MidAmerica Productions - Weill Recital Hall Chamber Music Series




Artists Who Have Appeared on Midamerica's Weill Recital Hall Series 1989-2007 1989 \| 1996 \| 1997 \| 1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 \| 2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 1989 Jean Jordan, soprano; Desmond Kincaid, piano Manhattan Philharmonic Chamber Players Peabody Camerata with Gene Young, conductor; Elaine Bonazzi, speaker Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne with Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor University of Georgia Contemporary Chamber Ensemble with Lewis Nielson, conductor


1996 Stanley Irwin, baritone; Claude Cymerman, piano


1997 Elysium String Quartet: Leonid Levin, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Lisa Heffter, viola; Lutz Rath, cello Stanley Drucker, clarinet; L. William Kuyper, French horn; Joseph Robinson, oboe; with David Carroll, bassoon; Gerald Robbins, piano Ravina String Quartet: Oscar Ravina, violin; Allan Schiller, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; with Harold Seletsky, clarinet Brass Mosaic: David Workman, director/trumpet; Brendan Kierman, trumpet; Ken Soper, French horn; Nathaniel Dickey, trombone; Paul Erion, tuba Elysium String Quartet: Robert Chausow, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Lisa Ralia Heffter, viola; Lutz Rath, cello; with Eleonor Bindman, piano Albemarle Ensemble: Margaret Newcomb, flute; Kristen Hadden, oboe; Matthew Morris, bassoon; Dwight Purvis, horn; Content Sablinsky, piano Eleonor Bindman, piano Elysium String Quartet: Robert Chausow, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica R. Salas, viola; Lutz Rath, cello; with Myron Lutzke, cello Back to top


1998 Elysium String Quartet with John Feeney, double bass Lukas Foss: Words and Music with Maria Zouves, soprano; Laura Conwesser, flute; Steven D. Hartman, clarinet; Peter Weitzner, double bass; Eleonor Bindman, piano Elysium String Quartet Fritz Gearhart, violin; John Owings, piano Eleonor Bindman, piano Stanley Drucker, clarinet; L. William Kuyper, French horn; Joseph Robinson, oboe; with Elysium String Quartet Dinos Constantinides/Louisiana Symphonietta: with Stephen Brown, piano; Andrea Gullickson, oboe; Marianne Chaudoir, piano Valerie Capers Quartet Nandor Szederkenyi, violin; Sylvia Shadick Taylor, piano Kirsten J. Agresta, harp Soo Yeon Kim, soprano; Kevin Class, piano Elysium String Quartet with Stanley Drucker, clarinet Lynda Keith McKnight, soprano; Helen Ann Shanley, flute; Roger Keyes, piano Filarmonia Quartet: Gino Sambuco, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Lorne Munroe, cello; Martin Canin, piano Back to top


