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Rang Tae began studying viola at the age of 12 and entered the Yewon School of Music (Seoul, South Korea) shortly thereafter. At 14, she gave her first performance alongside Richard Yongjae O’Neill at the Seoul Arts Centre. Since then, she has given solo recitals at the Union City Museum, the House Concert, and the Kukje Art Hall. Rang continued her musical education at the Seoul Arts High School, where she focused on solo and chamber music. Since 2021, she has been studying with Professor Ensik Choi at Seoul National University. She is the first prize winner of the Dong-A 2022 Music Competition, one of Korea’s most prestigious music competitions, following earlier successes at the World Ilbo, Music Journal, and Hudson international competitions.
Seoyeon Ryu studies viola at Seoul National University. She received first prize and the audience award at the 6th Oskar International Viola Competition Nedbal and won first prize at the 2022 Johansen International Competition in Washington, D.C. As part of the Johansen Laureate Program, she was invited to participate in the Morningside Music Bridge in the United States. Seoyeon made her recital debut at the age of 16 during the Kumho Prodigy recital series in 2019 in Korea and continues to develop her solo and chamber music performances through international competitions and festivals.
Gatien Leray is currently pursuing his studies for the Diplôme d’Artiste Interprète at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. At 17, he entered the Haute École de Musique de Genève, where he studied with Miguel da Silva, and in 2022, he joined the International Menuhin Music Academy, where he works with Gérard Caussé and Ivan Vukčević. He obtained a master’s degree in 2024, winning the Albert Lullin Special Prize. Passionate about solo and chamber repertoire, Gatien has participated in academies and masterclasses with Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power, Nobuko Imai and Jean Sulem, and has worked in chamber music with Gábor Takács-Nagy, Valentin Erben and Bruno Giuranna. He has performed at the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, the Rencontres Internationales d’Évian, and the Pablo Casals Festival, alongside artists such as Renaud Capuçon, Clemens Hagen and Daishin Kashimoto. He was a semi-finalist at the Oskar International Viola Competition Nedbal.
Hiroki Kasai has performed across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States, with appearances at the Marlboro, Beethovenfest, Pablo Casals, Schleswig-Holstein, and Gstaad Menuhin. After graduating with distinction in violin from the Royal Academy of Music, he began studying viola on the recommendation of Nobuko Imai, with whom he now studies at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía. In 2024, he won First Prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition. As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras in Europe, Asia, and America under conductors such as Ton Koopman. An active chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Midori, Lawrence Power, Thomas Riebl, Ivan Monighetti and Christoph Richter. In 2025, he will tour the United States and Canada as part of “Marlboro on Tour.”
Zofia Groblewska is a student at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She is a laureate of several viola, violin, and chamber music competitions, including the Grand Prix of the Music Competition of the Centre for Artistic Education in Poland and the viola and double bass competition in Gdańsk, as well as prizes at the Josef Micka Competition in Prague and the Bohdan Warchal International Competition in Slovakia. In 2023, she made her solo debut with the Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, performing the Romance by Bruch, and returned in 2024 for a second appearance. In 2022, she joined the Concertgebouworkest Young, performing under the direction of Gustavo Gimeno and collaborating with Isabelle Faust. Since 2024, she has been a member of the Penderecki Youth Orchestra in Lusławice.
Vincenzo Calcagno is a final-year student at the Juilliard School, where he studies with Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory as a recipient of the Irene Diamond and E&J Brenner Scholarships. Prior to Juilliard, he studied with Helen Callus. This autumn, he will begin graduate studies with Ettore Causa at Yale University on a full scholarship. Vincenzo’s recent performances include recitals highlighting works by British composers, and with guitar, works by Schubert, Piazzolla, and Fauré. He has also served as principal violist in the performance by the Juilliard Orchestra of Verklärte Nacht by Schoenberg. With his quartet, he participated in the Master Class series of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with the Quartet Calidore and performed at Carnegie Hall in “A Celebration of Meredith Monk.” Previously, he received summer scholarships at the Taos School of Music, the Perlman Music Program, and the Music Academy of the West, where he studied intensively with the Quartet Takács.
Sophia Werner studies at the Juilliard School with Laurie Smukler as the proud recipient of a Kovner fellowship.. In 2024, she won the Concerto Competition of Juilliard and performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra. She has also performed with the AXIOM ensemble of Juilliard, the Adelphi Orchestra, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and the Southern Finger Lakes Orchestra.. In 2023, she received the Bach Prize at the International Strings Competition of Stulberg, and the previous year, she won the Adelphi Young Artist competition.
A passionate chamber musician, Sophia attended the Perlman Music Program and Kneisel Hall, and made her New York City debut at Alice Tully Hall with her piano trio. She has collaborated with members of the Brentano and Mendelssohn Quartets, and participated in masterclasses with members of the Juilliard, Shanghai, and Brentano Quartets; Hilary Hahn; and Donald Weilerstein.
She performs on a J.B. violin Vuillaume from 1864 and a James Tubbs, both on loan from Juilliard.
Violinist Christina Nam has performed internationally both as a recitalist and concerto soloist, collaborating with leading conductors and orchestras. At age 14, she performed with Jahja Ling and the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. She has since worked with conductors including Louis Langrée, Robert Trevino and Cristian Măcelaru, and appeared as soloist with the Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra under Rebecca Tong. Christina was awarded the Prix Reyl for violinists at the Verbier Festival Academy in 2025 and is a member of the Amara Trio, gold medalists of the 2024 Chesapeake International Chamber Competition. She studies at The Juilliard School with Catherine Cho and Donald Weilerstein and received the Peter Mennin Prize for outstanding achievement and leadership in music.
Maria Lundina began studying the violin at the age of four in Moscow. She graduated with honors from the Special Music School Gnessin in Moscow in 2017 and, in 2023, completed her studies at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory with distinction, where she was named the top graduate of the year. She has performed in cities across Russia and Europe, and has participated in numerous festivals, competitions, and masterclasses with professors such as Pierre Amoyal, Dora Schwarzberg, Albert Markov and Vadim Repin. In 2024, she took a course with Boris Kuschnir at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität in Vienna. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Moscow State Conservatory with Vladimir Ivanov.
Roa Lee was admitted with the highest distinction to Yewon School in 2023, where she has been awarded the Excellence in Performance Prize and Academic Honors Scholarship. She is also a recipient of the Doam Scholarship, awarded to exceptionally promising young musicians.
In March 2023 she performed in the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series. That same year, she gave a violin recital at the Lincoln Center, presented by the New York Young Artist Foundation. She was also invited to perform at Carnegie Hall for the New York Rising Stars Concert.
She won several prizes including Grand Prizes at the New York Virtuoso International Competition, New York International Music Concours and Chosun Ilbo Music Competition and second Prize at the International Anton Rubinstein Competition. She is a member of The Arrieta Trio, which was awarded the Gold Medal with an Honorary Mention at the 2023 Manhattan International Music Competition.