SFCMF 2026 Early Bird Brochure

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CONCERT HALLS

NMMA: St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. LENSIC: The Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St. Programs and artists are current as of July 1, 2025, but are subject to change. For up-to-date information, visit SantaFeChamberMusic.org.

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Highlights of our 2026 season include:

Bassist Edgar Meyer, violinist Daniel Phillips, and New York

Philharmonic Principal

Cellist Carter Brey reuniting to play Meyer’s String Trio No. 1—a work they premiered together at the Festival in 1986

Jennifer Gilbert, Alan Gilbert, and Paul Watkins playing Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s trio arrangement of Bach’s Goldberg Variations

Kirill Gerstein and Katia

Skanavi performing piano duets by Schubert, Kurtág, and Rachmaninoff plus Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion with New York

Philharmonic Associate Principal Percussionist

Daniel Druckman and Mike Truesdell

Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Simon Lepper returning to perform three Schubert song cycles: Die Winterreise, Die schöne Müllerin, and Schwanengesang

Piano-vocal recitals by baritone Will Liverman and pianist

Myra Huang in week 2 and baritone Lucas Meachem and pianist

Irina Meachem in week 4

The Verona Quartet playing Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet with clarinetist David Shifrin

Solo piano recitals by Ran Dank, Jeremy Denk, Kirill Gerstein, George Li, Nicolas Namoradze, Juho Pohjonen, Orion Weiss, and Haochen Zhang

Santa Fe Opera Music Director Harry Bicket conducting Opera musicians in Bach orchestral suites

The New Mexico premiere of Marc Neikrug’s Fantasy for Clarinet, Viola, Cello, and Percussion

Guitarist Meng Su giving an all-Bach recital

Premieres of Festivalcommissioned works by Magnus Lindberg, Elizabeth Ogonek, Alex Paxton, and the two participants in the 13th annual Young Composers String Quartet Project Return appearances by the Dover and JACK quartets

Contact our Box Office at 505-982-1890 to get your subscriptions today, and join us in 2026!

Pictured: cover (clockwise): Edgar Meyer, Will Liverman, Verona Quartet; p. 4 (vertically): Daniel Phillips, Alan Gilbert, Katia Skanavi, Benjamin Appl, Lucas Meachem, David Shifrin; p. 5 (vertically): Jeremy Denk, Harry Bicket, Marc Neikrug, Meng Su, Elizabeth Ogonek, JACK Quartet

SUNDAY SERIES

6 concerts: July 19, 26; August 2, 9, 16, 23

6 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art & Lensic

SUNDAY, JULY 19

MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY

MOZART Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285

EDGAR MEYER String Trio No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50

George Li, piano; Daniel Phillips, Danbi Um, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Carter Brey, Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute

SUNDAY, JULY 26

BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN

STRAVINSKY Suite italienne from Pulcinella

BEETHOVEN Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16

MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

Ran Dank, Anna Polonsky, piano; Harvey de Souza, Alan Gilbert, Jennifer Gilbert, Noemi Gilbert, violin; Toby Appel, Steven Tenenbom, viola; Paul Watkins, Peter Wiley, cello; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Patrick Messina, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, horn

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

SCHUBERT & SHOSTAKOVICH

DEVIENNE Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Op. 61, No. 5

SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor for Viola and Piano, D. 821, Arpeggione

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57

Nicolas Namoradze, piano; Alan Gilbert, Harvey de Souza, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Paul Watkins, cello; Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, clarinet; Ted Soluri, bassoon

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

BRAHMS & RAVEL

RAVEL Introduction and Allegro

ELIZABETH OGONEK New Work for Piano Quartet (Festival Commission, World Premiere)

BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115

Orion Weiss, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Felix Fan, cello; Verona Quartet (Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello); Grace Browning, harp; Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, David Shifrin, clarinet

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

ALL SCHUBERT

SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C Major, D. 956

Benjamin Appl, baritone; Simon Lepper, piano; William Hagen, Chad Hoopes, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Clive Greensmith, Harriet Krijgh, cello

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

SCHUBERT & BRAHMS

SCHUBERT String Quartet in E Major, D. 353

MAGNUS LINDBERG New Work for Piano Trio (Festival Commission, World Premiere)

BRAHMS String Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18

Juho Pohjonen, piano; Chad Hoopes, John Storgårds, violin; Ida Kavafian, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Clive Greensmith, Anssi Karttunen, Harriet Krijgh, cello; Dover Quartet (Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violin; Julianne Lee, viola; Camden Shaw, cello)

MONDAY

SERIES

6 concerts: July 20, 27; August 3, 10, 17, 24

6 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art & Lensic

MONDAY, JULY 20

MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY

MOZART Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285

EDGAR MEYER String Trio No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50

