Mentoring exceptional emerging talent at Caramoor yields outstanding rewards.
Nearly 70 instrumental, operatic, and vocal program alumni have returned to Caramoor for performances, lectures, and visits. Many others are known through the classical music world, establishing themselves as successful career artists who have appeared at festivals and on stages all over the world. We are extremely proud of the part we’ve played in advancing their careers and helping these artists attain their dreams.
Caramoor’s program alumni are a fellowship of dynamic, adventurous musicians who, since training with us in their youth, have built successful and notable careers.
Evnin Rising Stars
Each year, Pamela Frank, Artistic Director for the Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program, selects six to eight young classical musicians to come to Caramoor in the fall for a week long chamber music residency.
1992
Laura Frautschi, violin
Ayako Yoshida, violin
Michael Strauss, viola
Sophie Shao, cello
1993
Elisa Barston, violin
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Laura Frautschi, violin
Eunice Lee, violin
Ayako Yoshida, violin
Choong-Jin Chang, viola
Tatjana Mead-Chamis, viola
Edward Arron, cello
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
1994
Elisa Barston, violin
Ellen de Pasquale, violin
Wei-Pin Kuo, violin
Choong-Jin Chang, viola
Si-Fei Cheng, viola
Edward Arron, cello
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
1995
Alexandra Knoll, oboe
Nurit Bar-Josef, violin
Ellen de Pasquale, violin
Elizabeth Ann Larson, violin
Lisa Lee, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Kirsten Johnson, viola
Glenn Fischbach, cello
Sophie Shao, cello
1996
Timothy Fain, violin
Soovin Kim, violin
Elizabeth Ann Larson, violin
Livia Sohn, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
I-Chen Wang, viola
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Stella Simakova, piano
1997
Joseph Lin, violin
Jonathan Gandelsman, violin
I-Chen Wang, viola
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Blaise Magniere, violin
Marie Wang, violin
Anthea Sarah Kreston, violin
Katie Schlaikjer, cello
1998
Sara Bitlloch, violin
Joseph Lin, violin
Irina Muresanu, violin
Naoko Shimizu, viola
Burchard Tang, viola
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Patrick Jee, cello
Jonathan Biss, piano
Igor Begelman, clarinet
1999
Timothy Fain, violin
Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Erika Raum, violin
Carol Cook, viola
Burchard Tang, viola
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Lina Tetruashvili, soprano
2000
Natalie Chee, violin
Lisa Lee, violin
Jesse Mills, violin
Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Carol Cook, viola
Max Mandel, viola
Denise Djokic, cello
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
2001
Vivianne Hagner, violin
Frank Huang, violin
Jinyeong Jessica Lee, violin
Yura Lee, violin
Karin Brown, viola
Max Mandel, viola
Denise Djokic, cello
Daniel Lee, cello
Adam Neiman, piano
2002
Frank Huang, violin
Yura Lee, violin
Lisa Shihoten, violin
Arie Schächter, viola
Sarah Carter, cello
Daniel Lee, cello
Adam Neiman, piano
2003
Jonathan Chu, violin
Caitlin Tully, violin
Che-Hung Cheng, viola
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Sarah Carter, cello
Yegor Dyachkov, cello
Anna Polonsky, piano
2004
Jonathan Chu, violin
Jinyeong Jessica Lee, violin
Annie Rabbat, violin
Teng Li, viola
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Earl Lee, cello
Priscilla Lee, cello
Ilya Poletaev, piano
2005
Korbinian Altenberger, violin
Karen Gomyo, violin
Caitlin Tully, violin
Teng Li, viola
Earl Lee, cello
Tao Ni, cello
2006
Korbinian Altenberger, violin
Sun-Mi Chang, violin
Lily Francis, violin
Mark Holloway, viola
Tao Ni, cello
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
2007
Sun-Mi Chang, violin
Lily Francis, violin
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Mark Holloway, viola
Dmitry Kouzov Cello
Jeewon Park, piano
2008
Tessa Lark, violin
Laura Lutzke, violin
David McCarroll, violin
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Emily Deans, viola
Dimitri Murrath, viola
Dmitry Kouzov, cello
Yu-Wen Wang, cello
2009
Tessa Lark, violin
Laura Lutzke, violin
David McCarroll, violin
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Emily Deans, viola
Dimitri Murrath, viola
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Yu-Wen Wang, cello
2010
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin
Ying Xue, violin
Rose Armbrust Griffin, viola
Philip Kramp, viola
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Alice Yoo, cello
Andrew Tyson, piano
2011
Nikki Chooi, violin
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin
Ying Xue, violin
Rose Armbrust Griffin, viola
Philip Kramp, viola
Jeong Hyoun Christine Lee, cello
Alice Yoo, cello
Andrew Tyson, piano
2012
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Nikki Chooi, violin
Alexi Kenney, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Vicki Powell, viola
Jeong Hyoun Christine Lee, cello
Karen Ouzounian, cello
2013
Nigel Armstrong, violin
Yoo Jin Jang, violin
Alexi Kenney, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Vicki Powell, viola
SuJin Lee, cello
Karen Ouzounian, cello
2014
Yoo Jing Jang, violin
Kenneth Renshaw, violin
Danbi Um, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Shira Majoni, viola
Jiyoung Lee, cello
SuJin Lee, cello
Kuok-Wai Lio, piano
2015
Danbi Um, violin
Kenneth Renshaw, violin
Paul Huang, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Shira Majoni, viola
Jiyoung Lee, cello
Sarah Rommel, cello
Kuok-Wai Lio, piano
2016
Eunice Kim, violin
Paul Huang, violin
In Mo Yang, violin
Sung Jin Lee, viola
Haeji Kim, viola
Sarah Rommel, cello
Oliver Herbert, cello
2017
Ben Baker, violin
Eunice Kim, violin
In Mo Yang, violin
Sung Jin Lee, viola
Zhanbo Zheng, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
2018
Benjamin Baker, violin
Rubén Rengel, violin
Tatjana Roos, violin
Zoë Martin-Doike, viola
Luosha Fang, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
2019
Rubén Rengel, violin
Maria Ioudenitch, violin
Amarins Wierdsma, violin
Zoë Martin-Doike, viola
Zhanbo Zheng, viola
Oliver Herbert, cello
Tim Petrin, cello
Janice Carissa, piano
2021
Claire Bourg, violin
Stephanie Zyzak, violin
Tanner Menees, viola
Nathan Chan, cello
Janice Carissa, piano
2022
Claire Bourg, violin
Geneva Lewis, violin
Stephanie Zyzak, violin
Njord Kårason Fossnes, viola
Tanner Menees, viola
Nathan Chan, cello
Sterling Elliott, cello
Zhu Wang, piano
Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
One extremely promising string quartet is chosen each year to complete a year-long residency at Caramoor and lend their time and talents to Caramoor’s Student Strings program in the secondary schools with a classroom-based program of concerts, conversations, and performance clinics.
