Iuventus
The Future is Our Youth
IVS Iuventus is an initiative to forge stronger connections among the young generation of violists, providing them a platform to share their ideas on artistic creation and research with the viola world. The mission of the organization is to establish, renew, and grow national member sections with young viola players.
IVS Iuventus is currently made up of 14 members from Australia, Asia, Europe, and America who are eager to promote the viola in both performance and academic study.
The 2024 members of the team are: Jasmine Smith (Australia), Jeff Wong (Malaysia), Quiaquian Fu (China), Zhuochen Sun (China & Germany), Naz Altinel (Turkey), Santiago Velo (Spain & Netherlands), Sylven van Sasse van Ysselt (Netherlands), Sofie Booy (Netherlands), Sarah Niblack (USA &France), Michalina Matias (Poland & Austria), Sandra Klimaite (Estonia & Lithuania), Fabio Saggin (Brazil) and Nehir Akansu (Turkey & Spain).