacri’s Sonata no. 3 for piano and regularly includes works by Rory Boyle, Pierre-Alain Braye-Weppe, Bruno Mantovani, Guillaume Connesson and Thomas Adès in his recital programmes. He has also performed with Gautier Capuçon, Rémi Delangle, Augustin Dumay, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Christine Lee, Vassilena Serafimova, Gary Hoffman, Miguel Da Silva, Raphael Pidoux, Julien Hervé, the Akilone Quartet, le Hermès Quartet and the Modigliani Quartet. Jonathan Fournel was named the révélation classique of 2017 by ADAMI. He is currently supported by the Fondation Colas, the Fondation Goéland and the Fondation Les Allumeurs d’Étoiles.