1999 Fritz Gearhart, violin; John Owings, piano Oscar Ravina, violin; L. William Kuyper, horn; Robert Miller, piano Elysium String Quartet with Eugene Levinson, double bass Russian Chamber Chorus of New York: Nicolai Kachanov, conductor; with Lutz Rath, cello Lyric Piano Quartet: Glenn Dicterow, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Frederick Zlotkin, cello; Gerald Robbins, piano Gerald Robbins, piano Kirsten Agresta, harp Susan Dunn, soprano; Gregory Mason, piano Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Joseph Robinson, oboe; L. William Kuyper, horn; Elysium String Quartet; with Tim Cobb, bass; Naomi Drucker, clarinet; R. Allen Spanjer, horn Valerie Capers Ensemble Yoko Takebe, violin; Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Michael Gilbert, viola; Alan Gilbert, viola; James Ross, French horn The American Chamber Ensemble: Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Blanche Abram, piano; Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano; Eriko Sato, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Deirdre Kingsbury, mezzo-soprano; with Stanley Drucker, clarinet By and About Greeks: George Tsontakis, conductor/artistic director; Diamarel Trio: Elizabeth Lim, violin; Margaret Lim, cello; Diane Lim, piano; featuring Lawrence Dutton, viola; with the Sarah Lawrence College Chamber Choir By and About Greeks: Theodore Antoniou, artistic director; Alea III: Angeliki Kathariou, mezzo-soprano; Boaz Meterovitch, flute; Kostis Papadakis, piano, Mark Simcox, cello By and About Greeks: Dinos Constantinides, music director and conductor; Louisiana Sinfonietta: Lauren Davis, violin; Kelly Smith Toney: violin; Maria Traykova, viola; Ivan Lalev, cello; Sarah Beth Hanson, flute; Lisa McCullough, oboe; Jan Grimes, piano Elysium String Quartet with Elena Papandreou, guitar Valerie Capers Ensemble Dinos Constantinides, conductor; with Lori Blade, mezzo-soprano; Ivan Lalev, cello; Sarah Beth Hanson, flute; Lisa McCullough, oboe; Esther Lamneck, clarinet; Jan Grimes, piano; Rosemary Caviglia, piano Duo Vivace: Eleonor Bindman, piano; Susan Sobolewski, piano Fritz Gearhart, violin; John Owings, piano Russian Chamber Chorus of New York: Nikolai Kachanov, conductor Marie Kenote, flute; Robert Botti, oboe; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Leonard Hindell, bassoon; L. William Kuyper, French horn; R. Allen Spanjer, French horn; Robert Miller, piano Duo Nuova: Timothy McAllister, saxophone; Kevin Class, piano Nikos Skalkottas Anniversary Retrospective: Idith Meshulam, piano; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Andre Emelianoff, cello; Haleh Abghari, vocals Eugene Levinson, string bass; Gina Levinson, piano Toby Appel, violin & viola; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Jonathan Feldman, piano Yoko and Friends: Yoko Takebe, violin; Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Michael Gilbert, viola; Alan Gilbert, viola; Alan Stepansky, cello; Gerald Appleman, cello; David Kim, violin; Scott Yoo, violin Back to top


2000 Elem Eley, baritone; J.J. Penna, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; Barry Snyder, piano Barbara Govatos, violin; Marcantonio Barone, piano American Chamber Ensemble: Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Blanche Abram, piano; Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano; Eriko Sato, violin; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello Eleonor Bindman-Auer, piano Richard Amoroso, violin; Adam Unsworth, horn; Sheri Segal-Melcher, piano Elysium 2000: Lisa Kim, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Dorian Rence, viola; Eileen Moon, cello; Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Naomi Drucker, clarinet; with Lukas Foss, piano Filarmonia Quartet: Gino Sambuco, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Lorne Munroe, cello; Martin Canin, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; James Dunham, viola; Barry Snyder, piano Robert Miller, piano Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Kazuko Hayami, piano Newstead Trio: Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Theodore Antoniou, conductor; with Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music: Margarita Syggeniotou, mezzo; Yannis Sambrovalakis, clarinet; Dionyssis Vervitsiotis, violin; Konstantinos Papadakis, piano; Theodoros Kerkezos, saxophone Sylvia Rosenberg, violin Elysium 2000: Lisa Kim, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Dorian Rence, viola; Eileen Moon, cello; Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Naomi Drucker, clarinet; with Lukas Foss, piano Benjamin Schmid, violin (three appearances) Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Gerard Reuter, oboe; Louise Schulman, viola; Robert deMaine, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano Valerie Capers Jazz Ensemble: Valerie Capers, piano and vocals; John Robinson, bass; Earl Williams, drums; Alan Givens, saxophone and flute; Mark Marino, guitar Dinos Constantinides & Friends: Dinos Constantinides, conductor; Jan Grimes, piano; Sarah Beth Hanson, flute; Lisa Lalev, oboe; Ivan Lalev, cello Elizabeth Hainen, harp; with members of Philadelphia Orchestra: Hiromo Oka, violin; Yoyoi Numazawa, violin; Anna Marie Ahn Peterson, viola; John Koen, cello Qiang Tu, cello; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Syrinx Trio: Elizabeth Hainen, harp; Roberto Diaz, viola; Jeffrey Khaner, flute American Chamber Ensemble: Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Blanche Abram, piano; Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano; Eriko Sato, violin; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello Arman Trio: Deniz Arman Gelenbe, piano; Constantin Bogdanas, violin; Dorel Fodoreanu, cello Huntington Brass Quintet: Mark Emery & Tom Cupples, trumpets; Alberto G. Suarez, horn; Bron Wright, trombone; Randy Montgomery, tuba Russian Chamber Chorus of New York: Nikolai Kachanov, conductor Back to top


