Lauded by the New York Times as “brilliant” and by France’s ClassiqueInfo for her “excellent technical mastery” and “undeniable sensitivity”, violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron enjoys an active freelance career based in New York. A deeply committed chamber musician, Ms. Gendron has appeared with A Far Cry, Argento Ensemble, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Ensemble Échappé, Gamut Bach Ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Talea Ensemble, Sejong Soloists, and with the touring Musicians from Marlboro. Her extensively varied international appearances have included recitals in Sweden and at the Louvre in Paris; festivals in Russia, Finland, and Jordan; and recently, major venues in China, South Korea, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. She was trained at the Juilliard School where her teachers were Won Bin Yim, Dorothy DeLay, David Chan, and Hyo Kang. She holds a B.A. in Classics from Columbia as a graduate of the Columbia-Juilliard joint-degree program, and a Master of Music degree and the coveted Artist Diploma from Juilliard.

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Praised by The New York Times as “spellbinding,” violinist Alex Shiozaki is emerging as a strong advocate for the music of today. At home with music new and old, he has appeared as a soloist on stages from Carnegie Hall, NYC, to Salle Cortot, Paris. Recent and upcoming highlights include solo appearances with the Sendai Philharmonic in Japan and AXIOM in NYC. As a chamber musician, Alex has been featured on the Wednesdays At One concert series at Alice Tully Hall and in the Focus! Festival at the Juilliard School. In recent years, he has taken part in the Chelsea Music Festival and MoMA Summergarden series in NYC, and at Bravo! Vail in Colorado. He frequently collaborates with his wife and pianist Nana Shi, with whom he made his 2011 Carnegie Hall debut in Stern Auditorium. Complementing his performing experience, Alex is a teaching artist with Chamber Music by the Bay, an educational outreach and concert series that engages with audience through chamber music, and a teaching fellow for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College and a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School. He has previously studied with Ronald Copes and Joseph Lin of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as Lynn Chang and Robin Sharp. As a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at the Juilliard School, Alex is writing about the works of the contemporary Japanese composer Somei Satoh.

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Stephanie Griffin is an innovative violist with a unique and eclectic musical vision. Born in Canada and based in New York City, her musical adventures have taken her to Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, England, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Mexico and Mongolia. From large concert halls to the sand dunes of the Gobi desert, she has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in classical, contemporary and improvisational contexts. As a soloist, she has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “enthralling” and has worked closely with numerous composers, among them Salvatore Sciarrino, Tristan Murail and Tony Prabowo. Stephanie is a member of the Argento Chamber Ensemble and Continuum, serves as principal violist of the Princeton Symphony and on the faculty of Brooklyn College, and is the former curator of contemporary music at Galapagos Art and Performance Space. As an improviser, Stephanie was a 2014 fellow at Music Omi and performs regular with numerous avant-jazz bands and composer/performer collectives. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School where she studied with Juilliard Quartet violist Samuel Rhodes and has recorded for Tzadik, Innova, Naxos, New World and Albany records. www.stephaniegriffinviola.com

Michael Haas is a sought-after chamber musician, performing in New York City and around the world.  In a recent performance his playing was noted as “refined and attractive” by the New York Times. He has recently appeared performing chamber music at Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and as a guest at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. He is also a member of the New Haven Symphony, and performs regularly with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Princeton Symphony. Mr. Haas holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School studying with David Soyer, Peter Wiley, Joel Krosnick, and Darrett Adkins. He has taught at the CUNY Bronx Community College, and given masterclasses at Williams College, the University of Hawaii and Manoa, and at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as faculty at the Accent12 Festival.