2025 Chamber Music Fellows

Olivia Chaikin is an acting fellow of The Orchestra Now, Maestro Leon Botstein’s graduate orchestra at Bard College. She is a student of Elizabeth Mann and Marisela Sager, receiving additional mentorship from Diana Morgan. Olivia completed her bachelor’s degree at The Mannes School of Music, where she studied with Elizabeth Mann and Judith Mendenhall, and recently won Second Prize at the Rochester Flute Association’s 2024 Emerging Artist Competition as well as the South Carolina Flute Society’s 2024 Young Artist Competition. Chaikin has been a fellow at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, a soloist with The Montclair Music Club, and Mannes Sounds festival. Olivia has performed as principal flutist with The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and on tour in Germany. In March 2023, Olivia gave the New York premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s flute concerto, The Light We Can Hear, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

Aliceyn Covington is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music holding a bachelor’s degree in french horn performance and instrumental music education. At school, her horn quartet, the Bells N Roses, won the Eastman Brass Concerto Competition in the spring of 2024 and performed Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra by Robert Schumann with the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. The Quartet also performed In the Mind’s Eye by James Beckel with the Eastman Wind Orchestra in the spring of 2025. In the western New York region, she is a substitute musician with multiple professional ensembles such as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Syracuse Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes. During the summer of 2024, she participated in the Atlanta Horn Festival, National Music Festival, and Berlin Opera Academy. Through her various performance opportunities, she enjoys reaching out to the community and sharing her love of music.

Alex Swers, a master’s degree candidate at the Yale School of Music, studies clarinet under David Shifrin. He has performed with the Yale Philharmonia under Peter Oundjian, the Sarasota Music Festival Orchestra under Jeffrey Kahane, the Oberlin Orchestra under Raphael Jiménez, and the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra under Gerard Schwarz. He has performed twice at Carnegie Hall, with the Yale Philharmonia and the Oberlin Orchestra. Swers received his Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory, where he studied with Richard Hawkins. He was a finalist in the Oberlin Senior Concerto Competition and has performed numerous contemporary pieces, including six world premieres. As a chamber musician, Swers has performed works for woodwind trios and quartets, wind quintets, clarinet and strings, and various ensembles with piano. When not performing music, Swers enjoys playing video games, watching Star Wars and other science fiction movies with friends, and learning about sports cars.| alexswers.com

Alexis Wilson is an oboist from Cleveland, Ohio. She recently completed a dual degree in psychology and oboe performance at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Richard Killmer. This fall, she will begin her Master of Music in oboe performance at the Yale School of Music with Stephen Taylor. Her musical journey began on the violin at age eight before finding her passion for the oboe. Wilson has performed professionally with ensembles throughout Northeast Ohio, including the Warren Philharmonic and Stow Symphony. She was a winner of the Contemporary Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition and a finalist in the Brevard Music Festival Concerto Competition. An avid chamber musician, she co-organized Eastman’s first sensory-friendly concert with her woodwind quintet. Outside of performance, she enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, and walking her dog, Ollie. She aspires to have a multifaceted career as an orchestral musician and educator, connecting with others through the power of music.

Born and raised in South Florida, Daniel Zaldana  graduated from McGill University with a Master of Music under the tutelage of Stéphane Lévesque, principal bassoonist of L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. He received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan, studying under Dr. Jeffrey Lyman. Since completing his studies, Zaldana regularly performs with ensembles including the Illinois Symphony, Evansville Symphony, L’Orchestre Classique de Montréal, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and others across North America. In addition to performing, Zaldana enjoys teaching and maintains his own private studio. As a passionate educator, he finds teaching deeply fulfilling — helping his students grow both as bassoonists and as music lovers. In his free time, he’s slowly but surely teaching himself how to play tennis — and is currently on the lookout for someone to help him learn how to serve.