2001 Quattro Mani: Susan Grace & Alice Rybak, piano Mark Crayton, countertenor; James Janssen, fortepiano Eleonor Bindman-Auer, piano Duo Paganini: Nancy Bean, violin & viola; Allen Krantz, guitar By and About Greeks: Christos Tsitsaros, piano Amoroso Trio: Richard Amoroso, violin; Adam Unsworth, horn; Sheri Segal-Melcher, piano Tribute to Charles Gordon Rex (1909-1973): Charles Rex, violin; Christopher Rex, cello; with Linda Hohenfeld, soprano; Harriet Wingreen & Linda Mark, pianos; members of the NY Philharmonic By and About Greeks: Chará Iacovidou, piano Filarmonia Quartet: Gino Sambuco, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; Martin Canin, piano Verdehr Trio Forum Concert: Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia Roederer, piano Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Sheryl Staples, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; Barry Snyder, piano Elysium 2001: Chin Kim, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; L. William Kuyper, French Horn; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Robert deMaine, cello; Emily Mitchell, harp; Gerald Robbins, piano Richmond Harp Ensemble (VA); Lynnelle Ediger-Kordzaia, director Waterville Ensembles: L. William Kuyper, French horn; Hanna Lachert, violin; Yuval Waldman, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Dorothy Lawson, cello Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Wolfram Koessel, cello; Paul Green, clarinet; Kazuko Hayami, piano By and About Greeks: 20th-Century Masters; Theodore Antoniou and ALEA III American Chamber Ensemble: Blanche Abram, piano; Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Eriko Sato, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Adrienne Stamatas-Borbély, piano Qiang Tu, cello; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Foss Plays Foss & Schumann with Elysium: Lukas Foss, piano; Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; Rosemary Alvino, mezzo-soprano; Mark Nuccio, clarinet Kenote Trio and Friends: Peter Kenote, viola; Marie Herseth Kenote, flute; Paul Liljestrand, piano, Robert Botti, oboe; Neal S. Harnly, composer/piano The Waterville Trio: Hanna Lachert, violin; Dorothy Lawson, cello; David Witten, piano Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Nancy Allen, harp; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Daniel Domb, cello The Georgian Chamber Players, featuring Valentina Lisitsa, piano: Beth Newdome, violin; Reid Harris, viola; Christopher Rex, cello; with Met Opera musicians Bruno Eicher, violin, and Leigh Mesh, double bass Elysium: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello, Helene D. Jeanney, piano; L. William Kuyper, French horn Russian Chamber Chorus of New York: Nikolai Kachanov, artistic director/conductor Helen Schneider, actress/vocalist; Bob Kaye, piano Yoko & Friends: Yoko Takebe, violin; Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Michael Gilbert, viola; Alan Gilbert, viola; Alan Stepansky, cello; Kajsa William-Olsson, cello; Reiko Uchida, piano Back to top


