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#meetourstudents Sun Kyoung Min is a 24-year-old Korean cellist based in New York City, and will begin her Master of Music with Rafael Figueroa at the Mannes School of Music. She is a first prize winner of the New York Artists International Competition and...

#meetourstudents Jonathan Miller is a 14-year-old cellist from Chicago, Illinois, and currently studies with Tanya Carey. He received the gold medal in the 2020 ACT-SO classical and contemporary categories and was first prize winner of the 2018 Junior Division...

#discoveringourmasterclasses Immerse yourself in music! At Vivace you can join us daily from your home - with your cello - to watch our world-class faculty teach talented Vivace participants. Watch all of Astrid Schween's appearances here at Vivace! Visit...

#meetourstudents Jason Mooney, age 30, earned his bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University where he studied with Anne Martindale Williams and his master’s degree from Southern Methodist University where he studied with Andres Díaz and Christopher...

#discoveringourcourses #happeningtoday Listening Together with Michael Kannen August 20, 2020 at 8PM Michael Kannen will talk about great artists who he has played with who have profoundly influenced him, and will present great musicians of the past, discussing...

#meetourstudents Alexandra (Sasha) Lukashuk is a 16-year-old cellist from Fairfax, Virginia, and currently studies with Mark Evans. She was assistant principal with the American Youth Philharmonic and co-assistant principal with The Capitol Symphonic Youth...

#meetourstudents Ania Lewis, 17, is from Ohio and is a rising senior at Gilmour Academy. She is currently in the Young Artists Program at Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studies with Stephen Geber. Ania performed as a soloist with the Lakeland Civic...

#meetourstudents Yoojin Lee is a 22-year-old cellist from South Korea and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with Yeesun Kim. She attended the Heifetz International Music Institute in 2016 and 2017, and...

#meetourstudents Kaun Liu is a 16-year-old cellist from China and is currently attending the Vanke Meisha Academy, where he studies with Yiqiu Chen. He was the winner of the 2018 Malta International Music Competition and the 2020 Great Composers Competition. He...

#meetourstudents Scott Alex Lavine is a 22-year-old cellist from Greenville, North Carolina, and currently studies with Eric Kim at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. As a prizewinner of the American Protégé International Strings and Piano...