The Juilliard School presents ChamberFest 2019 Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 4:30pm Paul Hall AKIHO LIgNEouS 1, 2, and 5 for Marimba and String Quartet Tyler Cunningham A native of the D.C. metro area, Tyler Cunningham is a New York-based percussionist who is passionate about new music and the creation of interdisciplinary art. He has performed across the U.S. and abroad in Europe and Asia and has premiered over 50 solo and chamber works. He is the cofounder of PROMPTUS, a postdisciplinary collective of performing artists engaging audiences in immersive environments through modes other than their own disciplines and headed a commissioning project, inquiry before snow, leading to the creation of five world premieres inspired by works of poetry. He currently is in the BM program at Juilliard studying with Greg Zuber. • Philip C. Kraus Scholarship, Stephen E. Somers Scholarship Kelly Talim Violinist Kelly Talim is studying for her master’s at Juilliard. • Irene Diamond Graduate Fellowship, Mark Michtom Scholarship Hee-Soo Yoon Hee-Soo Yoon began playing violin at age 3. An avid chamber musician, she has performed with members of the Borromeo and Cleveland quartets and has worked with members of the Brentano, Miró, and Juilliard quartets. She shares her passion through performances, outreach, and collaboration with fellow musicians. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, she currently is pursuing a master’s at Juilliard, studying with Laurie Smukler. Previous teachers include Donald Weilerstein, David Cerone, and Andrew Dawes. • Juilliard Alumni Scholarship Joseph Peterson Violist Joseph Peterson is comfortable working on the brightest concert stages and in the dimmest living rooms. Excited by the music of our time, he regularly performs with AXIOM and the New Juilliard Ensemble, and he hopes to carve out a meaningful career in music that prioritizes relevance. He is studying for his bachelor’s with Samuel Rhodes at Juilliard. In addition to performing, he is an accomplished luthier, performing exclusively on violas he has made. He also writes music when he can. • Ruth Katzman Scholarship, C. V. Starr Scholarship, Julius I. and Rebecca Unger Memorial Scholarship Issei Herr Cellist Issei Herr is committed to a diverse array of music both old and new. Recent highlights include performances in Philadelphia alongside JACK Quartet and concerts in Mexico and New York with violinist Rolf Schulte. A native of New York, he is a student of Fred Sherry at Juilliard. • Juilliard Scholarship MOZART String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat Major, K. 614 Max Tan Taiwanese-American violinist Max Tan (MM ’17, violin) has performed as soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra, Lowell Philharmonic, Longwood Symphony, Boston Philharmonic Youth, and Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestras, appearing on prominent stages in the U.S. and abroad. His chamber festival appearances include Yellow Barn, Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Pacific Music Festival, White Mountains Festival, Olympic Music Festival, and Perlman Music Program. He is a member of the Sarasota Orchestra and a teaching assistant to Catherine Cho at Juilliard, where he is pursuing his artist diploma. • Celia Ascher Artist Diploma Fellowship David Bernat David Bernat, a master’s student at Juilliard studying with Joseph Lin and Laurie Smukler, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Soovin Kim. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Tanglewood, and was featured on the BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. He has attended Tanglewood Music Center where he was concertmaster of the TMC Orchestra, Music Mountain Chamber Music Masterclasses, and Moritzburg Festival Academy, performing in master classes of Sarah Chang, Pamela Frank, Martin Chalifour, and members of the Juilliard, Borromeo, and Brentano quartets. • Irene Diamond Graduate Fellowship, Jean Doyle Loomis Memorial Scholarship in Violin, Gertrude Breeskin Katzmer and Barnett Breeskin Scholarship Lisa Sung Lisa Sung, a special prizewinner of the 2016 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and top prizewinner of the 2017 Manhattan International Music Competition, regularly performs with Jupiter Chamber Players, serves as associate principal of Symphony in C, and is a substitute for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. She has participated in chamber music festivals such as Music@ Menlo International Program, Taos, Norfolk, and Perlman Music Program. Originally from Sydney, Australia, she is pursuing her master’s with Paul Neubauer and Cynthia Phelps. • Kovner Fellowship Joseph Lin Violist Joseph Lin (Pre-College ’96) enjoys teaching violin and chamber music at Juilliard. His collaborations with colleagues and students are opportunities to explore and bring music to life. First violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet from 2011 to 2018, he happily spends time now with his four young children. Projects for 2019 include a collaboration with Robert Levin presenting Beethoven and Schubert on period instruments, Musicians from Marlboro tour on violin and viola, playing with Juilliard students during ChamberFest, and performances of Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2. Samuel DeCaprio Winner of the 2018 Aldo Parisot Prize, cellist Samuel DeCaprio is a laureate of numerous competitions, including Arlington, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, and William C. Byrd, as well as the prestigious performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music. His passion for chamber music has led to appearances at IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music and Kneisel Hall festivals. Interested in music beyond the classical realm, he recently recorded an album with jazz pianist David Virelles for ECM Records. Originally from Lebanon, Conn., he is working with Joel Krosnick at Juilliard. • C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127 Brenden Zak Violinist Brenden Zak is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in performance at Juilliard studying with Li Lin. He won the Juilliard Concerto Competition in fall 2018, performing Bernstein’s Serenade in Alice Tully Hall in November. His string quartet at Juilliard was a member of the Juilliard Honors String Quartet Program during the 2017-18 school year and attended the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar last May. He has studied at summer programs such as Luzerne Music Center, Heifetz International Music Festival, and Perlman Music Program. • B. Mitchell Palmer Scholarship, Jeanne Bennett Violin Scholarship Yaegy Park Yaegy Park (Pre-College ’15) was born in Houston, Texas, and joined the Houston Young Artists at age 4. She started attending Juilliard Pre-College in 2010. Her love of chamber music has led her to participate in a number of festivals such as Music @ Menlo, Yellow Barn, Morningside Music Bridge, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. She is a fourth-year BM student at Juilliard studying with Catherine Cho and Joel Smirnoff and plays a Zygmuntowicz violin on loan by the Maestro Foundation. • Vicki Cowen Scholarship Isabella Bignasca Violist Isabella Bignasca is in her second year of undergraduate studies at Juilliard with Paul Neubauer. She has performed solo at venues such as the Sydney Opera House and toured with chamber ensembles throughout Europe. She won the multiple section in the 2015 NSW KPO Concerto Competition, had several recordings broadcast on Fine Music FM102.5 as part of the Young Performers Award Broadcast Series, and was a semi-finalist in the 2016 Gisborne International Music Competition. During summer 2017 she participated in the Heifetz International Music Institute, where she later became part of the Heifetz on Tour series. In summer 2018 she attended the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival. • Josef and Melinda Romon Scholarship, Ann S. and W. Harold Alderman Scholarship Jessica Hong Jessica Hong (Pre-College ’16), who started playing cello at age 7, is a junior at Juilliard studying with Joel Krosnick. From Holmdel, N.J., she studied at Juilliard Pre-College with Clara Minhye Kim. Last summer she attended the Music Academy of the West for the second time, where she worked with artists such as Stéphane Denève, James Conlon, Elim Chan, Rebecca Gilliver, and Gustavo Dudamel. In her free time, she organizes outreach programs that promote classical music to elementary school students. • Pfeiffenberger Scholarship, Michael and Ethel Cohen Scholarship.