ZaRiah

Ben Smith flute, Jamison Hillian oboe Katelyn Poetker clarinet, AJ Neubert bassoon, Oved Rico horn

ZaRiah is a collaboration of multifaceted artists who are guided by their varying backgrounds and cultures. With three out of the five members being first generation-college students and three members being from the rural South, the group is dedicated to increasing music accessibility in underserved communities. This year, ZaRiah has competed and been finalists in numerous competitions, such as the Coltman Chamber Music Competition and Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and most recently were the chamber ensemble winners of the Frances Walton Competition, awarding them a week-long tour of Washington state including numerous performances and community outreach events. Members of ZaRiah have participated in renowned summer festivals, including Tanglewood, the Music Academy of the West, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the National Orchestral Institute, and have also toured with Broadway productions. In addition, ZaRiah’s members are accomplished orchestral musicians, having performed with ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and Charleston Symphony, among numerous others. Katelyn Poetker, Ben Smith, and Oved Rico are currently completing their Master of Music degrees in music performance at the Yale School of Music. AJ Neubert is the recently appointed Principal Bassoon of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, and Jamison Hilliard is Acting Second Oboe of the Charlotte Symphony | quintetzariah.com

Elm City Brass

Will Rich trumpet, Jacob Rose trumpet, Braydon Ross horn, Jude Morris trombone, Alex Friedman tuba

Alex Friedman is a tuba player originally from Potomac, Maryland. Since starting his musical journey at the age of ten, Friedman has enjoyed a diverse career of orchestral and chamber music performance, as well as teaching and solo tuba playing. He has subbed with various orchestras including the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony. Friedman holds degrees from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Yale School of Music, where he studied with Dave Kirk and Carol Jantsch, respectively. Friedman is a founding member of the Elm City Brass quintet, a group which is dedicated to sharing music with the greater Connecticut area through community outreach and education. In his free time, Friedman enjoys spending time in nature, bird watching, and cooking elaborate meals with lots of spices and flavors.

New England-based Jude Morris is currently Principal Trombone in both the Mississippi and New Hampshire Symphonies. He is completing his master's at the Yale School of Music with Scott Hartman. He received his Bachelor of Music at the Manhattan School under the tutelage of Dr. Per Brevig, where he performed as one of the concerto soloists in Frank Martin’s Concerto for 7 Winds. Morris is active in all genres of music and can be seen performing in concert halls as well as on the dance floor. Outside of music, he is a published and awarded photographer as well as an avid film camera collector.

Will Rich is a trumpet performer, music educator, and founding member of the Elm City Brass Quintet. He has performed alongside orchestras and chamber groups as well as non-classical musicians like Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and country music band Lady A. Rich has served as Adjunct Instructor of Brass at Cheshire Academy, works as a Teaching Artist for Yale’s Music in Schools Initiative, curated a series of educational outreach concerts, and maintains a small private trumpet studio. Rich hopes to become a university professor and will begin pursuing his doctorate in music at Florida State University in the fall. He holds a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the Yale School of Music and bachelor’s degrees in trumpet performance and music theory from the University of Michigan. His notable teachers include Kevin Cobb, Robert Sulli- van, Christopher Moore, Thomas Booth, and Paul Bhasin.

Jacob Rose is finishing his second year at the Yale School of Music studying under Kevin Cobb. He has recently performed at the Eastern Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Festival (2024), and at the Tianjin Juilliard Symposium. He is excited to have the opportunity to return to Yale this fall for his Masters of Musical Arts. Rose’s passion for chamber music arose due to some of the most engaging and fulfilling musical experiences coming from chamber ensembles. He hopes that this summer will again offer extraordinary opportunities for growth and that our joy in working together as an ensemble might be infectious. Outside of music, Rose enjoys playing chess, playing with his cat Marshmallow, and running.

Braydon Ross is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Music (studying horn with William Purvis), and will join the New World Symphony in Miami Beach this fall. He has been a member of the Santa Cruz and Stockton Symphonies for two years and has performed onstage and in the pit with ensembles from New England to the San Francisco Bay Area. Ross was First Prize Co-Winner of the International Horn Competition of America’s University Division and a two-time Finalist in the Yale School of Music's Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition. His undergraduate studies (studying horn with Sadie Glass) included a major in music education, which has led teaching to becoming a highly-rewarding core element of his musical activities. Outside of music, Ross is enthusiastic about his cat, Benji, as well as picking up any sports that he can do with friends, which have recently included tennis, climbing, squash, and running.

