Himari Yoshimura, Violin

Born in 2011, 11 years old. Himari started playing the violin at the age of 3, and began competing at the age of 4. At the age of 6, she already performed with a professional orchestra. Since that time, she has participated in many international…

Jason Vieaux, Guitar

Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” In appearances from New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Jason Vieaux has…

Griffin Hogan Tracy, Bass

Praised by Parterre Box for his “glorious outpouring of tone”, Colorado bass Griffen Hogan Tracy debuted with the Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist for the 2022 season, covering the role of Manuel Toulon in Huang Ro’s new opera M. Butterfly. He was featured…

Philippe Quint, Violin

One of the most versatile and imaginative artists on the concert stage today, multiple Grammy Award-nominated American violinist Philippe Quint is internationally recognized for his unique approach to classical core repertoire, championing new music, rediscovering neglected works and creating a new format of “docu-concert” experience:…

Teresa Perrotta, Soprano

Soprano Teresa Perrotta is a 2023 Grand Finals Winner of The Metropolitan Opera’s Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition and a first-year Cafritz Young Artist at Washington National Opera. In the 22/23 season, she made her Kennedy Center debut as Fünfte Magd in Elektra, followed by…

Cory McGee, Bass

Hailing from Stafford, Virginia, bass Cory McGee opens his 2021-2022 season performing the role of Theseus in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Santa Fe Opera. This fall, he will be seen as Basilio in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera on the…

Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is a consummate artist who balances a versatile career as a soloist and collaborator. She performs over 100 concerts a year in a combination of solo recitals, concerti and chamber music. Her repertoire choices are eclectic, spanning from Bach and Haydn to…

Gabriel Martins, Cello

Cellist Gabriel Martins (b. 1998) has established himself as one of the world’s most compelling young musicians. His artistry has already been recognized through an extensive list of accolades including the Concert Artists Guild/Young Classical Artists Trust Grand Prize, the Sphinx Competition Gold Medal, the…

Lyle Lovett

A singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a convention-defying manner that…

Anthony León, Tenor

An American-born, Cuban and Colombian tenor, Anthony León is a young up-and-comer who is quickly developing an international performing career. During the 2022/2023 season he was a member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera. His recent engagements at LA Opera…

Philippe L’Esperance, Tenor

Praised for his “agility, range, and pleasant timbre” (Opera News), tenor Philippe L’Esperance has appeared as Ernesto in Don Pasqaule and as Alessandro in Mozart’s Il re Pastore at the New England Conservatory. A recent alumnus of the Merola Opera Program, he participated in a…

Alexi Kenney, Violin

Violinist Alexi Kenney is forging a career that defies categorization, following his interests, intuition and heart. He is equally at home creating experimental programs and commissioning new works, soloing with major orchestras around the world, and collaborating with some of the most celebrated musicians of…

Ida Kavafian, Violin

Internationally acclaimed as a violist as well as a violinist, the versatile Ida Kavafian is an artist-member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and former violinist of the Beaux Arts Trio. For 34 years she has been artistic director of Music from Angel…

Caitlin Gotimer, Soprano

Praised for her “full, focused soprano,” Caitlin Gotimer, originally from Malverne, NY, recently completed her second year with the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio. During the 2021-22 season, Caitlin was seen as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen, Mrs. Anderssen in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music,…

Katherine DeYoung, Mezzo-soprano

Mezzo-soprano Katherine DeYoung, originally from Traverse City, Michigan, is currently a third-year Ensemble Member of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In the 2022/23 season, she sang Giovanna in Ernani and  Mercédès in Carmen. She also covered Ragonde in Le Comte Ory, Hänsel in Hänsel…

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