George Li, piano; Daniel Phillips, Danbi Um, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Carter Brey, Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute

MONDAY, JULY 27

BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN

STRAVINSKY Suite italienne from Pulcinella

BEETHOVEN Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16

MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

Ran Dank, Anna Polonsky, piano; Harvey de Souza, Alan Gilbert, Jennifer Gilbert, Noemi Gilbert, violin; Toby Appel, Steven Tenenbom, viola; Paul Watkins, Peter Wiley, cello; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Patrick Messina, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, horn

MONDAY, AUGUST 3

SCHUBERT & SHOSTAKOVICH

DEVIENNE Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Op. 61, No. 5

SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor for Viola and Piano, D. 821, Arpeggione

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57

Nicolas Namoradze, piano; Alan Gilbert, Harvey de Souza, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Paul Watkins, cello; Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, clarinet; Ted Soluri, bassoon

MONDAY, AUGUST 10

BRAHMS & RAVEL

RAVEL Introduction and Allegro

ELIZABETH OGONEK New Work for Piano Quartet (Festival Commission, World Premiere)

BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115

Orion Weiss, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Felix Fan, cello; Verona Quartet (Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello); Grace Browning, harp; Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, David Shifrin, clarinet

MONDAY, AUGUST 17

BEETHOVEN & SCHUBERT

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, Archduke

SCHUBERT Schwanengesang, D. 957

Benjamin Appl, baritone; Kirill Gerstein, Simon Lepper, piano; William Hagen, violin; Peter Stumpf, cello

MONDAY, AUGUST 24

CZECH MASTERS

MARTINŮ Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola

MYSLIVEČEK Trio in G Major for Violin, Cello, and Double Bass

DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

Juho Pohjonen, piano; William Hagen, John Storgårds, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Dover Quartet (Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violin; Julianne Lee, viola; Camden Shaw, cello)

WEDNESDAY SERIES

5 concerts: July 22, 29; August 5, 12, 19

6 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art & Lensic

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

DVOŘÁK & BERNSTEIN

BERNSTEIN Halil for Flute, Piano, and Percussion

KODÁLY Serenade, Op. 12

DVOŘÁK Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65

Ran Dank, George Li, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, Danbi Um, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Peter Wiley, cello; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Gregory Zuber, percussion

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

MOZART & ARENSKY

ARNOLD Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet, Op. 37

MOZART Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478

ARENSKY Quartet in A Minor for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos, Op. 35

Ran Dank, piano; Alan Gilbert, Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Toby Appel, Steven Tenenbom, viola; Paul Watkins, Peter Wiley, Kajsa William-Olsson, cello; Bart Feller, flute; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

BEETHOVEN & JANÁČEK

JANÁCEK String Quartet No. 1, Kreutzer Sonata

WEINBERG Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano, Op. 39

BEETHOVEN Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

Haochen Zhang, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Alan Gilbert, viola; Kajsa William-Olsson, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Verona Quartet (Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello); David Shifrin, clarinet; Ted Soluri, bassoon

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

MOZART & BRAHMS

ALEX PAXTON New Work for String Quartet (Festival Commission, World Premiere)

MOZART Sonata in B-flat Major for Violin and Piano, K. 454

BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25

Katia Skanavi, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello; Verona Quartet (Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

BARTÓK & RACHMANINOFF

SCHUBERT Variations on an Original Theme in A-flat Major, D. 813

BARTÓK Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110

GYÖRGY KURTÁG Two Mussorgsky Transcriptions RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos, Op. 45

Kirill Gerstein, Katia Skanavi, piano; Daniel Druckman, timpani; Mike Truesdell, percussion

SATURDAY SERIES

5 concerts: July 25; August 1, 8, 15, 22

5 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

5 pm & 6 pm / Lensic

SATURDAY, JULY 25

VIVALDI CONCERTOS

VIVALDI Concerto in D Major for Flute, RV 428, Il gardellino

VIVALDI Concerto in D Minor for Violin, RV 242

VIVALDI Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, RV 522

VIVALDI Concerto in F Major for Three Violins, RV 551

VIVALDI Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins, RV 580

Ida Kavafian, Cho-Liang Lin, Daniel Phillips, Continued

Danbi Um, violin soloists; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute soloist; Harvey de Souza, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Kajsa William-Olsson, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

GOLDBERG VARIATIONS FOR TRIO

BACH Aria with 30 Variations (Goldberg Variations), BWV 988 (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Alan Gilbert, viola; Paul Watkins, cello

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

MENG SU PLAYS BACH

BACH Suite No. 3 for Cello, BWV 1009 (transcr. Frank Koonce)

BACH Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat Major, BWV 998

BACH Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Violin, BWV 1004 (transcr. Andrés Segovia)

Meng Su, guitar

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

JEREMY DENK PLAYS BACH PARTITAS

BACH Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827

BACH Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829

BACH Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830

Jeremy Denk, piano

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

BACH ORCHESTRAL SUITES

BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067

BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068

Harry Bicket plays harpsichord and conducts an ensemble of Santa Fe Opera musicians on a program of Bach orchestral suites to be announced in full.

