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 Edward Arron, cello: Artistic coordinator, Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert. Artistic director, caramoor Virtuosi and Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Colorado. International soloist and chamber musician.

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 Michelle Djockic, cello: Founder and artistic director, Concordia Chamber Players. Member, Quartet San Francisco. International soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist.

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 David Geber, cello: Former member, American String Quartet. Recitalist, recording artist and teacher. Faculty, Manhattan School of Music, Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival.

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

photo Randall Hodgkinson, piano: international soloist, chamber musician. 1st prize, Rockefeller Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition. Member, Boston Chamber Music Society. Faculty, New England Conservaory of Music.

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

photo Jeffrey Kahane, piano: International soloist, conductor, chamber musician, and recording artist. Music Director, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; former Music Director, Colorado Symphony and Santa Rosa Symphony. 1st prize winner, 1981 Artur Rubinstein Piano Competition; recipient, 1983 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

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 Ani Kavafian, violin: International soloist; member, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize. Faculty member, Yale University, SUNY Stony Brook.

photo Alan R. Kay, clarinet: Member of the chamber music group Hexagon. Co-principal clarinet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Faculty member, Juilliard and Manhattan Schools.

photo Erin Keefe, violin: winner of the 2006 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Former member, Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two. International soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist.

photo Yura Lee, violin: International soloist and recording artist. Recipient of the 2007 Avery Fisher career grant. Regular participant in the Marlboro, Salzburg, Aspen and Ravinia festivals.

photo Ida Levin, violin: Member, Boston Chamber Music Society. Avery Fisher career grant recipient. Former member, Mendelssohn Quartet. International soloist.

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

photo Paul Neubauer, viola: Former principal viola, New York Philharmonic. Member, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Orchestral and chamber music director, OK Mozart Festival. International soloist. Faculty, Juilliard School.

photo Tara Helen, O'Connor, flute: 2001 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. Member, Windscape wind quintet, New Millenium Ensemble, and Bach Aria Group. Faculty, Purchase College Conservatory of Music.

photo Richard O'Neill, viola: International soloist, recording artist and chamber musician. Concert tours with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Musicians from Marlboro.

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

photo Marcy Rosen, cello: Former member, Mendelssohn String Quartet. Artistic Director, Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival. International soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist.

photo Randall Scarlata, baritone: Winner, 1999 Young Concert Artists Competition. International soloist, recitalist, opera performer, and recording artist. Performances at Ravinia, Spoleto, Aspen, Marlboro, Salzburg, and Edinburgh Festivals. Recordings for Naxos, Arabesque, and Chandos.

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

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 Jonathan Spitz, cello: principal cellist, New Jersey Symphony. International soloist, chamber musician and recording artist. Faculty member, Manhattan School of Music.

photo Roger Tapping, viola: Former member, Takács Quartet. Former member, Allegri Quartet. Faculty member, New England Conservatory, Longy School, and Boston Conservatory.

photo Steven Tenenbom, viola: member, Orion String Quartet, TASHI, and Opus One piano quartet. Faculty, Mannes College of Music, Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Curtis Institute of Music.

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

photo Pei-Yao Wang, piano: International career as soloist and chamber musician. Member, Chamber Music Society Two at Lincoln Center, 2002-04. Performances at Marlboro and Ravinia festivals.

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. Director, Richmond Festival of Music.

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.