Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Program for Piano & Strings | June 18–July 22, 2023
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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
Notable Alumni
Jeremy Denk
Piano, 1992
Yuja Wang
Piano, 2004
Alexi Kenney
Viola, 2011 & 2012
Elena Urioste
Violin, 2009
Omer Quartet
Ensemble, 2016
Zlatomir Fung
Cello, 2016 & 2017
Faculty and Fellows
Violin
Miriam Fried, Program Director
Sara Bitlloch
Pamela Frank
Midori
Ayano Ninomiya
Mark Steinberg
Donald Weilerstein
Viola
Atar Arad
Paul Biss
Hsin-Yun Huang
Kim Kashkashian
Cello
Timothy Eddy
Frans Helmerson
Gary Hoffman
Christoph Richter
Marcy Rosen
Piano
Alessio Bax
Ieva Jokubaviciute
Gilbert Kalish
Robert Levin
Julian Martin
Composer in Residence
Dr. James Lee III
Physical Therapy
Howard Nelson
Feldenkrais Method
Hagit Vardi
Uri Vardi
Lindsay Garritson, collaborative piano
Joseph Liccardo, collaborative piano
Xiaohui Yang, collaborative piano
Violin
Leah Amory
Luna De Mol
Anna Im
Evan Johanson
Masha Lakisova
Clara Neubauer
Haerim Oh
Yue Qian
Sophia Anna Szokolay
Anatol Toth
Yebin Yoo
Cello
James Baik
Jiyeon Kim
Eugene Lin
Yanyan Lin
Derek Louie
Hannah Rubin
Andres Sanchez
Aaron Wolff
Piano
Lucas Amory
Albert Cano Smit
Solomon Ge
Yun Janice Lu
Amir Ron
Adria Ye
Viola
Tabitha Rhee
Pauline Schulte-Beckhausen
Joseph Skerik
Sarah Sung
Otoha Tabata
Luther Warren
Ensemble
Callisto Quartet:
Cameron Daly, violin
Gregory Lewis, violin
Eva Kennedy, viola
Hannah Moses, cello
Applications for Summer 2024 will open in the fall
