Tony Cho Assistant Professor of Chamber Music and Collaborative Piano DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicPiano AccompanyingCONTACT INFOEmail Dr. ChoBIOGRAPHY Pianist Tony Cho enjoys a multifaceted career in keyboard collaborative art as a recitalist and teacher, with broad experience as both a vocal/opera and instrumental chamber music coach. He has performed at Weill Carnegie Hall in New York City,…
Chiao-Wen Cheng Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicPiano AccompanyingCONTACT INFOEmail Prof. ChengBIOGRAPHY A versatile musician and educator, Taiwanese pianist Chiao-Wen Cheng has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in major venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Cheng has become a sought-after collaborative partner through her sensitive playing, vibrant…
David Ying Associate Professor of String Chamber Music Associate Professor of Violoncello Chair, Strings, Harp & Guitar Department Differences for cello & piano (1998): I. StrandDifferences for cello & piano (1998): V. Song DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor YingYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY David Ying, as cellist of the Ying Quartet and faculty member…
Phillip Ying Associate Professor of String Chamber Music Associate Professor of Viola DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor YingYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Phillip Ying, as violist of the Ying Quartet, performs regularly across the United States, Europe and Asia. Recent appearances include engagements in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, and Washington,…
Janet Ying Associate Professor of String Chamber Music DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor YingYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Janet Ying is a founding member of the Ying Quartet, whose fascinating career path began in 1992 in Jesup, a small town in northeast Iowa. Among the first groups to be awarded a National Endowment for…
Robin Scott Associate Professor of String Chamber Music Associate Professor of Violin DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor ScottYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Robin Scott, an award-winning musician described as one of America’s rising stars on the classical music stage, has built a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster. He has competed…
Masumi Per Rostad Associate Professor of Viola Affiliate in Chamber Music DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor RostadBIOGRAPHY Praised for his “burnished sound” (The New York Times) and described as an “electrifying, poetic, and sensitive musician,” the GRAMMY Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad hails from the gritty East Village of New York City.…
Ying Quartet Eastman String Quartet Lei: Gobi GloriaString Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1 – IV. Presto DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY The Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music…
Wesley Nance Assistant Professor of Trumpet Coordinator, Brass Chamber Music ECMS Instructor in Trumpet DEPARTMENTChamber MusicWinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Nance585-274-1400BIOGRAPHY Wesley Nance is Second Trumpet with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been a featured soloist with the orchestra on several occasions. Also a composer, the RPO brass section premiered his piece “Two…
Margery Hwang Assistant Professor of String Chamber Music DEPARTMENTChamber MusicCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Hwang585-274-1570Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Award-winning cellist Margery Hwang performs frequently as a recitalist and chamber musician. She was a founding member of the Franciscan String Quartet, First Prize winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition and top prize winner of the Evian International String Quartet Competition.…