Lydia Perez
Lydia is the founder of the Puerto Rican Institute of Arts and Advocacy, Inc., (PRIAA), and founder of Yoruba 2, an award-winning and nationally recognized traditional Puerto Rican music group. The group is known for playing genres of Puerto Rican folk music such as “bomba”, “plena” and other Caribbean rhythms. She serves as executive artistic[…..]
Dr. Luis Viquez
Latin Grammy-nominated and American Prize winner artist Luis Viquez continues to gain attention as one of the most influential Central American musicians of his generation with his versatile career as a clarinetist and orchestral, opera, and wind band conductor. A native of Costa Rica, he currently serves as the Director of Orchestral Studies and Assistant[…..]
Musical And Cultural Connections
On Thursday, July 31st at 7:00 PM we will present the second panel in our annual series highlighting “Musical and Cultural Connections.” These conversations seek to explore the transformative power of music through dialogue about artistry, identity, heritage, and intercultural community. This year’s focus is on the connection between Caribbean and Latin American culture and[…..]
Amy Oshiro-Morales
Amy Oshiro-Morales joined The Philadelphia Orchestra’s second violin section in January 2008; she was previously assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony. She also previously held the associate concertmaster chair of the Colorado Symphony and was assistant concertmaster of the Grant Park (IL) Orchestra. She has also performed as a guest musician with the New[…..]
Jasmine Lin
Jasmine Lin began violin studies at age four. Since then she has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, Symphony Orchestra of Uruguay, Evergreen Symphony of Taiwan, and National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, and in recital in Chicago, New York, Nova Scotia,[…..]
Elissa Koljonen
Recognized as one of the most celebrated violinists of her generation, Elissa Lee Koljonen has thrilled audiences and critics in more than one hundred cities throughout the world. Ms. Koljonen received international acclaim when she became the first recipient of the prestigious Henryk Szeryng Foundation Award and the silver medalist of the Carl Flesch International[…..]
Roberto Díaz
Roberto Díaz is president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music, following in the footsteps of renowned soloist/directors such as Josef Hofmann, Efrem Zimbalist, and Rudolf Serkin. As a soloist, Mr. Díaz collaborates with leading conductors of our time on stages throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has also worked directly[…..]
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[…..]
Hanchien Lee
Pianist Hanchien Lee has established herself as a successful soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age sixteen, she has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia, appearing at venues such as Steinway Hall in New York, Academy of Music, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall[…..]
