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Jonah Hoskinstenor Press photosHailing from Utah, tenor Jonah Hoskins is now in his third year as a member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera. During the Met’s 2022–23 season, he sings Gastone in La Traviata and Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore. Early...

Cierra Byrdmezzo-soprano Press photosCierra Byrd is a mezzo-soprano from Ohio now in her third year in the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera. During the 2021–22 season, she made her Met debut as Bertha in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones....

Meigui Zhangsoprano Press photosMeigui Zhang will represent China in the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. She makes debuts with the Los Angeles Opera as Zerlina in Don Giovanni and with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood as Despina in Così fan tutte. She also...

Previous Next Evren Ozelpiano Press photosPianist Evren Ozel performs frequently throughout the United States as a soloist and chamber musician. His playing has earned him success in several major piano competitions, such as the Dublin Competition, the Cooper Competition, and the U.S. National Chopin Competition, the last of...

Previous Next Nikki Chooiviolin Photos by Den SweeneyPress photosViolinist Nikki Chooi is a recipient of prizes at the Queen Elizabeth and Tchaikovsky Competitions, and was awarded 1st Prize Winner of the Montreal Symphony's ManuLife Competition, the Klein International Strings Competition, and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.Mr. Chooi...

Previous Next JoAnn Fallettaconductor Photos by Heather Bellini, Enid Bloch, and David Adam BeloffPress photosGrammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, music director laureate of the Virginia Symphony, principal guest conductor of the Brevard Music Center, and artistic adviser of the Hawaii...

Samantha Martin VAP '22soprano Press photosSamantha Martin recently completed her master’s degree at Bard College Conservatory’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program, where she studied with Edith Bers and Lucy Fitz Gibbon. An avid supporter of new music, she has premiered and performed works by numerous contemporary composers,...

Andrea Abel '23flute Press photosHungarian flutist Andrea Abel is a current senior at the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s double degree program, studying with Tara Helen O’Connor as the recipient of the Laszlo Z. Bito Scholarship. Prior to her studies in the United States, she studied...

James Bagwellassociate conductor Photo by Daniel WelchPress PhotosJames Bagwell maintains an active international schedule as a conductor of choral, operatic, and orchestral music. He was recently named associate conductor and academic director of The Orchestra Now (TŌN) and was appointed principal guest conductor of the American...

Zachary Schwartzmanresident conductor Photos by Matt DinePress PhotosZachary Schwartzman has conducted around the United States, in Brazil, England, Bosnia, and Mexico. His orchestral performances have been featured on NPR, including a national broadcast on “Performance Today.” A recipient of the career development grant from the Bruno...