The Tecchler Trio performs in Bennett•Gordon Hall.
Steans Alumni
Steans Institute young artists are heard in the major concert halls and opera houses around the world as soloists and ensemble members. Alumni of the instrumental program are members of such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Singers can be heard at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, the Lucerne Opera and the Tiroler Landestheatre in Innsbruck, to name but a few. Chamber ensembles that have participated in the Steans Institute or include previous participants in their membership include the Arditti, Chicago, Shanghai, Debussy, Fry Street, Ysaÿe, Hagen, Mandelring, Vogler, Colorado, Arianna, Amernet, Corigliano, Artemis and Avalon string quartets; the Peabody Trio, the Eroica Trio, Sequenza, Raphael Trio, Trio Fontenay and the Amelia Piano Trio; the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Prometheus Chamber Players, Metamorphosen Ensemble and Concertante Chamber Players. Former Steans Institute young artists serve on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music, the University of Michigan, the University of Maryland, Sarah Lawrence College, Vanderbilt University and the University of Nebraska.
Competition First Prizes and Award Winners
ARD International Music Competition
Benjamin Kim, Piano
Tecchler Trio
Banff International String Quartet Competition
Amernet String Quartet
Julio Cardona International String Competition
Anthony Devroye, Viola
CBC Radio National Young Performers Competition
Judy Kang, Violin
Peter McGillivray, Baritone
Ian Parker, Piano
Concert Artists Guild International Competition
Tanya Bannister, Piano
Jinyeong Jessica Lee, Violin
Kyung Sun Lee, Violin
Thomas Meglioranza, Baritone
Anthony Padilla, Piano
Jennifer Stumm, Viola
Sarah Wolfson, Soprano
Asmira Woodward-Page, Violin
Dutch International Vocal Competition
Measha Brueggergosman, Soprano
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
Corigliano String Quartet
Avery Fisher Career Grants
Inon Barnatan, Piano
Jeremy Denk, Piano
Timothy Fain, Violin
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Colin Jacobsen, Violin
Erin Keefe, Violin
Mark Kosower, Cello
Daniel Lee, Cello
Yura Lee, Violin
Hae-Ye Ni, Cello
Awadagin Pratt, Piano
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin
Pierre Fournier Award
Gemma Rosefield, Cello
Geneva International Music Competition
Ryszard Groblewski, Viola
Hannover International Violin Competition
Frank Huang
Clara Haskil International Piano Competition
Finghin Collins
Michael Hill World Violin Competition
Joseph Lin
Hilton Head International Piano Competition
Chu-Fang Huang
Holland America Music Society Competition
Jonathan Vinocour, Viola
Houston Symphony Ima Hogg National Young Artists Competition
Hsing-Ay Hsu, Piano
Michael Mizrahi, Piano
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Augustin Hadelich
Iowa Piano Competition
Michael Mizrahi
Joy in Singing Award
Christine Antenbring, Mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, Tenor
Thomas Meglioranza, Baritone
Sharla Nafziger, Soprano
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award
The Claremont Trio
Irving M. Klein International String Competition
Eric Nowlin, Viola
Tessa Lark, Violin
Lotte Lehman Foundation CyberSing Competition
Andrew Garland
Debra Stanley
London International String Quartet Competition
Formosa Quartet
Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition
Edisher Savitski
International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart
Je-Hye Lee
Yura Lee
Walter W. Naumburg Foundation International Competition
Sari Gruber, Soprano
Frank Huang, Violin
Awadagin Pratt, Piano
Operalia 2000 Competition
Isabel Bayrakdarian, Soprano
International Paulo Cello Competition
Hae-Ye Ni
International Primrose Viola Competition
Che-Yen
Brian Chen
Dima Murrath
Lawrence Power
Jennifer Stumm
Max Rostal International Viola Competition (Berlin)
Amalia Aubert
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Competition
Phillip Addis, Baritone
Sibelius International Violin Competition
Pekka Kuusisto
Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition
Roland Glassl
Yuval Gotlibovich
David Kim
Torun, Poland International Violin Competition
Erin Keefe
Trieste International Chamber Music Competition
Trio Mondrian
Ohad Ben-Ari, Piano
Daniel Bard, Violin
Hila Karni, Cello
Alice Tully Hall Vocal Arts Debut Recital
Jennifer Aylmer, Soprano
Sari Gruber, Soprano
Brenda Patterson, Mezzo-soprano
Randall Scarlata, Baritone
Katherine Whyte, Soprano
Sarah Wolfson, Soprano
Viardo International Piano Competition
Victor Stanislavsky
Washington International Competition
Emily Deans, Viola
Roland Glassl, Viola
Cecilia Lee, Cello
Kyung Sun Lee, Violin
Melissa Reardon, Viola
Wigmore Hall International Song Competition
Stephan Loges, Baritone
Young Concert Artists International Auditions
Ju Young Baek, Violin
Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano
Jeremy Denk, Piano
Timothy Fain, Violin
Alban Gerhardt, Cello
Bella Hristova, Violin
Chu-Fang Huang, Piano
Stephan Loges, Baritone
Randall Scarlata, Baritone
Carolina Ullrich, Soprano
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