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< Back Previous Noema Erba Next Czech Soprano Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 20, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Noema Erba — Sought-After Czech Soprano. Angelic. Passionate. Radiant. These are just a few of the words used to describe Noema Erba, the acclaimed Czech soprano celebrated for her flawless tessitura, expressive artistry, and powerful lyric soprano voice. Noema has portrayed a wide range of operatic roles, including Tosca (Tosca), Micaëla (Carmen), Mimì and Musetta (La Bohème), Violetta, Annina, and Flora Bervoix (La Traviata), Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana), Genovieffa (Suor Angelica), Dama di Lady (Macbeth), Anna (Nabucco), Ines (Il Trovatore), Contessa di Ceprano and Giovanna (Rigoletto), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Clotilde (Norma), and Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor). She has appeared in opera productions at leading venues and festivals across Europe and beyond, including the State Opera Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), Teatro Verdi Pisa, Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Teatro San Babila Milano, Teatro dell’Unione Viterbo, Schloßbergbühne Kasematten Graz, Rudolfinum Prague, Palác Žofín Prague, Kongresové centrum Prague, and the Amman Opera Festival (Jordan), among many others throughout Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Chile, and the Czech Republic. As a concert soloist, Noema has been featured in numerous international performances, including: “Masters of Classics”, Hollywood in Prague, and Celebrating the Music of Ennio Morricone (Prague, 2008–2024) “Temporada Internacional 2017” (Santiago, Chile) “Night in the Opera” (Manila, Philippines, 2013) “Jewels of the European Opera” (Manila, Philippines, 2012) “Art for Life” Beneficiary Concert (Anti-AIDS/HIV, Prague, 2012) Noema Erba earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Opera Performance (both completed Magna cum Laude) from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Faculty of Music, and is an alumna of the Conservatory of Pardubice, where she specialized in opera voice under Prof. Jana Hamplová. She also pursued international studies at the Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber” in Dresden, where she trained in opera voice with Prof. Gisely Burkhardt-Mühlbach and studied opera dramatic art with Prof. Andreas Baumann. Her artistic development has been further enriched through collaborations with Prof. Irene Berlin and Prof. Rolf Schinzl (piano accompaniment).

< Back Previous Dominika Zamara Next Vocalist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 30, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Polish soprano Dominika Zamara earned early artistic recognition in her home country. In 2007, she graduated with honors from the Wrocław University of Music, and soon thereafter relocated to Italy to continue her artistic development. Awarded a scholarship to the Verona State Conservatory, she studied in masterclasses with Alida Ferrarini, Bruno Pola, and Enrico De Mori—whose mentorship proved deeply influential. Ms. Zamara made her operatic debut in 2010 as Mimì in La Bohème under the baton of Maestro De Mori. Acclaimed for her radiant vocal color, expressive phrasing, and compelling stage presence, she has since established an internationally active career across Europe, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, China, South Korea, and Australia, spanning opera, lieder and art song, chamber music, and contemporary repertoire. Notable engagements: include performances with Sinfonia Toronto under Maestro Nurhan Arman; Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate with the National Orchestra of Mexico under Maestro Victor Contreras; Centro Naval, recital appearances in Buenos Aires; Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in New York; Teatro Olimpico (Vicenza); Verdi Theater (Padua); Manuel Ponce Hall (Mexico City); Atterbury Theatre (Pretoria); The Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (Rome); The World Youth Day in Krakow, in the presence of the Pope. She has also appeared at La Biennale di Venezia, the Mythos Opera Festival (performing Aida in Taormina), and the inauguration of the InCanto Barocco Festival in Sicily. In 2023, Ms. Zamara joined the New York Composer Circle as an International Performing Artist. Ms. Zamara maintains a wide-ranging repertoire from Baroque to contemporary music, with a special affinity for Mozart, bel canto, and modern works. She is currently engaged in a recital project illuminating the musical dialogue between Vincenzo Bellini and Fryderyk Chopin, celebrating their friendship and shared artistic sensibilities. Photo Credit: Migafka Photography Studio, Poland.