2002 Eleonor Bindman-Auer, piano Fritz Gearhart, violin; John Owings, piano British Music for French Horn: L. William Kuyper, French horn; Robert Miller, piano; Oscar Ravina, violin; Michael Slattery, tenor Montclair Chamber Ensemble: Oscar Ravina, music director/conductor; Samuel Bill, assistant conductor; Alan Stepansky, cello Mihai Craioveanu, violin; Mansoon Han, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; Barry Snyder, piano; with Veronica Salas, viola, and Lutz Rath, cello Drucker Plays Brahms: Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Carter Brey, cello; Gerald Robbins, piano; Leonid Hambro, piano Carter Brey, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano Fine Arts Quartet with guest artist Robert Thompson, bassoon; Ralph Evans, violin; Efim Boico, violin; Yuri Gandelsman, viola; Wolfgang Laufer, cello Arman Trio: Deniz Arman Gelenbe, piano; Constantin Bogdanas, violin; Dorel Fodoreanu, cello Matitiahu Braun, violin; Soohyun Kwon, violin; Shmuel Katz, viola, Qiang Tu, cello; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Artistic Club Luba: Yulia Ziskel, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; Susan Walters, piano; Vagarshak Ohanyan, baritone Elysium: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; David Oei, piano Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman & Friends: Paul Tardif, piano; Jonathan Golove, cello The Elías Duo: Carlos Elías, violin; Andrea Arese-Elías, piano Weber-Hendrickson Duo: Rodica Weber, violin; John Hendrickson, piano ARCO Chamber Orchestra: Levon Ambartsumian, artistic director/conductor/violinist By & About Greeks: Elena Papandreou, guitar By & About Greeks: Jenia Manoussaki, piano Sheryl Staples, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano Duo Paganini: Nancy Bean, violin/viola; Allen Krantz, guitar; with guest artist Lloyd Smith, cello Elysium: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; Helene D. Jeanney, piano; L. William Kuyper, French horn Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Gerard Reuter, oboe; James Kreger, cello; Gerald Robbins, piano Quattro Mani: Alice Rybak, piano; Susan Grace, piano; with John Kinzie and David Colson, percussion Northeastern University Center for the Arts, Composers in Residence: Apostolos Paraskevas, guitar; Anthony De Ritis, viola; with Erika Tordeus Paraskevas, soprano, and Del Lewis, narrator Lenuta Ciulei, violin Kirsten Agresta, harp; with Carolyn Filak Royan, mezzo-soprano Adam Unsworth, horn; Sheri Segal-Melcher, piano Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman & Friends: with Susan Fancher, saxophone; Anthony Miranda, percussion The Three Concertmasters with William Ransom, piano: Cecylia Arzewski, Martin Chalifour, William Preucil David Chan, violin; Rafael Figueroa, cello; John Novacek, piano Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Robert deMaine, cello; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Kazuko Hayami, piano Pamela Pecha, oboe; Akemi Takayama, violin; Doris Lederer, viola; Clyde Shaw, cello; Laura Silverman, piano Music for Wind and Piano Featuring Musicians from the New York Philharmonic with Pianist Robert Miller: Renée Siebert, flute; Robert Botti, oboe; Pascual Martinez Forteza, clarinet; Leonard Hindell, bassoon; L. William Kuyper, French horn Elizabeth Hainen, harp; David DePeters, percussion ELYSIUM: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; L. William Kuyper, French horn; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Valentina Lisitsa, piano; Alexei Kuznetsoff, piano Back to top


2003 Flutist Michael Parloff and Friends: Nick Eanet, violin; Juliette Kang, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Jerry Grossman, cello; Mariko Anraku, harp; Ken Noda, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; David Geber, piano; Robert McDonald, piano Arman Trio: Deniz Arman Gelenbe, piano; Constantin Bogdanas, violin; Dorel Fodoreanu, cello Eleonor Bindman, piano ELYSIUM with Carter Brey, cello, and Naomi Drucker, clarinet: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Torleif Thedén, cello; Anders Kolström, piano Levon Ambartsumian, violin/viola; Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano Fine Arts Quartet: Ralph Evans, violin; Efim Boico, violin; Yuri Gandelsman, viola; Wolfgang Laufer, cello Oboist Robert Botti and Friends: Stefanie Taylor, viola; Dena Levine, piano; Lionel Party, harpsichord Mihai Craioveanu, violin; Irinia Kats, piano Melvin Chen, piano Stanley Drucker, clarinet, with Chris Finckel, cello, Kazuko Hayami, piano, and members of ELYSIUM: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola Carter Brey, cello; Benjamin Pasternack, piano Joseph Robinson, oboe, with Carmit Zori, violin; Mary K. Robinson, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Elizabeth Dyson, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass American Chamber Ensemble: Blanche Abram, piano; Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Eriko Sato, violin; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Veronica Salas, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Theodore Mook, cello; Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano ELYSIUM with guest artist David Oei, piano: Eriko Sato, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; L. William Kuyper, French horn; Helene D. Jeanney, piano Saxophonist Eric Nestler, Pianist Kathryn Fouse, and Friends: Julia Bushkova, violin; Eugene Osadchy, cello; Leonard Candelaria, trumpet Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Louise Schulman, viola; Mark Shuman, cello; Gerald Robbins, piano Kara Guggenmos, soprano - 2002 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards Winner with Charles Koslowske, piano Tre Voci: Rodica Weber, violin; Jeffrey Butler, cello; John Hendrickson, piano Jon Robert Cart, tenor; Margaret Lucia, piano Orrett Rhoden, piano, with guest artist and composer Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, violin Violinist Philippe Quint with guest artists Adam Neiman, piano; and Andrei Tchekmazov, cello Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Jesse Levine, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello; Gerald Robbins, piano Owings Gearhart Duo: Fritz Gearhart, violin; John Owings, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin, with Anton Nel, piano Quattro Mani: Susan Grace and Alice Rybak, pianos, with David Colson, percussion Fabulous Philadelphians in Recital: David Bilger, trumpet; Barbara Govatos, violin; Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon; Ricardo Morales, clarinet; Julie Nishimura, piano; Efe Baltacigil, cello Orchestra 2001: James Freeman, Artistic Director Back to top


