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2013 Chamber Music Series, Sundays with Friends in the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. For more information visit BethelWoodsCenter.org or call 845.583.2060.

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Page 1: 2013 Chamber Music Series Brochure

SundayS with FriendS

2013 Chamber muSiC SerieS

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SerieS SubScription

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early Spring and late Fall provide a delightFul baCkdrop For the intimate nature oF Chamber muSiC. often described as “the music of friends”, chamber music — like the very

venue where you will enjoy it — is close and enveloping, featuring small

ensembles of performers.

the event gallery is a breathtaking nine-sided room that seats 440 guests.

it is adorned with hard wood floors. its large stone fireplace exudes

warmth, while its high timbered ceiling affords you an outstanding

acoustical performance you won’t soon forget.

Generous support of these performances is made possible by a gift of Robyn Gerry and Children in loving memory of Catherine Gerry.

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about the perFormanCeS

Zarin mehta spearheads the bethel woods Chamber music Series, Sundays with Friends.

each performance features five eclectic recital and small ensemble performances presented by curator eileen moon, associate principal Cello of the new york philharmonic. ms. moon is dedicated to the formation of this exciting new series in Sullivan County.

bethel woods is a non-profit cultural center committed to expanding artistic offeringsand broadening our regional audience. these culturally-rich performances offer affordableaccess to the highest-quality programs by world-renown artists.

ticketS are on Sale now:

• $170 Full Series Subscription

• $127.50 for Pick 3 Series

• Individual Tickets $42.50

• $15 Student Tickets (17 & under or valid college ID at the box office)

Join us after each performance to meet the artists.

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eileen moonthe mr. and mrs. paul b. guenther Chair

eileen Moon joined the cello section of the new york philharmonic

in 1998 and was named associate principal Cello in 2007. a native of

California, she began her studies with irene Sharp at the San Francisco

Conservatory and subsequently received a bachelor’s of music degree from

the Juilliard School and a performance diploma from the hochschule für

musik in vienna, austria.

ms. moon won fourth prize at the tchaikovsky international Cello

Competition in moscow in 1994 and second prize at the geneva

international Cello Competition in 1991, resulting in performances in France

and a radio recording in Switzerland. She has performed chamber music at

numerous venues in and around new york City and appears frequently with

the new york philharmonic ensembles at merkin Concert hall.

as both performer and presenter, ms. moon currently supports a number

of charitable causes. her passion for animals led to the establishment of

Friends of warwick valley humane Society, an auxiliary group devoted to

fundraising through educational seminars and performances. in addition,

ms. moon is involved with the artemis project, a non-profit animal rescue,

rehabilitation, and adoption organization in new york City, which she

co-founded in 2000 with philharmonic violist dorian rence. eileen moon is

a strong advocate for Celebrate life half marathon in Sullivan County, new

york, which assists cancer patients through treatment and associated care.

Curator and presenter of Sundays with Friends, the bethel woods Chamber

music Series in Sullivan County, new york, ms. moon is on the faculty

of the Steinhardt School of music at new york university and resides in

warwick, new york.

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JenniFer koh, violin

violinist JennIFer Koh is recognized for her intense, commanding

performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance.

with an impassioned musical curiosity, she is forging an artistic path,

choosing works that both inspire and challenge her. She is dedicated

to performing the violin repertoire of all eras from

traditional to contemporary, believing that the

past and present forms a continuum. in 2009

ms. koh debuted “bach and beyond,”

a series of three recitals that explore the

history of the solo violin repertoire

from bach’s Six Sonatas and partitas

to modern day composers including

newly commissioned works. the

first recital in the series, “bach

and beyond part i,” connects

bach’s partitas nos. 2 and 3

to works by ysaÿe, Saariaho,

Carter, and Salonen with a video

commission by tal rosner. Since

the launch of the series, ms.

koh has performed “bach

and beyond part i” at the

92nd Street y in new york,

the herbst theatre in San

Francisco, oberlin College,

amherst College, unC Chapel

hill, uC Santa barbara,

and the university of michigan

at ann arbor.