Kate Lee < Back Kate Lee Previous Next Kate Lee USA PIANIST Kate Lee, 9 years old girl, has been studying piano at the age of 4 under the direction of Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya & Frane Rusinovic and music theory under Fedor Ouspensky. Recently, Kate got Honorable mention & iClassical Academy Excellence Award from Global Sound Espressivo Competition & won the first place from American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition in 2022. She also got Honorable Mention from 2022 William Knabe International Piano Competition. She won the first place from 2020 Forte Int. Music Competition & Festivals. She had the honor of performing at Weill Recital Hall & Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall as an American Protégé Judges’ Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) winner of the American Protégé Int. Concerto Competition 2019 & as a First-place winner in American Protégé Int. Competition of Romantic Music 2019. Kate has been awarded prizes from piano competitions such as Glory Int. Modern & Contemporary / Romantic Music Competition, YMIC Metropolitan Music Festival, and Great Composers Competition series. She recently performed piano at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall as the first-place winner of American Protégé Int. Piano & String Competition in June 2022. Kate has positive, passionate & exertive life attitude from piano & music theory studies. She has learned musical expression & sense of accomplishment through steady practice and has learned logical & critical music analysis.

< Back David Coleman Trumpet Learn More Videos About David Coleman – Trumpet Soloist and Chamber Musician David has received broad recognition for his skills as a performing musician and teacher, performing and presenting well over 1000 programs during the past 30 years. He has commissioned and premiered numerous solo and chamber works by some of the most distinguished composers in the world. In 1980, David founded the chamber ensemble Top Brass, touring nationally and internationally as that ensemble’s leader for more than 25 years. Mr. Coleman is a graduate of The Indiana University School of Music, where he received a BM along with the coveted Performer’s Certificate. He has won several national chamber music competitions, and his principal teachers include Allan Dean (Yale), Charles Gorham (Indiana University), Wayne Markworth, and Louis Davidson (Indiana University, Cleveland Orchestra). He has been represented by some of the most prestigious concert management firms in the U.S. Mr. Coleman holds a private pilot license and is a member of MENSA. Previous Next

< Back Previous Caden Chau Next Pianist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 17, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Fourteen-year-old pianist Caden Chau of Bellevue, Washington, discovered his passion for music at the age of six when he began his piano studies with Dr. Li-Cheng Anna Hung. Since then, he has distinguished himself in numerous local, national, and international competitions. In 2023, Caden won 3rd Prize in the American Protégé International Music Competition for Young Talents, making his debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. He returned to Carnegie Hall in 2024 through the American Protégé International Romantic Music Competition, and in 2025 was selected to perform at the Progressive Musicians Laureate & Prize Gala, marking his third consecutive Carnegie Hall appearance. Caden has also earned high honors at the Seattle Young Artist Music Festival, Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside, Bach Festival, and Virtuoso Festival. In addition to piano, he began studying violin in 2020 and performs in his school orchestra. Caden’s goal is to continue developing as a musician and to pursue a professional career as a pianist.

< Back Previous Aviram Freiberg Next Israeli Composer Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall April 30, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Dr. Aviram Freiberg – Horn Player, Singer, Composer, and Scholar Dr. Aviram Freiberg is an Israeli multifaceted musician — horn player, singer, composer, pedagogue, researcher, and entrepreneur. He holds a B.Mus. in Horn Performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston, an M.A. in Musicology from Bar-Ilan University, and a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Haifa. For more than two decades, Aviram served as a horn player in leading Israeli orchestras. As a vocalist, he has performed widely in recitals, operas, and concerts, collaborating with choirs, orchestras, and ensembles. As a composer, Aviram’s primary focus is opera. Four of his operas have been performed, including at the prestigious Kfar Blum Music Festival (2008). His latest opera, The House of Bernarda Alba—based on Lorca’s celebrated play—was produced in 2023. His works have been performed and recorded by major ensembles: the Netanya-Kibbutz Orchestra recorded selections of his music in 2018; the Israeli Sinfonietta Be’er-Sheva premiered his Three Short Pieces for Chamber Orchestra in 2024; and in 2025, his Sinfonietta will be premiered at a Carnegie Hall gala concert. Beyond opera, Aviram composes chamber, symphonic, and choral music, as well as musical theatre works. Aviram is also the co-founder of Opera–Tsafon, a center dedicated to the creation and promotion of contemporary Israeli opera in northern Israel.