1999-00
Avalon String Quartet
2000-01
Miró Quartet
2001-02
Pacifica Quartet
2002-03
Rossetti String Quartet
2003-04
Daedalus Quartet
2004-05
Amernet String Quartet
2005-06
Jupiter String Quartet
2006-07
Parker Quartet
2007-08
Escher String Quartet
2008-09
Ariel String Quartet
2009-11
Jasper String Quartet
2011-12
Linden String Quartet
2012-13
The Amphion Quartet
2013-14
Dover Quartet
2014-15
The Calidore String Quartet
2015-16
Aizuri Quartet
2016-17
Argus Quartet
2017-18
Verona Quartet
2018-19
Omer Quartet
2019-20
Thalea String Quartet
2020-22
Callisto Quartet
2022-23
Ivalas Quartet
Schwab Vocal Rising Stars
Artistic Director Steven Blier selects four promising singers for a week-long Caramoor residency that includes daily coaching, rehearsals, and workshops, culminating in a concert in the Music Room.
2009
Joelle Harvey, soprano
Liza Forrester, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
David McFerrin, baritone
2010
Charlotte Dobbs, soprano
Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Pena, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
2011
Corinne Winters, soprano
Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Owens, tenor
Carlton Ford, baritone
2012
Meredith Lustig, soprano
Kristin Hoff, mezzo-soprano
Brenton Ryan, tenor
Eugene Chan, baritone
2013
Julia Bullock, soprano
Sarah Larsen, mezzo-soprano
Theo Lebow, tenor
Tobias Greenhalgh, baritone
2014
Olivia Betzen, soprano
Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Theo Hoffman, baritone
Leann Osterkamp, piano
2015
Chelsea Morris, soprano
Julia Dawson, mezzo-soprano
Alec Carlson, tenor
Shea Owens, baritone
Christopher Reynolds, piano
2016
Liv Redpath, soprano
Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Galeano Salas, tenor
Justin Austin, baritone
William Kelley, piano
2017
Christine Taylor Price, soprano
Hannah Dishman, mezzo-soprano
Jack Swanson, tenor
Benjamin Dickerson, baritone
HoJae Lee, piano
2018
Madison Leonard, soprano
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Pearce, tenor
Greg Feldmann, baritone
Adam Rothenberg, piano
2019
Devony Smith, soprano
Gina Perregrino, mezzo-soprano
Philippe L’Espérance, tenor
Erik Van Heyningen, baritone
Danny Zelibor, pianist
2020
Elaine Daiber, soprano
Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor
Thomas West, baritone
Shawn Chang, piano
2021
Nicoletta Berry, soprano
Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Crouch, tenor
Samuel Kidd, baritone
Grace Francis, piano
2022
Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano
Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano
Cesar Andres Parreño, tenor
Seonho Yu, baritone
Francesco Barfoed, piano
2023
Shelén Hughes, soprano
Maggie Reneé, mezzo-soprano
Colin Aikins, tenor
Joseph Parrish, baritone
Bel Canto Young Artists
From 1997 to 2017, about a dozen young singers were selected each year by then Opera Director Will Crutchfield for six-to-eight weeks of intensive training in vocal technique and specialized study of the ornamentation that characterizes bel canto singing. The singers studied the bel canto repertoire and participated in full scale rehearsals of the summer operas presented at Caramoor, acted as understudies to the principal roles, were cast in some of the supporting opera roles, and performed in afternoon recitals that preceded the opera performances.
Notable Members
Christopher Bengochea
Reyna Carguil
Tynan Davis
Carla Dirlikov
Inna Dukach
Amanda Forsythe
Stephen Gaertner
Nancy Fabiola Herrera
Eric Jordan
Yeghishe Manucharyan
Nicholas Masters
Mari Moriya
Angela Mortellaro
Zurab Ninua
Marco Nistico
Nicole Piccolomini
Jennifer Rowley
Manon Strauss-Evrard
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