STJEPAN HAUSER

Stjepan is one of the very last cellist whom the great Rostropovich heard during his life. As one of the last student of Maestro Rostropovich, Stjepan played in four concerts dedicated to him: a gala concert in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence (Britten Sonata); a performance of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1 with Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Teatro Comunale "Giuseppe Verdi" in Italy; a recital in Auditorium al Duomo, Florence in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival; a performance of Kol Nidrei with Metropolitan Sinfonia in a gala concert in St George's Bristol.

This young cellist has impressed the most revered artists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, Heinrich Schiff,  Ralph Kirshbaum, Philippe Muller, Thomas Demenga, Stephen Kovacevich, Ivry Gitlis, Valter Despalj, Reinhard Latzko, Young-Chang Cho, Karine Georgian, Roel Dieltiens, Hyoung-Won Chang, Silvia Sondeckiene, Karoly Botvay, Alexander Ivashkin, Daniel Weiss,  Rivka Golani to mention a few. He completed his undergraduate studies with Natalia Pavlutskaya in London and currently he is studying with Ralph Kirshbaum as a Dorothy Stone Scholar in RNCM in Manchester and with Bernard Greenhouse in USA.

In October 2006 he was the only cellist chosen to perform in the gala concert at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence for the late Mstislav Rostropovich, who was most impressed by this young artist. Following the success of this appearance Stjepan has been invited to perform at the most prestigious festivals in Europe. At the International Holland Music Sessions 2009, he was chosen to participate in "New Masters on Tour" concert series, presenting young artists in prestigious concert venues all over Europe.

Together with the Slovenian violinist Lana Trotovsek and Japanese pianist Yoko Misum, Stjepan is a member of renowned The Greenwich Trio described by legendary cellist Bernard Greenhouse as the "New Beaux Arts Trio".  These three phenomenal talents joined forces in August 2006. Their breathtaking chamber music making gains  the approval of audiences and critics.

The trio won the the first and the audience prize of the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition in London 2006, the first and special prize of the International Chamber Music Competition in Candelo, Italy 2007, the first prize in the Trinity Laban Chamber Music Competition 2007 and the first prize and two special prizes in the �Carlo Mosso� International Chamber Music Competition in Italy 2008. They are also winners of the Solti Foundation Award 2008. The Greenwich Trio now receives regular coaching from Bernard Greenhouse and Stephen Kovacevich, and has also received coaching from Beaux Arts Trio, Alban Berg Quartet, Israel Piano Trio, Wihan Quartet, The Schubert Ensemble, ... They have already performed in some of the most prestigious European international music festivals. in March 2008 they performed Beethoven's Triple Concerto with conductor Barry Wordsworth and in September the same year they played in the sold out opening festival at King's Place, London.

Barely three years after its formation, the ensemble aspires to be the most energetic, passionate and refined trio of the music world, and has already given performances that have taken audiences by storm all over the world.