< Back Previous Christopher Scanlon Next Chris Scanlon Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 28, 2025 WATCH VIDEO https://chrisscanlonmusic.com/ Chris Scanlon, D.M.A. is a dynamic performer and educator with a diverse performing career. He has appeared with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, the Middle East and across the United States. He is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Florida. An active chamber musician, Scanlon has performed, recorded and commissioned new works as a member of the Axiom Brass, Palisade Trumpet Collective and Silver Spruce Trio. He has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Kennedy Center in DC, Mexico’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Vienna Musikverein, the Zurich Tonhalle, Opera Houses of Dubai and Tokyo, and in Broadway theaters for Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, An American in Paris, Cabaret, Sunset Boulevard and Kiss Me Kate. Chris has performed as Co-Principal Trumpet of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra since 2008 with broadcasts on medici.tv and international tours with artists such as Joshua Bell, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Daniil Trifonov, Andras Schiff, Yuja Wang, and many others. He has performed with orchestras such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, Jacksonville Symhony Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, Quad Cities Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Boston Lyric Opera, Singapore Symphony, Vermont Symphony, Charleston Symphony, US Coast Guard Band, Westchester Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and under the batons of Seiji Ozawa, John Williams, James Levine, Simon Rattle, Kurt Mazur, Valery Gergiev, Klaus Mäkelä, Robert Spano, Daniel Harding, Gianandrea Noseda and Rafael Frubeck de Burgos. Chris performed in NY and Mexico as a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas and served as Associate Principal Trumpet of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey Mexico. Past festival invitations include Artosphere, Banff, Spoleto, Music Academy of the West, National Repertory Orchestra, Verbier and Tanglewood where he was the recipient of the Roger Voisin Award. As a soloist he has performed Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Trumpet with Yuja Wang, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Copland’s Quiet City, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, and with the Illinois Brass Band and NIU Wind Ensemble. Equally at home in contemporary music settings, Chris has recorded new music with the GRAMMY award winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Xenakis’s Eonta with the Callithumpian Consort, Andy Akiho’s Speaking Tree for 2022’s Oculus, premiers of works by Rodion Schedrin with the VFCO and the Elliot Carter Brass Quintet, coached by the composer, at Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music. With the Palisade Trumpet Collective, a professional trumpet ensemble that presents diverse new music at universities and concert venues domestically and abroad, Chris released Sojourn on Mark Records in 2024, which was named a Silver Medal Winner in the 2024 Global Music Awards and National Finalists in the 2025 American Prize in Chamber Music. Chris has been part of commissioning projects and premiered chamber works by notable composers such as Augusta Reed Thomas, Kevin Day, Catherine McMichael and Jessica Meyer. He has appeared on stage with popular artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Harry Connick Jr, Neil Patrick Harris, Ben Folds, Hanson, Questlove, Paul Shafer, Patti Labelle, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Giamatti, with Broadway stars such as Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lena Hall, Adam Lambert and Kelli O’Hara, and Latin stars such as Aleks Syntek, Natalia Lafourcade, Mariachi Vargas and Pedro Fernandez. Television credits include The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Sunday Morning and the award-winning Amazon series, Mozart in the Jungle. Scanlon founded Banda Nueva York, a cross-cultural, Mexican brass band whose original arrangements by Latin Grammy winner Julio Lizarraga can be heard on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube. Scanlon has been an adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition, Next Generation Trumpet Competition, Illinois solo and ensemble competitions, and brass coach for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Houston Youth Symphony Orchestra and Boston Youth Symphon Orchestra. Scanlon has presented masterclasses at instututions such as Northwestern University and the University of Brithsh Columbia and performed at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, International Women’s Brass Conference, Indiana Music Educators Conference and MOXsonic, the Missouri Experimental Sonic Arts Festival. Scanlon currently serves as the Chair of the Chamber Music Division of the Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition for the International Trumpet Guild. Scanlon’s students have gone on to win positions with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and regional orchestras, graduate assistantships in top doctoral programs, and teaching positions in college and secondary education and have been invited to compete in the National Trumpet Competition, ITG Chamber Music Division and the National Brass Quintet Competition. Scanlon received the Bachelor of Music degree from Boston University, the Master of Music from Rice University, Professional Studies Certificate from Manhattan School of Music and the Doctorate of Music Arts from Stony Brook University. His principal teachers include Thomas Rolfs, Mark Gould, Marie Speziale, Joseph Foley, Terry Everson and Kevin Cobb. Scanlon can be heard on Naxos, Mode records, Mark Records, BMOP/Sound and Deutsch Gramophone. Chris’s work editing etudes and the Caruso method has been published by Hal Leonard and Charles Colin publications. Scanlon is a Bach Performing Artist.

