Born into a family of musicians in Munich, her career began at an early age. Her breakthrough came at the latest with numerous prizes at the Sarasate, Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, which quickly took her to the world's most important stages as a soloist. As a soloist and chamber musician, Yuki Manuela Janke also inspires as concertmaster of the most traditional orchestras. Her interpretation of Richard Strauss' "Heldenleben" in the Golden Hall in Vienna with the Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann attracted particular attention.

Chamber Music Evening N° 8

Semperoper Dresden

Lukas Stepp has been concertmaster of the 2nd violins of the Staatskapelle Dresden since the beginning of 2019.

Chamber Music Evening N° 6

Federico Kasík began his musical career at the age of 7. After being taught by Tibor Varga in Sion (Switzerland) from 1992, he took lessons with Igor Pylatyuk and Bogodar Kotorovych at the National Academy of Music in Lviv and Kiev from 1994. Due to this long-standing connection, Federico Kasík is a direct successor to the artistic and didactic lineage of Avram Jampolski and Yuri Yankelevich, two of the most successful teachers of the Russian violin school.

Lukas Stepp

Events

Past events

Jun 25, 2026

Chamber Music Evening N° 8 · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Mar 23, 2026

Chamber Music Evening N° 6 · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in String Sextet No. 1 by Brahms

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Violin in String Octet by Glière

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Violin in Septet by Blanc

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

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