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Rising Stars

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 Supporting the Rising Stars Program
Caramoor relies on special gifts both to its Endowment and Annual Fund to support the Rising Stars Program. This unique endeavor is made possible only by contributions from donors who recognize the
important work Caramoor is doing to identify and nurture the next generation of artists.
Gifts of any size are welcome to support the Rising Stars Program.

For more information about creating a named Endowment Fund or about giving to the Annual Fund for Rising Stars, please donate online via our secure server
or call Gary Himes, Director of Developement, at 914.232.5035 ext. 235
or gary@caramoor.org
 

 About the Rising Stars Program ~ Meet the Rising Stars 

 

About the Rising Stars Program
The development of emerging artists is an essential part of the mission of Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. In 1991, Will Crutchfield gathered together young singers and began producing opera in the Music Room. The following year, then Artistic Director André Previn initiated the Rising Stars Program by inviting eight young instrumentalists to join distinguished artists for a week of chamber music activities. Shortly thereafter, Misha Dichter and Peter Oundjian began conducting master classes as part of the annual summer International Music Festival. Through these programs Caramoor has identified some of the finest musicians of the next generation and helped them cross the threshold from their student years into the early stages of their professional careers.

Now in its eighteenth year, the Rising Stars Program is led by Artistic Director Pamela Frank, who searches for young musicians with the talent, personality, and musicality to benefit most fully from this program and places them in ensembles for an intense week of rehearsals and coaching sessions, culminating in two exciting public performances. Pam Frank is assisted by Distinguished Artists: Timothy Eddy and Arnold Steinhardt, who mentor and coach the young musicians and perform with them in the ensembles. 

 

 

 

 Pamela Frank, violin  
Artistic Director for Rising  Stars

 Arnold Steinhardt, viola
Distinguished Artist

 Timothy Eddy, cello 
Distinguished Artist


Following their participation in these workshops, the Rising Stars have been invited to return to Caramoor to give recitals in the Music Room and to participate in the Festival. As the years have passed, alumni of the Rising Stars Program have begun to establish themselves in the world of classical music performance, building reputations and making connections with audiences around the world.

These return visits have been fulfilling for all involved and prompted the question of what to call this ever growing body of Rising Stars alumni. The answer came during the concluding week of the 1999 Festival, when 24 Rising Stars came together under the name Caramoor Virtuosi.  The Virtuosi are now the resident ensemble for one week of the Festival every year and perform concerts in both the fall and spring during the Caramoor Indoors series.

                                                                                
                                                                          2009 Rising Stars
Tessa Lark, violin    Emily Deans, viola    
 Laura Lutzke, violin   Dimitri Murrath, viola  
   David McCarroll, violin  
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello 
   Arnaud Sussmann, violin     Yu-Wen Wang, cello  



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