< Back Previous Jennifer Savage Next American pianist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 28, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Jennifer Savage received her Master Manhattan School of Music, New York, studying piano performance with Arkady Aronov and Efrem Briskin under the Elva van Gelder Memorial and Constance Keene piano scholarship, previously studying at the MSM Precollege with Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya at the Levine School of Music. An avid performer, Jennifer has appeared as a soloist with the Virtuosi Brunensis Orchestra and at prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Kaufman Center’s Merkin Hall, historical Palazzo dei Priori in Perugia Italy, the DiCapo Opera Theater in New York, and the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Jennifer has won numerous competitions, both in solo and chamber music, performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center in NY, Palazzo dei Priori in Italy, DiCapo Opera Theater in New York, Embassy of Italy, Mexican Cultural Institute, Lyceum in Alexandria, featured on Cable TV: A Holiday Recital, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Netherlands Embassy, Alden Theater Music Friends Concert, and the Kimmel Center in PA as well as giving a lecture-concert in Wuhan, China.

< Back Previous Gianluca Greco Next Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall November 24, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Gianluca J. Greco is a distinguished flutist, conductor, concert performer, and educator whose multifaceted career spans more than 25 years across Italy and abroad. He graduated in Musical Disciplines with concentrations in Interpretation and Composition, Music Education, Flute, and Orchestral Conducting, and serves as a lecturer at Music High Schools and State Conservatories throughout Italy. As a concert performer, Gianluca has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, and music director, earning numerous national and international awards. He has collaborated with some of Italy’s most renowned concert institutions, performing in prestigious venues including the Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, and Teatro La Fenice di Venezia. Winner of the First Prize at the Three-Year Specialization Course held by Maestro Angelo Persichilli at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (AIF, Rome), Gianluca has conducted many leading orchestras, among them: The Symphony Orchestra of Milan The Symphony Orchestra of the Goldoni Theatre of Livorno The Symphony Orchestra of Sanremo The Orchestra of the Musical Institution “O. Respighi” The Symphony Orchestra of the Accademia Pescarese The Symphony Orchestra of Benevento Eufoniarchè The International Symphony Orchestra of Campania The Symphony Orchestra of the City of Grosseto The Symphony Orchestra of the Mediterranean The Symphony Orchestra 131 of Basilicata The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra of Bari Former Artistic and Musical Director of the “Giuseppe Ragni” Philharmonic of Termoli, Gianluca founded the Molise Symphony Orchestra in 2003 — a symphonic institution under private law of the Molise Region — with which he has toured extensively throughout Europe. His repertoire embraces a vast range of styles, from Baroque to contemporary, encompassing major symphonic and operatic works. He has made numerous recordings and televised performances in collaboration with RAI and RAI Sat International. Gianluca J. Greco currently serves as Associate Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra of the Goldoni Theatre in Livorno.

< Back Previous Lisa Leak Next American vocalist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 30, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Lisa Leak was raised in Columbia, MD, by parents who embraced the arts. Her mother was a classically trained vocalist and music educator in the DC public school system, and her father was a jazz enthusiast. They passed down this passion for music by encouraging her to take advantage of opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities that were offered in school, including singing in choirs, joining bands, participating in talent shows, and performing in school plays. While in grade school she participated in many musicals, including “The Wizard of Oz”, “The Music Man” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat”. After completing high school, she knew she wanted to continue studying music and went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in voice from Hampton University. Upon graduation, she continued studying voice privately and also started taking theatre classes, as her ultimate goal was to become a Broadway performer. She continues to study both voice and theater in pursuit of her dream.

