Megan Koch
Cellist Megan Koch is an avid chamber musician, educator, and advocate for music as a vehicle for cultural exchange. She has performed and taught internationally, including in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Singapore, and Peru, often collaborating with local musicians and mentoring young conservatory students. Koch is a founding member of the Rivendell String Quartet and[…..]
Julian Rhee
Korean-American violinist Julian Rhee is widely admired for his refinement, beauty of sound, and expressive presence onstage. Winner of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Rhee has been praised by The Strad for “the kind of poise and showmanship that thrills audiences,” and is recognized for his soulful lyricism, interpretive insight, and passion for collaboration[…..]
Elizabeth Beisel
Violinist and multi-instrumentalist Elizabeth Beisel brings a distinctive blend of discipline, creativity, and expressive range to her musical life. Classically trained on violin and piano, and also an accomplished mandolin player, Beisel is deeply passionate about composition and collaboration, working fluidly across classical and contemporary genres. Music has been a constant presence throughout her life,[…..]
Clancy Newman
Cellist Clancy Newman, first prize winner of the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg International Competition and recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, has had the unusual career of a performer/composer. From Albany, New York, he began playing cello at the age of six, and at twelve he received his first significant public recognition when he[…..]
Che-Hung Chen
Violist Che-Hung Chen joined The Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 20, when he was hired by then-Music Director Wolfgang Sawallisch, becoming the first Taiwanese citizen ever to join the Orchestra. He has also served as acting associate principal viola under former Music Director Christoph Eschenbach. Mr. Chen was the first-prize winner at the Seventh[…..]
Burchard Tang
Violist Burchard Tang, a native of Maryland, has been a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1999. He began his musical studies on the violin at age three before switching to viola at sixteen, studying with Choong-Jin Chang, principal viola of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Tang received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Curtis Institute[…..]
Natalie Zhu
Known for captivating interpretations of a wide repertoire Natalie Zhu is the recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Musical Fund Society Career Advancement Award, the Andrew Wolf Memorial Chamber Music Award, and Astral Artists Award. The Philadelphia Inquirer heralded Ms. Zhu in recital as a display of “emotional and pianistic pyrotechnics”. Selections from her[…..]
Moé Takamatsu
Moé Takamatsu is from Okayama Prefecture, Japan and now lives in Rhode Island. In 2018, she entered the Music Liberal Arts Course, Piano Performance as a scholarship student at the Tokyo College of Music, concluding her Bachelor’s degree in 2022. She has studied under teachers Junko Inada, Miyuki Goto, Yuko Niiya and Yukari Honda. She[…..]
Adrian Montero
Adrian Montero Moya is one of the most internationally acclaimed Costa Rican musicians. A winner of several competitions both nationally and internationally, he is actively recording new albums and promoting new music, especially works by contemporary Costa Rican and Ibero-American composers. He has given recitals in Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Mexico, the United States, and[…..]
Priscilla Lee
Cellist Priscilla Lee joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as Associate Principal Cello at the start of the 2016–17 season. A 2005 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, she began studying at age five and made her solo debut in 1998 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A native of California, Lee studied with Ronald Leonard at the Colburn[…..]