2004 David Chan, violin; with Deborah Hoffman, harp; Edward Arron, cello; and John Novacek, piano Katz-Shteinberg Duo, Shmuel Katz, viola; Dmitri Shteinberg, piano Flutist Ren�e Siebert and The American String Quartet; with Gary Hammond, piano; Peter Winograd, violin; Laurie Carney, violin; Daniel Avshalomov, viola; Margo Tatgenhorst, cello Levon Ambartsumian, violin; with Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano Hai-Ye Ni, cello; with Akira Eguchi, piano Melvin Chen, piano American Chamber Ensemble: Blanche Abram, piano and director; Naomi Drucker, clarinet and director; Eriko Sato, violin; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; and Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano Silverwood Duo: Ren�e Bond, flute; Paige Jackson, guitar Ilya Grubert, violin; with Heasook Rhee, piano Richard Amoroso, violin, with Sheri Segal-Melcher, piano Sonia Wieder-Atherton, cello; with David Oei, piano Mihai Craioveanu, violin; with Irina Kats, piano Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman and Friends: Tony Arnold, soprano; Jonathan Golove, cello; Jacob Greenberg, piano Castelli Newman Zhu Piano Trio: Christina Castelli, violin; Clancy Newman, cello; and Natalie Zhu, piano Mika Yoshida, marimba; with Joeseph Gramley, percussion; Russell Hartenberger, percussion; John Wyre, percussion; Bill Douglas, piano; Max Mandel, viola Armstrong Chamber Concerts Helen Armstrong, violin; Rohan De Silva, piano; Joseph Anderer, French horn Clavier Trio: Arkady Fomin, violin; Peter Steffens, cello; and David Korevaar, piano ARCO Chamber Orchestra Levon Ambartsumian, conductor and violin Back to top


2005 Evgeny Rivkin, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin with Barry Snyder, piano and James Dunham, viola The Kenote Trio and Friends: Peter Kenote, viola; Marie Kenote, flute; Brinton Averil Smith, cello; Philip Smith, trumpet; Barbara Allen, harp; Neal S. Harnly, piano and composer Music for Winds & Piano: featuring musicians from New York Philharmonic with Renée Siebert, flute; Leonard Hindell, bassoon; Pascual Martinez Forteza, clarinet; L. William Kuyper, French horn; and Dr. Robert Miller, piano Eleonor Bindman, piano; with Wanda Glowacka, cello Fine Arts Quartet, with guest artist Jean-Marc Luisada, piano Artistic Club Luba: Vladimir Tsypin, violin; Helene Jeanney, piano; Tamara Volskaya, domra and mandolin; Anatoly Trofimov, bayan� The Vandermark Ensemble: Arash Amini, cello; Che-Hung Chen, viola; Kimberly Fisher, violin; John Haines-Eitzen, cello; Robert Kesselman, double bass; Julie Nishimura, piano; Burchard Tang, viola; Zachary DePue, violin Stephen Carlson, piano American Chamber Ensemble with the Clarinet Band Levon Ambartsumian, violin with Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano Marcía Porter, soprano - 2004 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards Winner; with Lynn Kompass, piano Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta: William Ransom, piano; Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello; the Vega String Quartet; Laura Ardan, clarinet; Brice Andrus, French horn; Jun-Ching Lin, violin Clavier Trio: Arkady Fomin, violin; Peter Steffens, cello; and David Korevaar, piano Matitiahu Braun, violin; with Helene Jeanney, piano Serafin String Quartet: Kate Ransom, violin; Luigi Mazzocchi, violin; Ruth Frazier, viola; Carolyn Ellman, cello Flutist Michael Parloff and Friends; with Lawrence Dutton, viola; Jerry Grossman, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Greg Zuber, percussion; Warren Jones, piano The Waterville Trio: Hanna Lachert, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; Helene Jeanney, piano Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Louise Schulman, viola; Wolfram Koessel, cello; Carol Wincenc, flute; Gerard Reuter, oboe; Gerald Robbins, piano Jon Robert Cart, tenor; with Margaret Lucia, piano Mallet Masterworks: Greg Zuber, percussion; Linda Hall, piano; Patricia Zuber, flute; Lino Gomez, saxophone; Scott Kuney, guitar Astral Artists: Chiara String Quartet with Simone Dinnerstein, piano Fidelis Quartet: with guest pianist Ilgin Aka Armstrong Chamber Concerts: Helen Armstrong, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Andrew Armstrong, piano Clavier Trio: Arkady Fomin, violin; Peter Steffens, cello; David Korevaar, piano Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman and Friends: Cheryl Priebe Bishkoff, oboe; Jacob Greenberg, piano Back to top


