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    Evnin Rising Stars

    Caramoor’s oldest mentoring program was founded in 1992 by former Caramoor Artistic Advisor Sir André Previn. Named in honor of Judy Evnin, Caramoor’s Chairman Emerita, this program has identified some of the finest instrumentalists of the next generation and helped them cross the threshold from their student years into the early stages of a professional career. Each year, the program’s Artistic Director Marcy Rosen selects eight young musicians to come to Caramoor in the fall for a week-long chamber music residency. The Rising Stars spend the week rehearsing with guest Distinguished Artist mentors, culminating in two public performances in the Music Room. 


    Previous Artistic Directors of the Evnin Rising Stars program were Sir André Previn, Peter Oundjian, and Pamela Frank.

    Distinguished Artist mentors have included:

    Rebecca Albers

    Atar Arad

    Edward Arron

    Shmuel Ashkenasi

    Krista Bennion Feeney

    Colin Carr

    Nobuko Imai

    Micheal Kannen

    Joseph Kalichstein

    Gilbert Kalish

    Kim Kashkashian

    Ani Kavafian

    Ida Kavafian

    Ralph Kirshbaum

    Anton Kuerti

    Joseph Lin

    Anne Martindale Williams

    Edgar Meyer

    Paul Neubaue

    James Dunham

    Timothy Eddy

    Leon Fleisher

    Gary Graffman

    Sadao Harada

    Gary Hoffman

    Jon Kimura Parker

    Daniel Phillips

    Todd Phillips

    Arnold Steinhardt

    David Shifrin

    Steven Tenenbom

    Ronald Thomas

    Rozanna Weinberger

    Donald Weilerstein

    Peter Wiley

    Anton Kuerti

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    Alumni

    2025 

    Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin  
    Clara Neubauer, violin  
    Cherry Choi Tung Yeung, violin  
    Samuel Rosenthal, viola  
    Luther Warren, viola  
    Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello  
    Leland Ko, cello  
    Evren Ozel, piano 

    2024 

    Cherry Choi Tung Yeung, violin   
    Stephen Kim, violin 
    Geneva Lewis, violin 
    Cara Pogossian, viola 
    Luther Warren, viola 
    Zachary Mowitz, cello 
    Chase Park, cello 
    Evren Ozel, piano 

    2023 

    Maria Ioudenitch, violin  
    Lun Li, violin  
    Amarins Wierdsma, violin  
    Njord Fossnes, viola  
    Cara Pogossian, viola  
    Gabriel Martins, cello  
    Chase Park, 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 

    2021

    Claire Bourg, violin 
    Stephanie Zyzak, violin 
    Tanner Menees, viola  
    Nathan Chan, cello 
    Janice Carissa, piano  

    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 

    2018 

    Benjamin Baker, violin 
    Rubén Rengel, violin 
    Tatjana Roos, violin 
    Zoë Martin-Doike, viola 
    Luosha Fang, viola 
    Alexander Hersh, cello 
    Coleman Itzkoff, 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 

    2016 

    Eunice Kim, violin 
    Paul Huang, violin 
    In Mo Yang, violin 
    Sung Jin Lee, viola 
    Haeji Kim, viola 
    Sarah Rommel, cello 
    Oliver Herbert, cello 

    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 

    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

    2013

    Nigel Armstrong, violin
    Yoo Jin Jang, violin
    Alexi Kenney, violin
    Ayane Kozasa, viola
    Vicki Powell, viola
    SuJin Lee, cello
    Karen Ouzounian, cello

    2012

    Benjamin Beilman, violin
    Nikki Chooi, violin
    Alexi Kenney, violin
    Ayane Kozasa, viola
    Vicki Powell, viola
    Jeong Hyoun Christine Lee, cello
    Karen Ouzounian, cello

    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

    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

    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

    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

    2007

    Sun-Mi Chang, violin
    Lily Francis, violin
    Stefan Jackiw, violin
    Mark Holloway, viola
    Dmitry Kouzov Cello
    Jeewon Park, piano

    2006

    Korbinian Altenberger, violin
    Sun-Mi Chang, violin
    Lily Francis, violin
    Mark Holloway, viola
    Tao Ni, cello
    Gilles Vonsattel, piano

    2005

    Korbinian Altenberger, violin
    Karen Gomyo, violin
    Caitlin Tully, violin
    Teng Li, viola
    Earl Lee, cello
    Tao Ni, cello

    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

    2003

    Jonathan Chu, violin
    Caitlin Tully, violin
    Che-Hung Cheng, viola
    Antoine Tamestit, viola
    Sarah Carter, cello
    Yegor Dyachkov, cello
    Anna Polonsky, piano

    2002

    Frank Huang, violin
    Yura Lee, violin
    Lisa Shihoten, violin
    Arie Schächter, viola
    Sarah Carter, cello
    Daniel Lee, cello
    Adam Neiman, piano

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    1992

    Laura Frautschi, violin
    Ayako Yoshida, violin
    Michael Strauss, viola
    Sophie Shao, cello