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, violinist Calvin Alexander has performed across the United States, Canada, Brazil, South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Korean Chamber Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a grand prize winner of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Concerto Competitions. Alexander is currently pursuing his bachelor's in comparative literature and social studies at Harvard University. He has served as Concertmaster of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, Assistant Music Director of the Harvard College Opera, and Co-Director of HARMONY — a cost-free musical education program for low-income Cambridge youth. Alexander is also pursuing his master's at the New England Conservatory with Donald Weilerstein. From ages seven to eleven, Alexander acted in Broadway touring productions of Billy Elliot, A Christmas Story, and Matilda. In his free time, Alexander enjoys nature, journaling, running, and reading literary and social theory. This is Alexander's second year at Norfolk

Justin Chen is an Australian violist, currently in his final year of a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He currently studies under the tutelage of Associate Professor Roger Benedict. As a soloist, Justin has participated in master classes with Hartmut Rohde and Timothy Ridout. A passionate chamber musician, he has been a three-time recipient of the Henderson Travellers Scholarship and the Westheimer Quartet Fellowship. This has enabled international travel to Europe, studying with renowned pedagogues such as Gregor Sigl (Artemis Quartet, UdK Berlin),  Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartet, Hmtm Hannover), Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet, Mozarteum Salzburg), Wayne Foster-Smith (HfM Hanns Eisler), and the Vision String Quartet. In his spare time, Chen enjoys watching rugby league (NRL), mixed martial arts (UFC), and long coastal walks, taking advantage of Sydney’s stunning beaches.

Lingyu Dong is a highly accomplished young violinist with extensive performance experience and a series of prestigious awards. He began his violin studies in 2005 and gave his first concerto performance with the Shandong Symphony Orchestra at the Shandong Grand Theater in 2007 at the age of seven. His early musical education under the guidance of Professor Lam Yiu-kee paved the way for numerous international performances and competitions, with notable achievements such as winning first prize at the Hong Kong International Violin Competition in 2011 and the East Asia International Violin Competition in Tokyo in 2015. Throughout his education, Dong has received distinguished training at several top institutions. He was admitted to the High School attached to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing in 2013, where he also received a full scholarship and the prestigious Bob Program award. His time at the Central Conservatory allowed him to further hone his skills.

Lila Holyoke is a sophomore at Barnard and Juilliard, studying with Natasha Brofsky and Clara Kim. Holyoke was a Kovner Fellow at Juilliard from 2022-23 while she completed an undergraduate artist certificate. She began cello at five at the Special Music School with Yari Bond. Lila studied at Juilliard Pre-College where she graduated with distinction in performance. She has opened for pianists Jonathan Biss and Orli Shaham and played principal cello in a small ensemble led by Joshua Bell. In 2016, she premiered Augusta Read Thomas’ Rainbow Bridge to Paradise. In 2023, she placed alternate in Juilliard’s annual cello concerto competition and in 2024 participated in Naumburg’s International Cello Competition. As a chamber musician, Holyoke has performed at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Rose Studio at Chanmber Music Society, the National Arts Club, the Kennedy Center, and on WNYC. Holyoke has spent summers at Kinhaven, Greenwood, Meadowmount, Yellowbarn’s Young Artists Program, and Kneisel Hall.

Nineteen-year-old violinist Vibha Janakiraman is a musician whose artistic purpose lies at the intersection of chamber music, pedagogy, cultural heritage, and a love for mathematics. She is a student of Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at The Juilliard School, where she is a proud recipient of a full scholarship Kovner Fellowship. Janakiraman was named a 2023 Presidential Scholar in the Arts and gave a solo performance at The White House. She serves as concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra as a member of their Principal Strings pool. Last June, Janakiraman served as Guest Artist at the C’est Bon Music Academy, where she taught, performed, and shared her cultural connection to South Indian classical music. A devoted chamber musician at heart, Janakiraman has performed with numerous groups at The Perlman Music Program, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and The Juilliard School. She is passionate about teaching, physics, philosophy, math, linguistics, and writing. | vibhajanakiramanviolin.com

