Musicians – Season 33

Piano  |  Violin  |  Viola  |  Cello  | Bass | Trumpet | FluteHarp  |  Clarinet

Artistic Director, Tessa Lark

A 2020 GRAMMY nominee in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category, recipient of a 2018 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Silver Medalist in the 9th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and winner of the 2012 Naumburg International Violin Competition, she has consistently been praised by critics and audiences for her astounding range of sounds, technical agility, and musical elegance. A budding superstar in the classical realm, she is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky, delighting audiences with programming that includes Appalachian and bluegrass music and inspiring composers to write for her.

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Pianists

Jeewon Park

Piano

Praised for her “deeply reflective playing” (Indianapolis Star) and “infectious exuberance” (New York Times), Korean-born pianist Jeewon Park has garnered the attention of audiences for her dazzling technique and poetic lyricism.

Amy Yang

Piano

A “jaw-dropping pianist who steals the show…with effortless finesse.” (Washington Post)

Violinists

Tessa Lark

Violin

Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating artistic voices of her time.  A superstar in the classical realm, she is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky.

Todd Phillips

Violin

Violinist Todd Phillips enjoys a varied career that harkens back to the traditions of previous generations of musicians who were in equal demand as soloist, chamber musician, orchestra leader/conductor, and teacher.

Michelle Ross

Violin

Michelle Barzel Ross is an Iraqi(Mizrahi)-American violinist, composer, and improviser and a protégé of Itzhak Perlman.

Carmit Zori

Violin

Violinist Carmit Zori came to the United States from her native Israel at the age of 15 to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Violists

Tessa Lark

Viola

Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating artistic voices of her time.  A superstar in the classical realm, she is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky.

Melissa Reardon

Viola

Grammy-nominated violist Melissa Reardon is an internationally renowned performer whose solo and chamber playing spans all musical genres.

Robert Rinehart

Viola

Robert Rinehart, who joined the New York Philharmonic’s viola section in 1992, is a familiar figure on the New York chamber-music scene.

Cellists

Edward Arron

Cello

Cellist Edward Arron has garnered recognition worldwide for his elegant musicianship, impassioned performances, and creative programming. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Arron made his New York recital debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Julia Lichten

Cello

Julia Lichten enjoys a varied career as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher in the New York City area and beyond.

Michael Nicolas

Cello

A “long-admired figure on the New York scene” (New Yorker), cellist Michael Nicolas enjoys a diverse career as chamber musician, soloist, recording artist, and improvisor.

Tony Rymer

Cello

An avid chamber musician, Cellist Tony Rymer began playing cello at age five and has worked privately with Yo-Yo Ma.

Alice Yoo

Cello

Cellist Alice Yoo has been warmly hailed for her sensitive musicianship, expressive nuance, and passionate commitment to teaching.

Flutist

Emi Ferguson

Flute

Hailed by critics for her “tonal bloom” and “hauntingly beautiful performances,” English-American performer and composer Emi Ferguson stretches the boundaries of what is expected of modern-day musicians.

Bass/Double Bass

Michael Thurber

Bass/Double Bass

Acclaimed composer Michael Thurber’s musical career defies categorization, his musical journey has been remarkably singular.

Trumpet/Piccolo Trumpet

Caleb Hudson

Trumpet/Piccolo Trumpet

“Caleb Hudson, remember that name, a great young American trumpeter.” (Fred Child, NPR Performance Today)

Harp

Charles Overton

Harp

Charles Overton is a Boston-based harpist and performer of classical, jazz and world music.

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Mark Dover

Clarinet

Grammy-nominated clarinetist Mark Dover is a man of many horns, maintaining firm roots in classical music while ever-expanding into the vast world of improvised music.

Gabriel Campos Zamora

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Gabriel Campos Zamora, a native of San José, Costa Rica was appointed principal clarinet of the Minnesota Orchestra in June 2016.