Violinist. Born in Benaguasil (1973, Valencia) where his first contact with music comes from his father, clarinetist and teacher at the “Centro Instructivo Cultural Unió Musical de Benaguasil”, where he receives his first violin  lessons with Agustín Sánchez. He developed his further education in the Music Conservatory “Joaquín Rodrigo” of Valencia with Catalina Roig and Juan Llinares, achieving an end of degree honorific mention. He continues his education at the “Musikhochschule” of Detmold (Germany) and in St.Petersburg with Anna Laukhina. 

He has attended further training courses with Víctor Martín, Mark Lubotski, José Luis García Asensio, Félix Ayo and Marta Gulyas. He has been a member of the Valencian Community Orchestra, which inaugurated the “Auditorio Palau de les Arts” of Valencia in 2005. Amongst others, he has been conducted by Lorin Maazel, Jesús López Cobos, Adrian Leaper and Miguel A. Gómez Martínez.

He has shared stage with Mstislav Rostropovich, Pierre Amoyal, Christian Zimermann, Salvatore Accardo, Ainhoa Arteta and Plácido Domingo. He has collaborated with the Philarmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria and with the Palau de la Music Orchestra, after being chosen by Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez. 

He has been a violin teacher at the Ribarroja Music School, in Valencia, at the Rheda-Wiedenburg Music School (Germany) and in the Professional Music School of Alcañiz.

From 2002 and until current days, he has a violin teacher through a state exam of the Music School “Tomás Luis de Victoria” in Ávila and a pedagogical adviser of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Salamanca. He has performed as a soloist with the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Salamanca in a commemorative concert of the 10th Anniversary of Salamanca as a cultural city, performing the concert of M.Bruch. He has directed and organized the Music Summer Courses of the Universeity of Salamanca and of the Obra Social Caja de Ávila.

Jesus Plaus currently plays a violín A. Rabinovich of 2017. 

Violoncellist. Born in Odessa, Ukraine. At 7 years of age began studying cello with Joseph Zhadan in the prestigious Music School for Gifted Children Stolyarsky of Odessa. Extensive studies with Eva Sigal, Anna May and Oleg Shkarpytny in the State Conservatory of Odessa, obtaining the diploma as a Magister and Doctor in Musical Art, under the direction of Valentina Balon-Remashévskaya. She completed her training studying with Daniil Shafran, in Moscow, and in Masterclasses with Christoph Henkel, in Freiburg. Awarded in the National Chamber Music Competition, Kiev, 1990.

At 12 years of age she had her debut as a soloist with the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, playing F. J. Haydn's Concert in C Major, in a concert in which she shared soloist part with violinist Maxim Vengerov. She performed as a soloist with the Odessa Philharmonic Society. She has participated in recitals and festivals in Spain, Ukraine, Serbia, Czech Republic, Germany. She was invited as Principal Cello (1992-1997) by the Symphony Orchestra of the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Odessa.

From 1992 to 2007, she was teacher in theCello and Chamber Music Chairs at the Odessa Superior State Conservatory. During this period she wrote several works on the technique and violoncello performing, published by the Ministry of Culture and Art of Ukraine (1999-2000).

Currently she combines her activities as a soloist, forming part of chamber ensembles, with her pedagogical and teaching work. She has performed in Spain at the Madrid National Music Auditorium, Juan March Foundation, Conde Duque Auditorium in Madrid, Tres Cantos Auditorium, Gijón's Jovellanos Theatre and Santander Auditorium. Her concerts have been recorded by the Spanish National Radio and Television: RNE and RTVE.

She collaborates with the Spanish Philharmonic Orchestra (OFE). She has collaborated with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Madrid Academic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Siglo XXI. Her pupils study in the best music education centres of the world (Juilliard School, Stuttgarter Musikschule, Musikschule Freiburg, Conservatory of Basel, Spanish Conservatories, etc.) and are winners of national and international prizes and competitions. Recently in the contest Jaime Dobato Benavente for Young Promises.

organized by CITeS Universidad de la Mística. University Director: P. Francisco Javier Sancho Fermín. Artistic Director: Giuliana Cesarini.

The aim of the Festival is to bring together, under the commemoration of the cultural, human and spiritual approach of Teresa de Jesús: artists, composers, singers, dancers of different cultures who, regardless of their language, tradition or musical style, are in tune and harmony with the deep spiritual message of the universal mystics. A union with the transcendent, that every artist aspires to reach. This year the Festival will be during the II Worldwide Congress dedicat to St. John of the Cross.

There are the artists invited at IV Edition (3-9 September 2018): Julia Arroyo (guitar) from Ávila Spain, Rubén Fernandez Manzanas (violin) from Avila Spain, Rodrigo Rodriguez (Japanis flute) from Argentina, Ewa Uryga (voice) -  Grezgorz Dowgiallo (voice and piano) -  Mariusz Wójtowicz (voice and flute) from Poland and the duo Claviere Elena Modena (voice) e Ilario Gregoletto (harpsicord) from Italy.

Great national and international artists have been invited in the city of Ávila, throughout the past three editions (2015, 2016, 2017): the Spanish singers Carmela Martínez and Sister. Fabiola Torrero, the flamenco singer Curro Piñana, the classical music trioSergo Lazarev (violin) -Elena Sharayeva (cello) - Alexandra Andreeva (piano), the classical quartet Habemus Quarte, the Indian interpreter of Sitar Roop Verma, the dervishes of Syria AL Turazi Al Andalusi, the Poland group of traditional and folk music Teresa500, the Airun Group of Barcelona, teh spanish folk singer Julia León, ​​the Italian pianist Alessandra Cesarini, the violinist Julián Andrés Thomas, the winners of the I International Competition "Música Callada": Jimena Rojas (violin), Sofia Ianni, (cello), Lucia Abajo Lis (piano), Claudia Presa Cesarini (cello), Jimena Barco (cello), Alfredo Vicent (Clasical Guitar).