Featured Musicians

Apollo Ensemble
Founded in 1992, the Apollo Ensemble of Amsterdam has emerged as one of Europe’s leading Baroque chamber music groups. The group specializes in innovative concerts that highlight both the familiar and unknown chapters of Baroque music. Read More

 

Biava Quartet
Austin Hartman, violin - Hyunsu Ko, violin - Mary Persin, viola - Gwendolyn Krosnick, cello
The Biava Quartet is recognized as one of today's most exciting and accomplished young American string quartets. Winner of the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and top prizes at the Premio Borciani and London International Competitions, the Quartet has established an enthusiastic following in the United States and abroad. Read More

 

Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway has performed to acclaim throughout North America and Europe in opera and on the concert stage. Ms. Calloway is also a member of Shir Ami, an ensemble dedicated to the preservation and performance of Entartete Musik, music condemned by the Nazi regime during the Second World War. Read More

 

Alexander Tall, baritone
Alexander Tall is rapidly gaining recognition as one of America's rising young baritones. He has performed as a featured soloist at the New York City Opera, the Wolf Trap Opera with the National Symphony Orchestra, the New York Festival of Song and elsewhere. He was recently awarded the Theodor Uppman Award from the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation. Read More

 

Konstantin Soukhovetski, pianist
Konstantin Soukhovetski is one of the most captivating and distinctive young pianists to emerge in recent years. He won the First Prize and Audience Prize at 2007 New Orleans International Piano Competition and the distinguished 2006 William Petschek Debut Recital Award. He has performed internationally as a soloist with the Johannesburg Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Cape Town Philharmonic among others. Read More

 

ARC Ensemble
ARC is the ensemble-in-residence of Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music; its members are all soloists and chamber musicians and senior faculty members of the Glenn Gould School, the Conservatory's professional training division. Since its creation in 2002, ARC has presented a number of highly successful concert series and symposia in Toronto. Read More

 

Itzhak Perlman, violin
Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to the irrepressible joy of making music, which he communicates. Read More

 

Rohan De Silva, piano
The internationally acclaimed pianist Rohan De Silva is renowned for his partnerships with violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg among others. He performs frequently with Itzhak Perlman nationally and internationally, most recently during the 2006-07 season in a series of recitals across the United States. Read More

 

N-E-W Trio
Andrew Wan, violin - Gal Nyska, cello - Julio Elizalde, piano
Over the past year, the N-E-W Trio has emerged as one of the nation's most promising young ensembles after winning grand prize at the 61st Coleman National Chamber Music Competition in Pasadena, California and first prize at the 2nd Plowman National Chamber Music Competition in Columbia, Missouri. Read More

 

Michael Caterisano, percussion
Percussionist Michael Caterisano is currently a second year Master’s student at Juilliard, where he studies with Gordon Gottlieb. Since he arrived in New York in 2002, Michael has performed in a variety of settings, from timpanist with the Juilliard Orchestra in Carnegie Hall to fusion band drummer at The Knitting Factory and 55 Bar. Read More

 

Tibi Cziger, clarinet
In 2006 Clarinetist Tibi Cziger became the first clarinetist ever admitted to the prestigious Artist Diploma program at The Juilliard School, under the guidance of Charles Neidich. He is also the artistic director and founder of the Israeli Chamber Project, an initiative bringing young outstanding Israeli musicians together for chamber music projects in Israel and the US. Read More

 

Alexander Lipowski, percussion
Percussionist Alexander Lipowski is a current Juilliard student and an active member of the New York City contemporary music scene. He has performed in such leading ensembles as the Second Instrumental Unit, the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, the Wet Ink Ensemble, and the Janus Trio. Read More

 

Andrew Roitstein, bass
Bassist Andrew Roitstein is currently completing his Master’s degree at the Juilliard School, where he also received his Bachelor of Music degree in 2006. He is a member of the Toomai Quintet, which won the 2007 92nd Street Y “Music Unlocked!” competition. Read More

 

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