Ravinia Steans Music Institute

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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

Miriam Fried, Program Director

 

Notable Alumni

Jeremy Denk

Jeremy Denk

Piano, 1992

Yuja Wang

Yuja Wang

Piano, 2004

Alexi Kenney

Alexi Kenney

Viola, 2011 & 2012

Elena Urioste

Elena Urioste

Violin, 2009

Omer Quartet

Omer Quartet

Ensemble, 2016

Zlatomir Fung

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

 

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