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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Roa Lee was admitted with the highest distinction to Yewon School in 2023, where she received the Performance Excellence Award and the Academic Honor Scholarship. She is also a recipient of the Doam Scholarship, awarded to exceptionally promising young musicians. In March 2023, she performed as part of the Kumho Prodigy concert series. The same […]