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Chamber Music Society Two
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center plays a leading role in the field of chamber music through its extensive concert season in New York, its national tours, its many recordings and national radio broadcasts, and its multi-faceted educational programs. Dedicated to the belief that the future of chamber music lies in nurturing the very highest quality of performers and in cultivating new audiences, the Chamber Music Society offers programs designed to bring the art of chamber music to audiences from a wide range of backgrounds, ages, and levels of musical knowledge.
As part of the Chamber Music Society’s commitment to the highest excellence in performance and training, Chamber Music Society Two was developed for outstanding young performers in the early stages of major careers. In addition to the required artistic excellence, artists today must be able to articulate and communicate the importance of their art form in a variety of settings. Chamber Music Society Two is a three-season residency offering high-profile Lincoln Center performance opportunities and practical training for the development of the professional skills needed on and off the stage.
Professional Opportunities:
- Alice Tully Hall subscription concerts
- The Rose Studio concerts
- CMS family concerts – Meet the Music!
- CMS school concerts – Chamber Music Beginnings
- Leading workshops, master classes, and private coaching sessions for young musicians
Advisory Council
Emanuel Ax
Robert Blocker
Olga Bloom
Anthony Checchia
Richard Goode
Roberto Diaz
Ara Guzelimian
Ellen Highstein
Gilbert Kalish
Jaime Laredo
June Noble Larkin
Joel Lester
Reynold Levy
Douglas Lowry
Colin Murdoch
Scott Nickrenz
Itzhak Perlman
Joseph Polisi
Menahem Pressler
Sharon Robinson
Philip Setzer
Jeffrey Sharkey
Robert Sirota
Richard Stoltzman
Mitsuko Uchida
Susan Wadsworth
Tony Woodcock
David Zinman
Current and Former CMS Two Members
Voice
Marcus DeLoach, baritone (96-98)
Randall Scarlata, baritone (00-02)
Piano
Inon Barnatan (06-09)
Jonathan Biss (00-02)
Melvin Chen (98-00)
Mia Chung (96-98)
Stewart Goodyear (00-02)
Benjamin Hochman (04-06)
Adrienne Kim (98-00)
Lang Lang (00-02)
Adam Neiman (04-06)
Anna Polonsky (02-04)
Reiko Uchida (96-98)
Gilles Vonsattel (06-09)
Pei-Yao Wang (02-04)
Orion Weiss (02-04)
Shai Wosner (02-04)
Violin
Nick Eanet (98-00)
Timothy Fain (00-02)
Lily Francis (06-09)
Jennifer Frautschi (02-04)
Viviane Hagner (00-02)
Hilary Hahn (96-98)
Frank Huang (04-06)
Judith Ingolfssohn (02-04)
Colin Jacobsen (02-04)
Erin Keefe (06-09)
Soovin Kim (00-02)
Yoon Kwon (06-09)
Tai Murray (04-06)
Susie Park (06-09)
Harumi Rhodes (04-06)
Arnaud Sussmann (06-09)
Viola
Che-Yen Chen (02-04)
Beth Guterman (06-09)
David Kim (06-09)
Teng Li (06-09)
Nokuthula Ngwenyama (00-02)
Richard O’Neill (04-06)
Naoko Shimizu (00-02)
Cello
Julie Albers (06-09)
Efe Baltacigil (06-09)
Adrian Brendel (02-04)
Mark Kosower (02-04)
Priscilla Lee (06-09)
Clancy Newman (04-06)
Hai-Ye Ni (98-00)
Sophie Shao (98-00)
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (00-02)
Alisa Weilerstein (00-02)
Double Bass
DaXun Zhang (06-09)
Ensemble
The Borromeo String Quartet (97-99)
The Brentano String Quartet (95-97)
Daedalus Quartet (05-07)
The Escher String Quartet (07-10)
Imani Winds (03-05)
The Jupiter String Quartet (07-10)
The Miami String Quartet (99-01)
The Miró String Quartet (01-03)
Pacifica Quartet (03-05)
Flute
Demarre McGill (02-04)
Tara Helen O’Connor (96-98)
Clarinet
Alexander Fiterstein (04-06)
Jose Franch-Ballester (06-09)
Anthony McGill (00-02)
Bassoon
Peter Kolkay (06-09)
Percussion
Ayano Kataoka (06-09)
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