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JenniFer koh, violin

winner of 2011’s prestigious avery Fisher Career grant, pianist benjaMin

hochman has been described by the New York Times as a “gifted, fast-rising

artist”. his eloquent and virtuosic performances have earned him critical acclaim

and his rare combination of bravura and poetry has excited audiences and critics

alike. his engagements have brought him to major cities as orchestral soloist,

recitalist and chamber music collaborator with celebrated conductors and colleagues.

a passionate interpreter of diverse composers from bach and

mozart to berg and kurtag with a penchant for juxtaposing

familiar works with the unfamiliar, mr. hochman has proven to

be adept in expressing the essential heart of each composer.

after his successful recital debut in 2006 at the metropoli-

tan museum of art, he became a strong musical presence

in new york through his concerts with the new york

philharmonic and the american Symphony orchestra,

his Carnegie hall debut with the israel philharmonic

and his continuous presence at 92nd Street y.

born in Jerusalem, benjamin hochman

began his studies with esther narkiss

at the Conservatory of the rubin academy

in Jerusalem and emanuel krasovsky in

tel aviv. he is a graduate of the Curtis

institute of music and the mannes College

of music where his principal teachers were

Claude Frank and richard goode.

his studies were supported by the

america-israel Cultural Foundation.

he is currently on the piano faculty

of the longy School of music of bard

College. benjamin hochman is a Steinway

artist and lives in new york City with his

wife, violinist Jennifer koh.

& benJamin hoChman, piano

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karen gomyo, violin

& dina vainShtein, piano

Sunday, may 5 aT 3:00Pm

bach Sonata

debussy Sonata

gubaidulina/piazzolla le grand tango

brahms Sonata no. 1 in g major

3 short pieces tba

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karen gomyo, violin

& dina vainShtein, piano

born in tokyo, violinist karen GoMyo grew up in montreal and new

york. recipient of the prestigious avery Fisher Career grant in 2008, she

has been hailed by the Chicago tribune as “a first-rate artist of real musical

command, vitality, brilliance and intensity.” gomyo’s engagements as soloist

have included those with the Cleveland orchestra, new york philharmonic,

los angeles philharmonic, philadelphia orchestra, San Francisco, Sydney,

Saint louis, Cincinnati, dallas, houston, montreal, toronto, vancouver, and

tokyo symphony orchestras, the hong kong philharmonic and the national

Symphony of washington d.C. in europe she has performed with City

of birmingham Symphony, royal Scottish national Symphony, orchestre

national de lille, Scottish Chamber orchestra, royal liverpool philharmonic,

bergen philharmonic, norwegian opera orchestra, Salzburg Camerata, vi-

enna Chamber orchestra, and den haag residentie orkest, among others.

russian-born pianist dIna VaInShTeIn has degrees

from the gnesins’ institute of music in moscow, the

Cleveland institute of music and the new england

Conservatory of music. ms. vainshtein received a

Special prize for best Collaboration at the

international tchaikovsky Competition in moscow.

ms. vainshtein has performed at alice tully hall

and weill recital hall in new york City, Jordan hall

in boston and the great hall of the moscow Conservatory. other performances

include the ravinia Festival, Caramoor Festival, music academy of the west,

meadowmount and heifitz international music institute.

She has given live performances on wgbh (boston) and for npr’s Performance

Today series. her recording for the naxos label with violinist Frank huang received

critical acclaim. at present, ms. vainshtein is a collaborative pianist for the walnut

hill School and the new england Conservatory.

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glenn diCterow Farewell ConCert

Sunday, SePTember 29 aT 3:00PmGlenn dicterow Concertmaster, new york philharmonic

cynthia Phelps principal viola, new york philharmonic

rebecca young associate principal viola, new york philharmonic

carter brey principal Cello, new york philharmonic

Philip myers principal French horn, new york philharmonic

beethoven d majorSerenade for String trio

beethoven “eyeglasses” duo

mozart horn Quintet

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GLeNN DICteRow Concertmaster, new york philharmonic

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new yorK PhIlharmonIc concerTmaSTer Glenn dIcTerow has

established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent american concert

artists of his generation. his extraordinary musical gifts became apparent when,

at age 11, he made his solo debut in tchaikovsky’s violin Concerto with the

los angeles philharmonic (where his father, harold dicterow, served as principal

of the second violin section for 52 years). in the following years, mr. dicterow

became one of the most sought-after young artists, appearing as soloist from

coast to coast.