Davin Mar began playing the viola at the age of four in Vancouver, Canada. He is currently an undergraduate student at the Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Hsin-Yun Huang and Misha Amory. Growing up in Vancouver, Mar’s teachers included Manti Poon and Marina Thibeault. He played for many years with the Sequoia String Quartet and the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra, where he was featured as a soloist. He has twice performed solo recitals with the Vancouver Westcoast Musical Society. At Curtis, Mar is an avid chamber musician and frequent performer in the student recital series. He also has a passion for orchestra and is a co-principal violist of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. Mar has participated in summer programs such as Morningside Music Bridge, the Verbier Festival, and the Heifetz Institute. Aside from viola, Mar has a fondness for all things fish-related. He enjoys keeping aquarium fish and freshwater fishing.

Nineteen-year-old Canadian cellist Tessa Nysetvold currently studies at the Colburn Conservatory of Music with acclaimed cellist Clive Greensmith. Nysetvold made her solo debut at the Jack Singer Concert Hall as a winner of the Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition and has been a frequent recipient of awards at the national level, including being a three-time winner of the Canadian Music Competition. She has attended the Meadowmount School of Music as a student of Hans Jørgen Jensen and the Orford Musique Academy. A graduate of the Advanced Performance Program at Mount Royal Conservatory, she began her musical studies under Beth Root Sandvoss and has worked extensively with John Kadz and Johanne Perron. In addition, she has worked with esteemed artists including Johannes Moser, Laurence Lesser, and members of the Calidore String Quartet, and has performed in the Colburn Chamber Music Society and alongside the New Orford String Quartet.

Emil Olejnik is an award winning Polish cellist based in New York City. He is in the first year of his master's degree at The Juilliard School, where he has been studying under the tutelage of Richard Aaron, Natasha Brofsky, Joel Krosnick, and most recently Nina Lee. Duringvhis artistic journey, Olejnik has been a laureate of more than 15 national and international cello competitions. He is also a recipient of numerous artistic and educational scholarships such as the Polish Ministryvof Culture and National Heritage scholarship, “Young Poland” Scholarship, and the First Lady of Poland Agata Kornhauser-Duda scholarship. In 2018, Olejnik debuted with the Rzeszów Symphony Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations Opus 33. Most recently, he had the pleasure of performing Dvořák's Cello Concerto in b minor with the Warmian-Masurian Symphony Orchestra. In his free time Olejnik enjoys cooking Korean food, listening to recordings of Paulo Pandolfo, and ice skating as much as possible.  | emilolejnik.com

Violist Lourdes Pinney has completed her bachelor’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the mentorship of Jeffrey Irvine and will continue her studies this fall at the Yale School of Music with Ettore Causa. A recipient of the Ernest Bloch Artistic Distinction Award, the Ruth D. Sihler Memorial Scholarship, and the Robert Vernon Scholarship, she has appeared on prestigious stages including Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, the Musikverein, and Severance Hall. In the past, Pinney has participated in esteemed festivals, including the Taos School of Music, Aspen Music Festival, the Pacific Music Festival, International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. An avid orchestral musician, she was appointed as a section violist of the Canton Symphony Orchestra in 2023 and is a frequent substitute of The Cleveland Orchestra. Outside of performing, Pinney loves to rock climb and practice yoga — activities that provide her with a satisfying outlet for focus and mental challenge.

Recently graduated from Vanderbilt University, Kyle Pinzon has been playing cello for 15 years, previously studying with Marion Feldman at the Manhattan School of Music as a Marion Feldman Endowed Scholar. At Vanderbilt, Pinzon studied under Felix Wang as an Anne Potter Wilson Scholar, is a recipient of the Jean Keller Heard and Christian Teal Prizes, and studied historical performance on baroque cello with Maria Romero Ramos. An avid chamber musician, he has made numerous appearances as a Lincoln Center Young Artist and has worked with the Arianna, Jupiter, Brooklyn Rider, Miró, and Attaca Quartets. Following his graduation, Pinzon is excited to be pursuing his Master of Music under the tutelage of Yeesun Kim at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Still a kid at heart, in his free time Pinzon loves to draw and play Pokemon!

