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Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Violinist Simone Porter

Simone Porter

February 5, 2025

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo D ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Violinist Simone Porter

Simone Porter

February 5, 2025

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo D ...

Jasper String Quartet

Jasper String Quartet

January 11, 2025

J Freivogel and Karen Kim, violins Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello Celebrated as one of the preeminent American string quartets of the twenty-first century, the prizewinning Jasper String Quartet is hailed as being “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Violinist Simone Porter

Simone Porter

February 5, 2025

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo D ...

Jasper String Quartet

Jasper String Quartet

January 11, 2025

J Freivogel and Karen Kim, violins Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello Celebrated as one of the preeminent American string quartets of the twenty-first century, the prizewinning Jasper String Quartet is hailed as being “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet ...

Richard Goode

Richard Goode

December 10, 2024

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch reco ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Violinist Simone Porter

Simone Porter

February 5, 2025

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo D ...

Jasper String Quartet

Jasper String Quartet

January 11, 2025

J Freivogel and Karen Kim, violins Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello Celebrated as one of the preeminent American string quartets of the twenty-first century, the prizewinning Jasper String Quartet is hailed as being “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet ...

Richard Goode

Richard Goode

December 10, 2024

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch reco ...

Bassist and faculty member Tracy Rowell.

Tracy Rowell

November 20, 2024

Tracy Rowell is Associate Professor of Bass at Oberlin Conservatory. Formerly the Assistant Principal Bass of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, a major Canadian ensemble, she remains an active performer on modern and historic bass. Currently the principal bassist of Citymusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, she also performs with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’ ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Violinist Simone Porter

Simone Porter

February 5, 2025

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo D ...

Jasper String Quartet

Jasper String Quartet

January 11, 2025

J Freivogel and Karen Kim, violins Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello Celebrated as one of the preeminent American string quartets of the twenty-first century, the prizewinning Jasper String Quartet is hailed as being “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet ...

Richard Goode

Richard Goode

December 10, 2024

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch reco ...

Bassist and faculty member Tracy Rowell.

Tracy Rowell

November 20, 2024

Tracy Rowell is Associate Professor of Bass at Oberlin Conservatory. Formerly the Assistant Principal Bass of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, a major Canadian ensemble, she remains an active performer on modern and historic bass. Currently the principal bassist of Citymusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, she also performs with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’ ...

Zhou Long

Zhou Long

November 20, 2024

Zhou Long is internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and West. Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his first opera, Madame White Snake, Dr. Zhou also received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, the 2012-2013 Elise Stoeger Prize from Lincoln Center ...

Photo of cello Fellow Amanda Chi

Amanda Chi

April 26, 2025

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Amanda Chi has established herself as a dynamic performer and artist, captivating audiences internationally since the age of seven. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Amanda holds a B.M. in Cello Performance f ...

Photo of violin Fellow Kit Cheng.

Katherine Cheng

April 25, 2025

Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng is a New York-based violinist who has appeared on stage at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, Woolsey Hall, and Kodak Hall, and has performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Orchestra, the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra ...

Photo of Violin Fellow Claire Arias-Kim.

Claire Arias-Kim

April 25, 2025

Claire Arias-Kim is a 23-year-old violinist pursuing a M.M. at the The Juilliard School with Ronald Copes. She also received her B.A. from Juilliard. In past years, she has soloed with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, LaCrossse Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Lakeview Orchestra, and ...

Piano Fellow Shuguang Gong

Shuguang Gong

April 25, 2025

A highly prolific pianist from Shandong, China, Shuguang Gong has performed extensively in China, the U.S., and Europe, at venues such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, Beijing Concert Hall, Yichang Theater, Gusman Hall at the Frost School of Music, and Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music. Gong collaborated with arti ...

Violinist Simone Porter

Simone Porter

February 5, 2025

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo D ...

Jasper String Quartet

Jasper String Quartet

January 11, 2025

J Freivogel and Karen Kim, violins Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello Celebrated as one of the preeminent American string quartets of the twenty-first century, the prizewinning Jasper String Quartet is hailed as being “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet ...

Richard Goode

Richard Goode

December 10, 2024

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch reco ...

Bassist and faculty member Tracy Rowell.

Tracy Rowell

November 20, 2024

Tracy Rowell is Associate Professor of Bass at Oberlin Conservatory. Formerly the Assistant Principal Bass of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, a major Canadian ensemble, she remains an active performer on modern and historic bass. Currently the principal bassist of Citymusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, she also performs with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’ ...

Zhou Long

Zhou Long

November 20, 2024

Zhou Long is internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and West. Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his first opera, Madame White Snake, Dr. Zhou also received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, the 2012-2013 Elise Stoeger Prize from Lincoln Center ...

Photo of Pianist Orion Weiss

Orion Weiss

November 6, 2024

One of the most sought-after soloists and chamber music collaborators of his generation, Orion Weiss is a “brilliant pianist” (The New York Times) with “powerful technique and exceptional insight” (The Washington Post). He has dazzled audiences worldwide with his “head-spinning range of colors” (Chicago Tribune) and has performed with all the maj ...