mr. dicterow went on to win numerous awards and competitions, including the

young musicians Foundation award and Coleman award (los angeles), the

Julia klumpke award (San Francisco), and the bronze medal in the international

tchaikovsky Competition (1970). he is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he

was a student of ivan galamian. other teachers have included erno neufeld, eudice

Shapiro, naoum blinder, manuel Compinsky, Jascha heifetz, and henryk Szeryng.

in 1967 he appeared as soloist with the new york philharmonic under the baton

of andre kostelanetz in the tchaikovsky violin Concerto. he was then 18 years

old. in 1980 he joined the orchestra as Concertmaster and has since performed

as soloist every year. prior to joining the new york philharmonic, mr. dicterow

served as associate Concertmaster and Concertmaster of the los angeles

philharmonic. during a new york philharmonic tour of major american cities

in 1986, mr. dicterow was featured in leonard bernstein’s Serenade with the

composer conducting, and in 1990 played the Carmen Fantasy under the

direction of Zubin mehta in a Live From Lincoln Center concert telecast. in

addition, he was a soloist in the orchestra’s 1982 concert at the white house.

over the past few seasons mr. dicterow has been the featured soloist with the

new york philharmonic in concertos by prokofiev, menotti, rozsa, korngold,

barber, mozart, brahms, bruch, aaron kernis, Szymanowski, bartok and karel

husa under the batons of conductors yuri temirkanov, kurt masur, andre previn,

Christian thielemann, Colin davis, david robertson lorin maazel and alan

gilbert. during the philharmonic’s 1998 asian tour, he was soloist in the barber

violin Concerto in manila, korea, and in beijing, China, where he performed in

the great hall of the people to an audience of more than 10,000 people. mr.

dicterow has also been a guest soloist with the symphony orchestras of baltimore,

birmingham, Chautauqua, grant park, indianapolis, kansas City, los angeles,

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london (lSo), mexico City, miami, montreal, omaha, San Francisco, San diego

and washington, d.C. to name a few. more recent engagements have included

solo concerts with the leipzig gewandhaus orchestra, hong kong philharmonic,

and the bernstein Serenade with the Curtis Symphony orchestra in “isaac Stern at

eighty: a birthday Celebration” at Carnegie hall.

in season 11/12 mr. dicterow soloed with the new york philharmonic in

new york and on tour in San Francisco performing bartok’s First violin Concerto.

in season 12/13 he will perform the brahms double with the philharmonic and

kurt masur.

mr. dicterow’s discography includes Copland’s violin Sonata, largo, and piano

trio; ives’s Sonatas nos. 2 and 4 and piano trio; and korngold’s piano trio and

violin Sonata, all for emi. he is also featured in the violin solos in richard Strauss’s

Ein Heldenleben and Also sprach Zarathustra with Zubin mehta for CbS. other

compositions committed to disc are works of wieniawski with Zubin mehta and

the los angeles philharmonic; lee holdridge’s violin Concerto with the london

Symphony orchestra and holdridge conducting; Shostakovich’s violin Concerto

no. 1 with the new york philharmonic conducted by maxim Shostakovich on

a radiothon recording; and the philharmonic’s recording of rimsky-korsakov’s

Scheherazade with yuri temirkanov on the bmg label. mr. dicterow’s most recent

Cd is a solo recital for Cala records entitled New York Legends, featuring John

Corigliano’s Sonata for violin and piano, korngold’s Much Ado About Nothing,

the premiere recording of leonard bernstein’s Sonata for violin and piano, and

martinu’s Three Madrigals for violin and viola, in collaboration with violist karen

dreyfus and pianist gerald robbins. his latest Cd releases include the dvorak

piano trio and the dvorak piano Quartet in e Flat major on bridge records and

the mozart Sinfonie Concertante with violist karen dreyfus and the warsaw

philharmonic, available navona records.

mr. dicterow can also be heard in the violin solos of the film scores for

The Turning Point, The Untouchables, Altered States, Aladdin,

Beauty and the Beast, and Interview with the Vampire, among others.

mr. dicterow enjoys an active teaching career. he is on the faculty of the Juilliard

School and manhattan School of music. he and his wife, violist karen dreyfus,

are founding members of the lyric piano Quartet and the amerigo trio.

