Brooklyn Chamber Music Society

Carmit Zori, Artistic Director

Carmit Zori,
Artistic Director

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photo Carmit Zori, violinist and artistic director, is an international soloist and prominent chamber music performer who has collaborated with many of the world's finest musicians. Winner of the Leventritt and Pro Musicis Awards, she has toured internationally with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and with Musicians from Marlboro. Ms. Zori has participated in music festivals on three continents, and can be heard in recordings on Arabesque, Koch International, and Nonesuch. As artistic director of BCMS, she presents an extraordinary roster of performers in Brooklyn.

photo Maria Bachmann, violin: International soloist and recording artist. Winner, Fritz Kreisler Competition, Concert Artists Guild Competition. Pro Musicus Foundation Award. Member, Trio Solisti.

photo Margaret Batjer, violin: International soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

photo Catherine Cho, violin: International soloist and recording artist. Member, Johannes String Quartet. Recipient, 1995 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 1994 Sony ES Award for musical excellence.

photo Timothy Cobb, double bass: Principal bass, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. International soloist and chamber music performer.

photo Andres Diaz, cello: 1998 Avery Fisher Career Grant; 1st prize winner, Naumburg Competition. Appears internationally as a soloist; member, Diaz Trio.

photo Roberto Diaz, viola: Former principal viola of the Philadelphia orchestra. Recently named director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Soloist and recording artist. Member, Diaz Trio.

photo Stanley Drucker, clarinet: former principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic; international soloist, chamber musician and recording artist. Musical America's 1998 Instrumentalist of the Year.

photo Timothy Eddy, cello: Member, Orion String Quartet, resident quartet of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Faculty member, Mannes School of Music and the Juilliard School.

photo Benjamin Hochman, piano: Performs internationally as soloist and chamber musician. Participant, Marlboro, Ravinia, Santa Fe, and Lucerne Festivals.

photo Hsin-Yun Huang, viola: Gold Medalist, 1988 Lionel Tertis International Competitiion. Soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. Former member, Borromeo Quartet.

photo Gilbert Kalish, piano: Major recording artist. Frequent collaborator with soprano Dawn Upshaw. Recipient of Chamber Music America's 2002 Service Award for exceptional contributions to the field of chamber music.

photo Ori Kam, viola: International soloist, recitalist, and chamber music performer. Founder and artistic director, Israel Chamber Music Society.

photo Ida Kavafian, violin: International soloist, and recording artist. Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Opus One ensemble. Former member of TASHI and the Beaux Arts Trio.

photo Jessica Lee, violin. Winner, 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competetion. Member, Chamber Music Society Two, Johannes Quartet.

photo Ida Levin, violin: Member, Boston Chamber Music Society. Former member, Mendelssohn Quartet. International soloist. Faculty, UCLA.

photo Julia Lichten, cello: International chamber music performer. Participant at Marlboro and Tanglewood Festivals. Recordings on Sony Classical and Deutsche Grammophon. Faculty member, Manhattan School and SUNY Purchase.

photo Elizabeth Mann, flute. Principal flute, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Santa Fe Opera. Member, Dorian Wind Quintet. Member, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

photo Anne-Marie McDermott,, piano: Winner, 1984 Young Concert Artists Auditions. 1992 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. Member, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. International soloist and recording artist.

photo Paul Neubauer, viola: Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Former principal viola, New York Philharmonic. Winner of the Lionel Tertis Viola Competition.

photo Sally Pendlebury, cello: Founding member, Vellinger Quartet. Member, Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Principal cello designate, Opera North Orchestra in Leeds.

photo Cynthia Phelps, viola: Principal viola, New York Philharmonic. Winner of the Lionel Tertis Viola Competition and the Washington International String Competition. Recipient, Pro Musicis Award.

photo Daniel Phillips, viola: Member, Orion String Quartet. Faculty, Queens College. Recordings for Sony, Nonesuch, and Musical Heritage.

photo Todd Phillips, violin: Member, Orion String Quartet, in residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Recordings for RCA Red Seal, Deutsche Grammophon and Sony Classical. Faculty member, Mannes School of Music.

photo Anna Polonsky, piano. International soloist and chamber musician. Member, Schumann Trio. Faculty, Vassar College.

photo Robert Rinehart, violin: Member, New York Philharmonic. Former member, Ridge String Quartet. International chamber music performer. Faculty member, Manhattan School of Music.

photo Emanuele Segre, guitar. International solist and recording artist. Winner, ProMusicus Foundation Award, East and West Artist Prize. Participant, Marlboro Music Festival.

photo Sophie Shao, cello. Winner, Avery Fisher Career Grant. International soloist. Faculty, Vassar college, Bard Conservatory of Music.

photo William Sharp, baritone. International soloist and recording artist. Winner, Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition. 1989 Grammy nominee for Best Classical Vocal Performance.

photo Lucy Shelton, soprano. Winner of two Naumberg awards, for chamber music and as solo recitalist. Extensive international performances and recordings. Resident artist faculty, Tanglewood Music Center.

photo Bion Tsang, cello: Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. Bronze medalist, Tchaikovsky competition. International solist and chamber music performer.

photo Peter Wiley, cello: former member, Guarneri String Quartet, Beaux Arts Trio. Former principal cello, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Faculty member, Curtis Institute of Music.

photo James Wilson, cello: Former member, Chester and Shanghai String Quartets. International chamber music performer and recording artist.

photo Shai Wosner, piano: Recipient of a 2005 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with major orchestras in the U.S. and Europe.

photo Hillel Zori, cello. Winner of the Maria Canals International Cello Competition; member, Israel Piano Trio; head of the string department at Tel Aviv University.