Piano
Benjamin Hochman
Winner, Avery Fisher Career Grant; performances with the New York, Los Angeles, Israel and Prague Philharmonics, Chicago and San Francisco Symphonies; recitals in New York, Boston, Tel Aviv, and Mexico; recordings for Artek; faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College.
Yuri Kim
Performances with conductors Levi, Oyama, and with Atlanta, Virginia, KBS Symphonies, Sejong Soloists; recitals in Weill, Merkin, Alice Tully Halls; festivals include Merano (Italy), Round Top, Summer Piano Institute at New Paltz; faculty, Mannes.
Robert McDonald
Gold Medal, Busoni Competition; performances with San Francisco, Baltimore Symphonies; festivals include Marlboro, Caramoor, Aldeburgh, Salzburg; collaborations with Juilliard, Tackacs, American, Brentano, Muir Quartets; Artistic Director, Taos School of Music and Festival; faculty, Curtis and Juilliard.
Thomas Sauer
Perfomances in Carnegie, Alice Tully Halls, Library of Congress, Kennedy Center, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall; collaborations with Colin Carr, Brentano Quartet; festivals include Marlboro, Chamber Music Northwest, Caramoor, Music@Menlo, Portland, Seattle, Taos; faculty, Mannes, Vassar College.
Strings
David Bowlin
Winner, Washington International Competition (violin, 2003); member, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Oberlin Trio; performances at Carnegie, Alice Tully Halls, 92nd Street Y; Marlboro Festival and Musicians from Marlboro tour; recordings on Bridge, Naxos, New Focus, and Arsis; Artistic Director, Chamber Music Quad Cities; faculty, Oberlin.
Ara Gregorian
Member, Concertante; performances in Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Kennedy Center, and Shanghai, Beijing, Tel Aviv, and Helsinki; festivals include Storioni (Holland), Casals (Puerto Rico), Bard, Bravo! Vail Valley, Santa Fe; founder and director, Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival; faculty, East Carolina University.
Michael Kannen
Member, Apollo Trio and Context; winner, Cleveland Quartet Award; collaborations with Steven Isserlis, Robert Levin, Mitsuko Uchida, Donald Weilerstein; festivals include Chamber Music Northwest, Taos, Yellow Barn; Director of Chamber Music, Peabody.