Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Program for Piano and Strings | June 20—July 22, 2022
Program Overview
RSMI’s Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Up to 35 violinists, violists, cellists, pianists, and members of pre-existing chamber groups gather for five weeks of immersive and intensive rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.
Miriam Fried, Program Director
Chamber music with Miriam Fried
RSMI fellows SooBeen Lee, Julian Rhee, and Charlie Galante join RSMI faculty member, cellist Timothy Eddy, to talk about their experience at Ravinia Steans Music Institute's Program for Piano & Strings during the summer of 2021.
Notable Alumni
Jeremy Denk
Piano, 1992
Yuja Wang
Piano, 2004
Alexi Kenney
Viola, 2011 & 2012
Elena Urioste
Vioin, 2009
Omer Quartet
Ensemble, 2016
Zlatomir Fung
Cello, 2016 & 2017
Faculty and Fellows
Violin
Sara Bitlloch
Miriam Fried
Mihaela Martinv Ayano Ninomiya
Don Weilerstein
Viola
Atar Arad
Paul Biss
Kim Kashkashian
Yura Lee
Cello
Tim Eddy
Frans Helmerson
Gary Hoffman
Christoph Richter
Piano
Alessio Bax
Alon Goldstein
Gilbert Kalish
Julian Martin
Bob McDonaldv
Composer in Residence
Jessie Montgomery
Feldenkrais Method
Hagit Vardi
Uri Vardi
Lindsay Garritson, collaborative piano
Joseph Liccardo, collaborative piano
Xiaohui Yang, collaborative piano
Violin
Ellinor D'Melon
Maria Lakisova
SooBeen Lee
Nathan Meltzer
Clara Neubauer
Julian Rhee
Rannveig Marta Sarc
Cosima Soulez Larivière
Luther Warren
Rachel Yi
Yebin Yoo
Viola
Keoni Bolding
Marta Lambert
Cara Pogossian
Samuel Rosenthal
Pauline Schulte-Beckhausen
SoHui Yun
Cello
James Baik
Stella (Ye Lin) Cho
Rainer Crosett
Anne Jacobs-Perkins
Connor Kim
Noah Krauss
En-Chun Lin
Andres Sanchez
Piano
Nadia Azzi
Albert Cano Smit
Amir Ron
Chelsea Wang
Lam Wong
Elliot Wuu
Ensembles
Trio Rai:
Tiffany Chang, violin
Mari Nagahara, cello
Motti Fang-Bentov, piano
Isidore String Quartet:
Adrian Steele, violin
Phoenix Avalon, violin
Devin Moore, viola
Joshua McClendon, cello