MUSIC AT NOON TUESDAYS

5 concerts: July 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18 12 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

TUESDAY, JULY 21

GEORGE LI PIANO RECITAL

DEBUSSY Images, Book I

MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition George Li, piano

TUESDAY, JULY 28

PETER WILEY & ANNA POLONSKY RECITAL

BEETHOVEN Sonata in A Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 69

MENDELSSOHN Sonata in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 58

Peter Wiley, cello; Anna Polonsky, piano

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

HAOCHEN ZHANG PIANO RECITAL

BEETHOVEN Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110

SCHUMANN Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11

Haochen Zhang, piano

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

BRAHMS & NEIKRUG

TAKEMITSU Rain Spell

MARC NEIKRUG Fantasy for Clarinet, Viola, Cello, and Percussion (New Mexico Premiere)

BRAHMS Trio in A Minor for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 114

Orion Weiss, piano; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Felix Fan, Peter Stumpf, cello; Grace Browning, harp; Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, David Shifrin, clarinet; Aiyun Huang, percussion

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18

JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL

SCRIABIN Sonata No. 6, Op. 62

SCRIABIN Sonata No. 7, Op. 64, White Mass

SCRIABIN Sonata No. 8, Op. 66

SCRIABIN Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, Black Mass

SCRIABIN Sonata No. 10, Op. 70

Juho Pohjonen, piano

MUSIC AT NOON

WEDNESDAYS

5 concerts: July 22, 29; August 5, 12, 19

12 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

BERWALD SEPTET

SCHULHOFF Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass

BERWALD Septet in B-flat Major

Danbi Um, violin; Toby Appel, Daniel Phillips, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Patrick Messina, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, horn

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

WILL LIVERMAN & MYRA HUANG RECITAL

Program to be announced

Will Liverman, baritone; Myra Huang, piano

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK

FALLA Suite populaire espagnole for Cello and Piano (arr. Paul Kochanski and Maurice Maréchal from Popular Spanish Songs)

DVOŘÁK Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74

BRAHMS Sonata in F Minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1

Haochen Zhang, piano; Ida Kavafian, Harvey de Souza, violin; Paul Neubauer, Steven Tenenbom, viola; Paul Watkins, cello

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

LUCAS & IRINA MEACHEM RECITAL

Program to be announced

Lucas Meachem, baritone; Irina Meachem, piano

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

BENJAMIN APPL & SIMON LEPPER RECITAL

SCHUBERT Die Winterreise, D. 911

Benjamin Appl, baritone; Simon Lepper, piano

MUSIC AT NOON THURSDAYS

5 concerts: July 23, 30; August 6, 13, 20 12 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

THURSDAY, JULY 23

RAN DANK PIANO RECITAL

RAVEL Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn

HAYDN Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34

BACH/BUSONI Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639

GUBAIDULINA Sonata

LISZT La lugubre gondola I, S. 200

RAVEL La Valse

Ran Dank, piano

THURSDAY, JULY 30

NICOLAS NAMORADZE PIANO RECITAL

RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte

BACH French Suite in G Major, BWV 816

DEBUSSY Selections from Préludes, Book I

RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2 (arr.

Nicolas Namoradze)

Nicolas Namoradze, piano

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6

ORION WEISS PIANO RECITAL

GRIEG Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 29

DVOŘÁK Theme and Variations, Op. 36

TCHAIKOVSKY Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37

Orion Weiss, piano

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL

Program to be announced

Kirill Gerstein, piano

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

DOVER QUARTET

BACEWICZ String Quartet No. 4

MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80

Dover Quartet (Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violin; Julianne Lee, viola; Camden Shaw, cello)

BAM!! MONDAYS

4 presentations: Dates to be announced 12 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

Our second annual BAM!! series features four fascinating one-hour lectures by top researchers who present, explain, and explore the innovative discoveries they’ve made about how music affects the human brain at different stages of life.

NON-SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS

In 2026, we’re also presenting three non-subscription concerts.

MODERN MASTERS

1 Friday: August 7

6 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET

The JACK Quartet premieres commissioned works by the two participants in the Festival’s 13th annual Young Composers String Quartet Project and more.

