2010 YELLOW BARN PROGRAM FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS
Francesca Anderegg, violin
Francesca Anderegg, violin, is working towards her Doctor of Musical Arts at the Juilliard School. Anderegg currently studies with Ronald Copes and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Anderegg returns to Yellow Barn to be part of a special community of musicians and colleagues, to study chamber music repertoire with world-class faculty and to continue to be part of the Yellow Barn experience.
Alexandra Beliakovich, piano
Alexandra Beliakovich, piano, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the Manhattan School of Music. Beliakovich currently studies with Solomon Mikowsky, and decided to apply to Yellow Barn this summer because of her interest in playing chamber music, working with distinguished faculty and other students, as well as to enlarge her chamber music repertoire.
Michael Bukhman, piano
Michael Bukhman, piano, is working towards his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Juilliard School, while working as a collaborative pianist at Bard College with Dawn Upshaw and the Graduate Vocal Arts Program. Bukhman studies with Robert McDonald and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Michael wanted to return to Yellow Barn this summer because he says that, “[last summer] was the best summer music experience in my life and I would like to repeat it.”
Estelle Choi, cello
Estelle Choi, cello, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the Colburn School and currently studying with Ronald Leonard. Choi is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009) and looks forward to returning this year because of her great experience last summer.
Kacy Clopton, cello
Kacy Clopton, cello, is working towards her Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory. Clopton currently studies with Natasha Brofsky and applied to Yellow Barn to study with Natasha Brofsky and other faculty members. Clopton remembers fondly, her time at YAP, when she was 15.
Omer Dor, violin
Omer Dor, violin, is working towards his Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Dor currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and applied to Yellow Barn this year because he heard that it is a great place with a focus on chamber music.
Margaret Dyer, viola
Margaret Dyer, viola, is a founding member of “A Far Cry” and a member of the Ikarus Chamber Ensemble, among other ensembles. Dyer completed her studies at the New England Conservatory in 2009 and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2005, 2007, 2009). Dyer’s reason for applying to Yellow Barn again this summer – “love it!”
Julio Elizalde, piano
Julio Elizalde, piano, is working towards his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Juilliard School. Elizalde currently studies with Robert McDonald and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2008, 2009) .
Tony Flynt, double bass
Tony Flynt, double bass, is working towards his Master of Music at the New England Conservatory. Flynt currently studies with Todd Seeber and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2001, 2007) .
Tessa Lark, violin
Tessa Lark, violin, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Lark currently studies with Miriam Fried and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009).
Raul Garcia, viola
Raul Garcia, viola, is working towards his Artist Diploma at the Yale University School of Music. Garcia currently studies with Ettore Causa and was interested in applying to Yellow Barn this summer to perform with great players and improve his experience as a chamber music musician.
Semion Gavrikov, violin
Semion Gavrikov, violin, is working towards his Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory. Gavrikov currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and applied to Yellow Barn this year because he loves chamber music, has a desire to study with YB’s great faculty, and has heard a lot of good things about the festival.
Michael Haas, cello
Michael Haas, cello, currently studies with Marcy Rosen and is a member of the Momenta Quartet. He has a B.M. from the Curtis Institute of Music and a M.M. from the Juilliard Schol. He is a past Yellow Barn participant (2008, 2009), and applied again because of the two great summers he’s had at Yellow Barn already.
Rose Hashimoto, viola
Rose Hashimoto, viola, is working towards her Master of Music at the Mannes College of Music. Hashimoto currently studies with Hsin-Yun Huang and Laurie Smukler. Hashimoto was interested in YB because she hopes to play chamber music professionally and thinks that Yellow Barn would be the perfect place for her to develop skills, get to know the repertoire, and connect with an experienced and inspiring group of people who care deeply about chamber music.
Ahrim Kim, cello
Ahrim Kim, cello, is working towards her Master of Music at the New England Conservatory. Kim currently studies with Natasha Brofsky. Kim looks forward to working with wonderful musicians and expanding her musicianship this summer at Yellow Barn.
Ariana Kim, violin
Ariana Kim, violin, is currently Assistant Professor of violin at the University of Indianapolis. Kim received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the Juilliard School in 2009 where she studied with Robert Mann. Kim applied to Yellow Barn this summer to make great music, have the chance to work with great faculty artists, and…3rd time’s the charm!
Sooyun Kim, flute
Sooyun Kim, flute, is a member of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society TWO. Kim finished her studies at the New England Conservatory in 2009 and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Kim looks forward to another summer of wonderful music making!
Paul Laraia, viola
Paul Laraia, viola, is working towards his Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Laraia currently studies with Kim Kashkashian and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2008). Laraia applied to Yellow Barn this summer to learn from peers and masters of chamber music and to have the opportunity to perform interesting new music.
