Academy Chamber Musicians Shine
March 10th, 2023
March 27, 2023
The Academy’s robust chamber music program has resulted in numerous national competition gold, silver and bronze medals since its inception in 2006. This year is no exception. Most recently the Goya Piano Trio (pictured above) took 1st Place in the Strings & Piano Division of the Eleventh Annual A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition. The trio, coached by Mark George and Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff includes: Lily Sullivan, violin, Serge Kalinovsky, cello and Noah Kim, piano. The Pelios String Quartet placed second. Coached by Rodolfo Vieira, this quartet features Ellen Zhou and Clark Snavely, violins, Tristan Zhu, viola, and Amelia Zitoun, cello.
With the Barnett Chamber Music Competition win, Goya achieved a "three-peat," having won the Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 28th Annual Chamber Music Competition and the String and Piano Category of the Chicago National Chamber Competition earlier this year. Lily and Serge travel to the Academy each Saturday from Indianapolis, IN.
Pelios String Quartet - Clark Snavely, Ellen Zhou, Amelia Zitoun, Tristan Zhu
(Rodolfo Vieira, coach)
The Pelios String Quartet (pictured above) and the Calcifer String Quartet (pictured below) will compete as Finalists in the 2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition (SPSQC) on April 22, and as Quarterfinalists in the 50th Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, IN on May 15. Each Saturday, Pelios members Ellen, Clark, and Amelia travel to the Academy from cities in WI, while Kana Aihara travels from Roseville, MN. Also recognized for their successful year as a Quarterfinalist in Fischoff is the Luminos Piano Trio (pictured below), coached by Sung Hoon Mo and Sarah Plum, and comprised of Lauren Kim, violin, Lucy Wu, cello, and Matthew Hahn, piano. Lucy travels from Whitefish Bay, WI.
We are very proud of all eight Academy ensembles and their many accomplishments this year, and grateful to our Academy coaches who are incredibly committed to our students.
Calcifer String Quartet – Kana Aihara, Zak Chen, Leo Zupko, Jan Nedvetsky
(Jasmine Lin and Paul Zafer, coaches)
Luminos Piano Trio - Lauren Kim, Matthew Hahn, Lucy Wu
(Sung Hoon Mo and Sarah Plum, coaches)
The Academy presents four chamber music concerts each year. Piano trios, duos, string trios, quartets and quintets perform in Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston. In addition, chamber groups often perform at high profile cultivation events, fund raisers and civic events in the Chicago area.
Listen to the Academy's most recent chamber music concert, March 25, 2023 >>
Interested in auditioning for the Academy, or know someone who you think is up for the challenge?
April auditions take place: Monday, April 10, 2023