Artists in residence

Petteri Iivonen is a Finnish violinist. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, University of Southern California, Tel Aviv University and Stony Brook University and additionally holds the coveted Artist Diploma (AD) from the Manhattan School of Music.

Silver Medalist and Special Prize winner at the 10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Petteri Iivonen is currently the concertmaster (Premier Violon Solo) of the Opéra National de Paris. Additionally, he has served as the concertmaster of the Finnish National Opera under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen. He was hailed by the Italian newspaper Il Gazzettino as an artist with “flawless technique along with expressive interpretation,” and praised by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat for his “control and emotional sensitivity” and “colorful details and thoughtful phrasing”.

Highlights of Petteri Iivonen’s solo career include his appearances with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Helena Symphony, Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, New York Classical Symphony Orchestra, New European Ensemble, as well as the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. The artist has also been heard in concerts at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center, Tokyo Opera City, Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Jerusalem Theatre and the Kodaly Center.

As a devoted chamber musician, Petteri Iivonen is a regularly collaborating with world-renowned artists such as Matti Salminen, Nobuko Imai, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Michel Lethiec, Lilli Paasikivi, Clive Greensmith, Atar Arad, Monica Groop, Frans Helmerson, Michaela Martin, Arto Noras, Regis Pasquier, Paul Neubauer, Martin Beaver, along with the Emerson, Michelangelo and Tokyo String Quartets.

Petteri Iivonen makes frequent appearances worldwide on NDR in Germany and RTBF in Belgium, Israeli Radio, France Musique, as well as Classical 96.3 in Toronto and all across the United States including KUSC in California and WQXR in New York. Yarlung Records released his debut recordings in 2009, featuring works by Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Franck and Ysaÿe.

The award-winning Finnish composer, pianist and Moogist Kari Ikonen (born 1973) is one of the leading figures on the European jazz and improvised music scene. A unique musical innovator, he has performed all over the world alongside artists such as Lee Konitz and Louis Sclavis, and his work is documented on over 50 albums. Inspired by Arabic music, he invented the revolutionary Maqiano™ Microtuning System, which allows micro-intervals to be played on the acoustic piano. His current project is to create a repertoire for microtonal solo piano and an entirely new language of improvisation, outside any existing musical tradition.

Ukrainian film and video artist. Graduated from Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains in 2020. Since 2022, PhD candidate at CY Cergy Paris Université and ENSAPC. Working mainly with private archives, exploring the impact of modern technology and political ideology on constructing human relationships and art processes. Interested in variations in the perception of reality due to the effects of mass media and screen representation of identity shaped on the verge of different eras. Examining the challenges of reflecting the lived experience beyond contestable art conventions.

Nataliya’s first solo exhibition took place at Vašulka Kitchen Brno in the Czech Republic in 2023. Her films and video installations have been shown at FIDMarseille, Documenta Madrid, DOK Leipzig, Riga IFF, Vidéoformes Digital Arts Festival, Kyiv Biennial, CCA Glasgow, Plato Ostrava, DOCK 20 Museum, among many other film festivals, art centers and galleries, and have been rewarded at Viborg Animation Festival, Archivio Aperto, Mediawave, Juan Downey International Contest, Molodist Film Festival. She has been an artist in residence at Light Cone, Lizières, Saari Residence and Fondation Matrice.