Abigail Smith is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Music, where she earned her master's degree studying with Ettore Causa. Previously, she attended the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles where she studied with Paul Coletti, Yura Lee, Teng Li, and Tatjana Masurenko. An accomplished and devoted orchestral and chamber musician,Smith will be an Ensemble Connect fellow with Carnegie Hall starting this September. She attended the Festival Del Lago in Ajijic, Mexico in the summer of 2024. She was a Tanglewood Music Center orchestral fellow for the summers of 2022 and 2023 where she performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Smith previously attended the Aspen Music Festival in 2019, the Keshet Eilon Festival in 2020, and the Gstaad Menuhin Festival Academy in the summer of 2021. In her free time, Smith enjoys reading, playing challenging video games, and daydreaming about someday owning a cat.

Nate Strothkamp is a twenty-one-year-old violinist from Portland, Oregon. A rising senior at Yale University, he studies violin with Professor Wendy Sharp and is pursuing a Bachelor of Art in American studies and education studies. Strothkamp has appeared as a soloist with the Oregon Symphony, Yale Symphony Orchestra, Beaverton Symphony Orchestra, and Portland Youth Philharmonic.Memorable musical moments include performing alongside members of the Brentano and Parker String Quartets, touring with orchestras through Germany, Greece, and Mexico, and his first ever recital at age five — Jingle Bells with his mom. Strothkamp is passionate about the intersections of arts, humanities, and the environment and recently performed violin and oyster shells (a new instrument!)with the EcoSono ensemble. Dedicated to community engagement through music, Strothkamp also enjoys working as a Teaching Artist at YSM’s Music in Schools Initiative and co-chairing community outreach for the Yale Symphony Orchestra. Other favorite activities include coffee shop hopping, playing with his dogs, Toast and Molly, and hiking through the Pacific Northwest.

Cellist William Suh is an Artist Diploma candidate at The Juilliard School. A recipient of the Aldo Parisot Prize and Broadus Erle Prize at the Yale School of Music, Suh was awarded first prizes at the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artists Competition, Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards by the Musicians Club of New York, Aspen Music Festival Concerto Competition, Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition, New England Conservatory Concerto Competition, and the Music Teachers National Association String Competition. Suh’s recent and upcoming performances feature solo appearances with the Savannah Philharmonic, Kyoto International Music Festival Orchestra, Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has performed with artists including Augustin Hadelich, Inon Barnatan, Phillip Ying, and the late Roger Tapping. Suh holds degrees from the Yale School of Music, New England Conservatory, and is a graduate of the Colburn Music Academy. | williamsuh.com

Recognized by CBC Music as one of “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30,” violinist Ashley Tsai is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree under the tutelage of Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music, having previously studied with Henry Gronnier at the Colburn Music Academy. She has appeared as a soloist with orchestras such as the Jenaer Philharmonie and Calgary Civic Symphony and attended festivals including the Taos School of Music Chamber Music Festival, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, and Casalmaggiore International Music Festival. Tsai currently performs on a Giuseppe Gagliano violin and J. Jacques Millant bow graciously provided by CANIMEX INC. from Drummondville (Quebec), Canada. Outside of music, she enjoys reading, baking, and hiking in the Canadian Rockies.

Pierce Graycen Wang is a violinist currently pursuing a master’s degree in violin performance at The Juilliard School under Catherine Cho. He is a graduate of the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange Program, during which he studied with Hyo Kang while achieving a degree in Computer Science from Columbia University. Prior to his time in New York, Wang performed with several Bay Area orchestras, including Symphony Parnassus and Saratoga Symphony, showcasing concertos by Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and Conus. More recently, his passion for music and storytelling was evident in his 2023 concert, The Ysaÿe Project, where he presented a program of all six of Eugène Ysaÿe's solo violin sonatas in order. Wang is also an energetic and attentive collaborator, embracing chamber music at every corner and constantly looking for opportunities to make music with others. | piercegwang.github.io