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cynThIa PhelPS is the new york philharmonic’s

principal viola (the mr. and mrs. Frederick p. rose

Chair). her solo appearances with the orchestra

have included performances on the 2006 tour

of italy, sponsored by generali, and the 1999

premiere of Sofia gubaidulina’s which the

orchestra commissioned for her and philharmonic associate principal viola

rebecca young. other solo engagements have included the minnesota

orchestra, San diego Symphony, hong kong philharmonic, and orquesta

Sinfónica de bilbao. ms. phelps performs with the Chamber music Society of

lincoln Center, boston Chamber music Society, and bargemusic. She has toured

internationally with the Zukerman and Friends ensemble; appeared with the

kalichstein-laredo-robinson trio and the guarneri, american, brentano, and

prague string quartets; and has given recitals in the music capitals of europe and

the u.S. her honors include the pro musicis international award and first prize in

the lionel tertis international viola and washington international String

competitions. her most recent album, for flute, viola, and harp, on telarc, was

nominated for a grammy award. She has released a solo Cd on Cala records.

ms. phelps has performed on pbS’s npr, radio France, and rai in italy.

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RebeCCA yoUNG viola

rebecca young joined the new york philharmonic

in 1986 as its youngest member. in 1991 she

won the position of associate principal viola.

two months later she was named principal viola

of the boston Symphony orchestra.

after spending the 1992–93 season in boston

and two summers at tanglewood, she ultimately decided to return to her family

in new york, resuming her associate principal position with the philharmonic in

September 1994. as a chamber musician, ms. young has performed with many

renowned groups, including the boston Chamber music Society, boston

Symphony Chamber players, new york philharmonic ensembles, and the

Chamber music Society of lincoln Center. She can be heard in a recording of

Schubert’s trout Quintet with cellist yo-yo ma, pianist emanuel ax, violinist

pamela Frank, and bass player edgar meyer on the Sony Classical label.

in the spring of 1999 ms. young joined philharmonic principal viola

Cynthia phelps in the world premiere of Sofia gubaidulina’s

two paths: music for two Solo violas and Symphony orchestra

with the philharmonic. the work was commissioned for them

by tomoko masur, wife of philharmonic music director emeritus

kurt masur and herself a former violist. the two performed it at

avery Fisher hall, in washington, d.C., and again during the

orchestra’s subsequent tour of the Canary islands, Spain,

and portugal, as well as the europe 2000 tour,

and again in april 2011, at avery Fisher hall.

ms. young is a graduate of

the Juilliard School.

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CARteR bRey was appointed principal Cellist

of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and

made his subscription debut as soloist with the

orchestra in may 1997, performing tchaikovsky’s

rococo variations led by then-music director

kurt masur. he has performed as soloist in the

elgar Cello Concerto with andré previn conducting; in william Schuman’s a

Song of Orpheus with Christian thielemann; in richard Strauss’s Don Quixote

with music director lorin maazel and with former music director Zubin mehta;

and in the brahms double Concerto with Concertmaster glenn dicterow and

conductor Christoph eschenbach. the brahms was repeated at the tanglewood

music Center in the summer of 2002 as part of kurt masur’s final concerts as

philharmonic music director.

brey rose to international attention in 1981 as a prizewinner in the rostropovich

international Cello Competition. he also appeared with mstislav rostropovich and

the national Symphony orchestra. the winner of the gregor piatigorsky memorial

prize, avery Fisher Career grant, the young Concert artists’ michaels award,

and other honors, he was the first musician to win the arts Council of america’s

performing arts prize, and has performed as soloist with many of america’s major

symphony orchestras. his chamber music career is equally distinguished. he has

made regular appearances with the tokyo and emerson string quartets as well

as the Chamber music Society of lincoln Center, the Spoleto Festival in the u.S.

and italy, and the Santa Fe Chamber music and la Jolla Chamber music festivals,

among others. he presents an ongoing series of duo recitals with pianist

Christopher o’riley; together they have recorded The Latin American Album,

a disc of compositions from South america and mexico (helicon records). his

recording with garrick ohlsson of the complete works of Chopin for cello and

piano was released by arabesque in the fall of 2002 to great acclaim.

mr. brey was educated at the peabody institute, where he studied with laurence

lesser and Stephen kates, and at yale university, where he studied with aldo

parisot, and where he was a wardwell Fellow and a houpt Scholar. he lives in

new york City with his wife, ilaria dagnini brey, and their two children, ottavia

and lucas.