JACK Quartet (Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman, violin; John Pickford Richards, viola; Jay Campbell, cello)

ANNUAL FREE CONCERT— IN CELEBRATION OF INDIAN MARKET

1 Friday: August 14

6 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art Artists and program to be announced

THURSDAY

1 Thursday: August 20 6 pm / Lensic

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

MOZART & SCHUMANN

SAARIAHO Lullaby for Solo Cello (in memoriam Oliver Knussen)

SAARIAHO Nocturne for Solo Violin

MOZART String Quintet in C Major, K. 515

SAARIAHO Spins and Spells for Solo Cello

BENT SØRENSEN Serenissima for Solo Violin

SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Juho Pohjonen, piano; William Hagen, Chad Hoopes, John Storgårds, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Steven Tenenbom, viola; Clive Greensmith, Anssi Karttunen, Harriet Krijgh, cello

VOICE

Benjamin Appl, baritone

Will Liverman, baritone

Lucas Meachem, baritone

PIANO

Ran Dank

Jeremy Denk

Kirill Gerstein

Myra Huang

Simon Lepper

George Li

Irina Meachem*

Nicolas Namoradze

Juho Pohjonen

Anna Polonsky

Katia Skanavi

Orion Weiss

Haochen Zhang

HARPSICHORD

Harry Bicket

Paolo Bordignon

VIOLIN

Harvey de Souza

Jennifer Frautschi

Alan Gilbert

Jennifer Gilbert

Noemi Gilbert*

William Hagen

Chad Hoopes

Ida Kavafian

Cho-Liang Lin

Daniel Phillips

John Storgårds

Danbi Um

VIOLA

Toby Appel

Alan Gilbert

Ida Kavafian

Paul Neubauer

Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt

Daniel Phillips

Steven Tenenbom

CELLO

Carter Brey

Nicholas Canellakis

Felix Fan

Clive Greensmith

Anssi Karttunen

Harriet Krijgh*

Peter Stumpf

Paul Watkins

Peter Wiley

Kajsa William-Olsson

DOUBLE BASS

Anthony Manzo

Edgar Meyer

GUITAR

Meng Su

HARP

Grace Browning

FLUTE

Bart Feller

Tara Helen O’Connor

OBOE

Robert Ingliss

CLARINET

Todd Levy

Patrick Messina

David Shifrin

BASSOON

Peter Kolkay*

Ted Soluri

HORN

Jennifer Montone

PERCUSSION

Daniel Druckman

Aiyun Huang*

Mike Truesdell

Gregory Zuber

CONDUCTOR

Harry Bicket

ENSEMBLES

Dover Quartet

Joel Link, violin

Bryan Lee, violin

Julianne Lee, viola

Camden Shaw, cello

JACK Quartet

Christopher Otto, violin

Austin Wulliman, violin

John Pickford Richards, viola

Jay Campbell, cello

Verona Quartet

Jonathan Ong, violin

Dorothy Ro, violin

Abigail Rojansky, viola

Jonathan Dormand, cello

*Festival debut

Programs and artists are current as of July 1, 2025.

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6 concerts: July 19, 26; August 2, 9, 16, 23

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6 concerts: July 20, 27; August 3, 10, 17, 24

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MUSIC AT NOON TUESDAYS

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5 concerts: July 22, 29; August 5, 12, 19

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5 concerts: July 23, 30; August 6, 13, 20

12 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

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4 presentations: Dates to be announced

12 pm / New Mexico Museum of Art

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Pictured from top: William Hagen, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Chad Hoopes, Kirill Gerstein, Anna Polonsky, Aiyun Huang
Back cover, clockwise: Dover Quartet, Haochen Zhang, Harriet Krijgh

PHOTO CREDITS:

Cover: Verona Quartet by Grittani Creative, Edgar Meyer by Jim McGuire, Will Liverman by Daniel Welch; p. 4: Daniel Phillips by Matt Dine, Alan Gilbert by Marco Borggreve, Katia Skanavi by Evgeny Evtyukhov, Benjamin Appl by David Ruano, Lucas Meachem by Simon Pauly, David Shifrin by Yuki Tei; p. 5: Jeremy Denk by Shervin Lainez, Harry Bicket by Dario Acosta, Marc Neikrug by Anton Brkić; Meng Su courtesy, Elizabeth Ogonek by Karjaka Studios, JACK Quartet by Shervin Lainez; p. 13: Photo by Vlad Chaloupka; p. 18: William Hagen by Matt Clayton, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt by Eva Ravel Photography, Chad Hoopes by Jiyang Chen, Kirill Gerstein by Marco Borggreve, Anna Polonsky by Steve Riskind, Aiyun Huang by Tina Tallon; back cover: Dover Quartet by Roy Cox, Haochen Zhang by Benjamin Ealovega, Harriet Krijgh by Felix Broede

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