John Vaida Violin / Viola A versatile musician, violinist and violist John Vaida performs regularly as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. He is a dedicated teacher, serving on the faculty at Mansfield University and Wilkes University, and Artist-in-Residence at the Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School. During the summers he[…]
Elise Frawley Viola Elise has performed with several orchestras throughout the country including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, American Ballet Theatre, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony, the New Haven Symphony, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, among others. Conductors she has worked with include Kurt Masur, Neeme Järvi, Gerard Schwarz, Oliver Knussen,[…]
Karen Dreyfus Viola Karen Dreyfus enjoys a wide-ranging career, as a noted orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, and as a pedagogue. Prized for her impassioned musicianship and her rich mahogany tone, she has inspired a variety of contemporary music’s finest composers to write scores specifically tailored to her communicative[…]
Daniel Lamas Viola Born in Chile, violist Daniel Lamas balances a dynamic career as a performer and educator. Since making his solo debut at the age of sixteen, Daniel has since been privileged to share his love for the viola in recitals, chamber music, and orchestras on stages worldwide. As[…]
Amadi Azikiwe Viola Amadi Azikiwe, violist, violinist and conductor, has been heard in recital in major cities throughout the United States, such as New York, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Houston, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., including an appearance at the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Azikiwe has also been a[…]
Jeremy Russo Cello Jeremy Russo is passionate educator and versatile performer who has appeared on stages across the United States, notably Carnegie Hall in NYC, Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Smith Center in Las Vegas, as well as in Europe and Asia. A native of Las Vegas, he has[…]
Julia Yang Cello Praised for “her sense of joyful virtuosity” as concerto soloist, Julia Yang is a dynamic and versatile performer and pedagogue, and founding member of the acclaimed Merz Trio. Yang’s Merz Trio, lauded as “riveting” (Reading Eagle) and “artists in the deepest sense of the word” (CutCommon), are[…]
Reed Tetzloff Piano Pianist Reed Tetzloff, “an artist of broad musical tastes and individuality,” (South Florida Classical Review) has been praised for his “richly communicative” performances (The Cincinnati Enquirer). He came to international attention at the XV Tchaikovsky Competition, where he was dubbed “the lyric hero of the competition.” (Сноб Magazine). He[…]
Simon Ghraichy Piano Simon Ghraichy, who has been qualified as a “world-class musician” by NBC News and “the classical piano-rockstar” by Quién Mag, is a 30 year old Lebanese-Mexican pianist who has lived and studied in Europe. After being the student of Hortense Cartier-Bresson in the Boulogne Conservatory, he was admitted to the[…]
Francesca Arnone is a versatile flutist and piccoloist, equally at home in orchestral, solo, chamber music, and college teaching settings. She is the flute professor at the University of South Florida, where she is also an affiliate faculty member of the Honors College and coordinates the USF Community Music Project.[…]
