Master Class Series
Series Schedule
Zuill Bailey, cello
Sat., Sept. 6 Zuill Bailey is an American Grammy Award-winning cello soloist, chamber music and artistic director. He is professor of cello and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Marina Lomazov, piano
Sat., Oct. 4 Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today. Ms. Lomazov is a Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music.
Edward Arron, cello
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Performing Arts Studio (1804 North Decatur Road.) Edward Arron is co-artistic director of the Performing Artists in Residence series at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. In 2016, Mr. Arron joined the faculty at University of Massachusetts Amherst, after having served on the faculty of New York University from 2009 to 2016.
Ransom Wilson, flute
Sat., Jan. 24 @ Performing Arts Studio (1804 North Decatur Road.) Ransom Wilson has long been recognized internationally as one of the greatest flutists of his generation. He is an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, was the Professor of Flute at Yale University from 1992-2023, is currently the Camilla Huxford Endowed Chair in Orchestral Studies at the University of Alabama.
David Shifrin, clarinet
Sat., Jan. 24, 1 PM @ Performing Arts Studio (1804 North Decatur Road.) Winner of both the Avery Fisher Career Grant (1987) and the Avery Fisher Prize (2000), David Shifrin is in constant demand as an orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber music collaborator. Mr. Shifrin joined the faculty at the Yale School of Music in 1987 and was appointed Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Yale and Yale's annual concert series at Carnegie Hall in September 2008. He has also served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, University of Southern California, University of Michigan, Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Hawaii.
Gloria Chien, piano
Sat., Jan. 31 Taiwanese-born pianist Gloria Chien has one of the most diverse musical lives as a noted performer, concert presenter, and educator. She is Artist-in-Residence at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, and she is a Steinway Artist.
Bruce Heim, French horn
Sat., Feb. 28 Bruce Heim is the Horn Professor at the University of Louisville and a member of Sonus Brass. Soon after graduation from The Juilliard School in 1974, he was appointed Principal Horn of the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra. He has served on the faculties of Louisiana State University, University of Missouri, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and the Sewanee ( Tennessee) Summer Music Festival.
Jason Kwak, piano
Sat., Mar. 21 Dr. Jason Kwak is an acclaimed pianist and educator, widely recognized for his contributions to both performance and piano pedagogy. Currently, he holds the title Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor of Piano and serves as the Keyboard Area Coordinator at Texas State University.
Robert Koenig, piano
Sat., Apr. 4 Now in his third decade as a much sought-after performing artist, Canadian pianist Robert Koenig has performed throughout the world to great acclaim as a collaborative pianist and chamber musician. Since 2007, Koenig has been Professor and Head of Collaborative Piano at the University of California Santa Barbara where he has served as the Chair of the Music Department and Head of Performance. In 2022, Koenig was appointed as the Artistic Director of the Palm Springs International Piano Competition. His summers are spent at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp where he is Coordinator of Collaborative Piano.
Abigél Králik, piano
Sat., Apr. 25 The only musician listed in the 2020 Forbes Hungary “30 under 30” list, Hungarian & Nicaraguan-American Abigél Králik is quickly gaining attention as “a shooting star in the truest sense of the word.” She collaborates with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Guy Braunstein, Vilde Frang, Tabea Zimmermann, Barnabás Kelemen, Maxim Rysanov, Benedict Kloeckner, and Gary Hoffman amongst others.