< Back Infloribus The Bayberry String Quartet brings vibrant energy and impeccable precision to our 3nrd Modern Classics album, a bold collection of brand-new string quartets that redefine the boundaries of chamber music. LIVIA TEODORESCU-CIOCĂNEA's composition, meticulously crafted, offers a fresh perspective on the timeless string quartet format. From the hauntingly beautiful to the explosively rhythmic, the "Inflorius" String Quartet No. 2 pieces explore a wide range of emotions and soundscapes, showcasing the Bayberry String Quartet's mastery and versatility. This album is a thrilling testament to the future of classical music, where tradition meets innovation in every note. Listen Featured Work: LIVIA TEODORESCU-CIOCĂNEA String Quartet nr. 2 " Infloribus " Dedicated to my daughter Luliana Listen on these platforms: The Bayberry String Quartet brings vibrant energy and impeccable precision to our 3rd Modern Classics album, a bold collection of brand-new string quartets that redefine the boundaries of chamber music. LIVIA TEODORESCU-CIOCĂNEA's composition, meticulously crafted, offers a fresh perspective on the timeless string quartet format. From the hauntingly beautiful to the explosively rhythmic, the "Infloribus" String Quartet No. 2 pieces explore a wide range of emotions and soundscapes, showcasing the Bayberry String Quartet's mastery and versatility. This album is a thrilling testament to the future of classical music, where tradition meets innovation in every note. Meet the Composer: Livia Teodorescu-Ciocanea Livia's BIO Livia Teodorescu-Ciocanea is a Romanian composer and pianist, Professor PhD for composition, forms, analysis and stylistics at the National University of Music Bucharest. Her music explores spectralism, neo-impressionism and postmodernism to a powerful lyric and dramatic effect. She held the title of Adjunct Associate Professor (Research) at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, at Monash University Australia, between 2017 and 2021, currently being Affiliate Professor. In 2022 she was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts based in Salzburg. For a brief period, in 2021, she undertook the position of artistic director of the Bucharest National Opera. Since 2021 she is a Price artist. Teodorescu studied composition with Myriam Marbe (bachelor degree), Anatol Vieru (doctoral studies) and Margaret Lucy Wilkins (UK, doctoral studies). She is a member of the Union of Composers and Musicologists in Romania, and her music has been performed in the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan and across Europe, and by leading orchestras in Romania, including the George Enescu Philharmonic, National Radio and Chamber Radio Orchestras and the Orchestra of Bucharest National Opera. She has been awarded a variety of prestigious prizes for her work as a composer, including those of the Union of Composers and Musicologists in Romania in 2001 (for the ballet Le rouge et le noir), 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2016. In 2008 she was awarded the ‘George Enescu’ Romanian Academy Award for Romulus and Remus (a trio for two violins and piano) and, in the same year, the National Order ‘Cultural Merit’ (Knight Grade). She has written a large number of works for various ensembles, vocal and symphonic. Her major works include: The Lady with the dog (2015 rev. 2021) after Chekhov, opera in 4 acts; Le Rouge et le Noir (2000) ballet in 3 acts after Stendhal, Archimedes Symphony (2011 rev. 2017), Rite for enchanting the Air – Flute(s) concerto (1998, premiered by Pierre-Yves Artaud) and Mysterium tremendum – cantata for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (2016). Her scores have been published by Editura muzicală Bucharest, ArsPublica (Italy) and Hoeflich (Germany). Commercial recordings of her music have featured on Toccata Classics: TOCC0448, TOCC0595, TOCC0668 (United Kingdom), Move Records (Australia), and Electrecord (Romania). The Toccata album Livia Teodorescu Ciocanea – Le Rouge et le Noir was included in the Want List (Top 5 selection Fanfare Magazine) for the year 2021 by Colin Clarke. Her Archimedes Symphony featured on the Toccata album Livia Teodorescu Ciocanea – Orchestral works was ranked first in the top 10 Best classical music of the year 2023 in the American Journal The Absolute Sound and in the Top 5 selection for Fanfare Magazine 2023 by reviewer Peter Burwasser. In 2008 she won an Australian Federal Government grant – the Endeavour Award Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – which was undertaken at Monash University. She has presented conferences in UK (1996, 1999), Norway (2005) USA (2003, 2005, 2006) and Australia (2008). She has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Illinois-Champagne, USA, 2006, Oslo Academy of Music (2005) and Monash University Australia (2008). Livia Teodorescu is also a concert pianist and she worked for the Bucharest National Opera as accompanist between 1985-2001. She studied piano with Ana Pitiș and Ioana Minei and attended the piano master-classes given by Zoltán Kocsis and Imre Rohmann in the ‘Bartók Seminar’ in Szombathely, Hungary. As a concert pianist she has performed many classical and modern works of the solo and duo repertoire and has accompanied numerous vocal and instrumental recitals. She has played solo recitals (with Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven, Liszt and Schubert among the composers featured) in Romania, Italy and France, and concertos with several Romanian orchestras. She gave the Romanian premiere of two major works by Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen for two pianos (with Luminița Berariu) and the piano-solo part of the Turangalîla Symphony with the George Enescu Philharmonic in Bucharest conducted by Alain Pâris. In 2011 she performed her second Piano Concerto Lebenskraft with the G. Enescu Philharmonic conducted by Paul Nadler. As a musicologist, she has published three books: Musical Timbre – Composition Strategies (Editura Muzicală, Bucharest, 2004), Treatise of Musical Forms and Analysis (Editura Muzicală, 2005, and Grafoart, Bucharest, 2014) and Streams of Thought in the Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries (Editura Muzicală, 2015). She has published articles as a single author in Contemporary Music Review (Routledge, 2003) and Proceedings of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2022) and Tempo – Cambridge University Press. She co-authored articles with Joel Crotty in Perspectives of New Music (2020, released in 2021) and Journal of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (2014). Meet the Bayberry String Quartet: Bayberry String Quartet The Bayberry String Quartet is emerging onto the concert scene with recent appearances at Carnegie Hall and the Chautauqua Institute. Other recent concerts include performances at the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s CMS Kids, Ridotto Series, White Lake Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music @ AEIVA, and Fairlane Music Guild, among others. Only in their sixth season, they have enjoyed residencies at the Chicago Suzuki Institute, STEP Birmingham Chamber Music Workshop, Peaks to Plains Institute in Colorado, and PhoenixPhest in Michigan. They have an innovative virtual presence through online collaboration and videos, including work with arranger Rami Vamos and drummer Pete Siers to perform “Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group. BSQ also created a virtual chamber music approach in a program called PhoenixPhest Virtual where they coached student and professional groups across North America in a dozen online workshops. Through their individual and collaborative work, the four musicians have impacted the lives of thousands of musicians. In June of 2024, BSQ released an album of early Mozart quartets titled “Only Mozarts in the Building.” Violinist NURIT PACHT bio Violinist NURIT PACHT was a top prize winner in international competitions including the Irving Klein International Music Competition in California and the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Switzerland. As a soloist she was featured in major world events such as the European conference for the inauguration of the Euro in Brussels and under the auspices of the European Commission and United Nations she toured the former Yugoslavia, during the cease-fire in 1996. In 2015, she performed for Pope Francis on his visit to New York and gave a State Department funded recital tour of Ukraine. She has collaborated with stage director Robert Wilson, choreographers such as Bill T. Jones and has worked closely with many of today’s celebrated composers. She has toured as soloist with orchestras around the world including the Houston Symphony, the Pacific Symphony, the Rhode Island Philharmonic and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. The Israeli Composer Noam Sheriff dedicated the violin concerto “Dibrot” to her and she performed it in several prestigious venues of Israel. As a baroque violinist, she has a master’s degree from Juilliard’s Historical Performance program. Ms. Pacht has recorded for Nimbus Records and Toccata Classics. Violinist STEFFANI KITAYAMA bio Violinist STEFFANI KITAYAMA splits her time performing, teaching, and dancing with a small ballet company in Michigan. She holds performance degrees from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory Music and Northwestern University where she studied with Won Bin Yim and Blair Milton. While residing in District of Columbia the past few years, she performed with the Grammy nominated Inscape Chamber Orchestra, the New Orchestra of Washington and various chamber music collaborations throughout the States. A passionate chamber musician, she has studied with some of the great quartet players, notably Mathias Tacke of the Vermeer Quartet and has performed in collaboration with YoYo Ma, Simon Fischer, Peter Salaff, and members of the Cavani Quartet, Lincoln Trio and Artemis Quartet. As a teacher, she has taught in a variety of settings from public school outreach to group classes and private lessons. She currently maintains a private studio with her husband, Gabe Bolkosky in Ann Arbor, Michigan and teaches at institutes across the States and abroad. Violist GABE BOLKOSKY bio Violist GABE BOLKOSKY has performed and taught across the United States and abroad. Primarily a violinist, he performs a diverse repertory of classical and contemporary works with different collaborative artists from many genres of music making. Gabe released seven CDs that show his breadth as a musician focused in the areas of contemporary music, jazz and tango as well as traditional classical