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philip myers joined the new york philharmonic as

principal French horn in January 1980. a frequent

soloist with the philharmonic, he made his solo

debut during his first month with the orchestra

in the premiere of william Schuman’s Three

Colloquies for French Horn and Orchestra.

he has appeared as a philharmonic soloist every year that he has been in

the orchestra.

mr. myers began his orchestral career in 1971 with a three-year term as principal

horn of the atlantic Symphony in halifax, nova Scotia. he was third horn with

the pittsburgh Symphony from 1974 until 1977. as principal horn of the

minnesota orchestra for a season and a half, he made six appearances as soloist

with that group.

a native of elkhart, indiana, mr. myers holds two degrees from Carnegie-mellon

university in pittsburgh. mr. myers plays engelbert Schmid French horns.

PhILIP MyeRs French horn

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Jeremy denk, piano

american pianist jereMy Denk has steadily built a reputation as one of

today’s most compelling and persuasive artists with an unusually broad

repertoire. he has appeared as soloist with many major orchestras, including the

atlanta, dallas, houston, new world, St. louis, and San Francisco Symphonies,

the philadelphia orchestra, orchestra of St. luke’s, orpheus Chamber orchestra,

and london philharmonia. last season he played concertos by beethoven,

Copland, mozart, Schumann, and Stravinsky, whose Concerto for piano and

wind instruments he performed under the direction of John

adams, first with the london Symphony orchestra in london

and paris, and then as part of Carnegie hall’s City noir. he

appears often in recital in new york, washington, boston,

and philadelphia.

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Sunday, december 8 aT 3:00Pm

Todd Phillips violin

carmit Zori violin

catherine cho viola

robert rinehart viola

ronald Thomas Cello

mozart g major duo

dohnanyi Serenade for String trio

dvorak viola (“american”) Quintet

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Todd PhIllIPS has performed as guest soloist

with leading orchestras throughout north america,

europe and Japan including the pittsburgh

Symphony, new york String orchestra, and

orpheus Chamber orchestra, with whom he made

a critically acclaimed recording of mozart’s Sinfonia

Concertante for deutsche grammophon.

mr. phillips has appeared at the mostly mozart, ravinia, Santa Fe, marlboro and

Spoleto Festivals, and with the Chamber music Society of lincoln Center, Chamber

music at the 92nd St. y and new york philomusica. he has collaborated with

such renowned artists as rudolf Serkin, Jaime laredo, richard Stoltzman, peter

Serkin and pinchas Zukerman and has participated in eighteen “musicians from

marlboro” tours. he serves on the violin and chamber music faculties of new york’s

mannes College of music and rutgers university.

he has recorded for the arabesque, delos, deutsche grammophon, Finlandia,

marlboro recording Society, new york philomusica, rCa red Seal and Sony

Classical labels. he lives in brooklyn with his wife, violinist Catherine Cho,

and is the father of four children: lia, eliza, Jason, and brandon.

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At the recommendation of Isaac Stern and

Alexander Schneider, violinist Carmit Zori

came to the United States from her native

Israel at the age of fifteen to study with

Ivan Galamian, Jaime Laredo and Arnold

Steinhardt at the Curtis Institute of Music

in Philadelphia.

Ms. Zori is the recipient of a Levintritt Foundation Award, a Pro Musicis

International Award and a top prize in the Walter W. Naumburg International

Violin Competition. Carmit Zori has appeared as a soloist with the New York

Philharmonic, the Rochester Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and

in recital at Lincoln Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Isabella

Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston and the Phillips Collection in Washington

D.C. Her engagements abroad have included performances throughout Latin

America and Europe, as well as in Israel, Japan, Taiwan and Australia, where

she premiered the Violin Concerto by Marc Neikrug.

In addition to her appearances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln

Center, Ms. Zori has been a guest at chamber music festivals and concert series

around the world, including the Chamber Music at the “Y” series in New York

City, the Festival Casals in Puerto Rico, Chamber Music Northwest, the

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Seattle Chamber Music Festival and the

Marlboro Festival in Vermont.

