Jacobo Conrad is the stage name of the Curaçao violinist and composer Elias Martinus. Besides violin, Conrad also played cello, double bass, guitar, kuarta and mandolin. But he distinguished himself above all as a violinist. With his violin he has brought serenades under many a bedroom window of charming ladies. It is not surprising that he became extremely popular with this. As a composer he was particularly productive in the period between 1906 and 1917. In addition to numerous three-part Curaçao waltzes, in which he varies beautifully with tonalities in minor and major, he also composed a number of polkas and danzas.
Pianist Ketevan Sharumashvili (www.ketisharu.com) studied with Nino Mamradze and Bejan Namgladze at the Tbilisi State Conservatory, with Naum Grubert and Jan Wijn at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and with Ralf Nattkemper and Marian Migdal at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. In Hamburg she not only passed the very demanding 'Konzertexamen' but obtained the qualification ‘excellent’, thereby obtaining the Concert Pianist diploma. Ketevan has followed masterclasses with top pianists such as Paul Badura-Skoda, Tamás Vásáry Boris Berman and Konstantin Scherbakov who have all been impressed by her sensitive playing and virtuosity. She has also received international recognition at several international competitions in France, Italy, Greece and Holland.
Jeroen Dupont (www.jeroendupont.nl) finalized his studies in violin in 2008 earning a special distinction (summa cum laude) at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. From 1997 to 2004 he studied with Herman Krebbers and Coosje Wijzenbeek. After 2004, he continued his violin studies with Vera Beths at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. In July 2005, he followed master classes by Giuliano Carmignola at the well-known Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy where he was awarded the ‘Diploma of Merit’. He has also studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris under Roland Daugareil. For his performance, Jeroen Dupont has won several prizes during international competitions . As a soloist, Jeroen has performed with the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Limburg Symphony Orchestra and the Bombay Philharmonic Orchestra.
This video was recorded by Ati Palm, during a concert in the Fort Church in Willemstad Curaçao. The concert took place on 9th of June 2023 and was organized by the Palm Music Foundation and the Curaçao Art Circle.