music. Over the last two decades, Gabe spent six years as Guest Artist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor teaching 18violin and chamber music and as the Executive Director of The Phoenix Ensemble, a nonprofit organization dedicated to being a musical resource for artists and educational institutions. Gabe also directs PhoenixPhest! and PhoenixPhest! Grande, two amateur chamber music festivals held each May and August intent on creating an environment open to all levels and ages of musicians. Recently, he founded the organization, Musicians Take a Stand, encouraging musicians to hold concerts for humanitarian causes and raise money through social media platforms. Cellist LAURA USISKIN bio Cellist LAURA USISKIN has performed throughout North America and Europe in such venues as the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Palazzo Chigi Saracini (Italy), Weill Hall, and Barge Music. With a penchant for music both old and new, she worked as a Baroque cellist and has also premiered dozens of works as well as commissioned works in her name. In 2011, Usiskin founded the Montgomery Music Project, an El Sistema strings program for students in Montgomery, Alabama. The program has given intensive string instruction to hundreds of low-income children across three counties. Usiskin has held orchestral positions with the New Haven Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, and Orchestra Iowa. In addition to the Bayberry String Quartet, Usiskin is a core member of the Atlanta-based new music group ensemble vim. She has served on the faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, through which she founded the series “Chamber Music @ AEIVA,” as well as Birmingham-Southern College. Usiskin graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University, Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and Doctor of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music, where she was awarded the Aldo Parisot Prize. She currently lives in Atlanta. Previous Next

< Back Previous Jin Uk Lee Next Vocalist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall April 30, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Dr. JinUk Lee has established an extensive and distinguished career as a baritone soloist, with performances in both Korea and the United States. He is especially recognized for his interpretations of oratorio repertoire, including the baritone solos in Handel’s Messiah and Haydn’s The Creation . His early vocal training was with Professor InSoo Park in South Korea, followed by advanced studies with Andreas Poulimenos and Carol Vaness at Indiana University. At Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Dr. Lee appeared in numerous leading roles, including Germont in La Traviata under David Effron and director Tito Capobianco. He also performed as Zurga in The Pearl Fishers , Silvio in Pagliacci , and the Count in Le nozze di Figaro under the mentorship of Carol Vaness. His versatility extended to lighter and modern repertoire, where he portrayed Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and Tiger Brown in The Threepenny Opera . His artistry was recognized with showcase recital honors and the Outstanding Performance Award in Ohio’s Honors Assembly. Dr. Lee is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships. His distinctions include first prize at the National Artistic Vocal Competition in Korea, second prize at the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition, and first place at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition. He was a finalist in the Mario Lanza International Singing Competition in Italy, received the Sweet Adelines International Award from the Young Singers Foundation, the Albert Rees Davis Scholarship from the S. Livingston Mather Competition in Cleveland, and the Merit Award Scholarship at Indiana University. He also served for three years as opera assistant at the University of Illinois Lyric Theatre, performing roles such as Ford in Falstaff , the Street Singer in The Threepenny Opera , and Riolobo in Florencia en el Amazonas . Currently, Dr. Lee is Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Worship (Korean Track) at Northern Seminary in Chicago, IL, and serves as music director of four choirs in the Chicagoland area. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (DMA), Ohio University (MA), Indiana University at Bloomington (PD), and Kyungpook National University (BA). His teaching career began at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, and he continues to be represented professionally by Vocal Artists Management as a baritone soloist. In addition to his academic and performance career, Dr. Lee actively engages with media to share his artistry. He has been featured in broadcasts and interviews with Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) in Seoul and Daejeon, MCTV-Chicago Win Media, and GOODTV in Korea. Looking ahead, his performance schedule includes collaborations with distinguished artists in both the United States and Korea, with upcoming engagements at the Chicago Korean Cultural Center and FEBC in Seoul and Daejeon. Dr. JinUk Lee’s distinguished career as performer, teacher, and leader reflects his exceptional artistry and dedication to advancing music on the stage, in the classroom, and within the community.