Guillem VEGA GONZALEZ

Spanish cellist born in Valencia in 2001, Guillem Vega González holds a bachelor’s degree (DNSPM) from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. He is currently continuing his Master’s studies at the CNSMDP in the class of Marc Coppey, Tatjana Uhde and Pauline Bartissol.
He has won several national and international prizes including 1st prize in the
National Competition of Young Promises of the Cello 2018 (Alcañiz) where the 1st prize of the second International Cello Competition “Luthiers Clar” (Valencia)…Following this last prize, he was invited to play live on the Spanish Classical Radio (RTVE).
A passionate chamber musician, he is pursuing a degree in piano trio at the CNSMDP with the Trio Héka in Claire’s class and he performs in various festivals such as the Ravel Festival, the La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival, the Messiaen Festival and also in other European countries (Netherlands, Portugal, Austria Lithuania, Hungary, Spain).
Very attracted by the orchestra’s repertoire, Guillem was an academician of the Orchestra
Radio France Philharmonic for the 2022/2023 season and regularly collaborates with this orchestra as well as that of the Paris National Opera, the Paris Chamber Orchestra or the Lyon National Orchestra.
He plays on a cello built by Francis Kuttner loaned by
the Talents&Cellos association.

Honoka KOBAYASHI, Piano
Originally from Japan, Honoka Kobayashi is a solo pianist, chamber musician, accompanist and vocal leader.
She studies at the Tokyo Conservatory (Tokyo College of Music) in Solo Piano and Master in Piano Accompaniment.
She then continued her studies at the CNSMDP (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris) in piano accompaniment, chamber music and vocal direction classes. She has the opportunity to study with Jennifer Fichet, Guillaume Sigier, Claire Désert, Érika Guiomar, Nathalie Dang, Jean-Fréderic Neuburger and Yumi Otsu.
She also perfected her skills at the HEM in Geneva with Louis Schwizgebel in Master piano concert.
As a solo pianist, she won numerous awards in Japan, such as the Grand Prize of the Asian International Music Competition, the Grand Prize of the Tateshina International Music Competition and the second prize of the Osaka International Music Competition.
Also as a chamber musician, she won the Grand Prix with the unanimity of 17 juries as well as five other prizes at the International Melody Competition in Gordes (France) in 2022. She will also participate in the Aix-en-Provence festival as as singing director as part of the Voix 2024 residency.
She also supports internships, masterclasses, international competitions, in France and abroad.
She taught as an accompanist pianist at the Pôle supérieur d’enseignement artistic and at the CRR (Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional) in Boulogne-Billancourt in 2022-2023.