2006 Eleonor Bindman, piano: with guest artist Dennis Joseph, clarinet Musicians from the New York Philharmonic with Robert Miller, piano: Robert Botti, oboe; Pascual Martinez Forteza, clarinet; Leonard Hindell, bassoon; L. William Kuyper, French horn; Fiona Simon, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; William Blossom, bass Christopher Smith, piano Ensemble "Russian Carnival": Tamara Volskaya, domra, mandolin, director; Mayya Kalikhman, domra, alto-domra, mandolin, mandola ; Nataliya Vsevolodskaya, balalaika-alto, guitar; Anatoliy Trofimov, bayan, mandola; Leonid Bruk, balalaika-contrabass Vitalij Kuprij, piano Quattro Mani: Susan Grace, piano; Alice Rybak, piano Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; Barry Snyder, piano American Chamber Ensemble: Blanche Abram, piano and director; Naomi Drucker, clarinet and director; Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano; Eriko Sato, violin; Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Michael Finckel, cello; Patricia Spencer, flute Flute and Guitar Duos: Darima Alexandru, flute; Alberto J. Rodr�guez-Ortiz, guitar Aglaia Koras, piano Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings: H. Robert Reynolds, conductor; Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin; Debra Fayroian, cello; Craig Rifel, bass; Philip Dikeman, flute; Donald Baker, oboe; Sally Pituch, oboe, English horn; Douglas Cornelsen, clarinet; Laurence Liberson, clarinet; Victoria King, bassoon; Christine Prince, bassoon; Toni Lipton, contrabassoon; Bryan Kennedy, horn; Corbin Wagner, horn; S?ren Hermansson, horn; David Kuehn, trumpet; David Jackson, trombone Astral Artists: Korbinian Altenberger, violin; Ayano Ninomiya, violin; Teng Li, viola; Clancy Newman, cello; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Jasmine Choi, flute; Jos� Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Simone Dinnerstein, piano; Karen Slack, soprano Eilana Lappalainen, soprano; with Robert Miller, piano Antonio Di Cristofano, piano Elysium Chamber Ensemble: Eriko Sato, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; L. William Kuyper, French horn; Helene D. Jeanney, piano; David Oei, piano 2 Pianos 4 Hands: Liza Hella, piano; Kenneth Christensen, piano Serafin String Quartet: Kate Ransom, violin; Timothy Schwarz, violin; Ruth Frazier, viola; Lawrence Stomberg, cello Ren�e Siebert, flute; Daniel Avshalomov, viola; Barbara Allen, harp Artis Piano Trio: Yannos Margaziotis, violin; Nicolas Kavakos, cello; Anny Totsiou, piano David Chan, violin; Rafael Figueroa, cello; Shai Wosner, piano Olympic Trio: Peter Clemente, violin; Jirí Bárta, cello; Jenia Manoussaki, piano Helene D. Jeanney, piano; David Oei, piano America's Dream Chamber Artists: with guest artist Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Cyrus Beroukhim, violin; Timothy Fain, violin; Michi Wiancko, violin; Maurycy Banaszek, viola; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Arash Amini, cello; Stephen Sas, bass; Eveline Kuhn, flute; Alexandra Knoll, English horn; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Rieko Aizawa, piano Lilia Donkova, violin; with Helene D. Jeanney, piano Hakan Sensoy, violin Emil-Silviu Ciobota, violin; with Helene D. Jeanney, piano Clavier Trio: Arkady Fomin, violin; Jesus Castro-Balbi, cello; David Korevaar, piano Laura Hamilton, violin; Warren Jones, piano Leonel Morales, piano Chamber Orchestra Kremlin: Misha Rachlevsky, music director Evgeny Rivkin, piano Amaury Coeytaux, violin; Heasook Rhee, piano Katz-Shteinberg Duo: Shmuel Katz, viola; Dmitri Shteinberg, piano Mary Jane Johnson, soprano; James Gardner, piano Chamber Orchestra Kremlin: Misha Rachlevsky, music director Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara, piano Aglaia Koras, piano Back to top


