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In 2019, he won first prize at the “Alumni-GFF Interpretation Competition” in Detmold. Since February 2019, Pavel has been the founder and president of the NGO “Accordion Soul” in Chisinau, which was established to support and develop the accordion and young accordionists in the Republic of Moldova. Also in 2019, he organized the first accordion festival in Moldova.

As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed multiple times in concert halls in Moldova, Romania, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal. In August 2021, Pavel won the GWK Music Prize in Münster. Also in December 2021, Pavel was awarded the prize for the best student from Moldova of the year in the category of “Art” in Chisinau.

Pavel Efremov has attended masterclasses with Janne Rättya, Claudio Jacomucci, Veli Kujala, and Grzegosz Stopa. In 2015, he began studying at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, where he was taught by Marko Kassl until 2020. In the academic year 2018-2019, he received an Erasmus scholarship for studies at the Centro Superior de Musica del Pais Vasco “Musikene” (Spain), in the class of Prof. Inaki Alberdi. Since April 2021, Pavel has been pursuing his master’s degree at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen with renowned professor – Prof. Mie Miki, in the Professional Performance program.

The accordionist has a diverse repertoire of classical music, including baroque music and original works for the instrument.

Already during his active time as a dancer, Lars Scheibner began to choreograph. His first notable work was at the EXPO 2000, where he developed large parts of the choreography for the cultural contribution of the state of Brandenburg, “Prometheus – Fantasia.” In 2004/2005, he collaborated with the Berlin Radio Choir and five dancers to create the work “The Sealed Angel” to the composition of the same name by Rodion Shchedrin. This production was followed by three more for the Berlin Radio Choir. Since 2006, Scheibner has been working as a freelance choreographer and has choreographed and directed productions at theaters in Berlin, Kiel, Osnabrück, Bremerhaven, Trier, Cottbus, and Görlitz. For his work as a guest choreographer in Schwerin (2007-2009), he received the Conrad-Ekhof-Prize in Gold from the Society of Friends of the Mecklenburg State Theater Schwerin in 2009.

In 2010, he worked abroad for the first time and created “Carmina Burana” for the Ballet Nacional de Paraguay in Asunción and for the social project Dançando para não Dançar in Rio de Janeiro. For the Soundstream Festival in Toronto, he developed a new version of “The Sealed Angel” for two choirs and five dancers.

Since 2011, Scheibner has been working continuously with director Andrzej Woron. As co-director and choreographer, he has staged several operas, plays, and Bach’s St. John Passion with him. Since 2016, Lars Scheibner has been the artistic director and chief choreographer of the Deutsche Tanzkompanie in Neustrelitz.

Various CD recordings (cpo, ambiente, among others) as well as radio and television recordings reflect his broad repertoire and intensive engagement with questions of historical performance practice. As a conductor, Lutermann captivates audiences both domestically and internationally with his various choirs. Prizes at international competitions attest to the high quality of his choral work. Invitations as a speaker and juror round off his activities.

In 2010, Lutermann initiated the 1st European Children’s and Youth Choir Meeting “Sing We And Chant It”, which promoted choral youth work with its attached symposium on the topic of “Trends and Developments of the Children’s Voice”. His support for the younger generation extends further to cooperation projects with the Goethe-Institut in Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Lutermann worked as a church musician at St. Matthäus Church in Melle, where he played concerts around the historical Klausing organ restored by Hendrik Ahrend in 1713. During his time in Melle, Lutermann performed there as a conductor, organist, and pianist in over 200 concerts.

Since October 2022, Lutermann has taken on a temporary professorship for choral conducting at the University of Music and Dance Hamburg, after working for 13 years as a lecturer at the Institute for Music at the University of Osnabrück.

As the founder and conductor of the award-winning chamber choir “Vokalconsort Osnabrück”, he has conceived new concert formats and delighted audiences on an international level with his innovative programs.

In recent years, Lutermann, together with choreographer Lars Scheibner, has intensively explored the scenic realization of choral works. The works with J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion and Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem, in particular, have received broad attention and enthusiasm. The founding of the European top ensemble CHOREOS in 2016 is ultimately the logical continuation of this innovative work. It is the world’s first ensemble of its kind. With performances, for example, at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, the ensemble has caused a sensation in recent years.

The work with CHOREOS receives international attention. Workshops and seminars in Tallinn (ECA conference), Sweden (Föreningen Sveriges Körledare), Serbia (From choir in movement to choral theatre), Denmark (Aarhus Vocal Festival), as well as in Germany (including chor.com, Ljc NRW, CHOREOS Academy, Nordklang Festival) on the “CHOREOS Method” demonstrate the great interest of the professional world in this work.