Ashani Hoi Kei Waidyatillake was born in 2004 and is currently studying at Seoul National University. In the past years, her major accolades include: 1st place at the WPTA Finland International Piano Competition, Winner of New Zealand Youth Piano Competition which led her to perform a duet with pianist Lang Lang, Winner of the 2020 New Zealand Concerto Competition where she performed Saint Saen’s Piano Concerto No.2 and 1st prize winner of the biennial New Zealand Wallace Junior Piano Competition in 2018.
She attended numerous international music festivals with full scholarships such as Curtis Institute of Music Summerfest in U.S.A, Semaine International de Piano et Music de Chambre Blonay Festival in Switzerland, New Zealand’s International Akaroa Music Festival as well as New Zealand International Young Artists Festival. Ashani was also accepted into 2020 Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute Summer Festival and 2020 Interlochen Arts Festival.
2004년생 아샤니 호이 케이 와이디아티라케는 현재 서울음악대학교에서 학사과정을 재학중이다. 그는 WPTA 핀란드 국제 피아노 콩쿠르 1위, 뉴질랜드 청소년 피아노 콩쿠르 우승하며 부상으로 피아니스트 랑랑과 함께 듀엣 연주, 뉴질랜드 Concerto 콩쿠르에서 생상 피아노협주곡 2번 연주로 1위 그리고 뉴질랜드 Wallace 주니어 피아노 콩쿠르에서 1위를 차지했다.
또한, 미국 커티스 음악원 서머페스트, 스위스 Semaine 국제 피아노 음악제와 Chambre Blonay 페스티벌, 뉴질랜드의 아카로아 국제 음악 페스티벌, 뉴질랜드 국제 청년 아티스트 페스티벌 모두 전액 장학금을 받고 참여했다. 코로나시국 전, 2020년 미국 인터라켄 국제 음악제와 미국 보스턴음대 탱글우드 국제 여름 음악 페스티벌에도 초청됬다.

jason bae | founder & music director
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Jason Bae is the Founder & Music Director of Afflatus Ensemble and has recently finished his two-year role as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conducting Fellowship Programme Conductor in 2020/21. Jason made his debut in Stockholm, conducting the Aurora Festival Orchestra - presenting the Swedish premiere of "Violent, Violent Sea" by the American composer, Missy Mazzoli. Last year, Jason gave the New Zealand Premiere of Lotta Wennäkoski's "Nosztalgiaim" with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra National Youth Orchestra.
He has received masterclasses with renowned conductors such as Osmo Vänskä with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula with South Denmark Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, Vaasa City Orchestra, Hamish McKeich, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Holly Mathieson and Gemma New with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Formerly trained as a pianist, Jason received his Master of Arts in piano performance with the highest distinction award, 'DipRAM' at the Royal Academy of Music in London studied under the Professor Emeritus Christopher Elton and Joanna MacGregor in 2015. Jason studied orchestral conducting and was mentored by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
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