2007 The Waterville Trio: Hanna Lachert, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; Hélène Jeanney, piano Johannes Somary, piano, portatif organ; Susanne Peck, soprano; Kinor String Quartet: Yuval Waldman, violin; Robin Zeh, violin; Kathleen Foster, viola; David Calhoun, cello ZANKEL HALL: Mika Yoshida, marimba; Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Eddie Gomez, bass; Bill Cahn, percussion; Rich Stein, percussion; Peter John Stoltzman, piano; Vega String Quartet: Wei Wei Le, violin; Jessica Shuang Wu, violin; Yinzi Kong, viola; Guang Wang, cello Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; Barry Snyder, piano Michael Parloff, flute; David Chan, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Raphael Figueroa, cello; John Novacek, piano; Deborah Hoffman, harp; Barbara Barrie, actress William Ransom, piano; Gary Motley Jazz Quartet: Gary Motley, piano; Dwight Andrews, saxaphone; Moffett Morris, bass; Lorenzo Sanford, drums; Vega String Quartet: Wei Wei Le, violin; Jessica Shuang Wu, violin; Yinzi Kong, viola; Guang Wang, cello Judy Huang, piano American Chamber Ensemble: Blanche Abram, piano and director; Naomi Drucker, clarinet and director; Eriko Sato, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano Danielle Talamantes, soprano; Joy Puckett Schreier, piano Borok-Ponochevny Duo: Emanuel Borok, violin; Andrey Ponochevny, piano Aglaia Koras, piano L'Aurore Trio: Yuval Waldman, violin, Ariane Lallemand, cello; Hélène Jeanney, piano Matitiahu Braun, violin; Gerald Appleman, cello; Hélène Jeanney, piano Stephanie Mortimore, flute, piccolo; Mary Hammann, viola; David Heiss, cello; Jeremy McCoy, double bass; Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord; Elizaveta Kopelman, piano American Youth Harp Ensemble: Lynelle Ediger-Kordzaia, music director Levon Ambartsumian, violin; Evgeny Rivkin, piano; Shakhida Ambartsumian, violin Serafin String Quartet: Kate Ransom, violin; Timothy Schwarz, violin; Ana Tsinadze, viola; Lawrence Stomberg, cello Anastasia Khitruk, violin; Andrey Tchekmazov, cello; Elizaveta Kopelman, piano Clavier Trio: Arkady Fomin, violin; Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello; David Korevaar, piano Aglaia Koras, piano Evangeline Benedetti, cello; Serena Benedetti, soprano; Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Kiyoshi Tamagawa, piano Yulia Ziskel, violin; Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano Gil Sullivan, piano Back to top


2008 Clavier Trio: Arkady Fomin, violin; Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello; David Korevaar, piano American Chamber Ensemble The Bridge Duo Mathew Jones, viola; Michael Hampton, piano Jon Robert Cart, tenor; Narciso Solero, piano Aglaia Koras, piano The University of Georgia ARCO Chamber Ensemble: Levon Ambartsumian, conductor and soloist; Mirna Ogrizovic, conductor; Alexander Ambartsumian, violin; Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano Margaret Cornils, flute; Maho Nabeshima, piano Christiane Klonz, piano Edita Orlinyte, violin; Li-Pi Hsieh, piano Artisitic Club Luba: Vladimir Tsypin, violin; Irina Mozyleva, soprano; Susan Walters, piano Russian Chamber Chorus of New York: Nikolai Kachanov, director Rodica Oancea-Gonzalez, violin; Mihaela Oancea-Frusina, violin: Ilonka Rus, piano Back to top

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