Ms. Zori was an artistic director and frequent performer at Bargemusic in

New York, and is now the artistic director of the Brooklyn Chamber Music

Society, which she founded in 2002. She has recorded on the Arabesque,

Koch International, and Elektra-Nonesuch labels. Ms. Zori is also a professor

of violin and Chamber music at SUNY Purchase.

CARMIt ZoRI violin

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Catherine Cho ‘s orchestral engagements have

included performances with the detroit and

national Symphony orchestras, the virginia

Symphony, the montreal, edmonton, and

national arts Centre orchestras in Canada, the

korean broadcasting Symphony, daejon philharmonic, and Seoul philharmonic

in korea, the barcelona Symphony, the orchestra of the teatro Colon in buenos

aires, the new Zealand Symphony orchestra, and the aspen Chamber

Symphony. She has toured israel with the haifa Symphony, and was the soloist

on a concert tour in Japan and korea with the Juilliard orchestra and hugh

wolff conducting. her collaborations with distinguished conductors include

mstislav rostropovich, robert Spano, Sixten ehrling, and Franz-paul decker.

as a recitalist and chamber musician, ms. Cho has performed at alice tully hall,

the mozarteum in Salzburg, Casals hall, the kennedy Center for the performing

arts in washington, d.C., the new york metropolitan museum of art and the

92nd St. “y”, the isabella Stewart gardner museum of boston, and on ravinia’s

“rising Stars” series in Chicago. She has collaborated with pianist, mia Chung in

the complete cycle of beethoven’s violin sonatas in the u. S. and asia.

ms. Cho participated in the marlboro music Festival from 1993 - 2001, and has

taken part in eleven “musicians from marlboro” national tours. She has

performed at festivals such as Chamber music northwest, bridgehampton,

eastern Shore, rockport, Santa Fe, and Skaneateles, and has performed with

the boston Chamber players. She is a founding member of la Fenice, and was a

member of the Johannes String Quartet from 2003-6.

a winner of the avery Fisher Career grant, ms. Cho won top prizes at the

montreal, hanover, and Queen elizabeth international violin Competitions.

ms. Cho is a member of the violin and chamber music faculty at the Juilliard

School, and has taught at the Starling-delay Symposium, new york String

Seminar, killington music Festival, Seoul music Festival and academy, heifetz

institute, and the perlman music program. Catherine is vp of the board of

musicians For harmony. She resides in brooklyn, ny with her husband, todd

phillips, and their son, brandon.

CAtheRINe Cho viola

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roberT rIneharT is a member of the new york

philharmonic. a founding member of the ridge String

Quartet, mr. rinehart has performed in every major music

center in the united States, europe, South america, Canada,

australia and asia, and has collaborated with benny goodman, rudolf Firkusny,

and the guarneri String Quartet, among many others. he has appeared at the

Spoleto Festival, the vancouver Chamber music Festival, the bridgehampton

Festival, Chamber music/west, Chamber music northwest, the Santa Fe Chamber

music Festival, at the 92nd Street y in new york, and with the Chamber music

Society of lincoln Center. his recordings include albums which have received a

grammy award, two grammy nominations and the diapason d’or. a native of

San Francisco, mr. rinehart studied violin there with isadore tinkleman, and at the

Curtis institute of music with Jaime laredo, david Cerone and ivan galamian.

he is a member of the faculty at the manhattan School of music.

ronald ThomaS has most recently been the principal

Cellist of the Saint paul Chamber orchestra, and is the

Co-Founder and artistic director emeritus of the boston

Chamber music Society. he has been a Co-director and

on the founding board of overseers of bargemusic in new york City, and is the

artistic director of Chestnut hill Concerts in old Saybrook, Ct. mr. thomas has

performed extensively with the Chamber music Society of lincoln Center and

made many appearances at festivals including the bravo! Colorado music Festival,

Spoleto Festival and many others. he has appeared in chamber music concerts

with yo-yo- ma, p. Zuckermann, emanuel ax, richard goode, JoshuaS bell, and

others. mr. thomas has taught and given master classes at the peabody institute,

Curtis institute, m.i.t., brown university, boston Conservatory, and wellesley

College. while a member of the boston musica viva and the aeolian Chamber

players, he performed and recorded world premiers and new works. he won the

young Concert artists auditions at 19, and attended the new england

Conservatory and the Curtis institute.

RoNALD thoMAs Cello

RobeRt RINehARt viola

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