Li Lao, violin
Li Lao, violin, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Lao currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and applied to Yellow Barn to share music with other musicians and hear inspiring performances.
Born Lau, viola
Born Lau, viola, is working towards his Bachelor of Music at the Colburn School. Lau currently studies with Paul Coletti and is looking forward to attending Yellow Barn this summer to gain some valuable chamber music experience and make new friends.
Clara Lee, cello
Clara Lee, cello, is currently a substitute with the Phoenix Symphony. Lee completed her studies at the Juilliard School in 2006 and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2000, 2001, 2002). Lee took a forced hiatus from playing for 3 ½ years due to injury, and is very eager to play chamber music again this summer at Yellow Barn.
Wanzhen Li, violin
Wanzhen Li, violin, is working towards her Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory. Li currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and applied to Yellow Barn to be inspired by incredible musicians and to further her growth both as a musician and as a person.
Grace Park, violin
Grace Park, violin, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Park currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Park loves being immersed in chamber music. She was drawn to Yellow Barn because her ideal summer is to work intensively with colleagues and mentors that inspire her.
Rob Patterson, clarinet
Rob Patterson, clarinet, completed his studies at the University of Southern California in 2009. Patterson applied to Yellow Barn because he loves playing chamber music and he’s heard wonderful things about YB.
Jaan Rannik, guitar
Jaan Rannik, guitar, is working towards his Master of Music at the Peabody Conservatory. Rannik currently studies with Julian Gray and applied to Yellow Barn to broaden himself as a musician by playing with high-level players in a busy, fast-paced environment.
Itamar Ringel, viola
Itamar Ringel, viola, is attending HFM “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, Germany. Ringel currently studies with Tabea Zimmermann and Lars Anders Tomter and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2007, 2009). Ringel’s reason for applying to Yellow Barn is his “sheer love” of the festival.
Ian Rosenbaum, percussion
Ian Rosenbaum, percussion, is working towards his Master of Music at the Yale University School of Music where he currently studies with Robert van Sice. Rosenbaum applied to Yellow Barn because playing chamber music is his favorite way to make music.
Liesl Schoenberger, violin
Liesl Schoenberger, violin, is working towards her Artist Diploma at the Yale University School of Music, while teaching as a Guest Professor of violin at Southeast Missouri State University. Schoenberger currently studies with Ani Kavafian. Schoenberger’s passion for playing chamber music drew her to apply this summer, and adds that it would be a gift to study chamber music with Yellow Barn’s faculty.
Alexander Sprung violin
Alexander Sprung, violin, is working towards his Artist Diploma at HFM “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, Germany where he currently studies with Antje Weithaas. Sprung applied to Yellow Barn because of his interest in playing high quality chamber music while getting to know new pieces and other young musicians. He adds that there are no wonderful chamber music festivals like YB in Europe.
Yundu Wang, piano
Yundu Wang, piano, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Wang currently studies with Vivian Weilerstein.
Hui Wu, piano
Hui Wu, piano, is working towards her Bachelor of Music at the Juilliard School. Wu currently studies with Jerome Lowenthal and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Wu wanted to apply for Yellow Barn this year because, as she put it, “I LOVE YB!”
Ying Xue, violin
Ying Xue, violin, is working towards her Master of Music at the New England Conservatory. Xue currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2006, 2007). Xue’s love for Yellow Barn is what encouraged her to apply this summer.
Sunny Yang, cello
Sunny Yang, cello, is working towards her Master of Music at the University of Southern California. Yang currently studies with Ralph Kirshbaum and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Yang’s reason for applying to Yellow Barn includes its focus on chamber music as well as its amazing faculty and participants.
Yoon-Jung Yang, violin
Yoon-Jung Yang, violin, is working towards her Doctor of Musical Arts at the New England Conservatory. Yang currently studies with Miriam Fried and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2008) and Kafka Fragments Workshop participant (2010). Yang’s reasons for applying to Yellow Barn includes her wonderful musical experiences in 2008, not to mention the opportunity to bake cakes and pick blueberries!
Zhou Yi, cello
Zhou Yi, cello, is working towards her Professional Studies Diploma at the Mannes College of Music. Yi currently studies with Marcy Rosen. Yi applied to Yellow Barn because she loves music, likes to share music with others, and feels that Yellow Barn is a good way to do that.
Han Bin Yoon, cello
Han Bin Yoon, cello, is working towards his Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory. Yoon currently studies with Paul Katz and is a past Yellow Barn participant (2009). Yoon remarks that, “one summer at Yellow Barn is definitely not enough!” He applied again this year because [Yellow Barn] was a different kind of energy and atmosphere from previous chamber music festivals, and he believes that the abundant vibrancy and inspiration really helped him to experience chamber music in a whole new light.
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