Kailey Yun is eighteen years old and currently studying with Margaret Batjer at the Colburn School of Music. Some of her achievements include having the honor of playing as a soloist with the Bellflower Orchestra in 2019, the Southern California Philharmonic in 2020, and the Orchestra Collective of Orange County Orchestra in 2021. She was a state finalist for the ASTA (American String Teachers’ Association) competition as well as a grand prize winner in the Satori International Summer Music Festival and the Los Angeles International Music competition, among numerous other music awards. She was the first violinist of the Evie Quartet and is the recipient of the first prize and grand prize of the 10th Annual Coltman National Chamber Music Competition as well as the bronze medal in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2023. Kailey Yun plays on a 1783 Gagliani violin on loan from the Aftergood family. In her free time, Yun loves reading psychological thriller books, listening to true crime podcasts, and engaging in philosophical discussions.

Violinist Blues Zhang is from Hong Kong and currently pursuing his bachelor’s at The Juilliard School under Catherine Cho. He previously studied with Martin Beaver at The Colburn Music Academy. Zhang was the winner of the Colburn Academy Concerto Competition and a finalist in the Juilliard Concerto Competition. As an avid orchestral and chamber musician, Zhang served as concertmaster of the Colburn Virtuosi, Diocesan Boys’ School’s Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Camerata Strings. He is also a substitute musician in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. His festival appearances include Yellow Barn, Kneisel Hall, Meadowmount School, New York String Orchestra, Heifetz Institute, and Asian Youth Orchestra. Zhang has appeared as a soloist on NPR’s From the Top, Colburn Virtuosi, Hope College Orchestra, and Hong Kong Youth Orchestra. In chamber music settings, Zhang has worked with members from the Brentano, Dover, Emerson, Juilliard, Orion, and Parker quartets. In his spare time, he likes exploring restaurants and swimming with friends.

Michael Leonardo Davidman began his studies with Efrem Briskin at the Manhattan School of Music, later attending the Curtis Institute of Music (BM) with Robert McDonald and Ford Lallerstedt, The Juilliard School (MM) with Jerome Lowenthal and Stephen Hough, and the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Madrid with Stanislav Ioudenitch and Vadim Gladkov. Davidman’s accolades include first prizes at the 2025 American Piano Awards and the Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship of the American Piano Awards; third place and Orchestra prize at the Long-Thibaud International Piano Competition; first prizes at The Juilliard Gina Bachauer Competition and the New York International Piano Competition (chamber ensemble); and the US Chopin Foundation’s scholarship award. As soloist, he has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, amongst others. An opera enthusiast from a very young age, Davidman restores and uploads historical and rare opera recordings to his YouTube channel called PucciniMD. | michaeldavidman.com

Pianist Robert Levinger, a Wisconsin native, made his concerto debut at age 14 and has since engaged with orchestras around the US. Most recently, he performed on separate occasions with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Past accolades of note include distinction in the MTNA Young Artist and New Orleans International Piano Competitions. For nearly half of 2022, Levinger spent his time performing as a part of Lincoln Center Stage, a piano quartet ensemble performing aboard cruise lines. Other important chamber  music accolades include fellowships at the Kneisel Hall and Norfolk Chamber Music Festivals and collaborations with violinist Chihiro Kakishima in Brioche Duo around the US and Japan. Recently completing studies with Wei-Yi Yang, Levinger currently pursues a doctoral degree at Northwestern University studying with James Giles. Outside of music, Levinger enjoys following the Green Bay Packers, playing word games, catching up on anything Star Wars related, and recently became a late-bloomer Zelda fan.

Hyejin Park is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Colburn Conservatory of Music under Fabio Bidini. A passionate communicator through music, she seeks to create moments of genuine connection between the composer, performer, and audience. A native of South Korea, Park has shared her music on stages throughout Europe, Asia, and the US, where her performances have been recognized for both artistry and sincerity. Beyond the stage, she is a devoted dog lover who finds joy in long drives with good music. She continues to grow as an artist through meaningful performance and collaboration.